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 … [Read more...]
Rumors Fly About Prop 8 Day of Decision Being 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 … [Read more...]
NAMES OF ARKANSAS ANTI-GAY PETITION SIGNERS POSTED ONLINE
"This is about responsibility and dialogue," said Tom Lang, KnowThyNeighbor.org's director. "These petition signers need to stand behind their signatures and be responsible for this dehumanizing attack on the gay community. It's disgraceful … [Read more...]
Obama on the signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Below is a statement from President Obama on the signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Today I have signed into law H.R. 1, the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009." The Act provides a … [Read more...]
Join the Impact’s DOMA Protest Rally January 10, 2009 YouTube Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... Clips of the Speakers include Chris Mason of http://drivingequality.com, Boston Mayor Tom Menino, Congressman Barney Frank. … [Read more...]
“Day Without a Gay” Ignored by LGBT Heavy Hitters
"Day Without a Gay" seems to have cropped up in the news today in several places, like the LA Times, Houston Chronicle, AP and Mercury News yet MassEquality.org, HRC.org, GLADD.org were all mum on the subject. In fact they were even talking … [Read more...]
Milk
Today marks the 30th anniversary of Harvey Milk's assassination. To honor Milk's life, thirty or so of us including Mark Solomon, Chris Mason, Don Gorton and Ryan MacNeely held a candle light vigil before going to the movie's premier last … [Read more...]
New Report Documents Cruelty, Decline of Dog Racing Industry
The report documents specific problems at Massachusetts dog tracks including: Thousands of Massachusetts greyhounds endure lives of confinement, kept for 20 or more hours each day in cages barely large enough to stand up or turn around … [Read more...]
1983 Photo of Ben LaGuer Surfaces
When I became involved in LaGuer's case it was because I had asked myself some key questions and found no answer: This man does not fit the profile of a rapist and was deemed not sexualy dangerous by the prison psychiatrist, who stops just … [Read more...]
Words From Ben LaGuer
I am only asking for fundamental fairness. Many of us charged with task involving lesser human consequences have exhibit more integrity when it comes to double-checking our work. Why are so many people in power afraid to … [Read more...]