Organizing is underway for a protest against wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan on October 17 in Boston’s Copley Square. Deliberations behind the scenes are reasonably transparent for a protest of this size, including the decision to open up the demonstration to topics not directly related to these wars: 50% speakers’ time on wars... »
Last week, the Maine anti-gay marriage group Stand for Marriage Maine held a single strategy session open only to ticket holders and closed to the press. During the same week, pro-gay marriage group NO on 1 / Protect Maine Equality held five “community conversations” across the state that were open to all comers,... »
9 members of the LGBT Equality Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives represent congressional districts in New England states. If I were to tell you that only 1 of those 9 members has failed to cosponsor legislation repealing the Defense of Marriage Act, who would you guess that member might be? Would you... »
There are two recent indications that the Family Research Council of Washington, DC has taken a leading role in (if not the reins of) the anti-gay-marriage group called Stand for Marriage Maine. Tony Perkins, head of the controversial Christian political organization, sent a video message to sympathetic Maine congregations toward the end of August 2009... »
On Saturday, September 6, my family and I dropped in at the Offshore Restaurant, a family restaurant nominally located in Rockport, Maine but actually located in between Rockport (to the north) and Rockland (to the south) on Route 1. It’s a little tricky spotting the Offshore Restaurant because its sign, apparently designed in... »