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June 5th 12 · 2 notes

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June 5th 12 · 9 notes

None of us are saints. Albert Fish (via nancysboneyard)

June 5th 12 · 179 notes

I know you. You’re sensitive, and you hide it because you fear getting stepped on one more time. It seems that when you show a part of yourself that is the least bit vulnerable someone takes advantage of you. One of them steps on you. They mistake kindness for weakness, but you know the difference. You’ve been the brunt of their weakness for years and strength is something you know a bit about because you had to be strong to keep yourself alive. Henry Rollins (via allegorys)

(Source: rarararambles, via allegorys)

June 5th 12 · 71 notes LGBT group marches in Israel parade for the first time

gaywrites:

Members from different organizations of Jewish LGBT people marched in the 64th Celebrate Israel Parade on Sunday, marking the first time an openly gay group has been allowed to participate.

A little bit of history on the parade from the Jewish Week:

In 1999 and 2000, the LGBT synagogue Congregation Beth Simchat Torah was allowed to march in the parade after they brokered a deal with the Parade Committee by which they were included in a group of other Manhattan synagogues with after school programs, but they were not allowed to put the words “gay” or “lesbian” on their banner, according to a website run by Rick Landman, a CBST member. Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum could not be reached for comment before Shabbat.

Participants in the LGBT group that [marched] on June 3 include Jewish Queer Youth, Congregation Beth Simchat Torah and a number of others, according to a press release from JQY, a support and advocacy organization.

What great news for the start of Pride month! This is a huge step for people in these communities. Congratulations to all.

June 5th 12 · 50 notes Illinois attorney general steps up for marriage equality

gaywrites:

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan will officially intervene to support the fight for marriage equality in Illinois.

The attorney general has filed a motion to intervene in two separate lawsuits, one by Lambda Legal and one by the ACLU of Illinois, in favor of the 25 same-sex couples seeking the right to marry. As the attorney general representing the state, she can weigh in on why Illinois’s current law demoting same-sex couples to civil unions is unconstitutional.

“It’s no surprise that Attorney General Lisa Madigan, responsible for assessing the state’s position on the constitutionality of its various laws, would find the marriage ban indefensible,” said Camilla Taylor, national marriage project director for Lambda Legal, in a statement. “The marriage ban targets same-sex couples and their children for discriminatory treatment. Illinois elected officials at every level of state and federal government have come to the same conclusion that we have — that the marriage ban harms these families, and that it’s just time to end this discriminatory chapter of our history.”

This case is gaining great momentum incredibly quickly. I’m so excited to see what happens. Go Illinois!