Tag Archives: LGBT rights

OHIO: Bowling Green Voters Approve Sweeping LGBT Rights Ordinances

Last year the city council of the college town of Bowling Green, Ohio instituted broad ordinances protecting LGBT residents from discrimination. Anti-gay Christian groups immediately forced the suspension of the new laws and had them placed on this year’s ballot. The votes are finally in and it was close. Via press release from the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force: …

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Majority Of Australians Support Marriage

A just-released poll shows that 57% of Australians now support legalizing same-sex marriage. Via the Sydney Morning Herald: The poll of 1400 voters, taken from Thursday night to Saturday evening, finds two-thirds of Labor voters and 86 per cent of Greens voters support same-sex marriage, while 51 per cent of Coalition voters were against it and 42 per cent supported …

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Lt. Dan Choi Flips Out On Obama

Really, Lt. Choi? Worst president for gays ever? Worse than Dubya or Reagan? Really?

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IRELAND: Immigration Rights Granted To Gay Couples In Civil Partnerships

Gay couples in civil partnerships have been included in Ireland’s immigration reform bill. According to gay group GLEN, inclusion of civil partners in immigration law will build on progress already made in providing recognition for same-sex couples in immigration regulations. In provisions for people in de facto relationships, non EU same-sex partners of Irish or EU nationals are now entitled …

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Dan Choi On Cindy McCain’s DADT Message (Which She Has Now Retracted)

“Mrs. McCain misses the man she married.” UPDATE: Oh, but hang on. Mrs. McCain has apparently been knocked into line by her husband.John Aravosis goes ballistic on AmericaBlog: Did she lie today or lie yesterday? Either way, she’s a liar, and she should be removed from the NOH8 video because, as of right now, Cindy McCain is a hater. Not …

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COLOMBIA: High Court Rejects Marriage

Colombia’s Constitutional Court has rejected hearing a lawsuit that would legalize same-sex marriage. The Constitutional Court ruled that the request filed by two attorneys for equal rights for gay couples was flawed and presented in an irregular manner, La FM Radio reports. The president of the Constitutional Court, Judge Mauricio Gonzalez Cuervo, said that “nothing is final, and it is …

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ILLINOIS: Civil Unions On Fast Track

Thanks to the election of pro-gay Gov. Pat Quinn, a civil unions bill may be presented in the Illinois legislature as soon as this Tuesday when lawmakers return after the election break. During the gubernatorial campaign, Governor Pat Quinn said he favored civil unions. “We have legislation in Illinois very close to passage,” said Quinn during an appearance at Market …

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CNN Covers Minnesota Catholic Bishops’ Anti-Gay Marriage DVD

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South Australia To Get Marriage Bill

The Advocate reports that a coalition of Green and Labor Party legislators are readying a marriage equality bill for the state of South Australia. Tammy Franks of the Green Party and the Labor Party’s Ian Hunter will formally announce their plan to the state parliament. A similar bill was recently introduced in Tasmania, and one is waiting in the wings …

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Quote Of The Day – Rep. Barney Frank

“Next year there’s no chance of anything happening. There’s zero chance. We got five Republican votes out of 179 to repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’ The Republicans have become much more anti-gay in their voting patterns. There is zero chance of anything good happening with Republicans in control of the House.” – Rep. Barney Frank, telling the Washington Blade that …

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SCOTUS Rejects Lisa Miller Case

The Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of Lisa Miller, the “ex-gay” biological mother who lost custody of her daughter to her former partner. The justices on Monday turned down an appeal from Lisa Miller, the biological mother of an 8-year-old girl. Miller wanted the court to undo a Virginia court decision allowing Janet Jenkins visitation rights with …

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DADT Repeal May Be Stripped From Defense Authorization Bill

The Wall Street Journal reports that the attempt to repeal DADT legislatively is “all but lost for now” as top members of the Senate Armed Services Committee are working to strip it from the defense authorization bill to which it’s attached. Sens. Carl Levin of Michigan and John McCain of Arizona, the top Democrat and Republican on the Senate Armed …

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PODCAST: Same Sex Sunday

Same Sex Sunday is a weekly LGBT news and activism podcast hosted by Phil Reese and Joe Mirabella. This week’s guests: Christian Berle: Deputy Director, Log Cabin RepublicansChristopher Massicotte: Treasurer, Stonewall DemocratsShawn Werner: Director of Campaign Services, Victory FundMichael J Wilson: Director, Americans for Democratic Action Today’s topics: “After Tuesday’s election, the political landscape clearly changed for the gay, lesbian, …

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Email Of The Day – Eugene Delguadio

Eugene Delguadio, the self-titled Public Advocate Of The U.S., has had a miraculous recovery after last week’s near-suicidal plea for money.

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HAWAII: Gay-Friendly Democrat Neil Abercrombie Wins Gubernatorial Race

Gay-friendly former Rep. Neil Abercrombie has won Hawaii’s gubernatorial race over GOP candidate Lt. Gov. James “Duke” Aiona, who infamously rallied with the red-shirted Christianists during the battle for civil unions. That fight was won in the state legislature, but outgoing (closet case) Gov. Linda Lingle sided with hate and vetoed the bill. While in Congress, Abercrombie earned a 100% …

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South Korea May Allow Gays In Military

We may be soon adding South Korea to the long list of nations that allow gays to serve openly in their military. Clause No. 92 in the code, established in 1962, stipulates that those who are engaged in “sodomy or other acts of molestation” are to be given a jail sentence of up to one year. The NHRC has been …

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BREAKING: Federal Appeals Court Issues Indefinite Stay On Overturn Of DADT

In a suckily timed Election Eve ruling, late this afternoon the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals indefinitely extended their stay on the overturn of DADT. In an eight-page order, the judges said they were persuaded by the Department of Justice’s argument that U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Phillips’ worldwide injunction against the 1993 policy “will seriously disrupt ongoing and determined …

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PODCAST: Same Sex Sunday

Same Sex Sunday is a weekly LGBT news podcast hosted by activists Phil Reese and Joe Mirabella, the latter of whom is being subbed for this week by Metro Weekly reporter Chris Geidner. This week’s guests: Rea Carey, Executive Director of the NGLTFMichael Cole, Press Secretary for the HRCR. Clarke Cooper, Executive Director of the LCRPaul Crist, Board Member for …

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SPECIAL TO JMG: Father Tony Interviews CT Lt. Governor Candidate Nancy Wyman

As the CFO of a state agency in Connecticut for many years, I attended monthly meetings of the State Bond Commission where I would present and explain projects needing funds to a panel including the Governor, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer and Nancy Wyman, the State Comptroller, or her openly gay Deputy, Mark Ojakian. I developed a respect for …

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Noose Hung At Equality California

Workers arrived at the Santa Ana office of Equality California to find a small string noose hanging from the door. Local police were uninterested. EQCA employee Mel Distel relates her exchange with the cop who responded to her call: “There was nothing they could do, of course, there was no suspect and no crime had been committed. The officer said …

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