My parents asked me if I am gay I said, "Does it matter?" They said, "No, not really." I told them, "Yes." They said, "Get out of our lives." I guess it mattered. My boss asked me if I am gay. I said, "Does it matter?" He said, "No, not really." I told him, "Yes." He said, "You're fired, faggot." I guess it mattered. My friend asked me if I am gay. I said, "Does it matter?" He said, "No, not really." I told him, "Yes." He said, "Don't call me your friend." I guess it mattered. My partner asked, "Do you love me?" I said,...
Thursday, February 28, 2013
NCGA House Calendar 3-4-2013
The House Calendar has been posted to the NCGA website.http://www.ncleg.net/Calendars/CurrentCalendars/CurrentHouseCalendar.pdf HOUSE CALENDAR 20th Legislative Day Monday, March 4, 2013 House Convenes at 7:00 P.M. Thom Tillis, Speaker INTRODUCED BILLS...
NCGA Senate Calendar - March 4, 2013
The Senate calendar has been posted on the N.C. General Assembly’s website. http://www.ncleg.net/curcal/currentsenatecalendar.pdf NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 SESSION SENATE CALENDAR Monday, March 4, 2013 Senate Convenes - 7:00 p.m. Legislative Day 20 CALL TO ORDER Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, President PRAYER The Reverend Sarah Woodard Duke Episcopal Center Durham, North Carolina...
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Paul Stam douchebag of the Week
Paul Stam of NCGA wants the Harassment to stop. He feel that the people he represents don’t have the right to call , email or write him. He calls this Harassment.. ...
NCGA Senate Calendar - February 26, 2013
The Senate calendar has been posted on the N.C. General Assembly’s website. http://www.ncleg.net/curcal/currentsenatecalendar.pdf NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 SESSION SENATE CALENDAR Tuesday, February 26, 2013 Senate Convenes - 2:00 p.m. Legislative Day 17 CALL TO ORDER Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, President PRAYER The Reverend Peter Milner, Senate Chaplain JOURNAL APPROVAL RATIFICATION OF BILLS ORDERED...
Monday, February 25, 2013
NCGA House Calendar 2-26-13
The House Calendar has been posted to the NCGA website.http://www.ncleg.net/Calendars/CurrentCalendars/CurrentHouseCalendar.pdf HOUSE CALENDAR 17th Legislative Day Tuesday, February 26, 2013 House Convenes at 2:00 P.M. Thom Tillis, Speaker INTRODUCED BILLS (Reminder: Members may electronically cosponsor these bills until 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday) HJR 148 Stam, D. Ross, Dobson and D. Hall (Primary Sponsors) - HONOR RECOVERY OF BILL OF RIGHTS....
Sunday, February 24, 2013
NCGA Great Nipple ban of 2013
Yes there is a bill in the NCGA to ban all public display of a woman’s Nipple. so why are the female nipple to be banned, While the men can show off theirs anytime they like. why are the men of NCGA afraid of the nipples of women?? The thing about House Bill 34, however, is that it will only apply to the nipples of women, and women will be the only ones facing a Class H felony — that’s right, felony — if taking their top off is construed...
Coke Cola sues to block recycling of their plastic
This is a forward email post.
Coca-Cola, the world's largest beverage company, is suing to crush the world's best recycling program.
When a state government in Australia considered creating a 10-cent refund on recycling plastic bottles, Coca-Cola poured money into a misleading campaign to oppose the plan. Then, when common sense won out and the plan passed, Coke sued the government to stop the program.
Coca-Cola runs similar campaigns all over the world. We can only convince Coke to back off from its ridiculous anti-environmental lobbying by raising...
Friday, February 22, 2013
NCGA Senate Calendar 2.25.2013
The Senate calendar has been posted on the N.C. General Assembly’s website. http://www.ncleg.net/curcal/currentsenatecalendar.pdf NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 SESSION SENATE CALENDAR Monday, February 25, 2013 Senate Convenes - 7:00 p.m. Legislative Day 16 CALL TO ORDER Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, President PRAYER The Reverend Peter Milner, Senate Chaplain JOURNAL APPROVAL RATIFICATION OF BILLS ORDERED...
