HEY ALL! with this INSANE increase of new members, i feel like you should really get to know the NOE team! My name is kristin, but you will always see "kris" named on my posts. i am a college student in NYC. it is a very acceptable area, but of course, we have our opposition too. I started NOE! back in august. I work as a waitress and after hosting a "republican meeting" at the restaurant, i was so angered i felt i NEEDED to do something. august isnt the best time to start something like this, as i was starting a new semester. But, i recently dove head first into it and the support has been MASSIVE. i have SO many ideas and SO much hope for NOE!.
i recently added a new member to my team, a good friend of mine, Megan. We are open to absolutely anything you have to offer us! any advice, suggestions, questions, blogs, info! we are nothing without all of your support! i really hope to expand NOE! we are looking into creating a website and just a whole bunch of other things. we are going to have our first meeting this week and discuss all of our ideas. So, PLEASE feel free to message or comment anything you think can help NOE! and all of our plans.
not so secretly, my DREAM would be to sit next to maggie gallagher and just run her "opinions" into the mud. yes, i dream about this quite often. i feel like NOE! has the potential to help change the way this country treats the LGBT community. BEYOND that, i hope to help create an America that is free of inequality completely! you are all a major part in this dream! i am also posting my personal facebook page, feel free to go check it out!
http://www.facebook.com/kristin.senior
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Westboro Baptist Church... a video to laugh and cry at.
i ESPECIALLY loved the sign... gay straight, black white, same struggle, same fight!
if you know any other groups like this one, message me some details!!CLICK HERE TO SEE VIDEO
if you know any other groups like this one, message me some details!!CLICK HERE TO SEE VIDEO
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
New Hampshire PASSES Gay Marriage Appeal
However, last year Republicans gained control of the state's judiciary and are predictably trying to overturn the same-sex marriage law. On Tuesday, the House Judiciary Comittee voted 11-6 to repeal the same-sex marriage law and instead allow any unmarried adults to enter a union, including relatives.
“That law granted gays all the rights and responsibilities of marriage except in name. The proposed civil unions law would be open to any two adults and would let anyone refuse to recognize the unions. It also would allow anyone to discriminate against the couples in employment, housing and public accommodations based on religious or moral beliefs.”, notes the AP.
Democrat Governer, John Lynch assures that he will veto any bill that pushes to overturn MARRIAGE EQUALITY.
Getting Over The Rainbow: A Young Boy's Struggle to Come Out
I was born December 31, 1996 from two loving parents. My childhood was a typical one, my parents put me into a Day Care that was Christian. I still know some bible verses by heart because they forced us to remember them pretty much. As far back as I can remember I always knew I was different. When my sister was outside with my dad playing in the mud, I was inside playing with barbies. I was never into playing the 'manly' guy. I have always been a mommy's boy and still am. I remember whenever I was in kindergarden and I used to sit there and I would think about how all of the guys had girlfriends and I was with no one. I still remember when I used to whisper into my hand and say "I'm gay" just because I wanted to tell someone so badly. When I was in 3rd grade I moved schools, everyone at my new school were nice people. I had a lot of friends, went to birthday parties, just the average 3rd graders life. In 6th grade I told my best friend about the feelings I have been having and they went and told everyone. I used to get people coming up to me every day asking if they were true. 7th grade was the time frame where most of the bullying took place. People would shoulder check me in the hallways, call me faggot, push me to the ground, and start discusting rumors, the worst was how "I had sex with 4 guys and I let them all fuck me all they wanted." I went to the principle and all she did was 'talked to them' but nothing stopped it. I was in a deep depression, everyone noticed. I wouldn't go out to party's, talk to anyone, or go anyone anymore. My days consisted of me sitting inside of my house. In 8th grade, guys wouldn't even sit next to me. In the locker room they wouldn't even dress out next to me. In 8th more rumors started, I attempted suicide but didn't succeed( I'm glad I didn't). I was losing all of my friends, people were calling and harassing me every day. I went to the school 5 times in 2 months and every time they "talked to the student(s)." I finally just gave up on everything and everyone. I would cut myself almost everyday, I didn't want to live anymore. Then 2 of my teachers changed that, they would write anyone up who offended me and they would call their parents and inform them about their bullying. I'm now a Freshmen and the only people who say stuff about me behind my back are some of the jocks. But everyone else has stood up for me and defended me so far throughout this year. I have always had some dearly close friends who have been there for me through everything. I thank them for doing this because without them I wouldn't be here today. Everyone in my family is very accepting of me now and support with a lot of the bullying. I have changed A LOT of homophobes minds on their opinions on the gay community. Every one says that I am the 'leader' of the gay community in my school. I am the type of people where if I see someone getting bullied I will stand up for them even if that means I will get my ass beat. I know what it feels like to get bullied and it's nothing fun. There have been 2 suicides in a 25 minute radius of my house in 2 WEEKS. A 15 year old and a 16 year old. I just don't understand why people have to bully. Like oh geeze I'm going to call this girl fat when I don't know she was born with diabetes. People now a days are so fast to judge someone whenever they don't even know them. Rachel's Challenge has shown me that you are supposed to give everyone 3 chances. Ever since the day I signed Rachel's Law I have followed her guide lines and it has DRAMATICLY changed my life. If you have the urge to bully someone for there sexual orientation, maybe you should ask yourself, When did I choose to be straight?
