Tag Archives: National Equality March

Unlike Newt Gingrich

JMG reader Charlie K. sends in this photo from the National Equality March, where according to some Twitter users, the size of the crowd has kept many of the marching groups from stepping off on time.

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Obama’s Speech To The HRC

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C-SPAN To Air Obama’s HRC Speech Live

C-SPAN will air President Obama’s speech to the Human Rights Campaign tonight live beginning at 7:55PM eastern time. You can also listen live on SiriusXM’s OutQ channel.

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NEM Travel Advisories

Tomorrow DC police will implement rolling street closures to accommodate the National Equality March. Here is some advice for attendees. The National Equality March is scheduled to take place at noon on Sunday, Oct. 11. The March will begin at McPherson Square and reach the west side of the U.S. Capitol at approximately 2 p.m. The planned route is south …

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Cleve Jones Vs. Joe Solmonese

Last night Cleve Jones and Joe Solmonese went head-to-head over the Obama administration’s commitment to LGBT rights.

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Arlington: Gay Veterans Lay Wreath At Tomb Of Unknown Soldier

DADT victim Lt. Dan Choi joined a group of LGBT veterans today for ceremonial laying of a wreath at the Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. More photos by Eric Politzer are here.

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Barney Frank: March Is Useless, Stay Home

Appearing on Michelangelo Signorile’s SiriusXM show yesterday, Barney Frank dismissed the effectiveness of the National Equality March, saying it would be better if folks stayed home and lobbied locally. Signorile: Barney Frank believes the march this weekend and rally on the mall are “useless” and don’t put pressure on the White House. “I literally don’t understand how this will do …

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Open Thread Thursday

So. What’s everybody doing this weekend?

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Westboro To Picket NEM & HRC Dinner

Westboro Baptist Church has posted a list of pickets planned for this weekend in Washington DC. Among their targets are a local synagogue, the HRC-Obama dinner, and the National Equality March. If you are attending any of these events, take care not to engage the Westboro nutters. They would love the national attention of any tiny incident and will sue …

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No Golf For Obama

The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that President Obama definitely will not attend the Presidents Cup golf tournament this Sunday. I was thinking it would be hard for him to make it after speaking at the HRC’s dinner in DC the night before. What are the chances of a surprise appearance at the March? The president will be in SF …

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Friendly Voices – Scott Fujita

“A year ago or two years ago, I remember reading about an initiative that was proposed in the state of Arkansas. It was some kind of measure that was aimed at preventing adoptions by single parents. Now, the way I read that and the way that I translated that language was that only heterosexual, married couples could adopt children. As …

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Lady Gaga Wants To Meet You At The National Equality March

(Tipped by JMG reader Sean Chapin)

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GOProud Attacks Obama-HRC Dinner

Using the theme from the Exorcist, Log Cabin Republicans splinter-group GOProud just posted this YouTube clip attacking Barack Obama’s coming appearance at the HRC dinner in Washington DC.

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Picket Planned for Obama-HRC Dinner

Activist Andy Thayer of the Chicago-based Gay Liberation Network has announced a picket of President Obama’s speech before the Human Right’s Campaign’s annual dinner, which takes place the night before the National Equality March. In reaction to the announcement yesterday that President Obama will address a black tie fundraising gala of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) on Saturday, October 10th, …

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Obama To Speak At HRC Dinner On Eve Of National Equality March

President Obama will speak at the HRC’s annual dinner in Washington DC the night before the National Equality March. Mr. Obama’s appearance on Saturday at the annual dinner for the Human Rights Campaign, a leading gay rights advocacy group, represents a significant show of support for gay rights at a time when many prominent gay and lesbian activists have been …

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) Endorses National Equality March

Equality Across America has received a letter from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) endorsing the National Equality March. On Friday Reid announced that the Senate would remain in session through Columbus Day weekend in order to finish work on the health care reform bill. Will Reid speak at the March?(Via – Pam’s House Blend)

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Sen. Harry Reid: Senate Will Stay In Session Through Columbus Day

It looks like at least part of Congress will be in session during the National Equality March after all. Democrats at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue are gripped with a renewed sense of urgency in their effort to pass healthcare reform. As the Finance Committee continued into the second week of marking up its bill, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid …

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NEM Seeks Volunteers

The National Equality March is seeking more volunteers for all three days of the event. They need more route marshals, media wranglers, security, rally venue workers, and help with post-event clean up. Clicky-click above to send your Gay Card into platinum status.

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Hair Cut

Canceling next Sunday’s performance so the entire cast can travel to the National Equality March will cost the producers of Hair as much as $150K, but they say they didn’t hesitate when the show’s openly gay lead, Gavin Creel, came to them with the idea. Oskar Eustis, artistic director of the Public Theater, a producer of “Hair,” showed up and …

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NEM Route Released

The National Equality March has published the route of October 11th’s event. An embiggenable PDF of the route is here. Gather on 15th Street at “I” (Eye) Street – we will be staging in the street and 15th between “I” Street and “M” Street will be closed for this purpose. The March will kick off from 15th and I Street, …

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