Same Sex Marriage a Casualty in New Jersey as Corzine Winds Down Term

I'm beginning to think that all those "slim majorities" that support same-sex marriage aren't nearly as aggressive as the still formidable minority.
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Ex-Gays Join Speaking Gigs in Defense of Antigay Hate Crimes

J. Grace Harley was profiled by Mark Benjamin of Salon.com in 2005. According to that article, Harley  — like most ex-gays — has a long history of irresponsible sex- and drug-related compulsive behavior that is completely unrelated to her orientation.
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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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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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The Long Game

Ambers relays the mood at the White House: The more Republicans find their voice on the right, on what White House officials call the "Palin-Beck" axis, the better Democrats will fare after 2010, when they still should have their majorities,.
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GOP needs renew its Contract with America

Back in 2006, Democrats were able to recapture the congressional majorities they had lost in 1994 by putting themselves forward as the “not-Republicans.
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Obama Administration Fails to Help Gay Couple Bypass Discriminatory Immigration Laws

The federal government Friday denied asylum to a gay Brazilian man who married his partner in Massachusetts.
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: The Right Time to Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell Is Now

Since 1994, almost 13,000 gay servicemen and women have been discharged from the military based not on their performance but on their sexual orientation.
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QC Quotations

"Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities.
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Dems can honor legacy AND win elections on health care

Tonight, President Obama addresses a joint session of Congress, whose members are freshly returned from August recess.
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Here's an idea for Democrats: Use your power. Keep your promises. Deliver.

From Markos' column in The Hill: If Democrats abandon the public option, they risk a demoralized, cynical base, one unwilling to do the work to get Democrats elected and which will stay home on Election Day.
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Reader feedback: A post that everyone at the DNC and the White House should read

Having worked on the Hill, and in other public jobs, I've dealt a lot with the public. Reading their letters and their emails, taking their phone calls.
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‘Political Brain’ author: Obama sounds like Dukakis and George Bush, Sr.

As Joe and I have noted before, it was only a matter of time before the "left of the left's" disappointment with President Obama seeped into more mainstream voices in the Democratic party, and started to damage Obama's brand and the perception of his character.
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How do you think Obama is handling health care reform?

I'm opening the floor to your guys. I want comments, and/or emails, telling me your thoughts on how Obama is handling health care reform.
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The Problem With Politics

by Peter Suderman The health-care reform effort has not gone smoothly, and liberals aren't happy. With Democratic majorities in the White House, the House, and the Senate, what could possibly be going on? Matt Taibbi seems to capture the liberal.
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Another blistering opinion piece about Obama and health care reform

They're all over the papers this morning, from respected liberal voices. This one from Eugene Robinson: Clearly, the White House feels itself on the defensive.
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A national conversation about the intersection of race, sexuality and gender is on deck

This piece, with new and reworked related posts, ran in Salon. --Pam

“At the Intersection: Race, Sexuality, and Gender,” a  comprehensive report released this week by the The Human Rights Campaign  Foundation, is an excellent look at some the third rails of cultural discussion  that usually results in most conversations falling into silence for fear of  conflict, offending someone, or having to realize one's own biases in front of  others.
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Shiny Political Objects

by David Link

Amen to Dale's post.  I'd add one additional point.  The political class offers us these shiny political objects because our leadership (and, to be fair, many of us) give them the impression that they'll make us happy.
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States with more Catholics more favor gay rights

Want to predict which state might move next to legalize same-sex marriage? You might count Catholics.
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Study: marriage equality support up, but LGBT legal rights and protections lag behind

The Blend has just received findings from a Columbia University study on support for marriage equality, the divide between public support for LGBT rights, and the lag in legal protections and rights extended to date.
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