http://lifeonq.com The Blog & Podcast for Queer Atlanta & Beyond Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:19:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Georgia office of Obama for America is appealing to Georgians to participate in a canvassing event designed to register voters. In an e-mail to supporters, State Director Antwaun Griffin noted that we are now only 100 days away from the November 4 election. Sunday, July 27 will ... http://lifeonq.com/2008/07/24/ga-for-obama-kicks-off-canvassing-100-days-before-election-day Atlantan Vandy Beth Glenn was paid by the State of Georgia to check and change the language in state law. But when she examined her own life and determined that she had Gender Identity Disorder, her changes were not approved by her bosses. Now the transgender woman is ... http://lifeonq.com/2008/07/23/atlanta-transgender-woman-fired-by-state-official As repeat visitors will quickly notice, Life on Q has a new look! I thought it was time for a new, more flexible blog layout, with more room for content, photos and links. There have been several updates to Wordpress, the blogging platform used here at Life on ... http://lifeonq.com/2008/07/22/does-my-blog-look-fat-in-this-template Prudential Financial's Group Insurance business has decided to target market long-term care insurance to the LGBT community. The company announced yesterday that it has established the Prudential Affinity Alliance program, essentially a forum for partnering with LGBT organizations backed by a training program for the company's long-term care sales ... http://lifeonq.com/2008/07/17/prudential-offers-lgbt-seniors-a-piece-of-the-rock I knew better than to pay attention to the Georgia primary this week.  The clear lack of interest in Georgia perplexes and frustrates me.  After putting my heart and soul into the elections of 2004 as a staffer for then U.S. Senate candidate Mary Squires, serving as an active member ... http://lifeonq.com/2008/07/16/pay-attention-and-be-outraged Today is the day. Vote, Georgia, vote! I've continued my research on races that affect us, and thought I'd share some links to articles, voter guides and other resources I've found. Just think of me as your own personal election Googler. Check out these links and be ... http://lifeonq.com/2008/07/15/googling-for-georgia-voters Over the last few days, I've attempted to research the five Democratic candidates seeking the party's nomination for the right to challenge Sen. Saxby Chambliss in the fall. It has been a frustrating exercise, with limited media attention on their campaigns. Georgia Equality, Stonewall Democrats, Southern Voice--no one ... http://lifeonq.com/2008/07/14/georgia-democratic-candidates-for-us-senate-are-gay-friendly-in-varying-degrees I was a very young girl, about the same height as the lever that closed the curtains to the voting booth, when my father took me by the hand and led me into the phone-booth-sized metal contraption to experience democracy in action. At the risk of dating myself, I'll ... http://lifeonq.com/2008/07/14/remember-the-recent-unpleasantness-and-vote There are five Democratic candidates vying to challenge Sen. Saxby Chambliss in the general election this fall. In a debate aired earlier today on WSB-TV, LGBT issues came up only in a reference to the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. In a year that saw Senate debate on ... http://lifeonq.com/2008/07/13/georgia-us-senate-candidates-tell-positions-on-gays-in-the-military Charis Circle will direct a discussion on transgender and intersex life in an event at Charis Books & More on July 16 in a forum called Intersection: Disability, Transgender and Intersex Experiences. Three well-known activists - Caitlin Childs, Scott Turner Schofield and Anne Del Bene - will discuss ... http://lifeonq.com/2008/07/08/disability-transgender-and-intersex-worlds-intersect-at-charis