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Giuliani Spokeswoman Denies That He Will Run For Senate

Giuliani Spokeswoman Denies That He Will Run For Senate

11/19/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Mayor Giuliani has gone into denial mode over a story in the New York Daily News, as reported here on LGR, that he was running for Senate. Whether or not the initial report is true, or... (Continue reading)

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Mayor Giuliani Appears To Favor Challenging Senator Gillibrand to Running Against AG Cuomo

Mayor Giuliani Appears To Favor Challenging Senator Gillibrand to Running Against AG Cuomo

11/19/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire It is not official yet, but Rudy “Noun, Verb, and 9/11″ Giuliani appears poised to not challenge New York Governor David Paterson for the governorship next year, but rather to aim to take on Senator Kirsten Gilibrand... (Continue reading)

Domestic Partnership and Benefits Act – Your Reps need to hear from you today..

Domestic Partnership and Benefits Act - Your Reps need to hear from you today..

Yesterday the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a committee vote on the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act (DPBO), legislation that would provide equal benefits to the domestic partners of federal employees. The committee passed DPBO at... (Continue reading)

EEOC Nominee Backtracks On Marriage Equality Statement Over Polygamy Support Charges

EEOC Nominee Backtracks On Marriage Equality Statement Over Polygamy Support Charges

11/19/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Accusations of supporting polygamy have forced President Barack Obama’s nominee for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to ask that her name be withdrawn from a statement that was, at least on the surface, written to support same-sex... (Continue reading)

New Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations Cause Obama Officials to Run For Cover.

New Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations Cause Obama Officials to Run For Cover.

11/19/09-by Paula Brooks The Obama administration distanced itself Wednesday from new recommendations on breast cancer screening called for earlier this week by a federally appointed task force after concerns among women caused lawmakers of both sides of the isle to attack... (Continue reading)

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)

Anti-Gay DC voter initiative rejected by Board of Elections as discriminatory

Anti-Gay DC voter initiative rejected by Board of Elections as discriminatory

11/18/09-by Paula Brooks The District of Columbia’s Board of Elections and Ethics (BOEE), Tuesday rejected a proposed voter initiative that sought to define marriage as ”only between a man and a woman,” declaring that the initiative would violate the city’s anti-discrimination... (Continue reading)

Bizarre New Ruling from Israeli Orthodox group

Bizarre New Ruling from Israeli Orthodox group

Posted by Melanie Nathan an BLOG by David Taffet  and Tammye Nash (quoting Haaretz); Also appeared Boston Globe; 9/2009 If you Think some things you hear from American right wing Christian groups are loony? Well, we Jews are very proud of our... (Continue reading)

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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)

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Senator Gillibrand Attends Rally Calling For End of Stupak-Pitts

Senator Gillibrand Attends Rally Calling For End of Stupak-Pitts

11/17/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Monday, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York attended a rally to call for the defeat of the Stupak-Pitts Amendment which was put into the Healthcare reform bill by the House. The amendment, largely pushed by the... (Continue reading)

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)

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New Hampshire radio host fired after calling Dem party boss “a faggot”

New Hampshire radio host fired after calling Dem party boss “a faggot”

11/17/09-by Paula Brooks A New Hampshire radio station has terminated a talk show after its host called that state’s Democratic Party chairman a derogatory name. Nassau Broadcasting, the owner of WEMJ 1490am in Laconia, says it terminated its contract with air conservative... (Continue reading)

New York Conservatives Institute Marriage Equality Test- No Endorsement If One Votes For Equality

New York Conservatives Institute Marriage Equality Test- No Endorsement If One Votes For Equality

11/17/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire On the heels of the New York 23 vote, and the pushing out of Dierdre Scozzafava, it should not be surprising that the Conservative Party is making marriage a litmus test even as Doug Hoffman rescinds his... (Continue reading)

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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)

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