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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
BOSTON — Associated Press reports today that a gay Brazilian man has been denied asylum by the Obama administration and won’t be reunited with his Massachusetts husband in the U.S. Tim Coco, the US citizen binational spouse said that Attorney General... (Continue reading)
The question remains – and answers are still needed. When listening to the Video, below, I am wondering which would be the hottest political hot potato – UAFA (Uniting American Families Act, ) as stand-alone legislation or comprehensive immigation reform or comprehensive... (Continue reading)
“Pass the Uniting American Families Act” and I say now! The Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) of 2009, would grant same-sex couples the same immigration benefits — and responsibilities — as opposite-sex couples, under the same existing legal framework. It is cosponsored... (Continue reading)
I love Tegan & Sara, I’ve been a fan for over 5 years and I’ve seen them perform several times. I really, really love them! I’m not obsessed or anything, although I know I sometimes seem like a stalker. I... (Continue reading)
You really won't believe it till you see it, and now you finally can. Get more on the story I reported early last week, here. Unfortunately, more proof that police brutality is spiraling out of control across the nation in... (Continue reading)
Keith Olbermann offers his commentary on the Carrie Prejean controversy after Donald Trump announced that she will be keeping the Miss California crown. ... (Continue reading)
Rupert Murdoch has let it slip that corporations hemorrhaging money are desperate to find a way to end the internet as we know it. Companies like Murdoch’s newspapers and TV networks, which include Fox News and the Asian Star Network,... (Continue reading)
Rachel Maddow Interviews Matthew Shepard’s Mother Judy Shepard ... (Continue reading)
Here is a story that says our friends (?)from north of the border either have too much time or too many drugs on their hands… and left me staring at my computer screen asking just who pays for studies like... (Continue reading)