Bayard Rustin-the man behind the Civil Rights March in 1963

Mr. Rustin LIVED his life.  He was talented, well-educated, well-traveled, Gay, outspoken, and broke down barriers along with other great activists. Rustin co-organized the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963.

When reflecting on his own life he acknowledged: “The principal factors which influenced my life are 1) nonviolent tactics; 2) constitutional means; 3) democratic procedures; 4) respect for human personality; 5) a belief that all people are one.”

Go to LOGOonline.com to view the award winning documentary “Brother Outsider”

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As a growing couple, we tend to be fortunately busy, but it does not mean we are ignoring the world around us. It has been awhile since we posted, not out of not wanting to SPEAK OUT, but at this time, and it has been this way for several years that there is and insurmountable level of ranting, chatter, arguing. Of course I call this in regards to the the debt ceiling, LGBT rights, and every other acronym under the equality sun.

You know what would be great? LISTENING. Yes, everyone has an opinion, thats fine and allowed, but we need to hear clear concise talk from some demi-illuminati instructing us the course to take.

I wrote to the Speaker of the House, John Boehner, and told him explicitly what should be done for the future goodness for the entire country.  Here are some pieces of what I wrote:

American brothers and sisters with Social Security and Medicare benefits are at stake, as are the individuals with pensions and retirement accounts invested in the financial markets, and business owners whose continued existence is based upon their ability to access capital markets at reasonable interest rates.

I am ashamed that congress reflects a divorced mother and father and one of them is not signing the checks for the much needed child support.

Democrat or Republican, the actions of the legislative and executive branch from 2001-08 were detrimental and my generation and after will have to pay for it for a long time.

It is unfair that the American Dream has become a mirage.  We need to move forward on this, do your homework, make it balanced, and do not follow the leaders of the Bush administration (they do not care about your career) they have their titles and your titles will seem irrelevant if you decide to act like spoiled children.  Fix it thoroughly and quickly.

We have faced greater obstacles, lets not let this childishness of congress take us down.

May the strength of your patriotism be for ALL of USA, not just one side on an aisle.

This bantering back n forth is like a kindergarten pageant gone wrong…one kid is crying (Boehner) the teacher is trying to get everyone to perform correctly (Pres. Obama)…and the audience (us) is trying to figure out what is going on and why they paid their kids’ tuition (taxes).

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For those of you who do not know who Harvey Milk is, we understand. Milk departed from this Earth before we were born. We have known of Milk’s history for years due to our own self-teachings of LGBT history. Please watch the following clip.

The first openly Gay politician (Supervisor Harvey Milk of San Francisco,CA) was a superhuman who let the pride flag wave.  Milk, along with Mayor Moscone, were assassinated by former San Francisco Supervisor Dan White in 1978. Milk’s final campaign manager, Anne Kronenberg once wrote the following regarding Milk, “What set Harvey apart from you or me was that he was a visionary. He imagined a righteous world inside his head and then he set about to create it for real, for all of us.”

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Oh, we know heterosexuals can get civil unions too. BUT Hold up! Same-sex couples were finally allowed to have a union at the same time heterosexual couples are too? Even though heterosexual couples ALREADY HAVE marriage allowed by both church and state.

Its bittersweet to put it mildly. We are a married, same-sex couple in California (which we have disagreements with this state as well-but lets focus on this) but our marriage still holds since we were married on 10/4/08. If we were to move back to Chicago, our marriage would not be counted, and we would have to settle for a civil union AFTER July 1, 2011.  Had it been 2001, it would be a sweet tune, but your neighbor IOWA has more progress than you do Illinois!

Oh to be governor/head of state for a day-we would just declare marriages available to all Illinoisans!

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An extraordinary woman, teacher, spouse, mother, and astronaut, Christa McAuliffe lost her life on the space shuttle Challenger’s fatal voyage 25 years ago. Lesbian filmmakers made a documentary about McAuliffe not only because of her leadership, but also because she left a major legacy that still teaches all of us today. The filmmakers interviewed one of her students who told of McAuliffe’s intolerance towards bullies and how she made him feel safe.

We remember that day 25 years ago. I was in kindergarten and remember my principal announcing on the PA that the astronauts lost their lives on the Challenger. Even as a adolescent, I understood how much we lost that day when 7 diverse astronauts fearlessly met their fates and left legacies for us to learn.

Ugandan activist, David Kato was beaten to death in his home this past week.  Hundreds of mourners gathered at his funeral wearing t-shirts with an image of his face. Unfortunately, his funeral drew anti-gay protesters who disrespected Kato’s family, friends, and supporters by shouting homophobic rhetoric.

Our hearts are heavy with this loss. Kato died, but his legacy will continue in the fight for Gays and Lesbians who deserve the freedom to love.

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