Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colorado) and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Florida) today introduced the Student Non-Discrimination Act. According to the Human Rights Campaign: SNDA, which was also introduced in the last Congress, would prohibit discrimination against any public school student on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. In addition, SNDA prevents discrimination [...]
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Queer Talk: Guess Who the RNC Listened to Concerning Marriage Equality
In answer to the question in the headline, “Guess who the RNC listened to concerning marriage equality?”, via Think Progress, this excerpt from the recently approved resolutions by the Republican National Committee: WHEREAS, the institution of marriage is the solid foundation upon which our society is built and in which children thrive; it is based [...]
No Kermit Gosnell Coverage on Weekly Standard or National Review
THE ridiculous charge surrounding the trial coverage of Kermit Gosnell is that it’s all a liberal conspiracy because of abortion rights. Never mind that the disgusting illegal and criminal intent alleged is about one example that everyone wants to make sure never ever happens in America again. It’s the one thing abortion rights and anti [...]
Queer Talk: “Kissing Wives” and Antigone Rising Interview (Part Two) [VIDEO]
Four women come together to create the band, Antigone Rising, in what their bio describes as the “second phase of their career.” See the first of a two part interview with members of the band here. In 2005, they’d opened for The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith and Rob Thomas. After an “unpredictable” period due to a [...]
Obama Keeps Pushing for Gun Safety
GO TO the White House website and you’ll see the continued push for gun safety, here and here. The hastag on Twitter is #NowIsTheTime. Senators Manchin and Toomey got the job done in the Senate, with their legislation online. Speaker Boehner initially threatened this week to only “review” the gun measure, because of the Hastert [...]
INTERVIEW FEATURE — Queer Talk: “Kissing Wives” and Antigone Rising (Part One) [VIDEO]
You’ve seen the “Gay Marriage Already Won” Time covers. The lesbian couple, or as I’ve heard it described, the “kissing wives” cover (the kissing engaged guys – Russell Hart and Eric LaBonté – were good, too, of course) are Kristen and Sarah Ellis-Henderson. Kristen and Sarah were married in New York in 2011, and have [...]
Israeli Police Detain Women for Worshiping at Western Wall
IF THERE is anything more authoritarian than refusing women the right to worship equal to men, I haven’t read it. Organized religions of all faiths have been the structure for ancient society. However, it’s now the 21st century modern era, so with this things must change. The latest story is more evidence of the ultra-Orthodox [...]
Top Techs Act on Immigration Reform
With a bipartisan group of senators expected to unveil immigration-reform legislation in the next few days, a brand-new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that nearly two-thirds of Americans – including eight-in-10 Latinos – support giving undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship. – [NBC FirstRead] THE RELEASE of the latest polling on immigration reform comes [...]
Queer Talk: Rick Santorum and Rand Paul Same-Sex Marriage Predictions
Maybe Time’s recent cover story, How Gay Marriage Won, got the attention of Rick Santorum and Rand Paul. Surely the, as it’s widely described, “avalanche” of marriage equality supporters played a role in the remarks the two recently made. When your side is being buried by the “avalanche,” you plan your observations and predictions accordingly, [...]
Queer Talk: Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson Endorses Marriage Equality
South Dakota Democratic Senator Tim Johnson joined the vast majority of his colleagues today, coming out in support of marriage equality. Via Talking Points Memo: As one Democrat after another came out in support of marriage equality over the last month, Johnson’s reticence on the subject confused some, as he will not seek re-election next [...]
Judge Charges Federal Government with “Bad Faith,” Legalizes Plan B Over-the-Counter for All Ages
A federal judge ruled Friday that the government must make the most common morning-after pill available over the counter for all ages, instead of requiring a prescription for girls 16 and younger. In his ruling, he also accused the federal government of “bad faith” in dealing with the requests to make the pill universally available, [...]
Queer Talk: Dem. Sen. Nelson Becomes 51st to Support Marriage Equality, Six Dems to Go
Joining 47 other Democrats, two Independents and two Republicans, Florida’s Bill Nelson today announced his support for marriage equality. As The Tampa Bay Times reported it, “Bill Nelson reverses opposition to gay marriage.” The New Civil Rights Movement notes: This means a majority of sitting U.S. Senators support the right of same-sex couples to marry, [...]
First Lady Michelle Obama on Historic Film “42″
The film she had just seen was “42,” based on the life of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, the first African American player in modern Major League Baseball. And her respect for the moment in history was not lost. “You’re left just asking yourselves, how on Earth did they live through that?” she wondered about the [...]
Queer Talk: “Say No to Gray Marriage” and Other Non-Traditional [VIDEOS]
For a bit of a break, and to mark the historic marriage equality week, and with a quick nod to the Easter Bunny showing up on the ubiquitous “red for love” equality symbol, a few videos. Some have been around for a year or so, but they’re still quite relevant. Humor is used with LGBT [...]
Rush Limbaugh Actually Believes Marriage Equality is a Word Game
“This issue is lost. I don’t care what the Supreme Court does, this is now inevitable — and it’s inevitable because we lost the language on this. …” – Rush Limbaugh TODAY’S so-called conservatives are completely clueless about the ideology they trumpet. However, Rush Limbaugh is so pitifully ignorant about it he actually believes that [...]
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