Some like to call it an amendment goof. I prefer to call it irony at its best. Thanks to the investigative work of Democratic attorney general candidate Barbara Ann Radnofsky, we can all see exactly how a constitutional disenfranchisement of gay and lesbian couples can backfire. The irony is just far too delicious to resist. [...]
Yes, I said it. A national priority. For far too long we have had to sit back, waiting around for the president to get the courage to act righteously, while his administration works to acquiesce the LGBT community with tokenist attempts to include a “gay” agenda. Since 1993, when Clinton’s good intention manifested itself into [...]
Kevin Calderwood, a passionate friend and ally to the community, came to me with a story of a friend intimately affected by the ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ policy. Rather then attempt to represent his words, I would rather you read them for yourself. Kevin Calderwood is a full time student at Southern Illinois University, double [...]
News wise, there’s a lot going on this week. Chicago isn’t getting the 2016 Olympics, researchers found that women choose shoes that aren’t good for their feet (DUH!) The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its cost projections for the current incarnation of health care reform. And, on the heels of yesterday’s meeting [...]
The Belmont Abbey College administration is refusing to provide contraceptives to female employees. Although health care needs are covered through the campus health insurance, women are being denied access to preventative reproductive care. Of course I am not all that surprised considering the religious affiliation of this school. Apparently the Catholic belief of this particularly [...]
It has been sixteen years since the conception of the Don’t Ask Don’t tell policy, initially implemented by Clinton in 1993. Now, more then ever, this policy is under extreme scrutiny as people are contesting the policy as outdated, discriminatory and in dire need of change.
As a quick background for those who may not [...]
Apparently the Queen Creek Cambria Ocotillo home owners association finds it okay to discriminate against LGBTQ families. Resident Zeniff Vanderran has been a member of the Queen Creek community for 5 years and is a self identified gay man and airforce retiree. He was recently approached by the attorney of the HOA, informing him that [...]
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