Sunday, September 4, 2011
dear mr. bachman
THIS MAKES ME FURIOUS. im uneducated? not disciplined? i believe, mr. bachman, that you are a MISGUIDED BIGOT who needs a reality check.
SLAVERY
the women's rights movement
how the IRISH struggled in this country
how SO many groups are segregated TO THIS DAY based on outrageous "differences"
SIMPLY mr. Bachman, EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN deserves equality. We all deserve to feel safe and respected. You will never have the right to segregate me based on what makes me different. This country welcomes difference, it respects it, and it THRIVES off of it. Let us learn from the past and EDUCATE the BARBARIAN minds of America. EVERY PERSON DESERVES EQUALITY.
sorry for the rant. dr. barbarian makes me a tad.......... angry.
SLAVERY
the women's rights movement
how the IRISH struggled in this country
how SO many groups are segregated TO THIS DAY based on outrageous "differences"
SIMPLY mr. Bachman, EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN deserves equality. We all deserve to feel safe and respected. You will never have the right to segregate me based on what makes me different. This country welcomes difference, it respects it, and it THRIVES off of it. Let us learn from the past and EDUCATE the BARBARIAN minds of America. EVERY PERSON DESERVES EQUALITY.
sorry for the rant. dr. barbarian makes me a tad.......... angry.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Just some light reading...
When I first read these “tricky questions” that NOM campaigners have to “deal” with on a daily basis I couldn’t help but be a little agitated. So after a glass of wine and a grilled chicken salad later I decided to share my opinions…
1. Are you a bigot? “Why do you want to take away people’s rights?”
“Isn’t it wrong to write discrimination into the constitution?”
A: “Do you really believe people like me who believe mothers and fathers both matter to kids are like bigots and racists? I think that’s pretty offensive, don’t you? Particularly to the 60 percent of African-Americans who oppose same-sex marriage. Marriage as the union of husband and wife isn’t new; it’s not taking away anyone’s rights. It’s common sense.”
MY ANSWER: Shall we let the oxford dictionary answer that one… Bigot, origin of the word: late 16th century (denoting a superstitious religious hypocrite): from French.
2. Isn’t the ban on gay marriage like bans on interracial marriage?
A: “Bans on interracial marriage were about keeping two races apart so that one race could oppress the other. Marriage is about bringing two sexes together, so that children get the love of their own mom and a dad, and women don’t get stuck with the enormous disadvantages of parenting alone.” “Having a parent of two different races is just not the same as being deprived of your mother—or your father.”
MY ANSWER: Banning same sex marriage may not intentionally oppress the LGBT community, but it does exactly that. We are not able to achieve the legal or financial securities of marriage that heterosexual couples take for granted.
3. Why do we need a constitutional amendment? “Isn’t DOMA enough?”
A: “Lawsuits like the one that imposed gay marriage in Massachusetts now threaten marriage in at least 12 other states so far. We need a marriage amendment to settle the issue once and for all, so we don’t have this debate in our face every day. The people get to decide what marriage means. No-end run around the rules by activist judges or grandstanding San-Francisco-style politicians.”
MY ANSWER: You will have this debate in your face every day until you and I are equal.
