Black Unemployment at 28 Yr High

While some economists have suggested the recession could be ending soon, that is certainly not the case in the inner cities.
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Updated Info and Action Alert: Contact DOJ Regarding Jorge Mercado's Murder

Just got this email from John and Joe at Americablog and wanted to share as a follow-up to our earlier piece:

"Don't Ask, Don't Give" Update November 16, 2009

Hi everyone,

Just a quick message to ask folks to consider contacting the Department of Justice regarding a possible anti-gay hate crime in Puerto Rico.
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Obama Adviser Splits with President on Gay Marriage

Queerty (blog) Obama Adviser Splits with President on Gay MarriageABC NewsAlthough President Obama continues to oppose same-sex marriage, Barnes said that he is trying to “move the ball forward” for gay, lesbian, and transgendered .
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PUNCH: Obama Adviser Splits with President on Gay Marriage

Queerty (blog) PUNCH: Obama Adviser Splits with President on Gay MarriageTips-Q GLBT News (blog)Melody Barnes, head of Obama's Domestic Policy Council, said she disagrees with her boss on the issue of same-sex marriage.
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Video WH 'held for review': Obama official Melody Barnes' support for marriage equality

This story is so weird; it exemplifies the paranoia over at the White House over anything G-A-Y, particularly regarding the President's current illogical-but-politically safe position on marriage equality.
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I've signed on to Don't Ask, Don't Give (and you should too)

Conservative Democrats don't want to move forward on Don't Ask, Don't Tell after the last elections.
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Why Won't HRC Jump On Board the DNC Boycott?

this is from Queerty's blog, click here to visit Often viewed, accurately, as an extension of the Democratic party, the Human Rights Campaign has gone back and forth with how much criticism it's willing to levy on the White House and members of Congress.
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HRC On AmericaBLog Call To Boycott DNC: Decide For Yourselves

The Human Rights Campaign has responded to yesterday's call by John Aravois and Joe Sudbay at AmericaBlog for a boycott of LGBT donations to the Democratic National Committee.
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Item: DC council committee passes marriage equality bill

   ::: Equality for lesbian and gay couples in New York is stuck once again in the molasses (and morass) of that state’s legislature, but a similar bill is moving quickly in the District of Columbia, AmericaBlogGay reports.
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Page 1 Consider (11/10)

Stupid Twit: Kudos to the Kansas City Chiefs who fired running back Larry "I didn't know the word "fag" was offensive to anybody" Johnson on Monday, two weeks after Johnson belittled coach Todd Haley in a series of Twitter posts and repeatedly used gay slurs with reporters in the team's locker room.
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Don't Ask, Don't Give: the gAyTM is officially shut down

We've talked about the fatigue of being jerked around as a constituency, now several of my fellow bloggers have had enough and I've signed on.
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Traditional Media covers "Don't Ask, Don't Give"

Earlier today, we launched "Don't Ask, Don't Give," a donor boycott of the DNC: Joe and I are launching today a donor boycott of the DNC.
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DNC Gets Boycotted Over Gay Rights

DNC Gets Boycotted Over Gay RightsAtlantic Online (blog)John Aravosis and Joe Subday of AMERICAblog, two bloggers who frequently cover gay rights issues, have announced that they and a handful of other gay .
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AmericaBlog Launches Donor Boycott of the DNC

John Aravosis and Joe Sudbay at AmericaBlog have launched a donor boycott of the Democratic National Committee over gay rights promises not fulfilled by the President and the party: "We are asking voters to pledge to withhold contributions to the.
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Aravosis v. Tobias on AmericaBlog

It's blogger versus DNC treasurer in an online war.
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CNBC: Immigrant NYC Marathon Winner Not A "Real" American

Sunday morning when I reported that an American had won the NYC Marathon for the first time in 27 years, I purposely didn't mention that he is a naturalized citizen - an immigrant from Eritrea - because, you know, so fucking what? American is American, right? Well, not according to CNBC's Darren Rovell.
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Audio: Joe on Mike on Maine

Michelangelo Signorile had AmericaBlog's Joe Sudbay on his Sirius/XM show this afternoon, to talk about Maine, the razor thin polls, and the need for every last Pine Tree States who cares about basic fairness to put on their best pair.
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Monday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.One more day til Election Day. AMERICAblog is reporting from Maine where marriage equality is on the ballot.
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Hate Crime Prevention Act may have far-reaching implications for gay rights

New York Times Hate Crime Prevention Act may have far-reaching implications for gay rightsExaminer.
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YouTube: "Mainers Thank No On 1 Volunteers

From my friend and fellow Mainer, Americablog's Joe Sudbay, comes this remarkable video. Here is the accompanying description:

Tonight, before volunteers started phone banking, several Mainers, Ann DiMella, Sue Comyns, Wallace Pinfold and Dick Moll, told them why this matters so much.
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