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An HPA Statement on Marriage Equality
To my fellow members of the heterosexual community: White bigots have maintained they were right to keep blacks enslaved, killed, tortured, barred from voting, from restaurants, from certain sidewalks, and lunch counters, and bathrooms and bridges and yes, from marrying whites. But they lost. Just a few years ago, a bigoted white man refused to [...]
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Posted in Harry Potter Alliance News, LGBTQ, Philosophical Musings
Tagged Andrew's Posts, Marriage Equality
“Progress in Marriage Equality” 2.0
When I joined the HPA staff back in September, one of the first blogs I wrote was about my personal experience with marriage equality (you can read it here). I compared equality to a baby taking it’s first steps- excruciatingly slow. “It may take decades for it to reach it’s goal… But it will get [...]
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Posted in Human Rights, LGBTQ, Philosophical Musings
Tagged equality, Human Rights, LGBTQ, Marriage Equality
Progress in Equality–It Does Get Better!
A lot has happened since Wizard Rock the Vote, and it’s easy to get caught up in new campaigns and forget to look back and see what we’ve helped to accomplish. So, personally, I think it’s time to take a moment to pat ourselves on the back and take a look at how far the [...]
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Posted in Harry Potter Alliance News, Human Rights, LGBTQ
Tagged LGBTQ, Marriage Equality
I Remember: Transgender Day of Remembrance & Transgender Awareness Week
Amongst all of the holiday festivities lies a day slightly more somber than the rest: the Transgender Day of Remembrance.
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Posted in Human Rights, LGBTQ
Tagged LGBTQ, remembrance, transgender
The Return of the ‘Kill the Gays’ Bill
Yep. It’s back: the Ugandan “kill the gays” bill that would make being gay a crime punishable by death. The return of this bill to Uganda’s Parliament is particularly painful the day after the Transgender Day of Remembrance, and to add insult to injury, they’re actually billing this as a ‘Christmas gift.’
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Posted in Harry Potter Alliance News, Human Rights, LGBTQ
Tagged Human Rights, LGBTQ
How To Be An Effective Ally: The Dos and Don’ts
I believe all students, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression, deserve to feel safe and supported. That means I pledge to: -Not use anti-LGBT language and slurs; -Intervene, if I safely can, in situations where other students are being harassed; -Support efforts to end bullying and harassment.
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