Political articles/news from local authors
The Washington Post is reporting that starting in February, the Pentagon will start a program to train commanders, chaplains and troops for the impending overturning of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Training should focus on reminding troops to treat each other with respect, that no policy will be established solely based on sexual orientation and that […]
Illinois has made civil unions for same sex couples legal. While it does not equate to marriage, and the state will continue to define marriage as one man and one woman, it’s a step in the right direction, and a salvation for couples in the state who are faced with discrimination in hospital visitation, property
The gay bashing, proposed Constitutional Amendment, anti gay x-President George W Bush’s daughter, Barbara, has joined the HRC Campaign New Yorkers For Marriage Equality to voice her support for marriage equality. Reports are widespread, and have been for years now, that in reality GW is not truly against gay rights, that he only used the
Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, proposed Senate Bill 48, also known as the Fair Education Act, last month in hopes to acknowledge gay Americans in classroom textbooks and prevent gay bullying in California public schools; however, there are many opposing the bill. “There isn’t social science that demonstrates that teaching children about the glories of
California is following the lead of New Jersey in dealing with the current epidemic of bullying in US schools which had resulted in a high number of LGBT suicides. The New Jersey law is the strictest anti-bullying law to take effect in US schools, since it "mandates that schools have a specific point person to
In the new issue of The Advocate, Kerry Eleveld takes on Hillary Clinton and LGBT rights in America…. Men and women around the world were being “harassed, beaten, subjected to sexual violence, even killed, because of who they are and whom they love,” she said. “This is a human rights issue,” Clinton told the
Although Gabrielle Giffords, a three time Democrat, remains in critical condition, the news coming out Tuesday night was optimistic… TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — One of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ doctors declared Tuesday she has "a 101 percent chance of surviving," as she made more progress, moving both arms and breathing on her own for the first
