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National Organization For Marriage’s Radical Anti-Gay Agenda

6PM ON 04/01/2010
BY Dave Segal

http://lezgetreal.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/LU-227x250.jpgQueer Action and I both have articles posted elsewhere — here and here, respectively – about the icky letter that the RI chapter of the National Organization for Marriage sent to legislators last week in opposition to the override of the funeral rights legislation veto.  From Queer Action:

This letter is written proof that NOM-RI is an organization that seeks to limit the rights of gay Rhode Islanders even when the bill in question has nothing to do with marriage. NOM-RI makes a convoluted argument that this bill will somehow lead to same-sex marriage and shows total disregard for the people who will be helped by this new law - both gay and straight.

In addition and most horrible, this letter insults Mark Goldberg, the man whose story brought about this bill. Mark was forced to fight for five weeks to obtain his partner’s body from the state of RI even though he had legal paperwork such as wills and power of attorney. The NOM-RI letter claims: “Rather than being compassionate, the legislation in question is actually an exploitation of Mr. Goldberg’s tragedy by the homosexual-marriage activists in Rhode Island.”

The inference that Mark is a pawn being used by us “homosexual-marriage activists” is an insult to his intelligence. Mark is a smart, caring man who is quite capable of making his own decisions. He doesn’t want any one else to go through what he did and he has been fully involved in the fight to get this bill passed and the Governor’s veto overridden. NOM-RI should be ashamed of its treatment of Mark.


filed under: Civil Rights | marriage equality

Whoopsie

10PM ON 03/01/2010
BY Wesli Dymoke

With the General Assembly’s likely overturn of the Domestic Partners Funeral Arrangements bill’s veto by Gov. Carcieri only days away, NOM-RI’s Christopher Plante has issued an entreaty not to overturn the veto — arguing, among other things, that adequate provision already exists under Rhode Island law. To wit:

The right of any person, without regard to sexual preference or relationship to the decedent, to serve as a designated funeral-planning agent is already expressly guaranteed by Rhode Island Law 5-33.1-4. That statute only requires a simple notarized form naming an agent.

Mr. Plante is partly correct and partly not. He is incorrect in that “that statute” in fact describes escrow accounts relating to funeral service contracts. The statute outlining the form of designation is in fact 5-33.3-4.

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Corduroy Skirts Are A Sin

6PM ON 05/12/2009
BY Libby Kimzey

From the misspelled, to the ironic, to the simply bizarre,  Buzzfeed.com’s 50 best protest signs of 2009 eased my political despair. Some favorites are after the jump, and there’s more at the Huffington Post.

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filed under: Activism | Civil Rights

Vigil And Funeral Procession Against The Veto

10AM ON 17/11/2009
BY Joe Roch

If you’re equally pissed-off about Governor Carcieri’s deplorable, inhumane veto of the domestic partners’ funeral rights bill last week, come out and show it this Thursday, November 19th. From the Facebook invite:

On Tuesday November 10, 2009 Governor Donald Carcieri killed a bill that would allow non-married couples the right to plan the funerals of their deceased partners. Please join in solidarity for a vigil and funeral procession this Thursday, November 19th @ 7:30pm sharp, along the Statehouse sidewalk facing the Providence Place Mall. Please wear black if you are able.

Come. Tell your friends. Tell your friends’ friends. Just don’t let the governor get away with being a complete and utter plonker.


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What Is Marriage?

6PM ON 08/11/2009
BY Dave Segal


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March For Equality: Saturday

3PM ON 16/10/2009
BY Dave Segal


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How Do YOU Define Discrimination?

12PM ON 14/10/2009
BY Dan Bass

http://jimfairthorne.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/homophobia1.jpgI spoke with Governor Carcieri’s office today about his speaking engagement at the Massachusetts Family Institute Banquet tomorrow night. I asked to confirm the Governor’s belief that homosexuality “is an unhealthy practice and destructive to individuals, family, and society,” as MFI’s website states. His press secretary, Amy Kempe, responded that the Governor “has never and does not support discrimination.”

I don’t know about you, but Carcieri’s stated belief that two loving and committed people should be denied the ability to marry based on their sexual orientation certainly sounds like discrimination to me.

Regardless, I asked Kempe why, if the Governor didn’t believe homosexuality to be “unhealthy and destructive,” he was speaking at a fundraiser - meaning helping to raise money - for an organization with that stated belief. Kempe assured me multiple times that he was not speaking at a fundraiser, but at MFI’s “annual banquet.”

But MFI’s homepage state’s that Carcieri “will be [MFI's] keynote speaker at our Annual Fundraising Banquet.”

I think it’s a disgrace that our Governor would speak at a fundraiser for an organization that believes that many of my friends and acquaintances by virtue of their existence are “destructive” to society.

You can call the Governor’s office at 222-2080 to let them know your thoughts as well.


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Like, This Guy Showed Me This Website

2PM ON 07/10/2009
BY Dave Segal

Today’s third and final suggestion that you check out something on the HuffingtonPost — A great compilation of mind-blowingly mind-numbing anti-gay marriage commercials.


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Same-Sex Marriage Forum Tuesday

10AM ON 05/10/2009
BY Dave Segal

The October 6 event will feature State Reps. Frank Ferri and Art Handy, RWU Law Professor Courtney Cahill, Democratic Party Chair Bill Lynch, RI ACLU Executive Director Steven Brown, and RI Religious Coalition for Marriage Equality Chairman Rev. Eugene Dyszlewski.

The Rhode Island Young Democrats, the Roger Williams University Democratic Law Students Association, and the RWU Law LGBT Alliance will combine to host a panel discussion on Tuesday, October 6, titled, “The Future of Same Sex-Marriage in Rhode Island.”

The event will take place on Tuesday, October 6, at Cable Car Cinema on 204 South Main St. in Providence. A reception will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the program starting at 7 p.m. RSVP on Facebook or by e-mail to riyoungdems@gmail.com.


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