Political articles/news from local authors
It’s been coming since the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, and now it’s here. The Servicemembers Legal Defense Fund has filed a federal lawsuit suing U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki, on behalf of current and former service members seeking equal recognition, benefits […]
SLDN Files Federal Litigation Against DOMA Read More »
President Obama may still waffle on marriage equality (which, I believe, if he’s re-elected, will fall by the wayside and will be replaced by a full support of the issue. Presidents generally save the really groundbreaking stuff for the safe, second term.) but he does support the repeal of DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act). DOMA
DOMA Battle About To Begin Read More »
While Equality California has decided to not move forward with a repeal Prop 8 ballot measure for 2012, the group Love Honor Cherish, which helmed an unsuccessful signature gathering campaign in 2010, has decided to submit ballot language and start the process of getting a repeal Prop 8 measure on the ballot for 2012. Currently,
LHC Moves Back To The Ballot with Prop 8 Read More »
It looks like the Stop SB48 campaign has failed. This groups was gathering signatures to get a repeal of the recently signed SB48, or the Fair Education Act, on the ballot. SB48 will insure that the contributions of LGBT Americans are recognized and acknowledged in our public education system. Equality California on Tuesday, announced that
Statement by National Stonewall Democrats Executive Director, Michael Mitchell, on the passing of Dr. Frank Kameny: Last night, we lost a hero and a champion for LGBT rights. Dr. Frank Kameny was a courageous and undeniable force in our movement. In 1957, he was fired from his US Government job for being gay. The peaceful
Stonewall Democrats: The Passing of a Hero Read More »
LGB….T The T, the final letter in the acronym, the group that some think shouldn’t be included, the group at the bottom of the totem pole when it comes to understanding, support, and equality. There is a stigma to the T; a sort of misunderstanding or refusal to understand. A bit of the “them” vs
California gets two new transgender laws! Read More »
Courtesy The Advocate… California Governor Jerry Brown signed a series of bills last week that got props from LGBT organizations around the country. Those bills included Seth’s Law, an anti-bullying measure named after 13-year-old student Seth Walsh who hanged himself after he had been hounded at school by classmates who perceived him to be gay.
Governor Brown Signs Several Important LGBT Bills Read More »
Sometimes I am proud to call him President While his views on gay marriage have been “evolving” and it doesn’t appear likely that he will move from his support of civil unions to support for same sex marriage, President Obama has, as he is proud to say, made a lot of progress for the LGBT
Thank you, Mister President. Read More »
You want an idea of the scope of what’s going on in New York City during Occupy Wall Street? Take a look at this video and the masses of those invested in this very American protest…
VIDEO: Occupy Wall Street Read More »
