Advocating for tthe GLBT Community

After reading Mary's blog, I felt the oppression that the GLBT community is going through. Her argument is full of strong evidence through personal experience and knowledge of the Constitution. It seems that the government has also forgot "separation of church and state". Being a black woman and reading this article, the way Mary uses the historical prejudice and the recent prejudice allows her readers to connect and understand where she is coming from. No doubt in my mind that the GLBT community is getting the same treatment as those mentioned above from the past. Though I'm not lesbian, I'm a strong supporter for them. One of my very best friends is lesbian and I also have two cousins that are gay. I would never treat them any different. As Mary said they are people as well, with feelings. The American people really need to look at how we are treating each other and is it really worth it? I think not. Keep advocating Mary for the GLBT community, because if it can work for the women, blacks, and other cultures that have been mistreated and oppressed; it WILL work for the GLBT community!!

Money Denied for Texans

Last week Governor Rick Perry announced that Texas will be opting out of the new Health Care Reform. He is notoriously known to not receive help from the federal government, but when do say enough is enough.

Texas is almost dead last in people who have no health insurance. The only break that we get for reasonable health care, its taken away from us. Why is it that the people who need money the most can't seem to get a break in Texas.In these terrible economic times we need all the help we can get from the government.

This isn't the only thing that Perry has rejected. According to an Editorial in the Houston Chronicle, he turned down $700 million for education. Our schools are crap, for lack of better word. Last summer he also turned down $556 million in unemployed stimulus funds. It says that not only did the unemployed miss out on extra money but had Perry taken the money, employers would have saved a quarter of the cost of taxes.

So when do we say enough is enough to the Governor who keeps saying "no" to the money that is much needed?