Politics

Reported from NPR…On Monday, the Justice Department undid a small part of the damage that top officials caused in a scandal of politicized hiring and firing during the Bush administration. The department rehired an attorney who was improperly removed from her job because she was rumored to be a lesbian. NPR first broke the story […]

It’s easy to think we know who we’re fighting in the battle for gay rights. Easy to believe we couldn’t be fooled. Easy to think we can spot our foes from a mile away. Again, know who we’re fighting. Know that when someone seems to support gay rights, it doesn’t always mean they do. This

(02-03) 15:09 PST SAN FRANCISCO — The state Supreme Court will hear arguments March 5 on the validity of Proposition 8, the ban on same-sex marriage that California voters approved in November. The court said today that it would hold a three-hour hearing, from 9 a.m. to noon, at its chambers in San Francisco. The

It reads like a movie script, this column by Lisa Neff at 365Gay.com. It tracks the big money behind all kinds of anti-gay legislation, both in California and around the country. To anyone believing the passing of Prop 8 was a fluke, a "setback", or some blip on the radar, read this article. The organization

By Shane Goldmacher | Sacramento Bee The Mormon church has revealed in a campaign filing that the church spent nearly $190,000 to help pass Proposition 8, the November ballot measure that banned gay marriage in California. The disclosure comes amid an investigation by the state’s campaign watchdog agency into whether the Church of Jesus Christ

Reported today by the San Francisco Chronicle… Proposition 8 proponents’ complaint that a California campaign-finance disclosure law has led to harassment of same-sex marriage opponents failed to sway a federal judge, who refused Thursday to throw out the law or shield donors’ names. "If there ever needs to be sunshine on a particular issue, it’s

Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson, the first openly gay Episcopal Bishop, giving the opening Invocation at the Sunday, January 18th, Presidential Inauguration kick off, for our 44th President, Barack Obama…(this was not televised)

Finally, things have changed. Not only changed, but monumentally changed….President Barack Obama’s Inauguration speech, parts 1 & 2…

For the first time, a gay marching band will play for the commander-in-chief at the Inaugural Parade. The Lesbian and Gay Big Apple Corps joins the 177-member band from around the country.

By: Jay Matthew The next event where people are going to be needed is going to be taking place at Fogg, Maxwell & Lanier EyeCare of Fresno (1360 E. Herndon, Fresno), on January 30th from 1-4pm. There will be a protest, a picket line, and information will be handed out.  If you would like more