Dec 8, 2010

Dear friends and family, Please forgive my once a year (or less) political email.  But, this is a personal because I was kicked out of the military many moons ago for being a lesbian.  SO, I’m asking for your help. THE VOTE TO REPEAL DON’T ASK DON’T TELL (part of National Defense Authorization Act) IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN TONIGHT Please call your...

Nov 4, 2010

November 9, 2010Striking Down Don’t Ask Don’t Tell: Where do we go from here? November 9, 2010 with Professor Pam Karlan This past September, a federal judge declared the U.S. military’s ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional. President Barack Obama has promised he would work to repeal the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell...

Sep 21, 2010

Gay rights advocates waiting for the Senate to repeal “don’t ask, don’t tell” got the message loud and clear from Republicans on Tuesday — don’t hold your breath. Voices of Honor tour -These 800 flags are in place for the Voices of Honor tour and each of them represent a specialist that has been discharged under “Don’t...

Sep 19, 2009

This week both Carrie Prejean and AZ Gov Jan Brewer both announced that God had picked them to save the world from gays.  Apparently, He is too busy picking the new Idol judges to do it himself.  In other news, the Respect for Marriage bill was introduced to overturn DOMA, while the gay community is getting sick and tired of Bar Raids and anti-gay cops abusing...

OK, so maybe Obama isn’t the worst thing to happen to the LGBT community.  Is he moving as fast as we would like?  Nope.  Has there been some major f*@k ups – DOMA, DADT – Absolutely!  But Obama continues to support equality and say the right things (albeit actions speak louder than words) when it comes to Gay issues.  Which is more than...