Hi again! This is just a thread for us to introduce yourselves to the group. I'll start.
My real name is Trey. I am an "old" activist, and have been OUT and active in the LGBT community since the late eighties (my early twenties). I am in a long time, committed relationship with my partner of seven years. As most of you know, I'm VERY political and outspoken (sometimes too much for my own good, lol).
Your turn!
percivale
LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED!
P.S. If you have a friend that you think would like to join Progressive PRIDE, let me know. I will be happy to send them an invite!
percivale
-------------------------
Check out Progressive PRIDE, a a Gay-Straight Alliance for the Progressive U community.
I guess I'd best get on with it :D
I'm Fallon (pretty creative right?). I'll be 24 next week. My husband and I have been married for nearly 4 years, together forever before that. I spend far too much time on ProgressiveU, I do a lot of volunteer work with religious tolerance and religious rights organizations. I also lend a hand and a voice to the LGBT community, MoveOn, environmental protection organizations and a vast array of other activist organizations and communities when I can. I love politics, dislike most politicians, and talk far too much for my own good.
Guess that's about it :D
-----
Soar high and laugh on the wind
~Fallon~
"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them."- Thoreau
-----
I'm Meke, that's my nick name anyway. I'm a 19 year old college student. Not in any sort of relationship at all, but if everything goes as planned that shall soon change:) I wouldn't describe myself as a very political person. I wanna live without government. I'm a pantheist, although my beliefs could change at the drop of a hat. I usually refer to myself as a lesbian, but technically I'm pansexual. I've been coming out of the closet since i was 12 years old. Music is my life. In no particular order, my main priorities in life are music, philosophy and girls.
So that me in 30 seconds...
Clubs are stupid and it was total bullshit
I see you are self aware. Apparently you have shifted from pantheism to atheism in less than a year's time. Your beliefs are flexible, as you have claimed before. I am curious to know what precipitated this particular shift?
"Consistency is not a human trait" - Maude, from Harold and Maude
One day i realized I didn't believe anymore. Simple as that.
I go by the nick of Darwin's Beagle. I am a married man, age 56 with a 15 year old son. I am wholly in favor of granting marriage priviledges to same-sex couples. I believe a locing relationship in which both parties work for the best interests of each other is more important than the sex of the individuals.
Cheers,
DB
===
If a million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing. - Anatole France
Names Daria. I am a college student that is bisexual for now. I just want equality. I am tired of there being astigmatism in our society. People should be able find happiness as long as it does no harm to others. Me kissing my girl does not harm anyone else.
Waiting on the world to change....
"I think therefore, I am DANGEROUS!!!!"
Hello Everyone,
My name is Tiffany and I live in Las Vegas, NV. I just moved here from the East after finishing nursing school. I'm an active advocate in HRC and like to say aware of whats going on within the community and what we can do to change and make it better.
I'm looking forward to reading all of the blogs that are and will be posted here!..
~*Run your fingers through my soul. For once, just once, feel exactly what I feel, believe what I believe, perceive as I perceive, look, experience, examine, and for once; just once, understand*~
I'm glad you're here. I've been enjoying your blogs. You're sassy! And since your goal is to point out what we can do to improve, you'll fit right in here.
http://www.progressiveu.org/blog/ediblewoman
But since I write all about my life, what will I say in an introduction?
My name is ediblewoman, as far as you know, but you can call me EW or E Dub. Just NO E Dubya, please. I live in the temperate metropolis of Minneapolis. I'm a nanny and a grad student in elementary education. My partner and I have been together for four and a half years (but she always says 5). We have a dog and a cat. She likes to cook, and I am grateful for it, because I forget to eat when blogging. I enjoy reading, writing, and....actually, pretty much just reading and writing. My parents are crazy. My friends are fantastic. I love ProU, but I am looking forward to a break when the contest ends in nine short days. That's pretty much me.
http://www.progressiveu.org/blog/ediblewoman
I'm Lennon12, I'm not sure why the 12 part, but the Lennon part is because my values mostly match the ones he outlined in "Imagine" (actually, that is my perfect world). I'm very politically oriented and belong to a sexual orientation that is often forgotten about. I'm asexual, so I have no sexuality, but I support expression of self and of finding love wherever you can 'cuz it's hard enough to find. I also think the laws people try to pass to ban gay marriage are unconstitutional.
I like riding horses, skiing, acting, reading, writing, and learning. I'm a senior that can't wait to get out of high school and go to college. I live in rural (and very conservative) California.
Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see.
I am just really curious to know what you mean by asexual. Do you mean you don't have sex? Do you lack any sex drive? Do you not have physical urges? Some intrusive questions, and if you don't want to answer, I understand, I am just really curious.
What part of CA do you live in? I've lived almost everywhere in CA at some point in time.