Shades of Pride presents EXPRESS YOURSELF!
- the theme for the 4th annual Pride weekend, July 25 - 28, 2013 to be held at the Durham Convention Center, Durham, NC.We need to hear from you! The Founding Board Members of Shades of Pride first met in the Lifestyle Center of Whole Foods on November 9th, 2009 and in January, 2010, Shades of Pride was incorporated. Six months later, the agency delivered the inaugural Pride weekend at the Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley. The first event was such a success, and the experiences so welcoming that we made this host hotel our home for 2011 and 2012....
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Items of Interest from the web and twitter.
Laura Bush isn’t too happy about being Quoted Very Accurately on her support for Marriage Equality. Would you believe there another Study out, this one that claims LGBT Student could benefit form a More Inclusive Athletic Opportunities Massachusetts’s Depart of Ed. issues new guidelines for Respecting Transgender Students. Chaz Bono is talking about and showing off his new body after losing weight. Mexico Supreme Court cites U.S. Supreme Court...
NCGA Senate Calendar - February 25, 2013
The Senate calendar has been posted on the N.C. General Assembly’s website. http://www.ncleg.net/curcal/currentsenatecalendar.pdf NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 SESSION SENATE CALENDAR Monday, February 25, 2013 Senate Convenes - 7:00 p.m. Legislative Day 16 CALL TO ORDER Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, President PRAYER The Reverend Peter Milner, Senate Chaplain JOURNAL APPROVAL RATIFICATION OF BILLS ORDERED...
NC NAACP Once Again Urges Senators Burr and Hagan to Help End Historic Exclusion of African American Judges to US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 21 February 2013 For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, President, 919-394-8137 Mrs. Amina J. Turner, Executive Director, 919-682-4700 The NC NAACP once again urges Senators Burr and Hagan to help put an end to the historic exclusion of African American judges from the US District Court for the Eastern District in North Carolina with the pending appointment by the President. There has never been, in our history, a African American...
NCGA House Calendar 2-25-13
The House Calendar has been posted to the NCGA website.http://www.ncleg.net/Calendars/CurrentCalendars/CurrentHouseCalendar.pdf HOUSE CALENDAR 16th Legislative Day Monday, February 25, 2013 House Convenes at 6:00 P.M. Thom Tillis, Speaker INTRODUCED BILLS...
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
NCGA Senate Calendar - February 21, 2013
The Senate calendar has been posted on the N.C. General Assembly’s website. http://www.ncleg.net/curcal/currentsenatecalendar.pdf NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 SESSION SENATE CALENDAR Thursday, February 21, 2013 Senate Convenes - 11:00 a.m. Senate Reconvenes - 12:00 p.m....
NCGA House Calendar 2-21-13
The House Calendar has been posted to the NCGA website.http://www.ncleg.net/Calendars/CurrentCalendars/CurrentHouseCalendar.pdf HOUSE CALENDAR 15th Legislative Day Thursday, February 21, 2013 House Convenes at 11:00 A.M. Thom Tillis, Speaker INTRODUCED BILLS...
NCGA Senate Calendar - February 20, 2013
The Senate calendar has been posted on the N.C. General Assembly’s website. http://www.ncleg.net/curcal/currentsenatecalendar.pdf NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 SESSION SENATE CALENDAR Wednesday, February 20, 2013 Senate Convenes - 9:30 a.m. Legislative Day 14 CALL TO ORDER Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, President PRAYER The Reverend Peter Milner, Senate Chaplain JOURNAL APPROVAL RATIFICATION OF BILLS ORDERED...
NCGA House Calendar 2-20-13
The House Calendar has been posted to the NCGA website.http://www.ncleg.net/Calendars/CurrentCalendars/CurrentHouseCalendar.pdf HOUSE CALENDAR 14th Legislative Day Wednesday, February 20, 2013 House Convenes at 2:00 P.M. Thom Tillis, Speaker INTRODUCED BILLS...
