Kudos to Sacramento Community Members, Activists, Soldiers. Today I read a comment made to me from Marion Millian. The comment touched me so very much. I attempted to respond to her on the article she posted it on. However, the comment is too long and I will submit it here. This is not a news article. This may not be newsworthy to many. This is about how a comment made, by Marion to me who I've never had the pleasure to meet in person or talk to outside of this forum, has forever touched my heart.. This is about love; reaching out in the spirit of love. This is about how she reached out to me in the Spirit of Love and how I am reaching out to her in the Spirit of Love. I apologize in a

I’m not a journalist. I have no desires to be a journalist. And I do have great respect for many journalists. Heck, to be an effective journalist is easier said than done and I won’t pretend I have journalism skills. I do not want to write the news of the day. I want to write how the news, the actions of those within the news, affects our lives. I'll leave journalism to the professional and citizen journalist. I’m proud to say, I am an activist. I have labored long and hard without pay for what I believe in; truth and transparency are among those beliefs. I labor to do my part and try and make life better for many of us in Sacramento who are often overlooked, overshadowed or just plain i

Over 200 people gathered Wednesday night]at the California State Capitol for a rally and march which marked the first anniversary of the passage of Proposition 8. The event, “A Day of Smiles, Tears and Action,” was led by Equality Action NOW, a grassroots civil rights organization, along with several supporting organizations. The event also followed relevant elections in Maine and Washington on Tuesday. In Washington, voters approved Referendum 71, keeping a law that expanded state benefits to same-sex domestic partners. In Maine, voters rejected a law passed by the state's legislature and signed by the governor that would have allowed same-sex marriages. Maine is now the 31st state to r

Sacramento, CA – Today is election day across the nation and members of Equality Action Now, a local volunteer grassroots organization are watching three key areas who’s outcome could impact the struggle of the LGBTQI (Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Transsexual, Questioning, Intersex) community here in California. While Tina Reynolds, co-founder of Equality Action Now, and her army of volunteers are preparing for tomorrow’s “One Year Ago” rally and march at the state capitol to call attention to California’s gay community and their own struggle to overturn Prop 8, they will be paying close attention to elections in the states of Maine, Washington, and the city of Kalamazoo Michigan. The first and mos