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CA’s Fair Education Act: Update

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

RI is no NY…

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

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Quick History Lesson: The Stonewall Riots.

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

HBO Documentary – “Hot Coffee” – A MUST SEE

  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

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New York State Legalizes Same Sex Marriage

For the first time in US history, a Republican controlled legislature has passed the legalization of same sex marriage in the state of New York. After a religious amendment passed, two Senators announced their vote would be yes, which put the number of Senators voting yes over the required 32. The final vote was 33-29.