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Domestic Partnership and Benefits Act – Your Reps need to hear from you today..
Written on 19 Nov, 2009 at 15:55 in Activism, Commentary, Family, Family Equality, Featured, Hot Topics, News, Op-Eds, Organizations, Politics | viewed times | 1 Comment
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)
Gillibrand Urges Feds To Clarify New Mammograms Recommendations
Written on 18 Nov, 2009 at 17:21 in A Gay Girl's View, Activism, Columns, Commentary, Education, Family, Featured, Hot Topics, Lez Be Smart, News, Op-Eds, Politics, Relationships, Special Reports | viewed times | 0 Comments
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)
Compensation for Gay Couple – “Mr. President we voted for you to lead and now we expect YOU to be the one to lead us to equality.
Written on 18 Nov, 2009 at 16:03 in Activism, Commentary, Family Equality, Featured, Hot Topics, In The Courts, Notable Quotes, Op-Eds | viewed times | 1 Comment
YES -YOU – CAN Posted by melanie Nathan: Judge orders compensation for gay couple denied benefits (LA Times Report) by Carol J. Williams:- While recognizing the status quo of federal government rejection of gay marriage under the Defense of Marriage Act, federal judge of... (Continue reading)
Our Bodies and our Boobs – the Fight is On…
Written on 17 Nov, 2009 at 19:40 in A Gay Girl's View, Activism, Commentary, Debates, Editorials, Family, Family Life, Featured, Health, Hot Topics, Lifestyle, News, Op-Eds, People, Politics, Special Reports | viewed times | 3 Comments
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)
Shirley Tan Advocate’s Activist of the Year 2009 – Political Aftermath…
Written on 17 Nov, 2009 at 15:12 in Activism, Commentary, Editorials, Family, Family Equality, Featured, Hot Topics, News, Op-Eds, People, Politics, Rants & Raves, Special Reports | viewed times | 1 Comment
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)
Marriage Equality Advocates Urge President to File a Brief in Prop 8 Challenge
Written on 13 Nov, 2009 at 18:43 in Activism, Anti-Gay, Commentary, Family, Family Equality, Featured, Hot Topics, LGBT Children, News, Op-Eds, Organizations, Rants & Raves | viewed times | 0 Comments
Equality California is requesting that President Obama file a brief in the Federal Case against proposition 8. I hope I can pursuade our valued readers to jump on this one. One can go beyond the Petition and send the Whitehouse your... (Continue reading)
Mormon Church Supports Gay Rights;That “do not do violence to the institution of marriage.”
Written on 11 Nov, 2009 at 22:20 in Activism, Anti-Gay, Commentary, Family, Family Equality, Family Life, Featured, Hot Topics, News, Op-Eds, Politics, Rants & Raves, Religion, Special Reports | viewed times | 2 Comments
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)
Can Obama and the Congressional Leadership Keep their word on Stupak
11/11/09-by Paula Brooks I am not the daughter of the privileged… I am the daughter of a career military man, who is the son of a career military man, who was the son of a career military man… and I have... (Continue reading)
Learning The Lockstep Tango -Time to Tune up DEMS
Written on 8 Nov, 2009 at 13:09 in Commentary, Family, Family Life, Featured, Health, Hot Topics, Lifestyle, News, Op-Eds, Politics, Special Reports | viewed times | 0 Comments
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 Rapes Must Stop Now
Written on 6 Nov, 2009 at 3:20 in Activism, Commentary, Crime, Health, Hot Topics, Lifestyle, News, Op-Eds, Special Reports | viewed times | 0 Comments
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
Written on 4 Nov, 2009 at 3:40 in Activism, Anti-Gay, Break Ups and Divorce, Commentary, Editorials, Events, Family, Family Equality, Family Life, Featured, Home, Hot Topics, Lifestyle, News, Op-Eds, Organizations, People, Politics, Relationships, Religion, Special Reports, Weddings and Unions | viewed times | 3 Comments
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)
Taylor Swift A Nazi – Or a Joke -You decide
Written on 29 Oct, 2009 at 20:24 in Commentary, Entertainment, Featured, Music, News, Offbeat, Op-Eds, People | viewed times | 24 Comments
You cannot go platinum a gazillion times and get away with this one. However seems popular darling and singing sensation may well get her pass, at least from those who do not have a clue. But for this lesbian Jewish... (Continue reading)
McDonnell / Cuccinelli Connection.
Written on 29 Oct, 2009 at 17:39 in Commentary, Featured, News, Op-Eds, People, Politics | viewed times | 1 Comment
10/29/09-by OutVoice I have always taken pride in not voting a straight party ticket. As I lean more toward independent that only makes sense. However the ugly and dishonest politics of this year’s Virginia election may change all that. Since the... (Continue reading)
Bishop Against Hate Crimes Act – fears it will inhibit his need to preach against homosexuality
Written on 29 Oct, 2009 at 15:28 in Activism, Anti-Gay, Commentary, Crime, Editorials, Family, Family Equality, Featured, Hot Topics, News, Notable Quotes, Op-Eds, People, Politics, Rants & Raves, Religion, Special Reports | viewed times | 0 Comments
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 Specter – DOMA is a RELIC…. is this a campaign speech or sign of leadership?
Written on 27 Oct, 2009 at 21:51 in Commentary, Featured, News, Op-Eds, People, Politics | viewed times | 4 Comments
By Melanie Nathan – Oct 27, 2009 – Today a post by Senator Arlen Specter appeared in the Huffington Post where Specter categorically states: “The time has come to repeal the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Enacted 13... (Continue reading)
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November 18, 2009 | 5:21 pmIN 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 Screening Many Doctors, Experts Object To Recommendations, Giving Women Conflicting Messages on How to Protect [...]
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