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New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn Comments on “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” Vote
Image via Wikipedia 09/21/2010- by Natasia Langfelder NYC Council speaker, out lesbian and civil rights activist Christine Quinn gave a statement today regarding the disapointing outcome of the Senate’s vote on the Defense Bill, which would have eliminted Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. “Today the U.S. Senate acted against the advice of the military leadership, the [...]
Republicans Abandon Military, Vote Against Debating Defense Bill
09/21/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire With the news that this year has been the deadliest year for casualties in the War in Afghanistan as nine soldiers lose their lives in a deadly helicopter crash, the Republicans refused to allow debate on the Defense Authorization Bill effectively moving to defund the entire military and signaling a willingness [...]
A Call For Ohioans To Contact Senator Voinovich To Support Defense Bill, DADT Repeal Debate
09/21/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Ohioans and only Ohioans should be calling Senator George Voinovich’s office to ask him to do the right thing and begin debate on the Defense Authorization Bill so that the Pentagon can continue to function and run. It is time for Ohioans to urge him to vote to start this debate [...]
Military Surveys Show Opposition To Repeal Of DADT Says Gen. James Amos
09/21/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire General Jim Amos has decided that the position taken by the outgoing Commandant of the Marine Corps, General James T. Conway, will be his own. In a confirmation hearing today, Amos stated that he opposes the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell citing that it was not the time to repeal [...]
Germany Foreign Minister Weds Boyfriend In Ceremony In Bonn
09/21/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Guido Westerwelle and his partner Michael Mronz entered into a civil partnership in Germany. The German foreign minister is from the Free Democratic Party, and he married his long time boyfriend in a ceremony in the Germany city of Bonn. The town’s mayor Jürgen Nimptsch conducted the ceremony that was attended [...]
DADT Vote Today And The Increasingly Anti-Gay, Theocratic Tone Of GOP Candidates
09/21/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Today at 2:15 will be the vote regarding the Defense Authorization Bill and the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. It is expected that the Republicans will push through with an amendment to try and strip the language from the bill, but it is unlikely that they will have enough votes [...]
Four Accused of Murdering Lesbian – Escape from Court
9-20-2010- Melanie Nathan; South Africa: Four fugitives have been rearrested after escaping from the Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court, where they were on trial in connection with the murder of lesbian Zoliswa Nkonyana. The men were the accused in the Zoliswa Nkonyana murder case, who was killed at the age of 19, allegedly for being a lesbian. [...]
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Rachel Maddow Covers Lady Gaga’s DADT Rally; Will be Live During Today’s Vote
Image via Wikipedia 09/21/2010- by Natasia Langfelder Yesterday Lady Gaga held a rally to repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell in Portland Maine. Rachel Maddow and Lady Gaga have been running on parrelel paths regarding DADT, with Lady Gaga even taking a former guest on Maddow’s show to the VMAs. Maddow covered Lady Gaga’s rally on [...]