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As U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill testifies before Congress today, Iraqi’s security is far from assured. Militias now targetting the socially marginalized could soon take their killing spree mainstream. From: ForeignPolicy.com – BY RASHA MOUMNEH – When my colleague and I sat down last April with Hamid, an Iraqi man from Baghdad, his trauma-induced stutter [...] From: LezGetReal.com – by Paula Brooks – Voicing the ever-increasing concerns and frustrations that many of President Barack Obama’s liberal allies are feeling, Steve Hildebrand, Obama’s deputy campaign manager during last years successful drive for the White House, said Yesterday he is “losing patience” with the White House over issues ranging from Obama’s handling of [...] From: GayRights.Change.org – by Michael A. Jones – Proving that love, tolerance, acceptance and equality don’t have to be mutually exclusive from religion, the Unitarian Universalist Association has launched a brand-spanking new Web site meant to cull together religious voices working hard for equal rights and marriage equality. The site? It’s aptly named [...] Supervisor Harvey Milk, left, and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone during the signing of the city’s gay rights bill in 1977. From: The San Francisco Sentinel – BY ERIC BAILEY – The Los Angeles Times – The legacy of Harvey Milk has had a very good year. Three decades after California’s first openly gay elected leader [...] Sponsors of Ref 71 ahd 121,486 signatures From: The Washington Blade – OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) – A referendum that could overturn Washington state’s “everything but marriage” domestic partnership law has qualified for the November ballot. The secretary of state’s office said Monday that sponsors of Referendum 71 had 121,486 valid petition signatures – enough to put the [...] From: GayRights.Change.org – by Michael A. Jones – Vermont’s legislature – despite their Republican Governor’s wishes – passed legislation earlier this year recognizing full marriage equality in the state. That law takes effect tomorrow, September 1, and to celebrate Vermont-based Ben & Jerry’s is altering the name of one flavor of ice cream to show [...] From: QueersUnited.blogspot.com – On October 10-11, 2009, the LGBT community and allies will gather in Washington, D.C. from all across America to let our elected leaders know that now is the time for full equal rights for LGBT people. The demand is simple, full equal protection under the law: Repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act [...] Photo by Adam Britt From: Passportmagazine.com – In March 2010, young adults from around the country and around the world will embark on the fourth annual Equality Ride, a youth bus tour visiting religious colleges and universities across the United States to challenge on-campus discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) students. Guided [...] Told reporters sexual orientation should not be a protected class From: The Washington Blade – SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Thursday that discriminating against gay people shouldn’t be illegal, although he would prefer it if everyone were treated with respect. In his most definitive comments yet on gay rights, Herbert told reporters [...] From: The Associated Press – By DAVID CRARY (AP) – Momentum is building for Congress to pass the first major civil rights act protecting gays and transsexuals, supporters say, and one of the stars in the debate is a barrier-breaking transgender staffer on Capitol Hill. The Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA, would prohibit workplace discrimination — [...] |
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