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Gay Marriage and Gay Mayors
Considering moving to either Washington D.C. or Houston, TX. Aren't you?D.C. Council Approves Gay Marriage:“Today’s vote is an important victory not only for the gay and lesbian community but for everyone who supports equal rights,” said Counc...
NY State Fail, Diane Saviano Win
I'm a little late on the uptake, but Senator Diane Saviano's impassioned response to the NY State's gay marriage disappointment is fantastic!H/T Jezebel and several of my FB friends....
Two Steps Forward, But How Many Steps Back?
I've read one interesting and one infuriating article about same-sex marriage published in the past few days that are definitely worth sharing. The first, from The New York Times, talks about the dichotomy of popular mainstream lesbian celebrities li...
Illustrating the Hypocrisy
A great political cartoon by Steve Sack of Slate Magazine (where you can find more cartoons of a similar persuasion): (H/T FMF's Choices Feminist Campus Blog.)...
The bigoted \'yes\' voters in Maine can bite me
That is all.Maine Voters Reject Gay Marriage Law...
Part 674 in an infinite-part series about how the GOP is attempting to become a cadre of evil super-villains
H/T Feministe...
Nobel Peace Prize
Today NY Times headline reads "In Surprise, Nobel Peace Prize to Obama for Diplomacy"I have to admit I'm very confused. Not upset, just confused. The article mitigates that a bit, but still...What do you all think?...
What's wrong with this picture?
No comment necessary, I think. From today's NY Times:...
Women's Equality Forum
Just a quick jubilant heads-up that my post for The National Council for Research on Women's blog The Real Deal was quoted in Linda Basch's article over at The Huffington Post!Check out the whole forum here (and comment!) and you can find my post her...
Sotomajority!*
Congratulations to new Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic person and the third woman to serve!See the NY Times for more.* Full credit for this term goes to my friend Jenny....
I don't get it...
Lt. Dan Choi served his country proudly in the Iraq war after graduating from West Point. He's a leader---groomed as such at the country's top military university. So after all this, why did the military administrative board of the New York National ...
The Word: Stonewalling
I totally missed this when it originally aired on Thursday, but Colbert is so spot-on it hurts."We're here. We're queer. They'll get to us eventually."...
Obama, DOMA, Dean and Maddow
Or, the long-form alternative title for this post: Yes, Obama, changing the Civil Rights page on the White House website after your election and then defending(!?!) DOMA is not only ridiculous, but also downright insulting.Ahem.I haven't said much he...
Dear New Hampshire, Coming in 6th Place is Still Pretty Great...
...especially considering there are forty-four other states that are slow as freakin' molasses. Hop to it, Other States!New Hampshire Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage...
California Upholds Prop 8 Gay Marriage Ban
I'm so annoyed right now I don't think I have the wherewithal for an intelligent and thoughtful rant, so I'll just take the time to say this to the world:ARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!Okay, that didn't really make me feel better. But the ...
New Supreme Court Nominee
I've just been watching the announcement of Judge Sonia Sotomayor as the nominee for the supreme court. She seems like a very exciting nominee and I just wanted to post this great quote, from a 2001 speech, that has already caused a bit of scandal w...
Torture: Just for the Fun of it
Part of me is unclear on what we're actually talking about in the "torture debate." But I'm becoming convinced that we actually DO know—and the position taken by many Americans is chilling. As if we didn't know this, the latest declassified infor...
Why I Love Hillary, Reason #347
Advocacy & the Western Woman
Funny how entering an international studies program precipitated my growing aversion to theorizing about people on the other side of the world. Life could be easier if my timing was better and my ethics just a little quicker on the uptake. Not so lon...
Presidential Commision on Women
Women Count helped facilitate the introduction of a bill to Congress to form a Presidential Commission on Women. Obviously, we've still got to get the bill passed by both the House and the Senate, but, in the meantime, Women Count wants to know what ...
The White House LGBT-family-friendly Egg Roll
While the LGBTQ community chews down its collective fingernails over the possible betrayal by retailer Amazon.com, we can at least take heart in the spectacle of today's LGBT-inclusive White House Egg Roll.(Image "borrowed" from The Advocate)More inf...
Rachel Maddow on America's legacy of torture
Rachel Maddow's impassioned--not to mention imminently cogent and smart--report tonight on two American journalists being held in North Korea was truly a sight to see. And if you didn't watch her show tonight, you should definitely watch the clip bel...
Meghan McCain on Rachel Maddow
Politics aside, I'm watching Meghan McCain on The Rachel Maddow Show right now and finding myself very charmed. She seems smart, rational, diplomatic, put together and willing to stand by her political views, even if they're not completely on-track w...
White House Council on Women and Girls
I big hip, hip, hooray for President Obama, who signed an executive order today for a White House Council on Women and Girls:H/T Jezebel and Salon....
Rock on Obama with your bad self!
From The Washington Post (and many, many other sources), Obama Administration to Reverse Bush Rule on 'Conscience' Regulation: The Obama administration has begun the process of rescinding sweeping new federal protections that were granted in December...
We're backing to stoning the gays...again
As Jon Stewart said during the Democratic National Convention, "In Colorado, you're either a rapture-awaiting promise keeper, or you drive a car that runs on gorp," and, yet again, a Colorado politician proves he is the former.From The Colorado Indep...
Postcards to the President
Another cute idea for mass political action (and I mean "cute" in a positive, pleasantly-innovative way, not as a diminutive). Send a postcard to President Obama asking him to repeal DOMA (the Defense of Marriage Act):(H/T Your Daily Lesbian Moment)...
That Martha Washington was one hot first lady!
Can someone please explain to me why we should care about Martha Washington more and/or find her more interesting now because historians have revealed how hot she actually was? From The Washington Post, "Fresh Look at Martha Washington: Less First F...
Put on your lipstick ladies and fight!
So we have a few news items to get excited about from this new political regime. First the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay act will be signed by the President today (great name for legislation, almost as good as Loving v. Virginia). Whitehouse.gov explain...
Global Gag Rule Repealed
As of today, President Obama has repealed the "global gag rule", which, as we all know, was a "ban on U.S. funding for international health groups that perform abortions, promote legalizing the procedure or provide counseling about terminating pregna...
