Biden and Cantor in talks to un-stall Violence Against Women Act
From Raw Story: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/12/07/biden-and-cantor-in-talks-to-un-stall-violence-against-women-act/ By David Ferguson Friday, December 7, 2012 Jurisdiction over sexual assaults...
View ArticleBeyond Dolls vs. Trucks: How Children of Same-Sex Parents May Be Less...
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/abbie-e-goldberg/gay-parents_b_2221249.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices&ir=Gay%20Voices Abbie E. Goldberg 12/03/2012 In today’s society, parents and...
View ArticlePetition: Hasbro: Feature boys in the packaging of the Easy-Bake Oven
From Change.Org: http://www.change.org/petitions/hasbro-feature-boys-in-the-packaging-of-the-easy-bake-oven Petition by McKenna Pope Garfield, NJ My little brother has always loved cooking. Being in...
View ArticleEasy-Bake Oven Petitioned To Include Boys On Boxes
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/03/petition-to-put-boys-on-easy-bake-oven-boxes_n_2231194.html By Alexis Kleinman Posted: 12/03/2012 Around Christmas eyes turn to toys, and...
View ArticleSupreme Court to Hear Prop 8, DOMA Cases
From The Advocate: http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2012/12/07/supreme-court-hear-prop-8-doma-cases The Supreme Court indicated it will hear a challenge to the California marriage...
View ArticleGillibrand: SCOTUS Decision ‘Historic’ But Congress Must Put DOMA In ‘Dustbin...
From The New Civil Rights Movement: http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/1-gillibrand-scotus-decision-historic-but-congress-must-put-doma-in-dustbin-of-history/politics/2012/12/07/55694 by David...
View ArticleSupreme Court Will Take Up Two Cases on Gay Marriage
From The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/08/us/supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-two-cases-on-gay-marriage.html?hp By ADAM LIPTAK Published: December 7, 2012 WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court...
View ArticleJob-Destroying CEOs Demand Even Bigger Tax Breaks To ‘Fix’ The Debt
From Addicting Info: http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/12/08/job-destroying-ceos-demand-even-bigger-tax-breaks-to-fix-the-debt/ By David K. Keene 2012/12/08 Some of America’s most powerful CEOs have...
View ArticleA Sign That Obama Will Repeat Economic Mistakes
From Truth Dig: http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/a_sign_that_obama_will_repeat_economic_mistakes_20121207/ By Robert Scheer Dec 7, 2012 Please don’t tell me that these reports in the business press...
View Article“It’s not just anti-union. It’s anti-worker.” NFLPA and MLBPA Join Fight...
From The Nation: http://www.thenation.com/blog/171665/its-not-just-anti-union-its-anti-worker-nflpa-and-mlbpa-join-fight-against-michigan-righ Dave Zirin on December 8, 2012 Michigan, the cradle of...
View ArticleAnderson Cooper destroys GOP Sen. Lee’s argument against U.N. disability treaty
From Raw Story: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/12/08/anderson-cooper-destroys-gop-senators-argument-against-u-n-disability-treaty/ By David Ferguson Saturday, December 8, 2012 Friday night on CNN’s...
View ArticleThe Salvation Army doesn’t ring the gay bell
I haven’t given a dime to the bigots of Salvation Army in many years. There are other charities out there and I think LGBT/T people should avoid giving to religious fanatics who turn around and deny...
View ArticleWorry Tempers Joy Over Gay Marriage’s Moment in Court
From The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/09/us/gay-activists-weigh-possibilities-of-marriage-ruling.html By ADAM NAGOURNEY Published: December 8, 2012 LOS ANGELES — Within moments of...
View ArticleVancouver, Canada: Police make arrest in New West trans murder
From Xtra: http://www.xtra.ca/public/Vancouver/Police_make_arrest_in_New_West_trans_murder-12902.aspx TRANSBASHING? / No sign of a hate crime, RCMP says Nathaniel Christopher Vancouver Thursday,...
View ArticleDSM Changes: Much Ado about a Meaningless Change in Terms or The Master’s...
All week long I’ve been running posts about: “GID Removed from the DSM.” Hopefully, you’ve noticed, I’ve run a number of posts that warned against excessive exuberance. I think Julia Serano, Mercedes...
View ArticleSuffer. Spend. Repeat.
Good article about how Corporations manipulate people in to buying stuff they don’t really want and spending money that puts them in debt slavery. Also a very good reason to avoid 3D stores between...
View ArticleOn Being Witness to Extraordinary History
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gov-chris-gregoire/on-being-witness-to-extraordinary-history_b_2260451.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices Gov. Chris Gregoire 12/09/2012 We have few...
View ArticleCommentary on marriage grants: Marriage equality’s Cinderella moment
From SCOTUS Blog: http://www.scotusblog.com/2012/12/commentary-on-marriage-grants-marriage-equalitys-cinderella-moment/ William Eskridge and Hans Johnson Sun, December 9th, 2012 The blog is pleased...
View ArticleNOW Calls on Supreme Court to Rule in Favor of Marriage Equality
From NOW: http://now.org/press/12-12/12-07.html Press Release December 7, 2012 The National Organization for Women applauds the Supreme Court for taking up the issue of marriage equality. The justices...
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