Unsolicited, politically partisan messages – often with less than accurate claims – aimed at voters is obviously nothing new. A few nights ago text messaging was employed for a clearly organized if not particularly original and even less well targeted anti-Obama action. The “issues” addressed ranged from “gay marriage” to Medicare. The Human Rights Campaign [...]
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News Desk – UPDATED — Queer Talk: Supreme Court Will Consider Review of Prop 8 Case
UPDATE at end. From a press release this morning by the American Foundation for Equal Rights : Today, the United States Supreme Court indicated that it will consider whether to grant review in Hollingsworth v. Perry (formerly Perry v. Brown), the federal constitutional challenge to California’s Proposition 8. The Perry case, along with several cases [...]
Queer Talk: ‘You Don’t Own Me’ Still a Needed Declaration by Women [VIDEO]
Yesterday Taylor wrote Lena Dunham Ad Upsets Mourdock Supporters, which I later saw paired with the video below, with a “I approve this message” from the singer, Leslie Gore. At Think Progress Alyssa Rosenberg writes: “Lena Dunham, Lesley Gore, And The Importance Of Voting On November 6.” “Whatever you think” of Dunham’s “playful voter turnout [...]
Queer Talk: Obama Campaign Issues Statement Supporting Marriage Equality in State Ballot Measures
The announcement was quickly and widely spread. From Freedom To Marry: President Obama supports marriage, opposes discrimination in ballot campaigns In May, President Barack Obama made history by becoming the first sitting U.S. president ever to support the freedom to marry for same-sex couples. Today, a spokesperson for the Obama campaign issued a statement about [...]
Queer Talk: Log Cabin Republicans Clarify a ‘Qualified’ Endorsement of Romney **UPDATED**
In an earlier post today I noted that the long in coming Log Cabin Republican endorsement of Romney was clearly not made easily, only two weeks before election day. I wondered about the headline of the announcement – “With Endorsement, Log Cabin Republicans Declare ‘We Are Americans First’ – not including Romney’s name. Since then [...]
Queer Talk: Log Cabin Endorses Romney
Log Cabin Republican’s decision on whether or not to endorse the Romney / Ryan ticket has been long in coming. Today’s announcement that they have, in fact, endorsed Romney comes about three weeks after hints that the announcement was likely coming in a matter of a couple of days. See here for some background. From [...]
Queer Talk: Romney Does, Or Doesn’t, Support Constitutional Amendment Banning Same-Sex Marriage
As Think Progress puts it: Mitt Romney’s campaign seemed to flip-flop last week on whether he supports an amendment to the U.S. Constitution banning same-sex marriage … . After last week’s debate, campaign senior adviser Bay Buchanan told The Advocate that Romney opposes marriage equality, but that ‘it’s a state issue’ and that Romney ‘would [...]
Queer Talk: Four States, Four Votes on Marriage Equality
I’m fairly certain I’m never going to “get” determining civil rights by popular vote. Regardless, on November 6 voters in four states – Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington – will do just that, regarding marriage equality. The video above is from The Four 2012, who say of the video: From Dick Cheney to 50 Cent, [...]
Queer Talk: Still No Romney / Ryan Endorsement From Log Cabin Republicans
UPDATE Late this Friday afternoon LCR released “Second Wave of Log Cabin Congressional Endorsements Highlights GOP Challengers.” No mention of Romney / Ryan. If your playing position is inside the System, then you must always consider the consequences of criticizing those controlling the System. That’s the reality for the Log Cabin Republicans and the Stonewall [...]
Queer Talk: No Surprise, Gallup Poll Shows LGBTs ‘Skew Democratic’
The release of a Gallup poll which showed that 3.4% of U.S. adults identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT), with the highest incidence among those who are non-white, younger, and less educated, also included findings that LGBT Americans Skew Democratic, Largely Support Obama. No surprises there. From Gallup: Gallup’s landmark study of lesbian, [...]
Queer Talk: Second Federal Appeals Court Ruling Against DOMA
Via American Foundation for Equal Rights: The Second Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled that the so-called Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional, saying that the law unfairly treats married gay and lesbian couples differently. This is the second time an appeals court struck down the 1996 law. A federal appeals court in Boston also [...]
Queer Talk: 3.4% of Americans identify as LGBT According to New Study
I think there will be some surprised people, from multiple directions, when they read this. From Williams Institute, released today: A new Gallup Special Report co-authored by Williams Distinguished Scholar Gary J. Gates and Gallup Editor-in-chief Frank Newport finds that 3.4% of U.S. adults identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT), with the highest [...]
Queer Talk: A ‘Gay Human Rights Activist’ Writes ‘Why Gay Republicans Should Vote for Obama’
I have many questions about the case made by Todd Fernandez, who identifies as a “Gay human rights activist,” and writes Why Gay Republicans Should Vote for Obama at HuffPo. Broadly, I disagree with his perspectives and conclusions about what President Obama did in his first term, well beyond LGBT issues. No worries. We simply [...]
Queer Talk: In Defense of DOMA, GOP House-Led Committee Maxes Out $1.5 Million Cap
When looking at the trillions involved in government spending, or even the (predicted) billion Obama, and maybe Romney, will raise in the 2012 race, a mere million and a half is miniscule. At the same time, given the emphasis on deficit spending, it would seem logical to reduce spending for any but the most necessary [...]
Queer Talk: The GOP ‘Dirty Dozen Anti-LGBT’ Senate Candidates
From Think Progress: Over the past several weeks, ThinkProgess LGBT has highlighted 12 anti-LGBT Senate candidates running in the 2012 elections. Each has worked to hurt the cause of equality and each is running against an opponent with a record of support for LGBT Americans. The “Dirty Dozen”: ARIZONA: Rep. Jeff Flake (R); FLORIDA: Rep. [...]
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