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:Eric Ethington (Author) | February 4, 2011
Port Phillip, Australia – The City Council and Mayor decided that they would honor Pride Day the same way they honor other special events, they hung the rainbow flag out front of city hall. Now conservative Australians are flipping out. City hall traditionally has 3 flags out front. The highest is the Australian flag, followed [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | September 9, 2010
I received my daily email of hate today from the American Family Association (AFA). Their newsletter headline read, “Children exposed to transvestites, cross dressers and nudity!” They’re claiming that Home Depot is purposefully putting children into adult situations. It’s no secret the AFA sleazemouths aren’t a fan of Pride Parades, and they’re attacking any corporation [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | July 14, 2010
NYC – “Take Back Pride” let their message be known loud and clear at the city’s Pride parade this year. Pride is NOT about thong-clad dancing men and sex. It’s about sending a message that we’re hear, and damn it we’re not 2nd class citizens! Take Back Pride is “a movement to put the politics [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | July 7, 2010
Finland – Police are searching for several individuals who attacked the Country’s Pride Parade with gas bombs and pepper spray. 3 men have already been arrested and charged with hate crimes, but others have remained at large. Officers are also looking for three other individuals suspected of participating in the assault. Over 30 people were hit by [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | May 7, 2010
Lithuania – A court of appeals has reversed a previous decision to ban the Pride Parade. Human Rights activists have worked hard over the last week to push the country to follow the European Union guidelines for civil rights. The procession Saturday in the Lithuanian capital is expected to draw hundreds of participants and an [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 6, 2010
Hey everyone, ethingtoneric.wordpress.com has now been rolling for over a year and is the single largest private LGBT blog in Utah! This calls for an upgrade I say, so please welcome the all new: PRIDEinutah.com!! That’s right, new title, new domain name, new skin and bigger/badder posts. Thank you so much to all of our [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | February 12, 2009
Utah Governor John Huntsman Jr released a statement a few days ago stating that he was pro both civil unions and other rights for homosexuals and transgendered people in Utah. Since then, he has received an enormous outcry from the public, both for and against. While groups like Equality Utah (local) and the Human Rights [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | February 1, 2009
Elaine and I spent the 31st knocking on 4 politicians doors in Utah County today. 2 senators answered their doors, Senator Dayton of Orem, and Senator Mark Madsen of Eagle Mountain. I wish I could say we received a warm reception, but such is not the case unfortunately. We took home-made brownies with us this [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 27, 2009
Today the Utah Senate Judiciary Interim Committee denied the first of the Common Ground Initiative bills, proposing wrongful death benefits for same-sex couples 4 to 2. The committee, led by such high-public names like Michael Waddoups and Chris Buttars heard extensive argument about the (very familiar) slippery slope that these rights may land the legislature [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 22, 2009
Senator Chris Buttars Eric Ethington and Elaine Ball Some of you may know that I am the founder of the group PRIDE In Your Community, a LGBTQ and ally group that performs community service projects in an attempt to bridge the gap between the LGBTQ community and the rest of Utah. This past Saturday, Jan [...]
"Eric, trying to have this (civil rights) conversation with you is ultimately like trying to teach a pig to dance, it just annoys the pig. So Eric, sorry to annoy you."
-Paul Mero, The Sutherland Institute.