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		<title>For This I Am Thankful</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2011/11/for-this-i-am-thankful-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Del R.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has become a tradition among my chosen family that every year at “Thanksvegan” we go around speaking to what we are thankful for. This year I realized I had some huge milestones to be thankful for: Trust Last thanksgiving I decided to take a huge leap by writing letters expressing my trust for three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We Are Strong</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2011/05/we-are-strong/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 16:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Del R.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I went to the Hands Across Hawthorne rally, which was an event of solidarity created in response to the May 22, 2011 hate crime against two gay men who were attacked by three other men simply because they were holding hands while walking across the Hawthorne Bridge in Portland, OR. [For more information on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video Blog: Coming Out (Over &amp; Over)</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2010/09/video-blog-coming-out-over-over/</link>
		<comments>http://nonsequiter.com/2010/09/video-blog-coming-out-over-over/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Del R.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I posted my next video blog. This round was split into two videos discussion coming out. Part 1 My first in the series discusses the importance of coming out videos, regardless of when you first came out, as a way of supporting all those who have yet to or are afraid to come out. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our Vows</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2010/08/our-vows/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Del R.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today marked Nik and my two year anniversary. Back in October, on his birthday, I asked him to &#8220;marry&#8221; me. Of course we do not currently live in a nation that recognizes same gender couples as equal, nor do we live in a state that offers such recognition. But the truth is that nothing is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Martin Luther King, Jr.</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2010/01/martin-luther-king-jr/</link>
		<comments>http://nonsequiter.com/2010/01/martin-luther-king-jr/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Del R.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you for having the courage to be revolutionary. &#8220;An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law. &#8221; &#8212; Martin Luther [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We Need Compassion NOW!</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2009/11/we-need-compassion-now/</link>
		<comments>http://nonsequiter.com/2009/11/we-need-compassion-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Del R.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just consider it. If you agree visit here to affirm this charter.]]></description>
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		<title>Excellent Way To Treat Racism</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2009/10/excellent-way-to-treat-racism/</link>
		<comments>http://nonsequiter.com/2009/10/excellent-way-to-treat-racism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:05:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Del R.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just got this from my school: Share a Smile &#8211; Exact Source Unknown This scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg, South Africa &#38; London: A white woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. Very disturbed by this, she called the air hostess. &#8216;You obviously do not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Today Is: National Coming Out Day</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2009/10/today-is-national-coming-out-day/</link>
		<comments>http://nonsequiter.com/2009/10/today-is-national-coming-out-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Del R.</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nonsequiter.com/?p=336</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Coming Out Day is rooted in the 1987 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights with its AIDS Quilt display. That event is widely regarded as pivotal for the gay community, bringing together and politicizing lesbian and gay men and turning the tide on treatment for people living with HIV and AIDS. Rob Eichberg [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Its Time To Rethink Gender</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2009/07/its-time-to-rethink-gender/</link>
		<comments>http://nonsequiter.com/2009/07/its-time-to-rethink-gender/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:13:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Del R.</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nonsequiter.com/?p=314</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Being one of the co-producers of Gender (Free) For All has helped me to realize I have a lot of social conditioning to work through in regard to gender. No matter how open minded / progressive you think yourself to be, there is always room for growth. I think its when we feel comfortable in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When will we be truly free?</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2009/07/when-will-we-be-truly-free/</link>
		<comments>http://nonsequiter.com/2009/07/when-will-we-be-truly-free/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Del R.</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nonsequiter.com/?p=311</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[i hate the 4th of july. why? because it is yet another example of the way our culture is more words than action. words float through the air touting &#8220;i&#8217;m proud to be an american where at least i know i&#8217;m free . . . &#8221; but it is bull shit. we live in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hell Yes . . .</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2008/12/815/</link>
		<comments>http://nonsequiter.com/2008/12/815/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 03:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Del R.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[seriously, watch the whole thing. there is a sweet political message at the end]]></description>
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		<title>302.85</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2008/11/302-85/</link>
		<comments>http://nonsequiter.com/2008/11/302-85/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Del R.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What, you may ask, is the significance of this number? It is the coding in the DSM for gender identity disorder. Some would reduce my life to this, a number in a book. Well I am more than a number. Today is transgender day of rememberance. Tonight was a candlelight vigil commemorating those transgendered individuals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transgender Day of Remembrance</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2008/11/transgender-day-of-remembrance-2/</link>
		<comments>http://nonsequiter.com/2008/11/transgender-day-of-remembrance-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Del R.</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nonsequiter.com/?p=788</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Transgender Day of Remembrance Thursday, November 20 Vigil &#8211; 6:30 p.m. &#124; Performance &#8211; 8:00 p.m. Portland State University Park Blocks (SW Park &#38; Montgomery) Portland, OR 97201 Please join the Human Rights Campaign in conjunction with Portland State University to commemorate the Transgender Day of Remembrance. At 6:30 p.m. there will be a vigil [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PDX Prop 8 Protest</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2008/11/pdx-prop-8-protest/</link>
		<comments>http://nonsequiter.com/2008/11/pdx-prop-8-protest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Del R.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m really glad I went. And I&#8217;m even happier that I brought my camera with me to capture the event. I am thankful for what it has reawaken in me. As a side (but no less important) note: I was amazingly blessed post protest by some simple, but sweet time shared with a beloved. Thank [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One More Post and then Bed for Me</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2008/11/one-more-post-and-then-bed-for-me/</link>
		<comments>http://nonsequiter.com/2008/11/one-more-post-and-then-bed-for-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Del R.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Definitely worth the time to watch this!]]></description>
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		<title>Religious campaigns for the White House?</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2008/01/religious-campaigns-for-the-white-house/</link>
		<comments>http://nonsequiter.com/2008/01/religious-campaigns-for-the-white-house/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Del R.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of my thesis research I have come across a organization called The Interfaith Alliance which is currently taking part in a campaign called One Nation Many Faiths in partnership with First Freedom First and Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. The following is a thought provoking email I wanted to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finally, A Human Response From A Politician</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2007/09/finally-a-human-response-from-a-politician/</link>
		<comments>http://nonsequiter.com/2007/09/finally-a-human-response-from-a-politician/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2007 20:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Del R.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please take a look at this video. San Diego mayor does right by the queer community. http://cbs5.com/video/?id=26888@kpix.dayport.com]]></description>
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		<title>Thank GOD for Peanut Butter</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2007/04/thank-god-for-peanut-butter/</link>
		<comments>http://nonsequiter.com/2007/04/thank-god-for-peanut-butter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:40:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Del R.</dc:creator>
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		<title>Know your rights, because they don&#8217;t</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2006/06/know-your-rights-because-they-dont/</link>
		<comments>http://nonsequiter.com/2006/06/know-your-rights-because-they-dont/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2006 02:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Del R.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As many of you know, I just graduated with my bachelors in human resource management, as well as have working in the area of human resources for many years. I love advising my friends (and people in general) on their legal rights. Well today an article was published by the Society of Human Resource Management, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shame on you!</title>
		<link>http://nonsequiter.com/2006/06/shame-on-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2006 02:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Del R.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today in a DiversityInc. article it is revealed that the Pentagon is still listing homosexuality as a mental disorder 33 years after the APA had declassified it as such. Does this surprise me? No, not with all the other wonderful discoveries coming out about our wonderful government practices. But it does disgust me. When are [...]]]></description>
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