Statement of NCLR's Kate Kendell

Pams House blend  Nov 04 09

Just received:

The Day After a Hard Night Kate Kendell Executive Director National Center for Lesbian Rights

11.04.09

D?j? vu is welcome when it flashes us back to a welcome or happy memory.  Today d?j? vu is not so pleasant.  The loss of marriage rights in Maine is a traumatic reminder of our Prop 8 fight in California.  On election night one year ago, I spent a sleepless night tormented by every thought of what might have made a difference.  My colleagues in Maine spent just such a night.  Same-sex couples in Maine have been dealt a dehumanizing setback. Full story...

Bookmark and Share

Have your say - be the first to comment

Please login to post a comment


Login


More stories from pams house blend »

Joseph Backholm answers the straw man's question

Pams House blend  7 hours ago

The anti-gay Family Policy Institute of Washington has posted a video called "BY PROHIBITING GAY MARRIAGE, AREN'T WE VIOLATING THE SEPERATION (sic) OF CHURCH AND STATE?".

Phony moralists show true colors with anti-Adam Lambert group

Pams House blend  9 hours ago

crossposted on Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters

 This Adam Lambert controversy is ridiculous - that's my take on it.

Report On Catholic Church In Ireland: Godly Perverts Protected At Expense Of Victims

Pams House blend  10 hours ago

Well. The Catholic Church spends oodles to defeat marriage equality in Maine, and yet there own record on child abuse.

Q Of The Day: Would You Support ENDA if...?

Pams House blend  15 hours ago

The Advocate is asking the question "Would you support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act if gender identity protections were again taken out of the bill?"

As of 9:30 AM PST Thanksgiving morning, this is the response:

The initial response from the non-scientific poll responders seems to be a big "No.

Networks' reactions to Lambert kiss -- 1999 gay-kisser-on-live TV calls BS

Pams House blend  17 hours ago

I was waiting for evidence that the networks, particularly CBS with its blurring of Adam Lambert's on-screen kiss of his male bandmate during the post-Children's Hour performance on the American Music Awards.

Double empty-header: Bachmann, Palin to speak at National Tea Party Convention

Pams House blend  18 hours ago

A real laff-fest for you...Rep. Michele "deranged" Bachmann (R-MN) as a featured guest along with Sarah "Bible Spice" Palin at the first National Tea Party Convention can conjure up a lot of jokes, but it's all true, including restricted press access to save them from themselves on camera.

Alice's Restaurant Revisted

Pams House blend  22 hours ago

Blame Dawn in Maine for this video- we were just talking about Arlo a few minutes ago on the phone and I mentioned that the first time I ever heard "Alice's Restaurant" was on Thanksgiving Day 1987, as I was driving back from my relative's in Amherst MA to my apartment outside Boston.

S.F. Chronicle: "Pass the stuffing and spare the air"

Pams House blend  less than a day ago

From the San Francisco Chronicle:

Air quality officials have called a Spare the Air alert for Thanksgiving, meaning the burning of wood and manufactured fire logs is banned both indoors and outdoors from midnight tonight until midnight Thursday.

The "War on Thanksgiving?"

Pams House blend  less than a day ago

From: http://www.tips-q.com/1638591-war-thanksgiving

This gem is from Christian Newswire:

The war over Thanksgiving as a holiday began when a generation was taught that the holiday's first setting was Pilgrims being saved from starvation by Native Americans.

Thanksgiving Day This & That: Open Thread

Pams House blend  less than a day ago

It's an open thread! Pleeeeease feel free to chat, blogwhore, and link-share in the comment thread...

Most read today »

Most read this week »

What's New on QueensSpeech Gay News