You have heard people laugh and say, “Wouldn’t it be great if every GLBT person turned purple?” as if that would allow us to exclaim “Free at last!” Yes, “easy” is how we like it in our society. If you turned purple (GLBT), however, you would still have to deal with your own internal homophobia/transphobia […]
Archives for April 2006
Photos from the Soulforce Equality Ride, April 25th & 26th, 2006
Photos by Stephanie Houfek Soulforce Executive Director Jeff Lutes and the Equality Riders Jacob Reitan, Cindy Creager with GLAAD, and Haven Herrin Jake speaks at West Point Jake speaks at West Point Illustrating the harmful effects of "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" Protesting "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" at West Point Haven is arrested at West Point […]
Twenty-one Arrested at West Point Equality Ride Action
****************************************** SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: April 26, 2006 For Immediate Release Contact: Richard Lindsay, 646-258-7193 richard@equalityride.com ****************************************** (Highland Falls, NY) – Military police arrested fifteen Equality Riders and 6 community members as they attempted to step onto the United States Military Academy at West Point to speak as citizens and taxpayers opposed to the military’s ‘Don’t […]
The Ride Must Never End
by Angel Collie Here we are, already on the way to Philly. I can’t believe there are only two stops to go. In so many ways the ride has flown by, and in some ways, it seems the end will never come. I find myself deeply saddened as Bill stands up and announces that he […]
Photos from the Soulforce Equality Ride, April 21st, 2006
Photos by Stephanie Houfek Equality Riders at Wheaton College Jay Johnson, Wheaton alum and professor at Pacific School of Religion, speaks outside his alma mater Haven and Jake at Wheaton College Jake Reitan, Jay Johnson and Richard Lindsay on a panel with Wheaton College representatives. More than 1500 students, faculty and comm unity members attended […]
A Promise Kept: Equality Riders go to Wheaton
****************************************** SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: April 21, 2006 For Immediate Release Contact: Richard Lindsay, 646-258-7193 richard@equalityride.com ****************************************** (WHEATON, IL) – Equality Riders wrapped up two days of dialogue with the students, administration and faculty of Wheaton College today. Riders were welcomed to the campus, where they spoke in classes, presented and shared meals with students. Wheaton […]