Lessons in love & Facebook organizing
Posted in Social Media, What's Possible on 8:37 am
Yesterday was a historic day for love and commitment here in Washington State as we became the 7th state in the nation to treat our lesbian and gay citizens equally with marriage equality. No sooner had Governor Christine Gregoire signed the bill into law then I started seeing the Facebook statuses of friends changing to [...]
40 Activists in 39 Hours
Posted in Social Media on 9:34 am
On Thursday afternoon some friends let me know they needed to spread the word and get people to an event that would take place on Saturday morning. Short time + big goal = social media to the rescue! The event was a rally and march with the theme “Take Back the Bridge for Everyone”, intended [...]
The It Gets Better Project
Posted in What's Possible on 4:57 pm
This is why we love the Internet! It used to be that if you wanted to give support and encouragement to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth you had to volunteer for a center or support group, most often located in an urban area. It took time and energy to be trained as a [...]
