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Today's Fresh Blogs...| More Details of LGBT Presidential Forum Released |
| Published: July 25, 2007, 12:51 pm |
| Tags: Los Angeles, Summer 2007, 2008 Elections, Gay Rights, Lgbt, Politics |
| three accomplishments the LGBT community can expect you to achieve inthe first 100 days of your Presidency which would tangibly benefit the LGBTcommunity, for example, appointing an openly LGBT member of your cabinet,issuing an executive order prohibiting discrimination in federal employment onthe basis of sexual orientation and gender |
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| TerranceDC's Amazing Post On Hate Crimes |
| Published: July 17, 2007, 1:49 pm |
| Tags: Law, Gay Rights, Blogging, Lgbt |
| Run, DO NOT WALK, over to Pam's House Blend or Republic of T to see TerranceDC's latest round up on hate crimes raising awareness of the federal hate crimes bill, S. 1105, currently pending before the United States Senate.The post is lengthy, well-written and powerful. Read it now! |
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| L.A. Times Covers Plight Of Same-Sex Binational Couples |
| Published: July 17, 2007, 12:46 pm |
| Tags: Immigration, Public Policy, Gay Rights, Lgbt, Media, News Analysis, Marriage |
| state of the fight for LGBT immigration rights:The battle over immigration rights for gays and lesbians has been fought in Congress and the courts for more than four decades. U.S. immigration law banned the entry of gays and lesbians in 1952, amid the Red Scare that linked homosexuals with Communists as subversive, according to a report on |
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| Celebrity Friday: Shemar Moore Nude on Gay Beach |
| Published: July 13, 2007, 10:54 am |
| Tags: Outing, Hotties, African American, Lgbt, Celebrity, Media |
| Towleroad alerted me yesterday to the existence of nude pictures of hottie Shemar Moore who has appeared on numerous television shows (Criminal Minds, Moesha, Birds of Prey) and worked as afashion model:Anyway, if you wipe that drool off your face long enough, listen to this. The beach that Shemar was frollicking in the buff was apparently a |
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| Report On Money Behind Nationwide Political Battle Over Marriage |
| Published: July 30, 2007, 2:01 pm |
| Tags: Homophobia, Gay Rights, Conservatives, Lgbt, Politics, Marriage |
| the ones that are making LGBT activists like Equality California Executive Director Geoff Kors nervous are the ones sponsored by Gayle Knight, widow of former State Senator Pete Knight who authored 2000's Proposition 22. Heterosexual supremacist bigwigs like Focus on the Family's James Dobson, Howard Ahmanson and Ed Atsinger have all lined up |
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| LA TIMES covers young, out gay and lesbian athletes |
| Published: July 31, 2007, 3:25 am |
| Tags: Sports, Homophobia, Gay Rights, Sporn, Lgbt |
| Saturday's Los Angeles Times featured a front-page story (albeit below the fold) entitled "Young and out on the field" about the impact being out at a young age and competing in sports while in high school and college is having on the students, their peers and their educatonal institutions.In Seattle, Goodman began dropping hints around his |
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| Lorri Jean Has Online 'Dust Up' With Heterosexual Supremacist |
| Published: August 1, 2007, 1:06 am |
| Tags: Ballot Measures, 2008 Elections, Gay Rights, Conservatives, Blogging, Lgbt, Media, Politics, Marriage |
| Not to be outdone by Capitol Weekly's coverage of the looming anti-gay statewide ballot measure fight for 2008, the Los Angeles Times has added an opinion feature to it's website where the CEO of the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center, Lorri Jean, another of my Gay Heroes, will be doing online verbal tussling with Ron Prentice of the California Family |
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| Heterosexual Supremacists Circulate Even Worse Anti-Gay Constitutional Amendment |
| Published: August 1, 2007, 4:29 pm |
| Tags: California, Ballot Measures, 2008 Elections, Domestic Partnership, Heterosexual Supremacists, Conservatives, Lgbt, Politics, Marriage |
