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• The New GLBT Pope Problem

  
  
  
  It is time to admit that the gay community has a gigantic Pope problem. Under the leadership of Benedict XVI, the Vatican has become an implacable foe of liberalism, modernity and basic rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 5:44pm EST
  

• Boston Pride Voting on 40th Anniversary Theme

  Action comes in many forms. Sometimes it comes from a rabble rousing Rowdy Citizen like Mark Snyder who is angry enough and courageous enough to stand up and let his voice be heard. It seems agreed by many that equality for all walks of humanity should be expected here in [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 6:05pm EST
  

• DC Diocese Turns on Homeless

  
  
  
  From the New York Times:
  
  WASHINGTON — The fight over a proposed same-sex marriage law here heated up this week as the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said that if the [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 9:16pm EST
  

• Health Care Reform Bill Passes House

  
  
  Last night the House of Representatives in Washington voted to approve the long debated Health Care Reform Bill after an amendment to exclude federal money from being used for abortions.
  
  Let me stop here to remind people what a bag of poop President [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 10:51am EST
  

• Boston Activists Respond to Maine's Vote 11-04-09

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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 1:13am EST
  

• National Equality March Video clips

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  Posted: October 13, 2009, 10:04pm EDT
  

• STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY

  H.R. 3326 – Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010
  (Sen. Inouye, D-Hawaii)
  
  The Administration strongly supports Senate passage of H.R. 3326, with the Senate Committee-reported text, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010.
  
  The Administration is committed to [...]
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  Posted: September 25, 2009, 10:04am EDT
  

• Respect for Marriage Act Gains Momentum

  From StateNews.com:
  
  
  "A new piece of legislation announced last week could make the spotlight shining on our nation’s same-sex marriage debate a little brighter.
  
  The Respect for Marriage Act, or RFMA, was crafted by three House Democrats and already has the support of more than 90" [...]
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  Posted: September 24, 2009, 4:34pm EDT
  

• GLBT Equality March in DC with Join the Impact MA!

  Ever wonder what it would have been like to be there for the march on Washington during the civil rights struggles in the 1960's? Here's your chance to be a part of history and to advance our goals of equality for all. Below is the quoted blurb from the JTIMA [...]
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  Posted: September 07, 2009, 8:41am EDT
  

• A letter to John

  Dear John,
  
  For years those of us who have been troubled by the errors visited upon the GLBT community have struggled with the responsibility to share our views with others in a way that creates our same understanding in them. In order to do so we must first identify [...]
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  Posted: September 01, 2009, 4:11am EDT
  

• President Obama on Senator Kennedy's Passing

  THE PRESIDENT: I wanted to say a few words this morning about the passing of an extraordinary leader, Senator Edward Kennedy.
  
  Over the past several years, I've had the honor to call Teddy a colleague, a counselor, and a friend. And even though we have known this' [...]
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  Posted: August 26, 2009, 11:02am EDT
  

• Wisconsin Proves It's Not About Marriage

  The opponents of GLBT equality prove their argument is not about marriage, it's about what they find moral:
  
  MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin's attorney general says he won't defend a law that grants same-sex couples spousal benefits.
  
  Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said Friday that a law extending' [...]
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  Posted: August 24, 2009, 11:50am EDT
  

• Equality Maine's YouTube.com Commercial

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  Posted: August 21, 2009, 10:53am EDT
  

• They Are Massacring Us": GLBT Survivors' Voices within Iraq

  Sometimes I wonder how many of our own American brothers and sisters would allow such a thing here in the states...
  
  
  A Spreading Campaign
  
  A campaign of systematic killings gathered gradually in strength through the early months of 2009.
  
  Militia attacks on men [...]
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  Posted: August 18, 2009, 7:12pm EDT
  

• "Tea Baggers" Exploit Fear to Prevent Dialog on Healthcare

  
  
  This is Congresswoman Nikki Tsongas trying to deliver answers to the crowd, but members of an organized effort that is all over the United States known as "Tea Baggers" won't let her.http://www.kimsoft.com/polwar6.htm' [...]
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  Posted: August 18, 2009, 9:44am EDT
  

• GLBT Commissioner Chris Mason Needs Our Support!

