Special Reports

Page 1 of 1912345678910»...Last »

Gillibrand Urges Feds To Clarify New Mammograms Recommendations

Gillibrand Urges Feds To Clarify New Mammograms Recommendations

IN PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE WOMEN OVER THE AGE OF 40 TO RECEIVE MAMMOGRAMS, GILLIBRAND URGES FED TO CLARIFY NEW RECOMMENDATIONS New Guidelines Released This Week Claim Only Women Over 50 Need Routine Mammograms As Part Of Breast Cancer... (Continue reading)

Our Bodies and our Boobs – the Fight is On…

Our Bodies and our Boobs - the Fight is On...

Ten days ago, the House passed the Stupak Amendment, which would be one of the biggest setbacks to women’s health and rights in recent decades; unless we stand together and stop it, this will provide license for our rights to... (Continue reading)

Tagged with:                                                 

Shirley Tan Advocate’s Activist of the Year 2009 – Political Aftermath…

Shirley Tan Advocate's Activist of the Year 2009 - Political Aftermath...

   By Melanie Nathan- Congratulations to Shirley Tan and Jay Mercado  and the boys and Mommy. Shirley was named  ADVOCATE MAGAZINE ’s  Activist of the Year for 2009.   This is well deserved.  However they may have been used in a... (Continue reading)

Tagged with:                                                                 

Recession and Financial Mismanagement May Claim Distinguished LGBT Newspapers

Recession and Financial Mismanagement May Claim Distinguished LGBT Newspapers

11/16/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Southern Voice and David Atlanta have both shut their doors as the downturn in the news media’s economy strikes the smaller, minority directed newspapers hardest. The Washington Blade’s site has slowed to a crawl as the... (Continue reading)

Pressure Grows Over Stupak-Pitts Amendment, Calls For IRS Investigation Of Bishops Attacked

Pressure Grows Over Stupak-Pitts Amendment, Calls For IRS Investigation Of Bishops Attacked

11/13/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire The lobbying by the Roman Catholic Bishops to get the Stupak-Pitts Amendment made into law has drawn the ire of several people, including MSNBC commentator Dr. Nancy Snyderman. On a recent episode of her show, Dr.... (Continue reading)

Mormon Church Supports Gay Rights;That “do not do violence to the institution of marriage.”

Mormon Church Supports Gay Rights;That

 Last night the city council of Salt Lake City unanimously passed an ordinance outlawing discrimination against gays in employment and housing, the first such law in the entire state of Utah. Very surprisingly, among those speaking in support of the... (Continue reading)

Tagged with:                                         

AS NY assembly shelves gay marriage vote… we must start the Great Big Gay PR Campaign

AS NY assembly shelves gay marriage vote... we must start the Great Big Gay PR Campaign

 NY assembly shelves gay marriage vote… (AFP) –reported  8 hours ago-  NEW YORK — New York’s state assembly on Tuesday put off a tentatively planned vote on a bill that would allow same-sex marriage. “A vote did not take place. They are... (Continue reading)

Learning The Lockstep Tango -Time to Tune up DEMS

Learning The Lockstep Tango -Time to Tune up DEMS

 By Melanie Nathan -  If there is one thing to come out of healthcare reform’s ultimate house bill, is the need for the Democrats to take lessons in the “Lockstep Tango” and who would be better teachers than the experts... (Continue reading)

The Fall of Carrie “Opposite Marriage” Prejean

The Fall of Carrie

11/07/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire There are dozens of statements about how one should not disparage another, especially when you, yourself, have dirty little secrets. It’s all about being a hypocrite. Ms Carrie Prejean, the former Miss California, found out... (Continue reading)

The Rapes Must Stop Now

The Rapes Must Stop Now

Tell the U.N.: To: Ban Ki-moon (U.N. Secretary General) Sponsored by: CARE go to http://change.org To: Ban Ki-moon (U.N. Secretary General)  Just weeks ago in the West African country of Guinea, countless women were brutally raped in a public stadium when soldiers stormed a peaceful protest.... (Continue reading)

Maine and California – “BAN DIVORCE” – next obvious step for the Sanctity of Marriage

Maine and California -

Melanie Nathan: Considering Maine and Reflecting on California: Does marriage equality and more specifically same-sex marriage hurt traditional marriage? This most confounding question has yet to be answered by anyone, especially those who expound the rhetoric while seeking to ban same-sex... (Continue reading)

All eyes are on Maine as vote on same-sex marriage looms

All eyes are on Maine as vote on same-sex marriage looms

This is Paula Brooks reporting from Portland, ME… 05:35 EST 11/3/09 Today voters in Maine could make history by becoming the first U.S. state to make same-sex marriage legal by popular vote as they head to the polls to decide Question... (Continue reading)

Tagged with:                     

DEMS – CALL OUT- Sarah Palin on Facebook lies….

DEMS - CALL OUT- Sarah Palin on Facebook lies....

Quoting: The Democratic Party Site – CALL OUT:   “A lot of folks use Facebook to stay in touch with friends and family. For Sarah Palin, it’s a great way to spread lies about health insurance reform.  A few months back,... (Continue reading)

Tagged with:                                         

Bishop Against Hate Crimes Act – fears it will inhibit his need to preach against homosexuality

Bishop Against Hate Crimes Act - fears it will inhibit his need to preach against homosexuality

Bishop E. W. Jackson Sr., who leads Exodus Faith Ministries in Chesapeake, Va., says that while he’s against anti-gay violence, he also opposes homosexuality and wants to be free to preach against it, as reported in the Virginian-Pilot. While... (Continue reading)

Senator Gillibrand LGBT Meet and Greet- binationals ask for UAFA answers.

Senator Gillibrand LGBT Meet and Greet- binationals ask for UAFA answers.

Today a Binational married lesbian couple (names private) attended Senator Gillibrand’s meet and greet at the LGBT Center in NYC. They went armed with a letter setting out their dire circumstances, including reference to the unconscionable detention suffered by one... (Continue reading)

Page 1 of 1912345678910»...Last »