Archive for the ‘Democratic Party’ Category
Thursday, August 28th, 2008
In response to a question asked during his brief visit with the Pennsyvania delegation to the Democratic Convention, Vice Presidential nominee Joe Biden said that he would vote "yes" if he had to break a tie on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) while serving as President of the Senate.
In 1996, ...
Posted in Civil Rights, Democratic Party, Employment Discrimination, LGBT, Politics, United States | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Ummm... not really. At least not this time. But I thought all the headlines around the nation announcing Obama's Biden pick for the VP candidacy were a little hilarious.
On my last day at the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association annual convention in Washington, D.C., a couple of new friends ...
Posted in Democratic Party, LGBT, Politics, United States | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
With Obama's VP pick announcement rumored to be coming right around the corner, LGBT stalwart activists have taken to the netroots to raise Obama's profile among the LGBT community.
Through LGBTforObama.com, a team of top-notch LGBT advocates and politicos will raise money for the "Yes We Can!" Democratic candidate and highlight ...
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
An interesting piece of mail junk landed in my inbox this morning.
The African-American radical right is gearing up for its fight against Barack Obama. In "Obama: Why Black America Should Have Doubts," written by church commentator William Owens, Jr. (with a forward written by the arch-conservative, militantly anti-gay Alveda King), ...
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
Seems as though John McCain isn't as radical as his evangelical followers.
We know the Religious Right would like nothing more than to strip away any kind of legal recognition or protection for LGBT people and same-sex couples. That's why we're seeing anti-LGBT, anti-family marriage amendments that have the possibility of ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, Democratic Party, LGBT, LGBT Families, Marriage Equality, Politics, Religion, Republican Party, United States | 3 Comments »
Sunday, August 10th, 2008
Seems as though DNC Chair Howard Dean is no fan of The Washington Blade.
In taped depositions in the LGBT-DNC lawsuit, Dean calls the foremost LGBT newspaper in the nation the "Fox News of the gay community."
In a 2006 interview with IN Los Angeles Magazine, Dean said of The Blade, "First ...
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Friday, August 8th, 2008
The Democratic Party released a draft of their 2008 platform yesterday, according to GayWired.com News.
While advocacy groups report total LGBT participation will be increase these year, the platform makes only two mentions of "sexual orientation," regarding the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy and then in a general "non-discrimination" plank. "Gender ...
Posted in Civil Rights, Democratic Party, LGBT, Politics, United States | 3 Comments »
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
What would America be without political satire? Some of the greatest laughs have been made from making fun of politicians. Saturday Night Live is famous for it. Jib-Jab is downright funny.
However, there is a difference between political satire and vulgar trash. Most, if not all, respectable political satires on U.S. ...
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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. ...
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Marriage equality matters to many readers of InterstateQ I imagine. "Democrats are for LGBT rights, Republicans are against them" seems to be the generally accepted view of American politics, but after listening to the views of the presidential front runners, I can't help but notice they sound rather similar ...
Posted in Anti-Gay Politicians Watch, Democratic Party, LGBT Families, Marriage Equality, Politics, Republican Party | 1 Comment »