  
  Chris Mason is the Cambridge based GLBT Commissioner who is almost complete his journey across all contiguous 48 states promoting equality and video documenting what he sees. Here is a recent email from him that is a call to fellow GLBT community members and supporters:
  
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  Posted: August 17, 2009, 1:21pm EDT
  

• Busting Propaganda Against Obama's Healthcare Reform Bill

  There has been much republican effort to distort the facts behind the health care reform bill HR3200. I've received the same email (shown in full at end of article) from several members of my family concerned about some serious allegations so let's see if these complaints stand up to [...]
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  Posted: August 14, 2009, 4:07pm EDT
  

• STATEMENT FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT ON THE PASSING OF EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER

  From the White House to all press affiliates:
  
  Jill and I are deeply saddened by the news of Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s passing. Eunice was one of those rare individuals whose energy and spirit were contagious. She inspired everyone around her to be better, to see beyond themselves, and [...]
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  Posted: August 11, 2009, 2:58pm EDT
  

• Exodus International Not All It's "Quacked" Up To Be

  Perhaps the public should have been suspicious when the two founding leaders of Exodus International left their wives and ran off with each other, or when Wayne Besen exposed yet another leader to be pretending to have changed while cruising guys at a gay bar. All that matters is [...]
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  Posted: August 06, 2009, 9:14pm EDT
  

• Chris Mason Catches Signature Gathering Fraud on Video

  
  
  Chris Mason is a student at Tufts University who is touring the country promoting equality as a good will ambassador and GLBT Commissioner of Cambridge, Massachusetts. His tour includes filming for a documentary that covers his adventures across all 48 contiguous states and can be followed from his [...]
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  Posted: August 01, 2009, 11:38am EDT
  

• U.K. Quakers Recognize Same-Sex Marriage, Will Allow Weddings

  By Patrick Donahue
  
  July 31 (Bloomberg) -- British Quakers have agreed to recognize same-sex marriage and allow their communities to conduct wedding ceremonies for gay couples.
  
  The change means that homosexual couples will be given the same recognition by Quakers in the U.K. that the group [...]
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  Posted: July 31, 2009, 10:31pm EDT
  

• Thank You President Carter

  President Carter has had enough of the Southern Baptist's misogyny.
  
  
  I HAVE been a practising Christian all my life and a deacon and Bible teacher for many years. My faith is a source of strength and comfort to me, as religious beliefs are to hundreds of millions of' [...]
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  Posted: July 21, 2009, 7:46am EDT
  

• Focus on the Family Discusses Role in Maine Gay Marriage Referendum

  Taken from the Everyday Christian:
  
  Colorado-based Christian advocacy organization Focus on the Family has laid out its role in the looming referendum to overturn Maine’s gay marriage law, but would not reveal how much money it was spending toward the effort.
  
  Sonja Swiatkiewicz, Focus’ director of issues [...]
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  Posted: July 19, 2009, 2:26pm EDT
  

• A Little Late ?

  Asked if he personally supported same-sex marriage, Clinton replied, "Yeah." "I personally support people doing what they want to do," Clinton said. "I think it's wrong for someone to stop someone else from doing that [same-sex marriage]."
  
  Why do politicians only make sense when they are not running for' [...]
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  Posted: July 15, 2009, 7:28am EDT
  

• Mormon Temple Besieged by GLBT Kisses

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  Posted: July 14, 2009, 5:52pm EDT
  

• MA Higher Ed Partners with VA to Improve GI bill

  Sixty-Eight Massachusetts Colleges and Universities Partner with VA to Improve GI Bill Benefits; Out-of-State, Private, and Graduate Educations Made More Affordable
  
  WASHINGTON – Sixty-eight colleges, universities and schools across Massachusetts have entered into Yellow Ribbon Program agreements with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to improve financial aid [...]
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  Posted: July 13, 2009, 12:40pm EDT
  

• The Cradle of Liberty

  BOSTON – Massachusetts, the first state to legalize gay marriage, sued the U.S. government Wednesday over a federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
  The federal Defense of Marriage Act interferes with the right of Massachusetts to define and regulate marriage as it [...]
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  Posted: July 08, 2009, 3:02pm EDT
  

• Anti-Gay Lies and Liars

  This is an essay written by Alvin A. McEwen, author of Holly Bulies and Headless Monsters
  
  By all means, use this page to educate yourselves and others.
  