4. What’s the harm from SSM? “How can Adam and Steve hurt your marriage?”
A: “Who gets harmed? The people of this state who lose our right to define marriage as the union of husband and wife, that’s who. That is just not right.”
A: “If courts rule that same-sex marriage is a civil right, then, people like you and me who believe children need moms and dads will be treated like bigots and racists.”
“Religious groups like Catholic Charities or the Salvation Army may lose their tax exemptions, or be denied the use of parks and other public facilities, unless they endorse gay marriage."
“Public schools will teach young children that two men being intimate are just the same as a husband and wife, even when it comes to raising kids.”
MY ANSWER: Scare mongering, by suggesting that “public schools will teach YOUNG CHILDREN that TWO MEN BEING INTIMATE are just the same as husband and wife” just confirms your inability to compromise and pushes you further into the stigma of being a BIGOT.
“When the idea that children need moms and dads get legally stigmatized as bigotry, the job of parents and faith communities trying to transmit a marriage culture to their kids is going to get a lot harder.”
“One thing is for sure: The people of this state will lose our right to keep marriage as the union of a husband and wife. That’s not right.”
MY ANSWER: Oh no! Not YOUR right to go around telling all your friends that marriage is the union of husband and wife…How dare we!?!? I had no idea we were ruining your lives, relationships and futures in such a wicked, cruel, selfish way :-o !
5. Why do you want to interfere with love?
A: “Love is a great thing. But marriage isn’t just any kind of love; it’s the special love of husband and wife for each other and their children.”
MY ANSWER: “Love is a great thing,” now there is something we agree on but I don’t think that the type of love I share with my fiancée differs from the love you share with yours, regardless of our genitalia.
6. What about benefits? Don’t gay couples and their kids need the benefits and protections of marriage?”
A: “If medical proxies aren’t working, let’s fix that problem. If people need health care, let’s get them health care. Don’t mess with marriage.”
A: “The issue isn’t benefits, it is marriage. Local folks can decide benefits. This is about the meaning of marriage, our most basic social institution for protecting children. “
MY ANSWER: Now let us look again at your answer for questions five…remember that part where you said: “marriage isn’t just any kind of love; it’s the special love of husband and wife for each other and their children”. So why can two men or two women not indulge in marriage “our most basic social institution for protecting children”.
7. Isn’t divorce the real threat to marriage?
A: “High rates of divorce are one more reason we should be strengthening marriage, not conducting radical social experiments on it.”
MY ANSWER: Allowing more people a chance to genuinely enter into the life long bond of marriage will surely strengthen marriage
8. Are you saying gays cannot be good parents?
A: “Two men might each be a good father, but neither can be a mom. The ideal for children is the love of their own mom and dad. No same-sex couple can provide that.”
MY ANSWER: The statement that “the ideal for children is the love of their own mom and dad” is irrelevant in practice are you saying that adopted and fostered children and children being raised in one parent households are inadequately loved and cared for?
9. What about older or infertile couples? If they marry why not same-sex couples?
A: “Every man and woman who marries is capable of giving any child they create (or adopt) a mother and a father. No same-sex couple can do this. It’s apples and oranges.”
MY ANSWER: So you would rather older couples bring babies into the world they cannot care or provide for and if you can compromise in the case of adoption…why not in the case of gay marriage.
Well that’s just my opinion on the matter…
The answers in white can be found on the National Organization for Marriage Website along with some other disturbing gibberish. THIS is who we are fighting!
1. Are you a bigot? “Why do you want to take away people’s rights?”
“Isn’t it wrong to write discrimination into the constitution?”
A: “Do you really believe people like me who believe mothers and fathers both matter to kids are like bigots and racists? I think that’s pretty offensive, don’t you? Particularly to the 60 percent of African-Americans who oppose same-sex marriage. Marriage as the union of husband and wife isn’t new; it’s not taking away anyone’s rights. It’s common sense.”
MY ANSWER: Shall we let the oxford dictionary answer that one… Bigot, origin of the word: late 16th century (denoting a superstitious religious hypocrite): from French.
2. Isn’t the ban on gay marriage like bans on interracial marriage?
A: “Bans on interracial marriage were about keeping two races apart so that one race could oppress the other. Marriage is about bringing two sexes together, so that children get the love of their own mom and a dad, and women don’t get stuck with the enormous disadvantages of parenting alone.” “Having a parent of two different races is just not the same as being deprived of your mother—or your father.”