"Consistency is not a human trait" - Maude, from Harold and Maude
It seems to me that everyone here feels the need to express their sexuality. well, i am hetersexual.I am 18 years old, and will go to college hopefully next fall double majoring in international studies and arabic. I love reading about nearly anything current in nearly any field of study.
I don't have a founded opinion on religion due to the fact that my father was a minister yet eventually fell into the belief system of an aethist.( which leads me to believe only that beliefs will change)
I also have a passion for living and studying in other countries, just traveling isn't good enough.
This is the introduction post for the Progressive U Pride association, and for such organizations, it's somewhat important to know which part of the spectrum you fall on.
~C
Check out the latest entry in the Between The Lines column!
Want the highest rated list to change? RATE those blogs, then!
well, i really think the whole problem with homosexuals and hetersexuals is because we keep trying to define our sexuality.
we all need to chill.
You'll see that heterosexuals talk about their sexuality ALL THE TIME. When you meet someone, how long does it take before they relay a story about something they did with their husband or boyfriend? If you are dealing with a straight person, it usually happens within a few minutes of introductions. If you are meeting a gay person, you will often have no clue that they are gay, because they see no reason to trust you with information about their partner/life, until they know if they can trust you. This is by no means absolute, but it is more common than any heterosexual realizes.
I am consistently shocked by teachers who send home introduction letters with information about their personal lives. Or put pictures of their families on their desks. And most of them do it! If I were to send such a letter home or have a photo of me and my partner and our dog, even in the fairly accepting Minneapolis school district, the school would have to send letters home call a meeting so the community could level their objections to my agenda. But straight teachers do it constantly.
So, take note for a while of the people around you and how many times a day they say something that reveals their sexuality. You'll be shocked at how big a deal it is to people. If you want to experiment, spend a day trying not to use any gender descriptors for your significant other or your family (as some students of GLBT families have to hide the sex of their parents for their own safety). You won't have the feeling of fear for your safety if you slip up and reveal some detail about your life, but still, it will give you some perspective on what it is like for many GLBT people every day.
"Never go with a hippy to a second location."
~Jack Donaghy
http://www.progressiveu.org/blog/ediblewoman
I never thought about this. This just blows my mind. What a very sad world to be gay in.
"Consistency is not a human trait" - Maude, from Harold and Maude
It gets to be a habit after a while. Pretty soon, you don't even have to be careful about not revealing personal details; you just don't do it anymore.
But the up side of being gay is that the community (at least, my community--I can't speak for all of them) is very close and supportive of one another. We have fun groups like Rainbow Families where people can be just whatever kind of family they are without judgment. We take care of each other.
"Never go with a hippy to a second location."
~Jack Donaghy
http://www.progressiveu.org/blog/ediblewoman
I guess I should have started here, and left out my personal info elsewhere. Another learning experience on ProU. Chatting with Blackout, I have seen the Progressive Pride Link many times, and thought about visiting, but I am just now feeling comfortable with the main site. I am glad I came here.
I see the difference in the information when it is a gay friendly forum. When you don't have to defend your right to be or speak, you can actually speak about your real thoughts and feelings.
I am bisexual. I think I always have been. I think that most women are too, whether they admit it or not. All you have to do is look at any woman's magazine to know that women are much more interested in looking at pictures of sexy women than they are in looking at pictures of sexy men.
I think that homosexuality is perfectly natural. If a person grows up comfortable with their body, and learns how to pleasure themselves, it is perfectly natural to be attracted to the anatomy of someone of the same sex.
In a way I think that homosexuals are more evolved. Shit, they have to be in order to stand this crazy hate filled world. Their existence and acceptance of themselves requires a constant questioning of reality, forcing them to shift and create their own reality that allows them to be secure with themselves. I also think this has a lot to do with why so many gay people are atheists. How could you accept yourself if you believed what you were taught at church? It's not possible.
I am married to a man, but I am still attracted to women. My husband knows this, and it is something he loves about me. I don't have to get jealous when he notices a beautiful woman, because I notice too, and we share that with each other. He doesn't have to hide his sexuality from me either.
I really appreciate all of you here.
"Consistency is not a human trait" - Maude, from Harold and Maude
I live in the Sierra Nevada foothills, near Kirkwood. And yes, asexual means I have absolutely no sex drive. This doesn't mean I can't fall in love and desire companionship, I just have no desire to perform sexual acts.
Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see.
Ever since I had my baby, I guess I've been asexual too, LOL. Giving birth sucks. I don't see myself doing it again for at least a very long time. I have to ask you if you are male or female? I've assumed male because of the lennon nickname, but I've been wrong so many times.
I looked up kirkwood on googlemaps, I should have said I have lived everywhere in the most western half of CA. The closest city I could find that I know of is folsom. How do you like it? I miss all the trees, stars and fresh air of northern CA.
"Consistency is not a human trait" - Maude, from Harold and Maude
I'm female. I love it here, except for the politics, but the skiing is great and it's nice to be away from people.
Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see.