  
  Top six religious right (anti-gay industry) distortion techniques
  
  1. Using nonrepresentative or out-of-date studies to make [...]
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  Posted: July 07, 2009, 5:50pm EDT
  

• Making Marriage Equality a Campaign Issue

  You really know we have turned the corner when politicians start campaigning on the promise of equality.
  
  Up to now, almost every prominent politician who has taken a stand for equality had nothing to lose. Things are different now.
  
  Gov. Corzine has made "marriage equality" for gays and [...]
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  Posted: June 23, 2009, 1:29pm EDT
  

• A WHOPPING 15%

  (WGN-AM)- U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk will call for legislation Monday that would toughen drug trafficking laws regarding a highly-potent form of marijuana, with penalties of up to 25 years in prison for a 1st-time offense.The law would target offenders who sell or distribute marijuana that has a THC content exceeding [...]
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  Posted: June 19, 2009, 9:55am EDT
  

• Do Your Job, Mr. Roberts

  And, Messrs. Thomas, Alito, Scalia, etc.
  
  Yesterday the US Supreme Court ruled that one DOES NOT have a constitutional right to DNA evidence.
  
  Said Mr. Roberts:
  
  DNA testing has an unparalleled ability both to exonerate the wrongly convicted and to identify the guilty. The availability of new [...]
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  Posted: June 19, 2009, 9:23am EDT
  

• Quote For the Day

  "The Obama Administration stumbled badly in defending the federal anti-marriage law, so-called "DOMA," despite his repeated campaign promises to end this federal discrimination against married gay couples and their loved ones. It is appalling to see the Obama Justice Department out-Bushing the Bush administration in its anti-gay arguments to shore" [...]
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  Posted: June 15, 2009, 7:53am EDT
  

• North Korea Warns of Nuclear War Amid Rising Tensions

  By VIJAY JOSHI, Associated Press Writer Vijay Joshi, Associated Press Writer – Sun Jun 14, 2:02 pm ET
  
  SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea's president ordered his top security officials Sunday to deal "resolutely and squarely" with new North Korean warnings of a nuclear war on the eve of' [...]
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  Posted: June 14, 2009, 6:16pm EDT
  

• The NYPD's Anti-gay Violence

  Alana Smith reports on the struggle of two lesbians who are speaking out after they were beaten by New York City police.
  
  June 9, 2009
  
  FORTY YEARS after the Stonewall Inn uprising in New York City--where gays and lesbians fought back against police harassment [...]
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  Posted: June 09, 2009, 12:21pm EDT
  

• Lies in the Name of God

  I have yet again been accused of being hateful and deceitful on Jay Guillette's website dtf-jayg.blogspot.com. An orchestrated effort was made to try to trick me through numerous lies and deceptions that spanned several days through both blog posts and emails into saying something awful against Christians. Let me' [...]
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  Posted: June 08, 2009, 8:45pm EDT
  

• A Prayer for Peace on Earth

  By Paramahansa Yogananda
  
  Heavenly Father, Mother, Friend, Beloved God! May Thy love shine forever on the sanctuary of my devotion, and may I be able to awaken Thy love in all hearts.”
  
  Close your eyes and concentrate deeply at the center of divine consciousness between the [...]
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  Posted: June 07, 2009, 4:48pm EDT
  

• Rhode Island Feeling the Pressure to Legalize Same Sex Marriage

  (NECN: John Moroney) - Following New Hampshire's decision to approve gay marriage, the debate now shifts to Rhode Island. it’s the only state in New England that has not yet signed off on same-sex unions. Tomorrow gay rights advocates will make their case at the Statehouse.
  
  The debate' [...]
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  Posted: June 05, 2009, 9:45pm EDT
  

• Is New York Next?

