Welcome to the ARIZONA EQUALITY WALKERS blog! Friday August 15, 2008 – Mesa to Tempe to the State Capitol Entry by Delfin Bautista Today our walk began at Mesa City Hall and we journeyed to Tempe City Hall, Phoenix City Hall, and than to the State Capitol Building. Our walk covered a total of 18 […]
Ring Some Bells & Light Some Candles on Valentine’s Day
February 13, 1997 A Mel White JusticeNET AlertValentine III to Pat Robertson BEWARE PAT ROBERTSON’S FAMILY CHANNEL(America’s #1 Source of Anti-Homosexual Information) Ten Ways You Can Respond with Truth to Robertson’s Rhetoric of Intolerance Most Americans don’t even know that the popular, G-rated Family Channel was founded by televangelist Pat Robertson and is run by […]
A Response to the President’s State of the Union Address
February 4, 1997 By The Rev. Dr. Mel WhiteMinister of Justice and ReconciliationThe Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches Mr. President, Last night you were silent again about the plight of twenty million gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered Americans. With your Inaugural Address that’s eighty-four minutes of speech-making into your second term and you haven’t […]
An Open Letter to President Clinton
The Honorable William Jefferson Clinton, PresidentThe United States of AmericaWhite HouseWashington, D.C. Dear President Clinton, Four years ago, lesbian and gay Americans cheered your acceptance speech and danced for joy at your Inaugural celebration. This year most of us are not cheering and few will come to dance. Instead, in Dupont Circle and across America […]
An Update on Mel and Gary’s Life Together Since "Stranger at the Gate."
Mel WhiteAuthor, Stranger at the Gate: To Be Gay And Christian In AmericaJustice Minister, Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches On February 15, 1995, the Rev. Dr. Mel White was arrested for "trespassing" at Pat Robertson’s CBN Broadcast Center. The story of his arrest, the 22 day prison fast, and the "little victory" that followed, […]