Image via Wikipedia …on Behalf of Lesbian Federal Court Employee Whose Wife Was Denied Insurance PRESS RELEASE POSTED BY MELANIE NATHAN “At a minimum, federal courts have the power and responsibility to end discrimination against their own employees.” (San Francisco, January 20, 2010) —... (Continue reading)
12/21/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire When the Republicans made it their mission to rile up as much of the anti-government, anti-Democrat, anti-reform, racist, sexist, bigoted, anti-Semitic groups as possible in this country in order to return to power, they made one thing... (Continue reading)
12/16/09-by Paula Brooks Yesterday, by a vote of 6-3, Mecklenburg County North Carolina Commissioners approved a measure to will provide domestic partner benefits for same-sex couples. According to a report on North Carolinas Q-Notes… The approved plan will define “domestic partners” as two... (Continue reading)
12/07/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire It appears that the Roman Catholic Church has found their patsy…er ally in Senator Ben Nelson. His decision to help them craft and introduce a Senate version of the Stupak-Pitts Amendment could result in the... (Continue reading)
By Melanie Nathan:- When I met Senator Leahy, I was touched by his compassion, his sensitivity and his veracity. Most of all he is a champion for equality and as a supporter of UAFA, and has done much for our LGBT... (Continue reading)
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)
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)
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)
11/9/09-by Paula Brooks President Barak Obama expressed confidence Sunday that the Senate will “take the baton” and approve sweeping health care reform legislation, after the House narrowly passed its version Saturday night. In brief remarks from the Rose Garden yesterday, the president... (Continue reading)
10/31/09-by Paula Brooks While the Obama administration has repeatedly called the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) discriminatory and President Obama has vowed to work for its repeal, nevertheless the Obama Justice Department again defended the law in a court filing. In... (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)
09/18/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Representative Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin sat down to discuss the issue of the impact of the healthcare debate upon the LGBT community. Rep. Tammy Baldwin is the first openly lesbian member of Congress. Using YouTube,... (Continue reading)
09/10/09- by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Last night, President Barack Obama laid out his goals regarding the creation of healthcare reform in order to insure every American, and to bring down healthcare costs. The speech, delivered before a joint session of... (Continue reading)
When Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa stated that the rancor in the healthcare debate had largely to do with people’s distrust of the government he is, largely, correct. However, it is incorrect as to the origin of this distrust since... (Continue reading)
A New American Sport – “Kill -The -Bill.” A cross between Quidditch and Rugby, a new and most perilous sport has emerged out of the Bill debate for Healthcare reform. Current Champ is ”Just a Mom” – This is how it... (Continue reading)