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Jean Ann Esselink

Gay Agenda

On Our Radar – LGBT Legal Groups Sacrifice Three-Year-Old Jacob For A More Favorable Venue

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 9:09 AM March 10, 2013
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As the special needs son of a lesbian couple, three-year-old Jacob’s rights should have been championed by the LGBT legal organizations. Instead, they sabotaged the lawsuit that would have granted him two legal parents. Today, the decision to sacrifice Jacob in the hopes of a more favorable venue, is On Our Radar.

Bigotry Watch

On Our Radar – A Determined Community Stands Up To Hatred

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 8:04 AM March 3, 2013
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Four times the mural of President Obama was vandalized; and four times they brought it back to life. The perseverance of two extraordinary black couples, who led their Houston community to stand against vestigial white hatred, is On Our Radar.

Coming Out

Josh Healey Comes Out

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 10:37 AM February 26, 2013
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We regularly consider the perils of coming out as gay to conservative parents. Josh Healey imagined what it would be like if a straight son had to come out to his liberal parents. Turns out it’s hilarious. Want a laugh? Give it a look.

Bigotry Watch

On Our Radar – Chief Mark Proffitt And The Rest Of The Story

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 8:00 AM February 24, 2013
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If the gay man is protected and the homophobe gets hers, does it matter to you if the “hero” who made it happen acted from a sense of justice, or used the gay man to exact revenge? Ohio Police Chief Mark Proffitt is On Our Radar.

Coming Out

Jimmy Hales Comes Out As A Gay Mormon – Really!

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 12:43 PM February 21, 2013
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What if you came out and no one believed you? Gay Mormon, Jimmy Hales, recorded the reactions of his friends and family as he tries to convince them he is, really, truly, actually, happily gay.

Discrimination

Oakland County Refuses To Defend Michigan’s Ban On Same-Sex Marriage And Adoption

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 12:38 PM February 20, 2013
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Oakland County, Michigan has withdrawn its motion to dismiss the lawsuit of April and Jayne DeBoer-Rowse, challenging Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriages and adoptions, deciding the case should be heard, and resolved by the court.

Guns

On Our Radar – Jesse’s Daddy Buys a Gun

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 8:00 AM February 17, 2013
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Hillary Clinton is President, Wayne LaPierre has gone postal, and Jesse’s daddy is in the market for a gun. Today, the future of guns is On Our Radar.

Arts

In Honor of V-Day – If Vaginas Could Bite

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 3:25 PM February 14, 2013
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Today is V-Day, the day the world focuses on ending violence against women. Toward that worthy goal, I hope you will allow me to present my own whimsical contribution, If Vaginas Could Bite.

Human Rights

A Billion Rising To End Violence Against Women

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 2:12 PM February 14, 2013
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Today a billion women are rising against violence against women, because “We have no idea what can and will happen when one billion women and the men who love them dance together on the floor of the Mother Earth”

Arts

The State Of The Union Is We’re Tea Party Screwed

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 8:00 AM February 12, 2013
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Tonight President Obama travels up to the Hill.
To comment on the country’s state for good or for ill.
Here’s my suggestion for his message with which I hope you’ll be amused:
The State of the Union is: We’re Tea Party screwed.

Guns

On Our Radar – Meg Staunton and Nancy Lefkowitz, Planting Seeds Of Change To America’s Gun Culture

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 8:00 AM February 10, 2013
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Two Connecticut mothers from the shadow of Newtown are using their professional skills to spread the seeds for a less violent gun culture on the winds of change. Today, Meg Staunton and Nancy Lefkowitz are On Our Radar.

Celebrities

On Our Radar – Farewell To Hillary Clinton, The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 8:00 AM February 3, 2013
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“Gay rights are human rights.” As Hillary Clinton leaves office, we thank her for making those words an American foreign policy value, and a challenge to the world. Today, saying farewell to Hillary Clinton is On Our Radar.

Don't Ask Don't Tell

On Our Radar – Ashley Broadway, An Army Of One Literate Lesbian

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 8:00 AM January 27, 2013
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An Army wife refused membership in an Officers’ Spouses Club wrote an open letter so persuasive not only did the Army relent, the Marine Corp proactively changed its policy to assure same-sex families are welcomed. Today, Ashley Broadway is On Our Radar.

DOMA

Republicans File Brief in Support Of DOMA – Gays Are Doing Fine Without Any Help

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 2:14 PM January 23, 2013
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The lawyer retained by House Republicans to defend DOMA has filed his brief in the case, stating the High Court should not intervene because gays are doing just fine fighting for legislative justice on their own.

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