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Weekly Round up for Friday July 22, 2011
Happy Friday! Have you seen the newest Harry Potter movie? Are you all set for Captain America this weekend? Don’t you just LOVE summertime movies? Well, it isn’t The Daily Prophet, but here are a few bits of news and notes to help tide you over between blockbuster movies and keep you company at Comic-Con.
Pentagon Expected To Announce End of DADT Tomorrow
Tomorrow, Friday, June 22nd, is the expected day that the Pentagon, specifically Leon Panetta, will announce and certify that gays may serve openly in the armed services. The decision is not unexpected. The Pentagon has conducted months of internal studies and training to gauge how troops would react to the change triggered by a law
VIDEO: Al Franken Rips Focus On The Family “Witness”
Can we just elect Al Franken as President? Actually he’s probably doing better work in the Senate…
Obama Supports Bill To Overturn DOMA
Courtesy The Huffington Post… President Barack Obama is throwing his support behind a bill that would repeal the federal government’s ban on same-sex marriage. The president has “long called for a legislative appeal for the so-called Defense of Marriage Act which continues to have a real impact on families,” White House spokesman Jay Carney announced
Same Sex Marriage Update for Columbia
Good news from South America. Columbia might be the next country to legalize same sex marriage. The country is already steos ahead of neighboring countries in terms of same sex couples rights. Since 2007, the country has provided more than 30 rights to same sex couples including social security pension benefits. The high court has
VIDEO: CBS47 Covers Signing of Fair Education Act
Gay Central Valley’s own Kaylia Metcalfe participated in local news coverage of the newly signed Fair Education Act… CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO