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What Obama can learn from gay marraige in VT (re health care reform)
Citizen Crain Aug 10 09What does trying to pass health care reform legislation have in common with trying to pass gay marriage in Vermont? Answer: in both cases there was/is a very vocal and energized opposition spewing lies about what passage would mean.
How to repeal DADT
Citizen Crain Jul 31 09We are 7 months into the Obama administration and DADT (Don't Ask, Don't Tell) is still on the books.
Harvey Milk to receive Medal of Freedom
Citizen Crain Jul 30 09The White House announced today that slain San Francisco gay rights leader Harvey Milk will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom - America's highest civilian honor.
DADT and the Senate
Citizen Crain Jul 23 09Perhaps many on you have read in today's Washington Blade that Senator Gillibrand (D-NY) has dropped her idea of attaching an amendment to the defense appropriations bill temporarily suspending the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law (DADT) for 18 months while.
"Prejudice has no place in the United States of America"
Citizen Crain Jul 16 09Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy From President Obama's address today at the 100th anniversary of the NAACP (National Association of Colored People): "But make no mistake: the pain of discrimination is still felt.
Did Sen. Graham endorse gay marriage?
Citizen Crain Jul 16 09I was shocked and delighted at the way Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) approached his questioning of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sontamayor during the Senate confirmation hearings today.
"Gratuitous cruelty" by the US
Citizen Crain Jul 16 09"This is simply gratuitous cruelty. It serves no interest of the United States to be cruel to these people.
UPDATE: President Palin (not an obituary)
Citizen Crain Jul 12 09Anyone who read my original post should check out New York Times columnist Frank Rich's take on Palin today.
New straight hero on DADT
Citizen Crain Jul 10 09Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy Congressman Patrick Murphy, a straight Congressman from PA, is taking the lead on repealing DADT.
GM goes beefcake gay, then pulls ad
Citizen Crain Jul 09 09UPDATE AT END GM developed an ad aimed at gay buyers with two hunky guys in briefs washing a Camaro (read the original story here) then without explanation while I was writing this post, pulled it from YouTube (read the.
Steve Hildebrand on Obama
Citizen Crain Jul 08 09Steve Hildebrand may be the closest gay person to Barack Obama. He was deputy national campaign director for Obama's presidential campaign last year.
President Palin (not an obituary)
Citizen Crain Jul 07 09I'm a little nervous that a lot of the liberal chattering class is proclaiming the death of Sarah Palin's political career.
End 'special rights' for gays: allow them to marry
Citizen Crain Jul 02 09We are all familiar with the right wing mantra that gays are asking for "special rights" when in reality we are only asking for equality.
White House hosts gay reception today
Citizen Crain Jun 29 09To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Stonewall, President Obama has invited 250 LGBT leaders from across the country to the White House for a cocktail reception today.
Credit card scams (again)
Citizen Crain Jun 27 09I've reported before on the various shady ways credit card companies and currency exchangers (posing as ATM machines) are using to bilk customers and earn questionable extra profits.
Sanford's 'crime against morality'
Citizen Crain Jun 24 09Following the admission by Republican Gov. Mark Sanford that he had disappeared to Argentina as part of an extramarital affair, some have been minimizing the legal dimension of his offense.
LGBT goes missing
Citizen Crain Jun 16 09Tongues are wagging about the apparent delisting of Planet Out, Inc. -- which trades under the symbol LGBT -- from the Nasdaq stock exchange.
Obama's major speech on LGBT rights
Citizen Crain Jun 16 09Before you get too excited, this hasn't happened yet. When I was sitting on the island of Symi, Greece I was getting despondent over the inaction in Congress on LGBT rights.
Defending Obama's indefensible defense...
Citizen Crain Jun 15 09... of the Defense of Marriage Act. OK not really. But at the risk of being labeled (once again) as an Obama apologist, I want to add a bit more context to the excellent analysis done by Andoni and others.
The DOMA f*ck up
Citizen Crain Jun 15 09As you can read here and here, the Obama Justice Department filed a brief defending DOMA. This was no ordinary brief.
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