Blog Spotlight: Burning or Building Bridges In the Community?

Burning or building bridges in the community? is a blog about life, love, spirituality, happenings, humor–plus LGBT life, musings and equality news written by a self proclaimed chap-stick lesbian.

Shameless Self Promotion Sunday

Please feel free to share any links to queer or queer related topics of interest. You can post a blog entry you made, a website you found interesting. Anything goes as long as it is queer in nature.

Web Spotlight: MyQueerPress

MyQueerPress is a free service allowing GLBTQI people to create their own free blogs or participate on existing ones and raise their queer voices. The site allows members to subscribe to various blogs and groups of interest to the community.

Shameless Self Promotion Sunday

Please feel free to share any links to queer or queer related topics of interest. You can post a blog entry you made, a website you found interesting. Anything goes as long as it is queer in nature.

Blog Spotlight: Bloggers for Truth

Bloggers for Truth is a way to let bloggers speak truth to their LGBTQIA identities. Queers United, will also be taking part in this terrific idea to expose the net to the truth. Beginning May 25 through the 31st, 2009 LGBTQ bloggers and all allies are invited to write articles about the truth of our existence and lives. To blog facts and/or the results of real scientific studies carried out by real scientists. To blog your personal experiences, and how the hate affects you personally.

Blog Spotlight: Bent Alaska

Bent Alaska offers GLBT news and events with a local Alaskan Bent

Blog Spotlight: Adventures of the TV Addict, the Wannabe Writer, and the Should-Be Famous

Adventures of the TV Addict, the Wannabe Writer, and the Should-Be Famous is a blog that covers a variety of topics such as race, sex, class, cinema, and politics. It is not LGBT specific, but often carries topics of interest to the community and allies.

Blog Spotlight: GenderKid

Genderkid is a blog with thoughts on gender from an Argentinian transboy's perspective. It is a blog full of questions, and a safe space to question and explore gender identity and expression. The blog also provides a great and comprehensive resources/links section.

Web Spotlight: One Queer Woman's Jaded View

One Queer Woman's Jaded View - These are the irregular musings of an ex-Lutheran who goes to a Methodist seminary and works in a UCC church. The blog deals with what it means to be a queer christian, and discusses LGBT news and issues.

United We Blog!

The LGBT Blogger and Citizen Journalist Initiative recently took place in Washington D.C.

"Bloggers listened intently as their more veteran peers instructed them in the art of "blog swarms," "astro-turfing" and "cross-posting.

Bloggers, said one, can enable a minor event to "take on a whole new life" in the mainstream media by spreading news about it across 10 or 15 different blogs (the "blog swarm"). Lone bloggers can acquire the clout of large groups by assuming a moniker that makes them appear to be a "national" entity when, in fact, they are "a fake grassroots organization" ("astro-turfing"). And bloggers can increase readership for their views by posting them not just on their own sites but on other, more widely read, sites ("cross-posting").

Blogs, said Mike Rogers, organizer of the summit, can be used to "drag people out of the closet" and persuade a corporation that has donated to an anti-gay cause to make amends to the LGBT community" (Pride Source).

I found this article to be very empowering, individual blogs can make a difference but as a collective voice we represent thousands upon thousands of people. We make up a core constituency if we unite, that was always my goal with Queers United. I hope that we can band together for various action alerts we put out and make sure to heed each call. Sending an email, calling, signing a petition, writing to your elected representative make a huge difference. Every vote counts, and so does every voice, so please join me in being an agent of change.

Shameless Self Promotion Sunday

Please feel free to share any links to queer or queer related topics of interest. You can post a blog entry you made, a website you found interesting. Anything goes as long as it is queer in nature.

Web Spotlight: Cultural War Effort

One of our readers has designed a new blog to inspire LGBTIQQA "soldiers on the home front" (and our allies) to do our part to help win the cultural war for our full and equal civil rights. The blog has a mission of achieving equality and success for the community. One of the first calls to action is QVS - Queer Voluntary Service that we can do on behalf of the community.

http://culturalwareffort.blogspot.com/

Shameless Self Promotion Sunday

Please feel free to share any links to queer or queer related topics of interest. You can post a blog entry you made, a website you found interesting. Anything goes as long as it is queer in nature.

Web Spotlight: Gay Rights @ Change.org

Today's web spotlight and shout goes to the Gay Rights section of change.org. It is one of the best websites I have come across packed with LGBT videos, statistics, gay history, activism, news, and more. If you can think of it and it has to do with LGBT issues, it is there!

Check them out at http://gayrights.change.org/

Heads Up Fellow Bloggers - Oct 29 is Write to Marry Day!

On Wednesday, October 29 bloggers will unite in support of marriage equality for same-sex couples and against California’s Proposition 8.

The Write to Marry Day campaign is an effort to shore up support and show the power of politics amidst the blogosphere. All bloggers are encouraged to write about why they support marriage equality, why they are against the marriage amendments, and share what they have done or intend to do to fight the propositions, such as 8 in California and others.

To participate, post on your own blog against Prop 8 on or before October 29, 2008, then submit the link to your post by clicking here. Links to your own videos on YouTube or other video sites are also accepted.

Not only that, but all participants who leave a valid e-mail address will be entered into a drawing for a $50 gift certificate to Amazon.com.

Shameless Self Promotion Sunday

You know the drill. Promote any queer or queer related websites, blogs, videos, etc that you would like to share. Don't be shy, now is the perfect time to get some traffic your way, and you can do so shamelessly!

Shameless Self Promotion Sunday

Please feel free to share any links to queer or queer related topics of interest. You can post a blog entry you made, a website you found interesting. Anything goes as long as it is queer in nature.

Shameless Self Promotion Sunday

Please feel free to share any links to queer or queer related topics of interest. You can post a blog entry you made, a website you found interesting. Anything goes as long as it is queer in nature.

LGBT Blogger and Citizen Journalist Initiative

There is a new and great opportunity for fellow LGBT bloggers and citizen journalists with a commitment towards advancing the cause and furthering the online presence of LGBT voices, reporters, and activists. The LGBT Blogger and Citizen Journalist Initiative the first of its kind is made by possible by the generous contribution of philanthropist Jonathan Lewis. Mike Rogers, of blogActive.com who is leading this groundbreaking program, is seeking participants for the forum. Participants receive round-trip flights to D.C., hotel accommodations and free meals.

This event gives new and upcoming bloggers within the community an opportunity to network with high profile bloggers like Mike Rogers, Pam Spaulding, as well as major organizations like the Human Rights Campaign, and the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund.

December 5-7 2008
Washington, D.C.
More information is available at bloggerinitiative.com.

Web Spotlight: Lez Get Real

"Lez Get Real’s intention is to present some very hard-hitting commentary on issues and topics of interest to those of us in the LGBT community.

Lez Get Real will be covering politics, gay rights issues and events"

Please check out my friend Paula's new blog at...

http://lezgetreal.blogspot.com/