| Thanks to user KatRose over at Pam's House Blend Mad Professah was alerted to this newly amended version of the previously announced Randy Thomasson-sponsored amendment to the California state constitution which was also recently approved by the attorney general for circulation for signatures:1253. (07-0020) Marriage. Elimination of Domestic |
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| Bill Introduced To Lift U.S. Entry Ban on HIV+ People |
| Published: August 7, 2007, 3:50 pm |
| Tags: Immigration, California, Lgbt, Aids, Politics, Hiv |
| U.S. Representative Barbara Lee (CA-9) has introduced a bill to lift the ban on HIV+ individuals from travelling or immigrating to the United States. The current ban was signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1993. HR 3337 would repeal that ban and empower the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to review the ban and |
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| A Cacophony of Candidates In Town Tomorrow |
| Published: August 8, 2007, 2:04 pm |
| Tags: Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, 2008 Elections, Gay Rights, Presidency, John Edwards, Blogging, Lgbt, Hillary Clinton |
| with the first ever LGBT-specific presidential forum in Boystown West Hollywood and other areas. Hillary Clinton's is $50 (or $1000 if you want real face time with the candidate) at The Abbey), Barack Obama's is $250 at Arena (managed by the same company that runs The Abbey!) while John Edwards is $15 at Republic Restaurant, across the |
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| Gays and Lesbians More Likely To Vote |
| Published: August 9, 2007, 12:34 pm |
| Tags: Elections, Gay Rights, Lgbt, Politics |
| light of the impending LGBT presidential forum, there has been lots of commentary about the role of LGBT issues in electoral politics. At the Top of the Ticket blog at the Los Angeles Times they have a post up about a report by Community Marketing, Inc. which claims that 92.5% of gay men and 91% of lesbians voted in the 2004 presidential |
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| Barack Obama Releases LGBT Leadership Council |
| Published: August 9, 2007, 3:29 pm |
| Tags: Barack Obama, 2008 Elections, Presidency, Lgbt, Politics |
| Presidential Forum on LGBT issues) the Obama for America campaign released list of members on their long-awaited LGBT Leadership Council. (h/t Rod 2.0) The full list is in the LGBT section of the BarackObama.com websiteStampp Corbin, National LGBT Liaison, Obama for America; Former Human Rights Campaign Board Member;Terje Anderson, VT, |
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| Live Blogging The Homo Debate |
| Published: August 9, 2007, 8:58 pm |
| Tags: Feminazis, Homosexuality, Indecent Behavior, Orgy, Starting, Gonna, Liveblogging, Lgbt, Debate, Logo |
| DUH! Barak - I got into LGBT issues cuz y’all are the only ones dumb enough to vote for me. 9:13 - I ain’t got no gay friends or family and if I did they wouldn’t be allowed in my home. He ain’t a “hope monger” he’s a “whore monger”. 9:14 - How many times have y’all gotta be told |
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| Tapper on Dems at HRC debate: "They came, they saw, they pandered" |
| Published: August 10, 2007, 4:01 pm |
| Tags: Abc, Good Morning America, 2008 Elections, Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, Civil Human Rights, Government Elections, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Lgbt Issues |
| of a lot of members of the LGBT community. OBAMA: When you're a black guy named Barack Obama, you know what it's like to be on the outside. RICHARDSON: I'm Hispanic. I felt the sting as a kid of being stereotyped. TAPPER: Former Senator John Edwards even reminded folks of his fight with conservative commentator Ann Coulter, |
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| Report Cards from the Logo/HRC Forum |
| Published: August 10, 2007, 3:49 am |
| Tags: Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, Presidency, John Edwards, Dennis Kucinich, Lgbt, Hillary Clinton, Politics, News Analysis |
| understanding of how LGBT folk feel like when they are denied the freedom to marry, but he also reiterated that his position had not changed: he is still opposed to same-sex marriage. Grade B.5. Mike Gravel. Has raised almost no money. I disagree with other bloggers who advocated for his inclusion in this event. Grade C.6. Bill |
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