  Vote on Gay Marriage
  
  Editorial
  Vote on Gay Marriage
  Published: June 3, 2009
  A version of this article appeared in print on June 4, 2009, on page A26 of the New York edition
  
  Six states have now made it legal for same-sex couples to marry. New [...]
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  Posted: June 05, 2009, 6:17pm EDT
  

• Ex-Gay Fabrication in Masters & Johnson Research

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  Posted: June 04, 2009, 5:06pm EDT
  

• Statement by Governor John Lynch

  CONCORD - Gov. John Lynch released the following statement today regarding same-sex legislation in New Hampshire that he signed into law today:

  "New Hampshire's great tradition has always been to come down on the side of individual liberties and protections.

  "That tradition continues today.

  "Two years ago in this room,'" [...]

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  Posted: June 03, 2009, 6:08pm EDT
  

• All Eyes on New Hamsphire !

  "Today's the day. New Hampshire will write a chapter in the book of civil rights, or it won't. "
  
  Blue Hamspshire is covering the story.
  
  Stay tuned.
  
  UPDATE:
  
  Marriage equality moves one step closer as the Senate has passed the measure, it is now on [...]
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  Posted: June 03, 2009, 8:07am EDT
  

• Deaf Bloggers Unite !

  Jamie Burke of Deafness.about.com is asking for our help.
  
  Blogger Matthew reports from the Netflix Annual Shareholder's Meeting:
  
  "I then mentioned Netflix's failure to add captions/subtitles to its online streaming videos. Netflix's "instant play" option doesn't include captions, making its online video option unusable for" [...]
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  Posted: June 03, 2009, 7:34am EDT
  

• Dick Cheney Siad What ?

  "Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Monday that he supports gays being able to marry but believes states, not the federal government, should make the decision."I think, you know, freedom means freedom for everyone," Cheney said in a speech at the National Press Club. "I think people [...]
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  Posted: June 02, 2009, 7:36am EDT
  

• KnowThyNeighbor.org Partners with WhoSinged.org in Washington State

  Washington State’s Ref. 71 Petitioners to Have Names Posted Online
  
  OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE:
  Seattle, WA, June 1st, 2009 –
  
  WhoSigned.org, a grassroots organization of Washington State residents, announced today that it would make the names of Referendum 71 petitioners looking to overturn the expanded domestic partnership [...]
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  Posted: June 01, 2009, 4:42pm EDT
  

• DrivingEquality.com Weekly Update

  As our colleague and friend GLBT Commissioner Chris Mason tours the contiguous 48 states we are reporting on his adventures each Sunday. In reporting what Mason is doing I'd ask that you allow me to give you a sample of his report here and click on the link to read' [...]
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  Posted: May 31, 2009, 9:41pm EDT
  

• Day of Decision: Boston Rally

  
  
  There are a series of 14 videos on YouTube you can check out, this one features "Voices Rising" the Women's Chorus of Boston. For those of you who are hearing impaired and can read sign language I made sure the camera was on the interpreter to include' [...]
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  Posted: May 27, 2009, 12:56am EDT
  

• California Supreme Court Upholds Prop 8

  In a 6-1 vote members of the California Supreme Court ruled to dismiss the claims against Prop. 8 and uphold the ban on same sex marriage with one curious twist, the 18,000 marriages already performed will remain valid. How this court can rule to have two different classes of GLBT [...]
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  Posted: May 26, 2009, 1:46pm EDT
  

• The Constitutionality of Same Sex Marriage in Massachusetts

  In my unending slap fight with a person(s?) who run knowthyfactsnotthyneighbors.blogspot.com
  (try typing that all the time) I attempted to give a full explanation for a question posted and to my embarrassment I found out I was too long winded for the blogger comment section, so I had [...]
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  Posted: May 25, 2009, 10:23pm EDT
  

• Driving Equality Update, May 24

  Looks like Chris Mason of DrivingEquality.com has been burning the rubber and the midnight oil to give us some first class reporting while on tour across the country promoting and documenting GLBT equality. There are a series of videos that have been released on YouTube.com, allow me to share [...]
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  Posted: May 24, 2009, 8:15pm EDT
  

• Fuzzy Math on Polls Continue to Haunt National Organization for Marriage

  
  National Organization for Marriage has had questions flying about it's ethics and honesty right from day one and continue today. Most recently was there defense of Carrie Prejean who after declaring that marriage should be between a man and a woman blamed her opinion for' [...]
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  Posted: May 23, 2009, 7:12pm EDT
  

