News + Politics
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Digging In to the DADT Report: Stats and Scribd!
Once I got home this evening, I began digging in to the nitty-gritty details of the 256-page Pentagon working group report on implementing a repeal...
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Illinois House Passes Civil Unions Bill
From the Chicago Tribune this evening: SPRINGFIELD — Civil unions would be allowed in Illinois beginning next year for same-sex couples under legislation the House...
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Obama Calls on Senate to Act to Repeal DADT “As Soon As Possible”
In a statement just released by the White House, President Barack Obama commented on today’s release of the Pentagon working group report regarding “Don’t Ask,...
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Breaking: Pentagon DADT Report
UPDATE: Expanded coverage on the release of today's report.The Pentagon today released its long-awaited ''Report of the Comprehensive Review of the Issues Associated with a...
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Apple pulls anti-gay app from iTunes; creators claim they’re ‘not gay bashing’ [video]
”The Manhattan Declaration app was accepted by Apple and rated as a 4+, meaning it contained no objectionable material. Yet Apple pulled the app shortly...
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Ready for Change
At a news conference at the Pentagon this afternoon, Defense Secretary Robert Gates spoke about the release of the Pentagon working group report examining implementation...
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Kirk Takes Office, DADT Repeal Supporters Hopeful for His Vote
In a ceremony on the floor of the U.S. Senate this evening, Vice President Joseph Biden swore in Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), according to a...
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The Prop 8 Ninth Circuit Panel: A Trio of Judges Worthy of Note
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today announced the panel of judges who will be hearing next week’s appeals, which includes the...
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Eight Days in a Changed World
During the next eight days, efforts aimed at stopping discrimination in two of the most traditionally conservative (and heterosexual) of institutions – marriage and the...
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Lesbian West Point cadet ready to reenlist if Congress repeals gay ban
”I’m trying to get back into the military. I’m not trying to make that difficult when that occurs. There’s going to be hostility toward me, and...
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Annie Lennox thinks being gay would have made life easier; has new Christmas album
”It’s not like I think being gay could be an alternative ’cos it isn’t. I sometimes wished it would have been ’cos it could have...
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Lesbian-only guesthouse now welcomes others in tough economy
”In Alabama, it’s not one human family. It’s don’t ask, don’t tell…. The culture here in Key West is so different from back home. People don’t...
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Finding Home
In less than 24 hours, as I write this, my frenetic holiday season will begin. I don't mean that in a ''Woe is me, the...
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Uplifting Lineage
Some important news last week brightened an otherwise frustrating season for gay rights: The Department of Health and Human Services issued rules requiring hospitals that...
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Counting the Votes
Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced that the long-awaited Pentagon working group report on the implementation of a repeal of ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' will be...
