June 4, 2008
A Cause of Celebration: Reflections on Our Progress
Filed by H. Alexander Robinson | June 04, 2008 7:00 PM |I am most reflective today as two significant announcements have captured my attention and filled my spirit with a renewed hopefulness: the rise of Barack Obama and the newly formed LGBT Congressional Caucus. In 1980, African American gay activist Mel...Read More
Perez, Leno Win California Races
Filed by Karen Ocamb | June 04, 2008 6:00 PM |John A. Perez beamed as he made his way among the tables at La Fonda restaurant, hugging supporters, friends and family - including cousin Antonio Villaraigosa, the Mayor of Los Angeles, as a mariachi band trumpeted his victory in the...Read More
Surprise: Texas prosecutors don't like homeless poz man
Filed by Alex Blaze | June 04, 2008 5:00 PM |Even a court of law in 2008 can get caught up in AIDS panic (via BTB): Prosecutors convinced a Dallas County jury this week that HIV-positive saliva should be considered a deadly weapon. But the Centers for Disease Control and...Read More
Breaking News: No Stay for California Marriages!
Filed by Waymon Hudson | June 04, 2008 4:00 PM |The California Supreme Court denied a request today to put a hold on its ruling allowing same-sex marriages after the November election. Opponents of the court's May 15 ruling had asked the justices to stay the decision until Californians vote...Read More
I'll see your 17 million votes and raise you...
Filed by Mike Rogers | June 04, 2008 3:00 PM |From the perspective of another Hillary Clinton supporter who can do basic math, Hilary Rosen wrote this morning that she was "not alone in privately urging the campaign over the last two weeks to use the moment to take her...Read More
The Incrementalists Dirty Little "Secret"
Filed by Rebecca Juro | June 04, 2008 2:00 PM |The Human Rights Campaign hopes you're not paying attention. Barney Frank hopes you'll look the other way. John Aravosis is crossing his fingers that you won't draw the only logical conclusion. These folks - and those who think about basic...Read More
Obama needs an Orthopedist. Suggestions?
Filed by Storm Bear | June 04, 2008 1:00 PM |click to enlarge My wife, an African American, was watching the delegates roll in for Barack Obama and she asked "can this really be happening, can this be for real? I guess so - typically Blacks struggle for everything."...Read More
Geraldine Ferraro continues
Filed by Alex Blaze | June 04, 2008 12:30 PM |Geraldine Ferraro on race politics, via Feministing: As for Reagan Democrats, how Clinton was treated is not their issue. They are more concerned with how they have been treated. Since March, when I was accused of being racist for a...Read More
Let's work together
Filed by Bil Browning | June 04, 2008 11:30 AM |My friend Robert Rouse got inspired to create a video after Obama's victory speech last night. Robert's very talented with putting together these homemade videos and half the time he's the singer as well. (I'm not sure if that's him...Read More
McCain... More War and More Double Talk
Filed by Sara Whitman | June 04, 2008 11:00 AM |This man has the creepiest laugh I've ever heard. And he's laughing at all of us. He knows what ambitions he will pursue. Let the election begin, Johnny Prozac. We're going to kick your ass....Read More
Share your Pride plans question of the day
Filed by Alex Blaze | June 04, 2008 10:00 AM |It's Pride month, so... Are you going to a Pride celebration in your area? Did you already go to one of the early ones?...Read More
New York State Assembly Approves GENDA
Filed by Waymon Hudson | June 04, 2008 9:00 AM |Great news from New York!! The New York State Assembly approved a bill affording civil rights protections to the transgender community by an overwhelming vote of 102-33. The Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) would bar bias based on gender identity...Read More
Barack Obama on victory
Filed by Ed Team | June 04, 2008 7:30 AM |"The journey will be difficult. The road will be long. I face this challenge with profound humility, and knowledge of my own limitations. But I also face it with limitless faith in the capacity of the American people. Because if...Read More
John McCain: More of the same
Filed by Bil Browning | June 04, 2008 7:00 AM |iPhone users: Click to watch HRC does a really good job of showing how "moderate" John McCain is no different from "compassionate conservative" George W....Read More