• Prop. 8 Ruling to be Delivered Tuesday May 26, 2009

  For Immediate Release: Friday, May 22, 2009
  
  For more information: Robin Tyler, 818.893.4075 co-founder, www.DayOfDecision.org and Petitioner with her wife, Diane Olson in the case to have the CA Supreme Court overturn Prop. 8
  
  Andy Thayer, 773.209.1187, co-founder Gay Liberation Network and www.DayOfDecision.org
  
  California Supreme Court [...]
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  Posted: May 23, 2009, 12:19pm EDT
  

• The Experiment - Gay Vs. Straight

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  Posted: May 23, 2009, 11:32am EDT
  

• How Does it Feel to be Gay?

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  Posted: May 23, 2009, 11:27am EDT
  

• Prop 8 Protest in November 2008

  
  
  You have to love the joy shown not only by the marchers, but by the drivers who are honking their horns and giving out hi-fives!http://www.kimsoft.com/polwar6.htm [...]
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  Posted: May 23, 2009, 11:22am EDT
  

• Prop 8 Decision Rumored to be Thursday

  UPDATED: May 20 2009 -- No opinions were announced for filing on Thursday, May 21, 2009.
  There is no pending notice of forthcoming opinion filings. When opinions are expected to file, notices are generally posted the day before. Opinions are normally filed Mondays and Thursdays at 10:00 a.m.
  
  From [...]
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  Posted: May 20, 2009, 3:13am EDT
  

• It's Official: Republicans ARE in Fact Out to Get GLBT

  This in from The Seattle Times:
  
  Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele has done it again, claiming that gay marriage will financially burden small businesses ["RNC chief: Gay marriage will burden small business," seattletimes.com, Nation & World, May 16].
  
  Steele's comments are particularly absurd coming, as they' [...]
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  Posted: May 19, 2009, 10:05pm EDT
  

• IDAHO 2009: One Voice, One Message, Heard Around the World

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  Posted: May 19, 2009, 1:32pm EDT
  

• Gay Rights Advocates to Protest Date Violence Bill

  From the Associated Press:
  
  COLUMBIA — Gay rights advocates are protesting the exclusion of gay and lesbian relationships from a South Carolina bill meant to curb teen dating violence.
  
  Republican Greg Delleney of Chester said he pushed for the change because he believes it would lead to [...]
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  Posted: May 19, 2009, 1:03pm EDT
  

• San Antonio Police Respond to GLBT Community Complaint

  
  The San Antonio Police Department has come under fire lately from Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender activist after police allegedly used derogatory comments against a lesbian couple during a home raid. The women, Lindsey and Carol, had been at home for the evening when police [...]
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  Posted: May 19, 2009, 12:29pm EDT
  

• Ethan McNamee; America's Youngest GLBT Rights Activist

  
  
  DENVER -- A Denver third-grader will be front and center at the Colorado State Capitol Saturday pushing for same sex marriage in the state.
  
  Ethan McNamee arranged the rally as an independent class project.
  
  He was concerned about the issue after hearing about anti-gay remarks on [...]
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  Posted: May 18, 2009, 3:00pm EDT
  

• John Hosty-Grinnell Scoops the MSM !! (as Usual)

  I just read this from Mike Ball's site:
  
  "Just in from John Hosty-Grinnell and not available elsewhere, the N.H. legislature will make some of the cosmetic tweaks Gov. John Lynch demanded. However, they'll change the religious-rights amplification bill and not the same-sex marriage one.After a phone" [...]
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  Posted: May 18, 2009, 8:09am EDT
  

• Keith Olberman on Miss California Video

  

  Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

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  Posted: May 18, 2009, 1:40am EDT
  

• Driving Equality in West Virginia!

  
  
  I promised to keep interested parties updated on what GLBT Commissioner and Good Will Ambassador Christopher Mason has been up to in his 48 state trek to promote equality this summer. Here is a quick blurb he put up on YouTube.com for us, click on over to his [...]
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  Posted: May 15, 2009, 4:04pm EDT
  

• NH Governor's Statement on Gay Marriage

  Gov. Lynch Statement Regarding Same-Sex Marriage Legislation
  
  
  CONCORD - Gov. John Lynch released the following statement today regarding same-sex legislation in New Hampshire:
  
  “The gay marriage debate in New Hampshire has been filled with passion and emotion on all sides.
  