MY ANSWER: Banning same sex marriage may not intentionally oppress the LGBT community, but it does exactly that. We are not able to achieve the legal or financial securities of marriage that heterosexual couples take for granted.
3. Why do we need a constitutional amendment? “Isn’t DOMA enough?”
A: “Lawsuits like the one that imposed gay marriage in Massachusetts now threaten marriage in at least 12 other states so far. We need a marriage amendment to settle the issue once and for all, so we don’t have this debate in our face every day. The people get to decide what marriage means. No-end run around the rules by activist judges or grandstanding San-Francisco-style politicians.”
MY ANSWER: You will have this debate in your face every day until you and I are equal.
4. What’s the harm from SSM? “How can Adam and Steve hurt your marriage?”
A: “Who gets harmed? The people of this state who lose our right to define marriage as the union of husband and wife, that’s who. That is just not right.”
A: “If courts rule that same-sex marriage is a civil right, then, people like you and me who believe children need moms and dads will be treated like bigots and racists.”
“Religious groups like Catholic Charities or the Salvation Army may lose their tax exemptions, or be denied the use of parks and other public facilities, unless they endorse gay marriage."
“Public schools will teach young children that two men being intimate are just the same as a husband and wife, even when it comes to raising kids.”
MY ANSWER: Scare mongering, by suggesting that “public schools will teach YOUNG CHILDREN that TWO MEN BEING INTIMATE are just the same as husband and wife” just confirms your inability to compromise and pushes you further into the stigma of being a BIGOT.
“When the idea that children need moms and dads get legally stigmatized as bigotry, the job of parents and faith communities trying to transmit a marriage culture to their kids is going to get a lot harder.”
“One thing is for sure: The people of this state will lose our right to keep marriage as the union of a husband and wife. That’s not right.”
MY ANSWER: Oh no! Not YOUR right to go around telling all your friends that marriage is the union of husband and wife…How dare we!?!? I had no idea we were ruining your lives, relationships and futures in such a wicked, cruel, selfish way :-o !
5. Why do you want to interfere with love?
A: “Love is a great thing. But marriage isn’t just any kind of love; it’s the special love of husband and wife for each other and their children.”
MY ANSWER: “Love is a great thing,” now there is something we agree on but I don’t think that the type of love I share with my fiancée differs from the love you share with yours, regardless of our genitalia.
6. What about benefits? Don’t gay couples and their kids need the benefits and protections of marriage?”
A: “If medical proxies aren’t working, let’s fix that problem. If people need health care, let’s get them health care. Don’t mess with marriage.”
A: “The issue isn’t benefits, it is marriage. Local folks can decide benefits. This is about the meaning of marriage, our most basic social institution for protecting children. “
MY ANSWER: Now let us look again at your answer for questions five…remember that part where you said: “marriage isn’t just any kind of love; it’s the special love of husband and wife for each other and their children”. So why can two men or two women not indulge in marriage “our most basic social institution for protecting children”.
7. Isn’t divorce the real threat to marriage?
A: “High rates of divorce are one more reason we should be strengthening marriage, not conducting radical social experiments on it.”
MY ANSWER: Allowing more people a chance to genuinely enter into the life long bond of marriage will surely strengthen marriage
8. Are you saying gays cannot be good parents?
A: “Two men might each be a good father, but neither can be a mom. The ideal for children is the love of their own mom and dad. No same-sex couple can provide that.”
MY ANSWER: The statement that “the ideal for children is the love of their own mom and dad” is irrelevant in practice are you saying that adopted and fostered children and children being raised in one parent households are inadequately loved and cared for?
9. What about older or infertile couples? If they marry why not same-sex couples?
A: “Every man and woman who marries is capable of giving any child they create (or adopt) a mother and a father. No same-sex couple can do this. It’s apples and oranges.”
MY ANSWER: So you would rather older couples bring babies into the world they cannot care or provide for and if you can compromise in the case of adoption…why not in the case of gay marriage.
Well that’s just my opinion on the matter…
The answers in white can be found on the National Organization for Marriage Website along with some other disturbing gibberish. THIS is who we are fighting!
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