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In an interview with Karen Ocamb, yesterday Rep. Barney Frank dismissed activism devices like marches and petitions, saying that if the LGBT community wants progress on DADT and ENDA, they need to lobby like the NRA – by calling their representatives personally and often. “I’ve been begging people for years to lobby their senators. And I have very little sympathy …

Here’s a just-out documentary about Vito Russo, the famed film historian and ACT-UP activist who succumbed to AIDS in 1990. You should also check out The Celluloid Closet, the film based on Russo’s book of the same name.

Yesterday the four GetEQUAL activists who staged a sit-in at Nancy Pelosi’s DC office were sentenced to community service and ordered to stay away from Rep. Pelosi. Metro Weekly reports: After the morning arraignment, about an hour passed before a status hearing where they faced D.C. Superior Court Judge Harold Cushenberry, who said he would drop the charges against the …

JMG reader Lauren sends us this clip she made of the Easter Sunday protest at NYC’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Lauren writes: “I shot and edited this piece on Sunday – as if it were for the ‘news’. This is how the mainstream press should be telling our stories.”

Four activists from GetEQUAL will be arraigned today for their March 18th ENDA protest at Nancy Pelosi’s office. Via press release: Activists will gather outside the District of Columbia Superior Courthouse today in solidarity with four women arrested during a sit-in at Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Washington office two weeks ago. On March 18, led by co-founders Robin McGehee and Kip …

Marriage equality activists gathered in Omaha on a pedestrian bridge connecting Nebraska and Iowa this weekend to demand their rights. Gay and lesbian couples and supporters from Nebraska and Iowa marched to the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge and met in the middle with a message. “As soon as you cross the line, you’re no longer married. You realize that? We’ve …

Less than a week ago, HRC Communications Director Brad Luna was told his position “has been eliminated.” Following several days of rumors, today Luna’s deputy, Trevor Thomas, confirmed his departure as well. On Monday, I will begin my new role as a communications consultant for Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), a non-partisan, non-profit, legal services and policy organization dedicated to …

This Sunday at NYC’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral there will be a protest against the Catholic Church’s campaign to shield child molesters. Facebook event page here. Protest this Sunday against Pope’s protection of paedophile priests. The Pope must resign over cover up of child sex abuse. “Priests can touch boys, but I can’t touch my partner?” Come join us as we …

“I know your values, Madame Speaker, and I know that you strongly support ENDA. Now I want these young people to know what is in your heart. With the knowledge that health care reform has been achieved and that enough votes now exist in the House today to pass ENDA, will you work with Rep. George Miller, Chair of the …

After the successful campaign to defeat Hiram “Slasher” Monserrate, of which Fight Back NY was a big part, they have issued this notice to their next targets. Dig the music.

Washington Life Magazine has named HRC executive director Joe Solomnese the “Elegant Activist” in its annual fashion awards. John Aravosis at AmericaBlog: And who says the emperor has no clothes. It would almost be funny if the Human Rights Campaign hadn’t actually cooperated with the “award” by telling the magazine who Solmonese’s favorite designers were (Ann Demeulemeester, Billy Reid, and …

“When I heard Kathy Griffin was going to be a spokeswoman for Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, I wondered about that. I have great respect for her as an advocate. But if [the Human Rights Campaign] thinks that having a rally at Freedom Plaza with a comedienne is the right approach, I have to wonder. Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is not …

When a tiny group of LGBT activists in Bulgaria attempted to protest a new law banning open displays of homosexuality, they were surrounding and intimidated by almost 100 skinheads. Six activists of the youth organization “Lesbians, Gay, Bi- and Transgender in Action” arrived to the city of Pazardzhik from Sofia in order to protest an order to local City Council …

Lost in all the Dan Choi hoopla on Thursday was the below action by a member of Queer Rising at Sen. Bill Nelson’s (D-FL) office in Orlando. Nelson opposes the repeal of DADT. Back in 1977 as a member of the Florida House, Nelson spoke at my high school graduation. I used to really like him. Watch this clip to …

Rainbow flag creator Gilbert Baker showed Times Square what he thinks of staging a reality show episode around a critical LGBT rights issue. Click over to Wayne Anderson at World Of Wonder for more photos from today’s protest in NYC. Andy Humm at Gay City News has the story.

The above was Lt. Dan Choi’s court plea just now as tweeted by MetroWeekly. After pleading not guilty, both Choi and Capt. Jim Pietrangelo, pictured above just after their release, will face an April 26th trial date. I’ll have photos from the court appearance as soon as possible. Reportedly both men were brought in wearing cuffs and leg irons. UPDATE: …

Here’s an early shot of the DADT protest getting underway in Times Square, via JMG reader Scott. That’s rainbow flag creator Gilbert Baker on the right, getting ready to unfurl one of his banners. Just to Baker’s left is Oscar-nominated art director Charley Beal.

GetEQUAL’s Robin McGehee talks about her arrest at the White House yesterday and GetEQUAL’s strategy going forward.

Reichen Lehmkuhl appears in a new campaign from the Open Artist Movement along the lines of the NOH8 photo series. We Can Do It! is a photo campaign to build solidarity and personal strength through positive messaging. The goal is to bring to life modern iconic individuals, by depicting them as powerful and not victims in support of the global …

“Dan Choi will always be that rock star activist that handcuffed himself to the gates of The White House. Of course Dan Choi jumped the shark, and he did it in his military uniform for all the cameras to see. You know what, though? I think what we needed was to see something like this to light a fire under …