Blog for Democracy

Category: LGBT

  • Abortion is a Trans Right

    Fetal Heartbeats & Gender Stereotypes: How Georgia’s Abortion Bill Harms Transgender People- Guest Post by Harris R. Mason Esq. Mr. Mason is currently the Superior Court Clerk for the Alapaha Judicial Circuit and a Board Member of the Stonewall Bar Association of Georgia “Women are to be good wives and mothers.” This is one of…

  • Historic Day in Georgia for Equal Marriage-in a Good Way!

    Ten years ago Georgia voters shamefully passed a Constitutional Amendment banning same sex marriage – Thanks Ken Mehlman. At that time Republicans needed a scary issue to mobilize the religious right in the 2004 elections. It worked, kind of.  Today however, the Marriage part of that Amendment has been challenged with a Class-Action lawsuit helped by attorneys…

  • On Taking a Joke

    On the whole, I consider myself at least a marginally witty person, but at the very least, I am an avid consumer of humor.  I enjoy frequenting Dad’s Garage, and as a former improv performer myself, I appreciate the fact that those individuals have worked for years to hone their skills.  I often see professional…

  • Equal Rights and Workers Rights: One City’s Struggle

    Everybody has a hometown.  Mine is Chattanooga, Tennessee.  This week, Chattanooga has been in the news for two issues that you wouldn’t normally see the city associated with…  and no, I’m not talking about the fact that the Chattanooga Mocs football team is 8-2, Southern Conference Champions for the first time since 1984 and looking…

  • TGIF or something

    Sweet baby Jesus on a breadstick what a week. Everyone knows that if you leave the teabag in the water too long it gets bitter. The bitter kittens have spoken. The Holy Spirit had something to say, but I think only one person heard it. Sen. Ted Cruz has a undisclosed Caribbean land deal? Say it’s…

  • Funny. Stupid. Sad. Awesome

    Open Thread Wednesday. I’m giving you a few things to discuss, most aren’t about the debt or Georgia but meh, I think I just wanted to use the fabulous picture of my Halloween Costume. No, really. By the end of the day we will find out out if Michigan will be the 14 state to…