Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
Monday, July 7th, 2008
InterstateQ.com was the first to tell you about the Christian Action League of North Carolina and the misleading, inaccurate op-ed written by Mary Frances Forrester, wife of anti-gay state Sen. Jim Forrester (R-Gaston County).
Now, the Christian Action League is misleading the public and their members again.
From a recent Christian Action ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, High School, LGBT, LGBT Youth, North Carolina, Politics, Religion, United States | 2 Comments »
Saturday, July 5th, 2008
A lot of these are vintage... for real... the sound and video quality ain't all that great, but they're funny nonetheless.
TV Nation fights Helms' homophobia with love songs...
MadTV: Helms on Elizabeth Dole - "A lesbo-feminazi"
1990 NBC report on Helms vs. Gantt
Embedding disabled on this video, click here to view.
Helms "Racial ...
Posted in North Carolina, Politics, Republican Party, United States | No Comments »
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
The Republican-controlled legislature of Putnam County, NY enacted domestic partnerships by a veto-proof majority, though Republican County Executive Robert Bondi signed the bill into law, according an Associated Press article carried by local TV station WCAX.
Though I don't support domestic partnerships, preferring to support, encourage, and protect marriage by extending ...
Posted in New York, Politics | No Comments »
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is officially considering a run for California governor. He's launched an exploratory committee. His chances? I'm not quite sure... read more at The Sacramento Bee.
According to an AP story posted at PageOneQ.com, Obama says he'll continue, scratch that, expand Bush's faith-based initiatives. Read more.
The N.C. ...
Posted in Democratic Party, LGBT, North Carolina, Politics, United States | No Comments »
Saturday, June 28th, 2008
I'm bitter and outraged. Perhaps even a little radical. The Arizona Senate has broken all that America cherishes as our foundational principles and ideals. The federal government, charged with enforcing these ideals as embodied in the Constitution, is, of course, no where to be found.
Arizona, after soundly defeating a marriage ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, LGBT, Marriage Equality, Politics, United States | 3 Comments »
Friday, June 20th, 2008
Casey will be absent for at least the summer as she is busy working for the Log Cabin Republicans in Washington, DC and I received my first of I'm sure many updates from her. LCR hosted a reception during the Texas Republican Convention to break bread (or pizza) with ...
Posted in Politics, Republican Party | 5 Comments »
Friday, May 30th, 2008
A N.C. House committee has given their tentative approval to a new specialty license plate. A portion of the new "Choose Life" (as in "pro-life," anti-abortion) tag's proceeds would be donated to crisis pregnancy (i.e. anti-abortion) care centers.
Planned Parenthood speaks (h/t CapBlog):
Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina spokeswoman Paige Johnson ...
Posted in North Carolina, Politics, United States | 6 Comments »
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
In a campaign modeled after the 2006 Soulforce Right to Serve Campaign (I was the Greensboro City Organizer for the Soulforce action), students from Harvard University have set out upon their journey toward creating discussion and bringing attention to the discriminatory "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" gay ban of the U.S. ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, College/University, Dont Ask Dont Tell, LGBT, LGBT Youth, Politics, United States | 7 Comments »
Saturday, May 24th, 2008
The American Family Association's OneNewsNow.com recently ran an article titled "Schools out forever... for NC illegals."
The article profiles Americans for Legal Immigration PAC or ALIPAC. The group is "commending" N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper for his ruling that illegal immigrants cannot enroll in state community colleges.
It is already known that ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, North Carolina, Politics, Religion, United States | 5 Comments »
