Tag Archives: Kirsten Gillibrand

The Concerned Women are going after Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who last week introduced a federal bill granting gay adoption rights in all states. “Something around 65,000 adopted children and 14,000 foster children live in homes that are headed by non-heterosexuals, and yet the data very overwhelmingly says these homes are not as good for children,” [Janet] Crouse notes. “They don’t …

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is throwing her weight behind a federal bill granting adoption rights to all LGBT couples nationwide. “This legislation would open thousands of new foster and adoptive homes to children ensuring they are raised in loving families,” Gillibrand said of her “Every Child Deserves a Family Act.” New York, particularly New York City, has led the nation …

HBO’s documentary on the repeal of DADT dedicates several minutes to Gillibrand’s work to bring the repeal to a vote in the Senate. Below, she celebrates the repeal and promises more work on behalf of gay soldiers and their spouses.

In an interview with Andrew Harmon at the Advocate, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand speculates that President Obama might complete his “evolution” on same-sex marriage before the 2012 election. Harmon: Do you think it’s possible that he could come out in support of marriage equality before the 2012 election? Gillibrand: Definitely. He put the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” in his …

Gillibrand’s phone campaign comes after Gov. Cuomo hinted that he would not call for a vote on the issue unless he became convinced that passage was guaranteed in the Senate. And I remain ashamed about blogging my skepticism when Gillibrand was first appointed to replace Hillary Clinton. (Via – Towleroad)

“All children should always feel safe and secure in our schools. While at school to learn, some students are forced to endure harassment, violence, bullying, and intimidation because of their sexual orientation. This is completely unacceptable. Our laws ensure that all students have access to public education in a safe environment free from discrimination, and these laws must guarantee these …

“Dear Mr. Speaker, In a letter to you last week, the Attorney General advised that the Administration has concluded that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional and therefore will cease to defend the statute in pending litigation. It is in the best interests of taxpayers and the constitution for you to refrain from appointing special …

Just launched by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). Via Huffington Post: We must repeal this discriminatory law. There is no reason same-sex couples should be denied the same rights that my husband and I and so many other straight Americans enjoy. For me it comes down to the very simple principles that every American should be able to marry the person …

Today Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand appeared on The View where she vowed to work towards marriage equality nationwide. A nice round of applause from the audience followed. (Via – Good As You)

As his final day in office winds to a close for Governor David Paterson, LGBT New Yorkers should offer him our thanks for being the most relentlessly and loudly pro-gay governor in state and arguably, national history. Our state movement’s two most important pieces of legislation, GENDA and marriage equality, remain unattained, but that, of course, is due to our …

With co-sponsors Sen. Mark Udall, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, and GOP Sen. Susan Collins, independent Sen. Joe Lieberman has introduced the stand-alone DADT repeal bill he promised yesterday. The above-linked bill-tracking site indicates that Lieberman’s measure has been referred to the Senate Armed Services Committee, although Lieberman has promised that his bill will go directly to a floor vote without Committee …

Senators Gillibrand, Udall, and Liebermann “The Pentagon report makes it unambiguously clear that the risk of repeal on military effectiveness is minimal, that any risks can be addressed by implementing the report’s recommendations, and that a clear majority of active duty servicemen and women have no problem with repeal. The military has spoken and now is the time to repeal …

Embiggen the above image to read the just-issued press release from Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in which she joins Lieberman and Udall in urging the repeal of DADT via its attachment to the National Defense Authorization Act.

I was only going to report on the really close races and these two were miles ahead from the start, but since it’s my home state I’ll make an exception.

Shown above are the ratings for my three reps in Congress, according to how the HRC judges their support for LGBT issues. Another benefit of living in this moonbat commie/socialist paradise. The HRC notes via press release: In the House, 145 members scored 90 percent or above, compared to 128 members last congress. In the Senate, those scoring 90 percent …