Today Washington Blade claims that "Gabriel Gomez endorses ENDA", the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Congressman Ed Markey and Mr. Gomez are vying for the U. S. Senate seat recently vacated by Secretary of State John Kerry. In … [Read more...]
Gabriel Gomez Answers My ENDA Question, Sort Of
This afternoon I had the opportunity to ask Republican senatorial candidate Gabriel Gomez his views on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA; S 815), which is expected to come up for a vote in the Senate in July. Mr. Gomez, who is … [Read more...]
It’s Time For Senate Candidate Gabriel Gomez To Take A Stand On ENDA
Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA05) each won their U.S. Senate primaries in Massachusetts on Tuesday. While Rep. Markey is well known as a longtime, rock-solid supporter of LGBT equality, Mr. Gomez has remained … [Read more...]
Republican Senatorial Candidates From Massachusetts Debate DOMA
The three Massachusetts Republicans vying for the Bay State's open U.S. Senate seat held their first debate on Wednesday night. Candidates Mike Sullivan, Dan Winslow and Gabriel Gomez were asked to give their views on two marriage-related … [Read more...]
On Asking Experts, Part One, Or, Do Democrats Really Understand Their LBGT Problem?
"We were liberated not only empty-handed but left in the power of a people who resented our emancipation as an act of unjust punishment to them. They were therefore armed with a motive for doing everything in their power to render our … [Read more...]
Hate Mail
During the Driving Equality trek, I receive two to three pieces of hate mail a week. You can pledge any amount you chose, whether it be $0.25, $0.50, $1, or even $2 for every piece of hate mail I receive from now until the end of the … [Read more...]
LGBT Rights Protest
On November 4th 2008, with the election of Barack Obama and the passage of Proposition 8, a new LGBT civil rights movement was born. Election Day sparked a fire that has spread across the country. It is clear that a new push for LGBT … [Read more...]
The Focus of Our New LGBT Rights Movement
I understand that it is the marriage issue that lit the spark to create this new LGBT movement. It is that basic civil right, to marry the one you love, that has brought so many new faces to the fight for LGBT equality. This is the … [Read more...]
T vs. the GLB: When Allies Attack
And just fyi, a GLB version of ENDA has repeatedly been introduced in Congress since 1974 and only ever had a vote once in the Senate, where it failed on a 49-50 vote during the DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) discussion. It's a sad fact, … [Read more...]
ENDA: It’s Time…Again…Maybe!
-->UPDATE (11/6) 365gay.com says that HRC, NAACP, AFSCME and others have submitted the following very disappointing letter (pdf) to Congress. Tuesday, however, it appeared there are not the votes to pass an all inclusive version of … [Read more...]