  “My personal views on the [...]
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  Posted: May 15, 2009, 11:12am EDT
  

• What is Going On in NH ?

  
  "Concord – Gov. John Lynch will veto the same-sex marriage bill if it does not change before reaching his desk, he said Thursday.His main concern, he said, is that the bill, HB 436, and a companion bill would not provide enough legal protection for religious groups and institutions.He provided" [...]
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  Posted: May 15, 2009, 7:34am EDT
  

• Tough Battle Ahead in NY

  The drive for marriage equality in New York is in the hands of the state Senate. As of yet, I have no information as to when the vote will take place.
  
  The incomparable Nate Silver analyzes the politics behind the measure here. He optimistically (and simultaneously, pessimistically) points [...]
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  Posted: May 14, 2009, 7:56am EDT
  

• New York Assembly Passes Gay Marriage

  From the New York times:
  
  ALBANY — The State Assembly approved legislation on Tuesday night that would make New York the sixth state to allow same-sex marriage — a pivotal vote that shifts the debate to the State Senate, where gay rights advocates and conservative groups alike are redoubling [...]
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  Posted: May 12, 2009, 9:39pm EDT
  

• Barry Scott's Struggle for Justice Continues

  Almost two years later Barry Scott's battle for justice is still being fought. Here is an open letter we recieved from Scott this morning:
  
  Upon arriving in Boston in ‘81, I immediately organized the first radio station AIDS Walk team; created the “Aim For The Heart” Radiothon, raising a' [...]
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  Posted: May 12, 2009, 11:44am EDT
  

• Hate in San Antonio Nothing New Even From Police

  From our corresponding blogger Jay:
  
  Over the past several months, the San Antonio Texas Police Department has come under scrutiny for abuses to LGBT people. This comes as no surprise considering their history - including incidents involving yours truly, a brutal beating of a couple at a [...]
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  Posted: May 11, 2009, 5:33pm EDT
  

• All Eyes on New York

  Tomorrow, New York's Assembly will vote on marriage equality; it should pass with ease as it has done so twice before.
  
  The Senate, however, will be close.
  
  I am encouraged. I was never confident that Vermont had the votes to overide the governor's veto, but they did [...]
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  Posted: May 11, 2009, 1:59pm EDT
  

• Opponents challenging new Maine gay marriage law

  
  AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Couples anxious to wed under Maine's new gay marriage law may have a long wait.A formal challenge to it has been filed, setting into motion plans for a possible public vote that could be months or more than a year away."We're very disappointed," said Steve [...]
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  Posted: May 08, 2009, 8:29am EDT
  

• New Hampshire Becomes an Equality State!

  Just minutes ago at approximately 5:00PM May 6, 2009 the New Hampshire House of Representatives passed HB436 allowing full marriage equality for their citizens. An exciting end to the day since Maine's governor signed their marriage equality bill (LV 1020) only hours before this historic vote! Now it's onto Governor [...]
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  Posted: May 06, 2009, 5:09pm EDT
  

• New Hampshire YouTube Commercial for Gay Marriage

  http://www.kimsoft.com/polwar6.htm [...]
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  Posted: May 06, 2009, 3:23pm EDT
  

• Ayuh !

  May 6, 2009
  
  AUGUSTA – Governor John E. Baldacci today signed into law LD 1020, An Act to End Discrimination in Civil Marriage and Affirm Religious Freedom.
  “I have followed closely the debate on this issue. I have listened to both sides, as they have presented their arguments during [...]
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  Posted: May 06, 2009, 12:45pm EDT
  

• All Eyes on New Hampshire

  Yesterday, Maine's House passes LD-1020. The Senate will likely confirm that vote today and then it goes to the governor, who has of yet, refused to say whether he will veto it, sign it or let it become law without his signature.
  
  And now today, New Hampshire's House will [...]
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  Posted: May 06, 2009, 7:51am EDT
  

• All Eyes on Maine

  It is official.
  
  Maine's House of Reprentatives will vote on LD-1020(marriage equality) today. The House convenes at 10:00 EDT.
  
