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LGBT Families Discriminated Against in Stimulus Bill

February 26, 2009 By Laurel

You know, when you're married, it really sucks to STILL be considered "legal strangers" by the government.  The latest example of why comes in the form of the Stimulus Bill.  From Citizen Crain:[I]magine my elation when I heard … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: discrimination, gay, glbt, lgbt, stimulus

Transcript of Bishop Gene Robinson’s Testimony

February 7, 2009 By Laurel

(My name is Gene Robinson) ... and I serve as Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire. Last June my partner of 28 years and I, Mark Andrew and I, were joined in a civil union, for which we are very grateful. I'm here to ask your support in making … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: gay, gene-robinson, glbt, lgbt, marriage, new-hampshire

NH: Marriage Equality Hearing Feb. 5th!

February 4, 2009 By Laurel

Unlike DP and CU bills, which require trees-worth of paper and oceans of ink, marriage equality bills are blissfully simple.  Here is the key provision of the bill.  So easy for all to understand. Marriage is the legally … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: gay, glbt, lgbt, marriage, marriage-equality, new-hampshire, nh

Support the Military Readiness Enhancement Act (MREA), to Repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

January 28, 2009 By Laurel

According to the latest from SLDN,It's not going to be easy to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." For every phone call or congressional office visit we make, our opponents are doing the same. As the Politico wrote Monday:"The new president's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dadt, gay, glbt, lgbt, military, mrea

It’s Time to Dump “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” — A Voice Crying in a Different Wilderness

January 26, 2009 By chimpschump

The same census data shows that almost one million gay and lesbian Americans are veterans. (Same reference). There are a total of 23.6 million veterans in the United States. This being the case, over four percent of our veterans are gay or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dadt, dont-ask-dont-tell, gay, glbt, lesbian, lgbt, military, obama, veterans

Terrorist Ricin Threat in Seattle – Updated

January 7, 2009 By Laurel

Letter received by the bars. Letter received by the magazine The Stranger … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: gay, glbt, lgbt, mark-doty, poetry, ricin, seattle, terrorism

Keynote Speaker for Ebenezer Baptist’s MLK Day. Guess Who?

January 2, 2009 By Laurel

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal."  --MLK, Jr. cross-posted at Pam's House Blend. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: barack-obama, ebenezer-baptist-church, gay, glbt, homobigot, lgbt, mlk, rick-warren

20% Chance of an Openly Gay U.S. Senator?

December 31, 2008 By Laurel

The New York Times reports that NY Governor Paterson has been interviewing candidates for the appointment to Hillary Clinton's U.S. Senate seat, should she vacate it. Two candidates, NY Assemblyman Danny O'Donnell and president of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: caroline-kennedy, gay, glbt, hillary-clinton, lgbt, odonnell, paterson, weingarten

Warm Holiday Greetings from Pope Benedict XVI

December 22, 2008 By Laurel

I hope the Pope and Georg, his "personal secretary" have a very merry Christmas indeed. The Happy Couple Woof! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: catholics, gay, glbt, homophobia, lgbt, pope-benedict, religion, roman-catholic-church

Phelps-A-Thon a Huge Success

December 13, 2008 By chrissmason

Congratulations to everyone that made the Phelps-A-Thon a success! We collected donations from over 100 people all over the country. A few days ago I received a letter from a woman in a small town in Montana. She thanked me for turning … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bisexual, fred-phelps, gay, glbt, lesbian, lgbt, queer, same-sex, transgender

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Our friends & neighbors are still really hurting right now. We, as elected leaders at all levels of gov’t, must do all we can to make things better. It’s not about party or politics, it’s about people. We’re all in this together. #mapoli

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Remember when the GOP was against Cults. "Conservative Patriot in Massachusetts"...translation...politically unemployed. #mapoli

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We're proud to stand in solidarity with @ourclimateus, @MAYouth4Climate and so many more amazing youth organizations with #MYCC in calling on our #mapoli legislators to pass the climate agenda and build #climatejustice!

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Please let @JoeBiden know that I am available to replace Marty Walsh as both the Labor Secretary and as the token Masshole in the cabinet #MaPoli https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/07/marty-walsh-to-depart-from-biden-cabinet-for-job-atop-hockey-players-union-00081567

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast

Labor Secretary Marty Walsh will leave his Cabinet position after President Joe Biden’s State of the Union and become head of the NHL Players Association.

The Daily Beast was told that Walsh had been involved in secretive deliberations for some time.
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Reparations Task Force Announcement- 2/7/23

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