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NOM's Maggie Gallagher goes to gay protest event looking for trouble, gets disappointed

crossposted on Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters

Say what you will about why we lost in Maine, you have to admit that lgbts have learned the lesson from the aftermath of Proposition 8.

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My Genetic Karyotype

Well, here's one of our personal story diaries we usually save for the weekend.

I went to the San Diego VA Medical Center this past election day (November 3, 2009), and did some snooping to find the exact date my genetic test was taken, and find out what the clinical name of the test is.

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"R-71: Effective 12-3-09"

The Washington Secretary of State's final vote count report for the week continues to validate the conclusion that all of Washington state is moving towards equality.

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Youth Revolution presents...

A new organization called Youth Revolution popped up in Washington recently.  I've written a bit about them here.

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Sarah Palin "Keeping Low Profile" in Wisconsin

Honestly, how "low a profile" is it when CNN is reporting it???

Sigh... roll the film...

Former Alaska Gov.

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NGLTF Press Release Congratulates Washington State

The Task Force released the following yesterday:

Passage of Referendum 71 in Washington state is a victory for fairness and families "This victory promotes fairness, supports  families, and is good for Washington state and the country.

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Marisa Richmond: Thoughts On Hate Crimes

This is a guest post by Marisa Richmond, Ph.D. She is the president of the Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition (TTPC).

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WWJD? Incite Hate Crimes Against LGBT People, according to this "Pastor"

The furious explosion of nutjobs over the passage of the Matthew Shepard & James Byrd Hate Crimes Prevention Act continues.

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Looking Forward

To say this week has been challenging... well, you know.

Wednesday I made my way through 200+ emails and found this one from my Charlie.

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Vanessa Edwards Foster: Hate Crimes- A Long Time Coming And A Long Struggle Ahead

This is a guest post by Vanessa Edwards Foster. Vanessa Edwards Foster, a longtime activist, is co-founder and current President of the National Transgender Advocacy Coalition (NTAC), a grassroots coalition of transgender Americans who are politically active and lobby locally, statewide and at the national level.

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Fired employee, religious right groups want lgbts to follow different rules at the workplace

crossposted on Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters

One of the most effective tactics of the religious right is to truncate an incident to claim that lgbts are violent and intolerant or that Christians are in danger of losing their rights if pro-lgbt legislation passes.

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Here Media's CEO Paul Colichman and GM Stephen Macias on the year for The Advocate and Out

Many of you may be wondering what has been going on with The Advocate, a publication that has been described in the news as a sinking ship, as well as OUT, both owned by Here Media.

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Do you need another reason to keep that wallet shut when it comes to the DNC?

Let's just say that a little leaked email proves LGBTs are seen as the easy gAyTM to the DNC that can be manipulated, ignored, and pickpocketed as mob rule strips us of civil rights without a finger being lifted to help at the eleventh hour.

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NCGOP inviting Scozzafava's revenge -- NY-23 loser Hoffman

This is why the NC GOP is dying the death of 1000 cuts. They are way out there in wingnut land and the laughingstock of NC politics.

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All of Washington state is moving towards equality

Washington voters have accomplished a national first by ratifying a new law that makes state registered domestic partnerships fully parallel to civil marriage.

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Breaking News: Horrific Shooting At Ft Hood, TX- 12 dead, 31 wounded...

and the gunman, an O-4 major, was a mental health professional.

A U.S. soldier opened fire Thursday at Fort Hood, Texas, killing at least 11 people and wounding 31 others, military officials said.

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Politico: "Conservatives Shop Sex Ops Ban To GOP"

We should have seen this coming. From Politico's Conservatives shop sex ops ban to GOP:

The federal government would be banned from funding sex change operations and other services for transgender individuals if social conservative activists get their way.

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HRC Pushes For Congressional Action On ENDA

Got this email earlier and wanted to share- with both of Maine's representatives being co-sponsors, I can only imagine how frustrating and infuriating for those with less supportive Congress Critters.

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Fed DOMA may leave LGBT couples out in the cold re: health care reform benefits

Here we go again -- as the House vote on the $894 billion health care reform plan is looming on Saturday, a teensy problem affecting LGBTs seems to have cropped up in the language of the bill that will leave eligibility at the whim and interpretation of the Health Choices Commissioner position.

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"Million For A Million" Campaign For 2010 Marriage Equality

(My apologies for not getting this press release out sooner... Louise)

Major fundraising campaign announced for 2010 marriage equality “Million for a Million” will fund signature gathering to put a  marriage equality initiative on the California ballot next November

San Francisco, CA, November 4, 2009 – At rallies today in San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and Fresno marking the somber first anniversary of the passage of Proposition 8 in California, organizers will announce the launch of the first major fundraising campaign to place a marriage equality initiative on the California ballot in November 2010.

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