Image by Benny BNut via Flickr 02/09/2010- by Natasia Langfelder Yesterday Rhodes News and a small contingent of follows attacked Rachel Maddow online. It seems that the Tea Bag party members object to Maddow using the term “Teabaggers” to describe them. It... (Continue reading)
2/6/10-by Paula Brooks This past week, Lori Hahn (Hahn at Home) and Margo Moon (Starr Ann Chronicles) launched Our Big Gayborhood, an entertaining new site full of lively, powerful, snarky, reflective and just plain interesting articles spanning the entire spectrum of... (Continue reading)
Image via Wikipedia 2/6/10-by Paula Brooks Two Iowa GOP State Representatives, Jason Schultz, and Matt Windschitl, this week, co-sponsored legislation which seeks to remove LGBT students from the 2007 Iowa Safe Schools Law that protects students from harassment and bullying in Iowa’s... (Continue reading)
Image by Mulad via Flickr 2/5/10- by Paula Brooks After numerous meetings at the Iowa State Capitol Thursday, Brad Clark, campaign director, for Iowa gay rights advocacy group One Iowa, has said he believes Republicans will attempt to pull a bill that... (Continue reading)
February 4, 2010-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Harry Knox of the Human Rights Campaign announced today the formation of the American Prayer Hour in response to the National Prayer Breakfast which has been held annually by the group known colloquially as The... (Continue reading)
Image by lez get real via Flickr 2/3/10-by Paula Brooks By a 12-8 vote, the Maryland House of Delegates Judiciary Committee has rejected an effort to prohibit that state from recognizing same-sex marriages lawfully performed elsewhere. Del. Emmett C. Burns, a Baltimore County... (Continue reading)
2/3/10-by Paula Brooks Nine senators have agreed to introduce a bill, similar to one introduced last month in the House by Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), which would forbid The District of Columbia from allowing same-sex marriages to be performed in the... (Continue reading)
02/02/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire According to a letter given to Senator John McCain by retired generals and admirals, Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is working. If by working, they mean that it is costing the military a ton of money and... (Continue reading)
02/01/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Tomorrow, 2 February, the Senate Armed Services Committee will be taking on the issue of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Tonight, on The Rachel Maddow Show, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will be discussing the push to pass the... (Continue reading)
Image via Wikipedia 2/1/10- by Paula Brooks Album of the Year Taylor Swift, Fearless Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Beyonce, Halo Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Jason Mraz, Make It Mine Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Jay Z, Rihanna, Kanye West, Run This Town Best Rock Album Green Day, 21st Century Breakdown Record of... (Continue reading)
01/30/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Missouri Patrol Corporal Dennis Engelhard was struck and killed by a car that lost control in the heavy snow that fell throughout the South during the Christmas holiday. Engelhard had stepped out of his patrol car... (Continue reading)
01/29/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire In a voice vote, the Hawaii House of Representatives voted to not debate the civil unions bill and, thus, effectively kill the measure. Earlier this month, the Hawaii Senate passed the civil unions bill. This... (Continue reading)
1/29/10-by Paula Brooks Harold Ford Jr. may or may not be running for the Senate against Kirsten Gillibrand, but he certainly seems to be more than willing to sound like it. Of late he has been telling the LGBT community what a... (Continue reading)
01/29/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire The majority of Americans want an end to Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, and many Congressmen and Senators want it done away with as well. The President wants it repealed, but now someone close to the White... (Continue reading)
01/29/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Representative Ike Skelton believes that Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell should not be repealed because it would cause too much stress on the military in a time of war. What Skelton never quite answers in his objection... (Continue reading)