Group of gay hopefuls to challenge military's policy

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[evanesco]

Good point.

[kcvl]

Meg Sneed

I spent the greater portion of my life lying about who I really was. I was swimming in a world of insecurities and confusion and torrential gusts of isolation, every day was a struggle. It wasn't until years after I came out did I realize that being openly gay is an act of honesty, an act of courage, an act of integrity, and an act that God celebrates. The time in my life has arrived where I know it is time for me to step up, time for me to speak up, and time for me to make sure that "equality" is much more than just a word. The Equality Ride is an unbelievable opportunity, one that I am excited and blessed to be a part of. By embarking on the Equality Ride, I will be strengthened inside by the experience of affirming the right to be treated with respect and dignity.

You can sponsor Meg Sneed using the secure form below. Sponsors of $50 or more will receive postcards from the road. You can also adopt a rider for $3000 and receive postcards from every stop, a copy of the Equality Ride documentary (when it is released), and a personalized photo scrapbook of the journey. Each rider can be sponsored multiple times but can only be adopted once.

Soulforce, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization and all contributions are tax-deductible.

[kcvl]

Sneed works at a crisis intervention center for teens while attending the pre-pharmacy program at Phoenix College. She plans to finish her pharmacy education at the University of Arizona.

[kcvl]

The Soulforce Equality Riders



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Get to know more about each member of the Soulforce Equality Ride (with photos)

[Paine's Ghost]

WTF?

[kcvl]

Following in the footsteps of the Freedom Rides of the 1960's, the Equality Ride uses principles of non-violence to confront military and religious colleges and universities with policies banning enrollment of openly LGBT students. The lessons of history have shown that religion-based discrimination against women, people of color, and religious minorities is an unacceptable abuse of the sanctity of religion.


Learn from history, end religion-based oppression.

At military and religious colleges around the nation bans on LGBT enrollment force students into closets of fear and self-hate. These bans devalue the life of LGBT people and slam the door on academic freedom. The Equality Ride empowers young adults to challenge these policies and the thinking behind them.


Equality Riders are empowering young activists in the schools and communities they visit and building a national youth movement for LGBT equality.

The work is not over. In 2007, the Soulforce Equality Ride will host two buses with separate routes: twice the schools, twice the reach, twice the activists, and twice the change. Young adults will continue to press for dialogue, understanding and equality.


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[Paine's Ghost]

To: xarmydog It might be awkward being in front of a homosexual, but they're not attracted to every person of the same gender they see, just like you're not attracted to every person of the opposite gender you see. Is there a way you can change somewhat more....privately? And if you're in the war, wouldn't staying alive matter more? I dunno from experience, so I'd like you to tell me. 20 posted on 08/20/2006 1:07:49 PM EDT by DraconianRegime [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 15 | View Replies | Report Abuse ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: DraconianRegime Good point. 21 posted on 08/20/2006 1:14:20 PM EDT by evanesco [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 20 | View Replies | Report Abuse ]

The first supports gays and has joined FR today. The second supports the first and has joined FR today. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.

[darkangel82]

Either they're the same person, or we have double trolls.

[stm]

It has been tried by heterosexuals as well. Say you're gay and get tossed. It is usually unsuccessful, however, once asked to perform the assid test ;-)

[darkangel82]

make that triple

[kcvl]

There is a whole crowd that 'support' her that just joined today. Imagine that? I guess the DU'ers and Kos'ers are lonely today.

[kcvl]

Another one from out of the blue who just joined today.

[GOPJ]

Here's the lowdown on the DMDO - (Democrat Military Dream Organization) -- Gay men and women live in dorms, dress up in cool uniforms and never fight a war...

Yep, I'd just loooooovvvve to support that DMDO with my tax dollars... NOT.