Saturday, October 30, 2010

Pictures of a campaign season: TEP hard at work for you

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You may have noticed that the Tennessee Equality Project through TEP PAC, our state political action committee, has been working hard for yo...
Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Memphis City Council Committee recommends passage of ENDO and Study Resolution

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The Memphis City Council's Personnel, Intergovernmental and Annexation Committee recommended passage of an Employment Non-Discrimination...
Monday, October 25, 2010

It's time for Memphis City Government to do the right thing for its employees

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On Tuesday, October 26, the Personnel, Intergovernmental & Annexation Committee of the Memphis City Council will resume discussion of LG...
Sunday, October 24, 2010

The Last Week before We Know: Final Runup to State Legislative Races

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This is it. This is the last week we have before we know what the 107th General Assembly of the State of Tennessee will look like. We won...
Friday, October 22, 2010

The Leadership Vacuum and "Trickle Down" violence against GLBT people

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I'm noticing that more commentators are starting to explore the connection between anti-equality rhetoric in the political sphere and th...
Tuesday, October 19, 2010

A Tale of Two City Councils

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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it...
Monday, October 11, 2010

Club XYZ in Knoxville target of "suspicious" fire

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Club XYZ , a gay bar in Knoxville, TN, was set on fire early Sunday morning. Knoxville Fire Department Capt. D.J. Corcoran characterized th...
Wednesday, September 29, 2010

A Tale of Two Attorneys General

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Last week, TEP intercepted a message from David Fowler alerting the followers of his Family Action Council of Tennessee to contact Tennessee...
Friday, September 24, 2010

Take action against foes of marriage equality in Tennessee seeking to influence the Prop. 8 court case

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In a recent email blast to its members, the Family Action Council of Tennessee issued a call to action (see below). FACT is hoping to persua...
Tuesday, September 21, 2010

TEP PAC announces endorsements in 2010 state legislative races

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21 September 2010 For Immediate Release Nashville- Tennessee Equality Project’s Political Action Committee, TEP PAC, has announced ...

Tennessee Senators fail LGBT soldiers in DADT filibuster

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Both Tennessee Senators failed their LGBT constituents and all U.S. service members with their votes to filibuster the "Don't Ask, ...
Saturday, September 18, 2010

Pleasant Surprise Edition: New allies? A Male Homecoming Queen Candidate in the Tri-Cities

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Where I went to college, we called the major "government," and not political science. Politics is not a science, despite the fact...
Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Politicos come out to celebrate Metro NDO at Nashville Victory Toast

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It was a great night for politicking in Nashville as the GLBT community and allies came together to celebrate the first anniversary of the p...
Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Why it should be stupid for the TN GOP to push the adoption issue

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It's a good thing at a number of levels that I'm not running for governor because when issues like adoption get brought up I'd b...
Monday, September 13, 2010

Do you support the Memphis Shelby County Metro Government Charter?

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One of the most important matters on the November 2 ballot for Shelby County voters is the whether to approve the proposed Memphis Shelby Co...

Ask your friends and family to make the onePLUS! PLEDGE

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The Tennessee Equality Project invites you to participate in the onePLUS! campaign . TEP's Shelby County Committee officially launched ...
Saturday, September 11, 2010

Saturday Brunch on the Go: Probable Hate Crime in Vonore and more

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Brunch came from Hardee's today. Cancel that. It was breakfast. It's too early for brunch and the ballcapped customers would have...
Sunday, September 5, 2010

Sunday Brunch: Diet & Exercise edition

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You'll notice a little more fruit on the menu today. Well, if you're going to eat sausage it's probably a good idea to throw in...
Saturday, August 28, 2010

Saturday Brunch: Letter about Memphis ordinance, Anti-gay push polling in Nashville area, and celebrations around the State

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Yellin for Fairness in Memphis : Emily Yellin wrote a great letter to the editor that appeared in today's Commercial Appeal . She writ...