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
NCGA Senate Calendar 2.20.2013
The Senate calendar has been posted on the N.C. General Assembly’s website. http://www.ncleg.net/curcal/currentsenatecalendar.pdf NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 SESSION SENATE CALENDAR Wednesday, February 20, 2013 Senate Convenes - 9:30 a.m. Legislative Day 14 CALL TO ORDER Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, President PRAYER The Reverend Peter Milner, Senate Chaplain JOURNAL APPROVAL RATIFICATION OF BILLS ORDERED...
NCGA House Calendar 2.20.2013
HB 98 is a Local Bill on for Second and Third Reading The House Calendar has been posted to the NCGA website.http://www.ncleg.net/Calendars/CurrentCalendars/CurrentHouseCalendar.pdf HOUSE CALENDAR 14th Legislative Day Wednesday, February 20, 2013 House Convenes at 2:00 P.M. Thom Tillis, Speaker INTRODUCED BILLS (Reminder: Members may electronically cosponsor these bills until 5:00 p.m. on Thursday) HB 119 Hager, Millis, Moffitt and Arp...
Equality NC Next town hall meeting
Building An Equality Movement | Town Hall Meeting | Southern Pines Feb 27, 2013 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Don't miss this unique opportunity to help build a community of pro-equality activists in the Sandhills Region! Don't miss this unique opportunity to help build a community of pro-equality activists in the Sandhills Region! This unique meetup, as part of Equality NC's "Making Our Voices Count" Town Hall Tour, will focus on building community leadership around LGBT issues and beyond. Equality NC staff and organizers will be on-hand to facilitate...
NC NAACP Open Letter To Governor McCrory and NC Legislative Leadership:
Do Not Reject Medicaid Expansion and Create Healthcare Apartheid 18 February 2013 Hon. Pat McCrory, Governor of All the People of North Carolina Hon. Phil Berger, Leader of N.C. Senate sworn to govern for the good of the whole. Hon. Tom Tillis, Leader of the N.C. House sworn to govern for the good of the whole. Hon. Skip Stam, Leader of the N.C. House sworn to govern for the good of the whole. Re: Senate Bill 4 Creates Healthcare Apartheid Dear Gov. McCrory, Sen. Berger, Speaker Tillis, and House Leader Stam:...
NCGA House Calendar 2.19.2013
The House Calendar has been posted to the NCGA website.http://www.ncleg.net/Calendars/CurrentCalendars/CurrentHouseCalendar.pdf HOUSE CALENDAR 13th Legislative Day Tuesday, February 19, 2013 House Convenes at 2:00 P.M. Thom Tillis, Speaker INTRODUCED BILLS...
NCGA Senate Calendar 2.19.2013
The Senate calendar has been posted on the N.C. General Assembly’s website. http://www.ncleg.net/curcal/currentsenatecalendar.pdf NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 SESSION SENATE CALENDAR Tuesday, February 19, 2013 Senate Convenes - 2:00 p.m. Legislative Day 13 CALL TO ORDER Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, President PRAYER The Reverend Peter Milner, Senate Chaplain JOURNAL APPROVAL RATIFICATION OF BILLS ORDERED...
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
NCGA House Calendar 2/14/2013
The House Calendar has been posted to the NCGA website.http://www.ncleg.net/Calendars/CurrentCalendars/CurrentHouseCalendar.pdf HOUSE CALENDAR 11th Legislative Day Thursday, February 14, 2013 House Convenes at 1:00 P.M. Thom Tillis, Speaker INTRODUCED BILLS...
NCGA Senate Calendar 2/14/2013
The Senate calendar has been /posted on the N.C. General Assembly’s website/. http://www.ncleg.net/curcal/currentsenatecalendar.pdf NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 SESSION SENATE CALENDAR...
