Political articles/news from local authors
I called it the Fair and Equal act… Oops, It was, and still is, the FAIR Education act. And it was signed by Governor Jerry Brown, today. Many of us applaud this as a big step towards equality, towards an end of bullying, towards a future where inclusion and not exclusion is the norm. But […]
Breaking news! Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation today that makes California the first state in the nation to require the inclusion of the contributions of gay, lesbian and transgender Americans in school history lessons and textbooks. Yay! Read the whole story here.
Thanks to Jay Hubbell for finding this video…
Last Friday I mentioned the Fair Education Act, a law that would require the roles and contributions of LGBT people to be added to History and Social studies curriculum. The bill has made it past the state assembly and is now waiting the signature of Governor Jerry Brown. Supporters of the bill, that landed on
Rhode Island is set to put the worst kind of discrimination into law: the kind that masks itself and pretends to be equality. From the HRC website: The Rhode Island Senate is set to vote on and pass a Civil Unions bill (HB 6103) tomorrow, June 29th. The current bill now before the legislature would
As June, Pride month, winds down, I thought it might be worth taking a quick look at one of the major turning points for our community, the birthplace of Gay Pride and in many ways the Gay Rights moevment: The Stonewall Riots. From wiki: The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations against
This is a brilliant new documentary about tort reform, malpractice and the general trend of politicians and judges over the last few years to remove and restrict the power of individuals to sue corporations when damaged. You really won’t believe all that is in this film, including the fact that in probably involves you…that
