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Senator Gillibrand Attends Rally Calling For End of Stupak-Pitts
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 Catholic Bishops, has caused a great deal of reaction across the board, and energized a [...]
Shirley Tan Advocate’s Activist of the Year 2009 – Political Aftermath…
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 way that could result in resentment from the community rather than the applause they deserve: Here are [...]
New York Conservatives Institute Marriage Equality Test- No Endorsement If One Votes For Equality
11/17/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire On the heels of the New York 23 vote, and the pushing out of Dierdre Scozzafava, it should not be surprising that the Conservative Party is making marriage a litmus test even as Doug Hoffman rescinds his concession at the urging of his guru Glen Beck. This, of course, despite the [...]
Recession and Financial Mismanagement May Claim Distinguished LGBT Newspapers
11/16/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Southern Voice and David Atlanta have both shut their doors as the downturn in the news media‘s economy strikes the smaller, minority directed newspapers hardest. The Washington Blade‘s site has slowed to a crawl as the financial issues of Unite Media and Window Media begin to affect the operations of the [...]
Hate Crimes Against LGBT-Americans and Jews Rose In California in 2008
11/14/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire In 2008, in the lead up to the Prop 8 ballot fight, hate crimes against gays and lesbians rose significantly. While hate crimes against two specific groups rose significantly, biased motivated crimes over all dropped. Hate crimes rose by two percent in California in 2008 over 2007. Of the increase, the [...]
Pressure Grows Over Stupak-Pitts Amendment, Calls For IRS Investigation Of Bishops Attacked
11/13/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire The lobbying by the Roman Catholic Bishops to get the Stupak-Pitts Amendment made into law has drawn the ire of several people, including MSNBC commentator Dr. Nancy Snyderman. On a recent episode of her show, Dr. Snyderman and Terry O’Neill, President of the National Organization for Women, discussed this particular issue, [...]
Marriage Equality Advocates Urge President to File a Brief in Prop 8 Challenge
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 own Stories. My child was personally impacted by Prop. 8 and I have vowed to [...]
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Desire To Return To a Mythological Past Fuels The Right’s Battles On Abortion, Marriage
11/16/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire In the 1890′s, the New York Post published an article detailing the arrest for murder of a woman who conducted illegal abortions for patients in New York City. She was not arrested for providing the abortions, though those were illegal. Instead, she was arrested when one of her patients hemorrhaged and [...]