RIPPING the Department of Justice and Attorney General “I was recused” on marijuana prohibition and the “cultural lag” in Washington, D.C. It was the best moment ever. When I heard it during the hearings with Mr. “I was recused,” I let out a loud cheer and applauded. Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee, take it away, [...]
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Is Pot Tourism the Next Big American Thing?
ONE OF the reasons I traveled to Amsterdam in the early ’90s was to interview legal prostitutes, as I continued my Vincent Van Gogh pilgrimage throughout my trip, which began in France. The legal soft-drug bars were simply a bonus. It’s where the girls I interviewed met me. Amsterdam perfected the soft-drug bar a long [...]
Queer Talk: Marriage Equality Celebrations in Seattle, Couples Greeted With Cheers and Music (VIDEO)
Posted at YouTube by Perry Sjogren, this video captures another moment in the steps toward full LGBT equality. The newly married couples leave Seattle City Hall to be met by hundreds of people celebrating with them. Someday, the happy couples will actually have full marriage equality. For now, the steps being made in that direction [...]
News Desk — Raw Story: Indiana State Police Chief Advises Lawmakers to Legalize and Tax Pot
Indiana State Police chief advises lawmakers to legalize and tax pot (via Raw Story ) The top cop for the Indiana State Police on Tuesday advised a group of state lawmakers that marijuana be legalized and taxed. Speaking at a budget committee meeting, Superintendent Paul Whitesell noted that both Colorado and Washington had decriminalized small [...]
News Desk: Marijuana War Joined Through Victory
The Rocky Mountain High just got a whole lot higher. On Tuesday night, Amendment 64 — the measure seeking the legalization of marijuana for recreational use by adults — was passed by Colorado voters, making Colorado the first state to end marijuana prohibition in the United States. [Huffington Post] IT IS official. We’ve got to [...]
Queer Talk: Historic LGBT Wins
For now, these highlights, with one comment: these really do fit the “historic” language. Tammy Baldwin was elected to the U.S. Senate in Wisconsin, the first openly lesbian or gay person to be so elected. Maryland passed Question Six and Maine Question One, both affirming marriage equality by popular vote, the first times states have [...]
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 [...]
News Desk: Guard Wounded in Shooting at Family Research Council DC Office
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. Few details are out at this point, but about 10:45 this morning, one man shot and wounded a security guard in the lobby of the Family Research Council offices in Washington, DC. The guard, who was shot in the arm, was hospitalized. From CNN: The [...]
Guns, ‘God’s Plan,’ and Leadership
“With that drum magazine, he could have gotten off 50, 60 rounds, even if it was semiautomatic, within one minute,” Chief Oates said. [New York Times] IN THE GAPING MAW of our leadership vacuum stands Aurora Police Chief Daniel Oates, whose resolve, vulnerability and humility inside the vortex of a man made hell revealed what [...]
Liberally Independent: Occupy Day 25 and the 2011 version of “Somethin’s happenin’ here”
Joyce L. Arnold: Liberal, lesbian, Independent, equality activist, writer. At TaylorMarsh: Liberally Independent, including the Two Parties series, and Queer Talk When Occupy Wall Street action began, the expectations were for 15,000 to 20,000. When only a few hundred showed up, the initiators just kept going. And now we’re at day 25 in NYC, and [...]
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