http://prideinlife.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:16:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In order to honor the memory of Lawrence King, who was shot and killed in class by a peer for being gay, Pride in Life will be participating in the Day of Silence on April 25, 2008 (link for more info). On April 25th, we will join in the ... http://prideinlife.com/2008/04/22/day-of-silence/ Sally, I hate that I'm having to write you a second time on the same topic, but I just can't see myself ignoring your actions. The last time I wrote you, it was after the video of your anti-gay remarks first becoming public. I was very courteous and simply asked that, ... http://prideinlife.com/2008/04/03/an-open-letter-to-sally-kern/ Just making sure I didn't pheck this up. http://prideinlife.com/2008/03/15/just-making-sure-i-didnt-pheck-this-up/ Lawrence King, a 15-year-old boy who self-identified as gay, was shot in the head on February 12 in class by a schoolmate. A week prior to his death, Lawrence had asked his fellow classmate, 14-year-old Brandon McInerney, to be his Valentine. (Some of you may have heard about this ... http://prideinlife.com/2008/03/14/lawrence-king-15-shot-for-being-gay/ For the sake of full disclosure, I've known David Demchuk for a little over a year now. I met David via the 9rules network. We were both members in the "Special Interests" community, as 9rules didn't have a section devoted to LGBT blogs (though I tried to have ... http://prideinlife.com/2008/03/14/knit-like-a-man/ When Ellen Degeneres came out in 1997, she made history. Here was a successful woman with a popular TV show making a decision that would not only cause turmoil in her private life, but would also impact her career, or possibly end it. In 1998, The Ellen show was canceled, ... http://prideinlife.com/2008/03/14/ellen-degeners-civil-rights-activits/ After frustration with Chyrp, moving PIL back to Wordpress, a system I feel much more comfortable with. http://prideinlife.com/2008/03/14/after-frustration-with-chyrp/ Pride in life updates can now be followed via Twitter. http://twitter.com/prideinlife http://prideinlife.com/2008/03/14/pride-in-life-updates-can-now-be-followe/