Melanie Nathan Posts – San Francisco, 2/09/ 2010 - Baldwin, Frank, Polis, Nadler, Honda, Quigley Seek to End Discrimination for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Binational Families. Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Congressmen Barney Frank (D- MA), Jared Polis (D-CO), Jerrold... (Continue reading)
02/07/2010 by JR Russell Image via Wikipedia Uganda’s proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009 has attracted all kinds of unwanted attention from the world. President Obama briefly spoke out against it at the Family-sponsored National Prayer Breakfast, calling it “odious”. Ugandan Pastor (and former break dancing... (Continue reading)
02/06//10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Colonel Oliver North attacked the decision to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. He decided that the decision by Secretary Robert Gates to not pursue third party reports turning in gay and lesbian service members, such as... (Continue reading)
Posted by Melanie Nathan, February 05, 2010: Third Part of The Binational Series UAFA or 1,666 years of Binational Stories” Here is a letter which was sent to President Obama, with the emotive reflections of a foreign born spouse. Although each story has a unique... (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)
February 4, 2010-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Talking to MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell yesterday, Senator Orrin Hatch made it clear that he was open to repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. He stated that there were “outstanding patriotic gay people who serve in... (Continue reading)
02/04/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Today, President Barack Obama spoke before the annual National Prayer Breakfast held by the The Family. He spoke regarding the different faiths that each person has and how each religion speaks to the need for people... (Continue reading)
02/03/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire There are political slogans that work. There are political slogans that fail. There are those political slogans that end up being the butt of jokes for ages to come. “Take Back Illinois” is bound... (Continue reading)
In a letter addressed to Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell and John Boehner, CREW (Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington) asks that the administration not support the National Prayer Breakfast, run by the religious group known... (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)
Image by lez get real via Flickr 1/29/10-by Paula Brooks Yesterday, when asked about his position on equal rights for same sex couples during a town hall meeting in Tampa, President Obama reiterated his support for legislation moving through the House and... (Continue reading)
1/28/10-by Paula Brooks Gay West Point Grad Disappointed in Obama’s DADT “Mention” Claiming to be a “fierce advocate” for gays and lesbians, when President Barack Obama was running for office, he called for the repeal of the military’s ban on openly gay... (Continue reading)
Melanie Nathan, Lt. Dan Choi Shirley Tan Dear Melanie – I have a message for President Obama: Don’t wait, don’t delay. Last night, the President repeated his campaign commitment to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” as part of his State of the Union... (Continue reading)
by Melanie Nathan, January 27, 2010. The President’s State of the Union Address was uplifting, sincere and an earnest attempt to deliver the imperative message - There is hope but the Republicans better get off their campaign trail and into Congress. ... (Continue reading)