  If you're cubicle-bound and want to keep abreast of the debate, a good place to start would be Pam's House Blend.
  
  Stay tuned.
  
  UPDATE: Maine House' [...]
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  Posted: May 05, 2009, 8:08am EDT
  

• Maine Gay Marriage Hearing Still Pictures on YouTube

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  Posted: May 05, 2009, 12:35am EDT
  

• Iowans Outraged Over Gay Marriage on YouTube!

  http://www.kimsoft.com/polwar6.htm [...]
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  Posted: May 05, 2009, 12:00am EDT
  

• A Letter of Response From Congressman Tierney

  This letter is a response to my letter asking if Congressman Tierney could make a statement regarding the alleged hate crime involving the victim named Justin Goodwin that occurred over Easter weekend in April:
  
  Dear Mr. Grinnell:
  
  Thank you for your recent e-mail, and for your kind [...]
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  Posted: May 04, 2009, 3:00pm EDT
  

• GOVERNOR PATRICK, MAYOR MENINO ANNOUNCE $100 MILLION+ FOR BOSTON BUS SERVICE

  Two-stage bus rapid transit initiative will support economic growth, improve New England’s busiest bus corridor and connect key Boston neighborhoods
  
  
  BOSTON – Monday, May 04, 2009 – As part of his Massachusetts Recovery Plan to secure the state’s economic future, Governor Deval Patrick joined Boston Mayor Thomas [...]
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  Posted: May 04, 2009, 12:59pm EDT
  

• Cambridge Mayor gives GLBT Commissioner Mason Key to City and Bon Voyage!

  
  
  On April 26, 2009 GLBT commissioner Christopher Mason was presented the key to the city of Cambridge by mayor Denise Simmons as well as given a proper send off for his journey through all 48 contiguous states this summer as part of his good will tour project, [...]
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  Posted: May 03, 2009, 11:25pm EDT
  

• "Bathroom Bill" Logic Bans Gays From Bathrooms in Kentucky Schools

  
  Several states including Massachusetts have been urged by "family" groups like Massachusetts Family Institute to ignore the needs of transgendered people to have equal protection under the law by bringing up the point that they are obvious criminals that only want to use the same [...]
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  Posted: May 03, 2009, 12:45pm EDT
  

• What Unites Us? (Op-Ed)

  
  Our nation is known as the "United States of America", but what is it that unites us? This question came to my mind as I was reading the Voter Rights Act where there is a portion that addresses voters who speak other languages:
  
  Multilingual balloting
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  Posted: May 02, 2009, 2:31pm EDT
  

• Maine Senate Votes in Favor of Gay Marriage

  From the Wall Street Journal:
  
  AUGUSTA, Maine -- The Maine Senate gave two nods of approval to a bill to legalize gay marriage after extended and emotional debate Thursday.
  
  The measure now moves to the House of Representatives for consideration next week, and then back to the [...]
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  Posted: May 01, 2009, 10:29am EDT
  

• POLL SHOWS SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE

  Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2009 6:50 PM by Domenico Montanaro
  From NBC's Harry Enten
  
  For the first time in a nationwide survey, more Americans say they support gay marriage (49%) than oppose it (46%), according to the latest Washington Post/ABC poll.
  
  That 49% supporting gay marriage, [...]
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  Posted: May 01, 2009, 10:24am EDT
  

• No Perez Hilton, THIS is a Stupid Bitch!

  
  
  My stomach rolled when I heard this "representative" try to claim Matthew Shepard's murder was nothing more than a robbery. North Carolina, you need to wipe the egg from your face by removing the woman from office post haste!http://www.kimsoft.com/polwar6.htm [...]
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  Posted: April 30, 2009, 9:02pm EDT
  

• Judy Shepard's YouTube Plea for Hate Crimes Legislation

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  Posted: April 30, 2009, 8:59pm EDT
  

• Obama Administration Auto Restructuring Initiative

  Chrysler-Fiat Alliance
  
  On March 30, 2009, President Obama laid out a framework for Chrysler to achieve viability by partnering with the international car company Fiat. After a month of close engagement with the President’s Auto Task Force, Chrysler, Fiat and their key stakeholders have made unprecedented sacrifices and executed [...]
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  Posted: April 30, 2009, 2:53pm EDT
  

• Massachusetts Family Institute Resorts to Deceptions... Again!