Examining the growing influence of ALEC in North Carolina
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 7:00pm 1801 Hillsborough St. in Raleigh, NC 27605 Common Cause, NCAE, Sierra Club, Progress NC Action, and the Raleigh Wake MoveOn Council invite you to join us on Tuesday, February 19 at 7 PM for a film and forum that examines the growing influence of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in North Carolina. We will begin by watching Bill Moyer's documentary, United States of ALEC, followed by a panel discussion led by national Common Cause President Bob Edgar.The event will begin at 7 PM at Pullen Memorial...
NC NAACP and John McNeil to Hold News Conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 13 February 2013 For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, President, 919-394-8137 Mrs. Amina J. Turner, Executive Director, 919-682-4700 ...
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
John McNeil Coming Home
Statement by Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, NC NAACP President, on the Release of John McNeil FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12 February 2013 For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, President, 919-394-8137 Mrs. Amina J. Turner, Executive Director, 919-682-4700 On the eve of Lent, and the 104th anniversary of the founding of the NAACP, which began as an organization fighting against the false and unjust convictions of African-American men, the Georgia criminal justice system has engaged in a kind of partial...
NCGA Senate Calendar 2/13/2013
The Senate calendar has been posted on the N.C. General Assembly’s website. http://www.ncleg.net/curcal/currentsenatecalendar.pdf NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 SESSION SENATE CALENDAR Wednesday, February 13, 2013 Senate Convenes - 2:00 p.m. Legislative Day 10 CALL TO ORDER Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, President PRAYER The Reverend Peter Milner, Senate Chaplain JOURNAL APPROVAL...
NCGA House Calendar 2/13/2013
The House Calendar has been posted to the NCGA website.http://www.ncleg.net/Calendars/CurrentCalendars/CurrentHouseCalendar.pdf HOUSE CALENDAR 10th Legislative Day Wednesday, February 13, 2013 House Convenes at 2:00 P.M. Thom Tillis, Speaker INTRODUCED BILLS (Reminder: Members may electronically cosponsor these bills until 5:00 p.m. on Thursday) HR 91 Pierce, Alexander, Farmer-Butterfield and Floyd (Primary Sponsors) - HONOR NAACP'S ANNIVERSARY....
Tweet from @NCForward
@NCForward: "I've reached the conclusion that there are those who don't want people to have these (unemployment)benefits"Senator Martin Nesbitt,
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Tweet from @h_posner
@h_posner: Coca-Cola North Am soda sales down 2% http://t.co/6bbxg8I0 Market blip or liquid Kodachrome? CFO: "not the start of a trend"
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Progress North Carolina shared an event.
Progress North Carolina shared an event. We're heading your way, Asheville -- join us this Thursday at 10 AM if you can. Please Share with friends in the area. Thank you! Power Mad Power Grab Press Conference: ASHEVILLE February 14 at 10:00am Pack Square, Asheville, NC in Asheville, North Carolina Join · Progress North Carolina is going...
NCGA Senate Calendar 2/12/2013
The Senate calendar has been posted on the N.C. General Assembly’s website. http://www.ncleg.net/curcal/currentsenatecalendar.pdf NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 SESSION SENATE CALENDAR Tuesday, February 12, 2013 Senate Convenes - 2:00 p.m. Legislative Day 9 CALL TO ORDER Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, President PRAYER The Reverend Peter Milner, Senate Chaplain JOURNAL APPROVAL RATIFICATION OF BILLS ORDERED...
NCGA House Calendar 2/12/2013
The House Calendar has been posted to the NCGA website.http://www.ncleg.net/Calendars/CurrentCalendars/CurrentHouseCalendar.pdf HOUSE CALENDAR 9th Legislative Day Tuesday, February 12, 2013 House Convenes at 2:00 P.M. Thom Tillis, Speaker INTRODUCED BILLS (Reminder: Members may electronically cosponsor these bills until 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday) HB 88 Hurley - INCAPACITY TO PROCEED AMENDMENTS. HB 89 McGrady, Samuelson and McElraft (Primary...
