Political articles/news from local authors
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsome made a speech recently regarding how important it is for all Californians to come together to defeat Proposition 8 in November. Newsome notes that this is a close race at this point, and in order to make history for all LGBT Americans, all our involvement in this election and this […]
Now that the Democrat and Republican conventions are over, we have less than 60 days left before American citizens elect the next President and Vice President. Given the anti-gay and anti-choice stance of the McCain-Palin campaign, the choice seems incredibly clear who we need to elect to salvage the country from the disastrous Republican administrations.
Mayoral candidate Henry T. Perea speaks on diversity, division and uniting a community: Perea is young, clean-cut, and Catholic but has a penchant for mild cursing (I’ve omitted the expletives from the article…sorry). He’s a bit of a walking paradox, no question about it.
A proposal aimed at effectively banning gay men and lesbians from becoming foster or adoptive parents was cleared Monday to appear on this fall’s ballot in Arkansas. To read more of this article on PlanetOut.com click here.
CNN & The Associated Press are reporting that Barack Obama has chosen Joseph Biden as his Vice Presidential Candidate. Read the story HERE…
After a recent re-design by 365GAY.COM, our live news feed is officially active again, at the top of our homepage. We can’t help but point out one of the lead stories, about the CA Supreme Court ruling that doctors are not allowed to base their medical assistance to patients on the basis of their religious
Can you imagine living in a place where birth control is considered an "abortion" and health insurers won’t cover it? Where even rape victims are denied emergency contraception? It seems unbelievable, but the Bush Administration is quietly trying to redefine "abortion" to include birth control. The Houston Chronicle says this could wipe out dozens of
Hillary Rodham Clinton’s name will be placed in nomination along with nominee-in-waiting Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention, an emblematic move intended to unite the party after a divisive primary. Read the story HERE…
When the state’s voters decide Proposition 8 this fall, it appears they will check "yes" or "no" next to a ballot title that reads: "Eliminates the Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry." A Superior Court judge this morning rejected a suit filed by Prop. 8 proponents against the ballot title proposed by Attorney General Jerry
The California state senate on Tuesday approved legislation that would declare May 22 “Harvey Milk Day,” in honor of the openly gay San Francisco city supervisor who was assassinated nearly 30 years ago. (Milk was born May 22, 1930.) The 22-13 vote in favor of the designation, which would create a “day of significance” rather
