Dear readers, passerbys, friends and fellow bloggers. I’m not one to talk about family to the vast blogosphere except about myself however because of what will occuring over the next few days I think it is required for those who stop by and will wonder “hey what the heck is up ?”. This week my elderly [...]

“Death threats, and the now worldwide controversy surrounding your election of me as bishop, have been a constant strain, not just on me, but on my beloved husband, Mark” and on Episcopalians in the state, he said. From the New York Times article about Bishop Gene Robinson and the announcement of his pending stepping down and retirement as [...]

When I first read about this the other night after getting in from work and getting my email subscription to Mediaite I couldn’t believe this nonsense about Keith Olbermann being “suspended” from MSNBC over making political donations. Because it is unlikely my commentary here will be presented in other mainstream websites to wit I say what [...]

Okay boys and girls enough of politics (for now) time to get back to the Rainbow world and in particular sports and transgender identity. Today in several news articles many folks have been introduced to Kye Allums a George Washington University women’s basketball player who has disclosed his transgender identity. As reported by Brandon Williams at Bleacher Report , [...]

For those who aren’t regular readers of this blog and writer I need to give you a little background on myself before the commentary below. Back in the late 70′s and early 80′s when I worked at two of our local radio stations here in Danbury, CT, besides being the sports director and the stations on-air [...]

With little fanfare other than a couple of mentions on Facebook and a link in a political posting here on Focus On The Rainbow on Tuesday, Goggle Analytics show that over 200 people viewed the LGBT Newscenter which features a LIVE news feed from CBS News to watch election coverage on-line. The majority of users were from the United States [...]

While votes are still being counted and some races still to close to call this writer has seen enough of tonight’s election coverage which confirms what I have felt would happen with the mid-term elections. The majority of Americans don’t care about LGBT issues and rights, DADT and other things near and dear to Rainbow hearts. And [...]

WE MAY END UP WITH BONEHEADS LIKE LOU COSTELLO
OR OTHER ASSORTED TEABAGGING TWITS WHO WANT TO MAKE YOU A SECOND CLASS CITIZEN

YOU CAN WATCH ELECTION NIGHT COVERAGE FROM CBS News AT LGBT Newscenter

One of the good things about coming out even later in life as I did four years ago at age 53 was when I decided to start blogging and creating blogs in various forms for the LGBT community and being able from time to time to share some memories which others can relate to whether they’re in [...]

It’s not often that men of the cloth come out of the closet without being pushed out due to scandal. But Pastor Jim Swilley of the Conyers, Georgia “megachurch” Church in the Now has come out in light of the many recent suicides related to LGBT youth. This story as being reported by WSB-TV in Atlanta is certainly [...]

Now before you silly Nellies jump on me (um I could have used a better verb) for dissing my beloved Anderson Cooper, I happened across the video below and just thought well Hell we’ve had so much serious stuff these past couple of days let’s have some fun for a change. In spite of what the [...]

The British censorship board called the Advertising Standards Authority has determnined that this ad for ice cream of all things is “offensive to Catholics” as reported by the Associated Press,  Britain’s advertising watchdog has banned an Italian ice cream ad featuring a pregnant nun, saying it causes offense to Catholics. The magazine ad for ice cream maker Antonio Federici [...]

The infamous survey that the Pentagon is using in finding out about how troops would feel serving with out and proud gays and lesbians if Don’t Ask Don’t Tell was ended is a non-issue for many according to Richard Engel as he reported Thursday night on The Rachel Maddow Show. The study is due to be released on [...]

It’s difficult at times to really find the right individuals to get the right information to when needing assistance in promoting something you feel so adamant about. Who are the right individuals? More importantly, what is the right information? I am trying to wipe out the ignorance that exists in many sectors of society today. [...]

Get your checkbook out boys and girls ! “I’ve lost all respect for you as a gay- and human-rights activist,” Nonnie Ouch, president of the Gay-Straight Alliance at Texas Tech University, wrote in an open letter to Choi in August. Ouch, bemoaning “the exorbitant amount of $10,000 to get you out here,” wrote that “after nine [...]

An open letter to the LGBT Community Dear Friends, Elections matter. Yes, we’ve all heard that simple phrase before – but so often we forget it. And as we stand on the doorstep of an election that will again decide the course of our government, our community is locked into an energetic and serious debate about how to engage, or [...]

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