  
  
  So where is the desecration? I don't know either, but it sounds scary huh? This graveyard has a huge area to walk around the graves without disturbing them which we were careful to use, but I suppose the mere thought of gays on hallowed ground was what' [...]
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  Posted: April 29, 2009, 6:08pm EDT
  

• Gay Governor in Florida?

  
  
  Thanks Mark Snyder from QueerToday for bringing this to my attention.http://www.kimsoft.com/polwar6.htm [...]
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  Posted: April 29, 2009, 5:52pm EDT
  

• Getting Closer in NH

  "The New Hampshire Senate voted, 13-11, today to allow adult same-sex couples to marry, approving an amended version of a House-passed bill after a vote to kill the legislation altogether failed by the same margin.
  
  The bill passed by the Senate recognizes a distinction between civil and" [...]
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  Posted: April 29, 2009, 2:46pm EDT
  

• Some Good News From New Jersey

  As of yet, I have no further information about when New Jersey's legislature will take up a marriage equality bill, except that it is likely that it will be this year.
  
  But we have some good news to report:
  
  TRENTON — A new poll finds New Jersey [...]
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  Posted: April 29, 2009, 7:46am EDT
  

• Iowa Gay Marriages Begin

  From KCCI.com:
  
  Same-sex couples are applying for marriage licenses in Iowa today, after the Supreme Court's historic decision to legalize gay marriage.
  
  Watch: Recorders Begin Issuing Same-Sex Licences
  
  At least 15 couples were waiting in line at the Polk County Administration Building in [...]
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  Posted: April 27, 2009, 9:46am EDT
  

• Dr. Pat Gozemba Updates Civil Union Struggle in Hawai'i

  From Courting Equality:
  
  While to some the future of HB 444 for Civil Unions looks bleak, don’t tell that to the thousands of equality activists on the ground in Hawai’i. Technically there still is time to pull HB 444 from the Senate Judiciary Committee (that is deadlocked at [...]
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  Posted: April 25, 2009, 4:31pm EDT
  

• Iowa Senator Makes Defiant Act Against Gay Marriage

  One Republican lawmaker's bluff and bluster is being challenged and a social conservative group says it will legally back up opponents of the decision.
  
  Yesterday, Ed Fallon, a former legislator from Des Moines, filed a formal ethics complaint against Senator Merlin Bartz, a Republican from Grafton who has urged [...]
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  Posted: April 24, 2009, 10:35pm EDT
  

• NECN Report on Maine Gay Marriage Hearing

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  Posted: April 24, 2009, 10:23pm EDT
  

• New Hampshire "Not Ready" for Gay Marriage

  In the Boston Globe:
  
  CONCORD, N.H.—The state Senate's Judiciary Committee has recommended that the Legislature reject legalizing gay marriage in New Hampshire.
  
  The committee voted 3-2 Thursday against a bill that passed the House last month. Committee Chairwoman Deborah Reynolds, a Democrat, said she doesn't think New' [...]
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  Posted: April 24, 2009, 10:38am EDT
  

• Maine's Gay Marriage Public Hearing

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  Dr. Pat Gozemba, author of Courting Equality and I went to Augusta Maine to give our testimony in support of LD 1020, the "gay marriage" bill. We did not expect the turnout we saw. Allow me to share my photos with you and walk you through [...]
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  Posted: April 23, 2009, 8:07pm EDT
  

• Did Paterson Cave ?

  What in the hell is going on in New York ?
  
  
  According to today's Newsday:
  
  
  ALBANY - Gov. David A. Paterson, in an apparent reversal, said Wednesday he would go along with a plan by State Senate Majority Leader [...]
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  Posted: April 23, 2009, 9:19am EDT
  

• Gay Old Party?

  From the Detroit News comes this story.
  
  "Rumblings of change are beginning to be heard from deep inside the Republican Party.
  The gay Log Cabin Republicans' recent national convention offered a tantalizing peek at a possible not-so-distant future when the Republican Party has finally -- and firmly --'" [...]
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  Posted: April 22, 2009, 12:54pm EDT