Honestly, how "low a profile" is it when CNN is reporting it???
Sigh... roll the film...
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is set to deliver remarks at a Wisconsin Right to Life event Friday evening, one of the few speeches the former Republican presidential nominee will have given since she resigned the governorship last summer.
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NATHANIEL ROGERS Nathaniel would live inside a movie theater but for the poor internet reception. He blogs daily at the Film Experience. YOUR FEATURE PRESENTATION You're barely a reel into Lee Daniel's Precious (based on the novel Push by Sapphire)...
Email reveals deception on the part of the DNC with regard to assistance of Question 1 in Maine and lies about directing Mainers to vote for progressive causes. Jon Hamm in high school. What does Maine's marriage loss mean to...
FIRED: Hate group MassResistance champions case of Massachusetts man who says he was fired for his belief in traditional marriage. FILIPINO PRISONERS: They're back with a Queen medley. WHEN - SOME SAY: New York Governor David Paterson launches reelection campaign....
Note from Lurleen: Louise has allowed me to make this an all-purpose "reactions" diary. The AP has called the approval of R-71 inevitable, although the Secretary of State has yet to certify the result. More below the fold as they come in, but first let me share two headliners. First from Washington's Governor Chris Gregoire"I am extremely pleased that voters have approved Referendum 71. I signed the original bill and believe it is the right policy for our great state. Washington state has a history of fighting to ensure everyone - mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters - enjoys equal rights. From the first bill I signed in 2007 to this new law, we have proudly made great strides on behalf of all Washington families." And next from Captian Reject himself, Larry StickneyLet's pray the Reject R-71 effort across the finish line!
The Task Force released the following yesterday:
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This is a guest post by Marisa Richmond, Ph.D. She is the president of the Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition (TTPC). She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Equality Project & Board of Advisors of National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE). She is a former Board Member of American Educational Information Services (AEGIS), International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), National Transgender Advocacy Coalition (NTAC), and Nashville's Rainbow Community Center. She served as Co-Chair of Southern Comfort Convention in 2001, chaired the host committee of the 2002 IFGE Convention in Nashville, & served on the Planning Committee for Nashville Black Pride in 2004. She won IFGE's prestigious Trinity Award in 2002, and the HRC Equality Award in 2007.
In February 2008, she became a columnist for Triangle Journal News in Memphis and, since April 2006, she has been a regular panelist on Out & About Today on News Channel 5 in Nashville. Previously, she was a columnist for Out & About Nashville from August 2004 to December 2005 and the author of Casa Marisa, a monthly column in Transgender Community News from July 1999 to August 2004.
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Although there were no transgender witnesses at yesterday's ENDA hearings, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) made sure transgender voices were heard. Retired U.S. Army Col. Diane Schroer and Earline Budd spoke at a press conference before the ENDA hearings yesterday. Officer...
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In a scene identical to the one he used to punk Paula Abdul, Bruno degrades the gardeners by having them serve as furniture for a Pete Rose interview, and then rolls out the human sushi platter. Abdul wisely fled the...
Celebs and unknowns got ready for their close-ups in these shots from a forthcoming book by photographer John Russo called About Face. Russo used type 55 Polaroid film and used natural light. More, AFTER THE JUMP... According to the publisher:...
Saying the University of Alabama Birmingham's policy of offering health benefits to same-sx partners runs counter to the state's ban on same-sex marriage, state lawmaker DuWayne Bridges has been gathering support for a proposal to block the benefits, the Birmingham...
On Wednesday I posted about an attack on Here Media and The Advocate by former editor Judy Wieder. Wieder pulled the original (which was published on November 2 at 3:51 pm) and posted a new version two days later, saying...
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. No words, just this photo- gawds, but I do love him so...
And today? This message to all supporters on Facebook:
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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.
Vanessa was also the first trans individual ever elected President of a chapter of a National Women's Political Caucus (NWPC) for Harris County in her home, Houston TX. Vanessa is a half-white/half-native transgender woman; she was an Obama delegate in 2008--returning to the Democratic National Convention as a delegate for a second time.
Vanessa's Blog is TransPolitical.
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At a press conference yesterday, Fort Worth police chief Jeff Halstead announced that a chapter was being closed in discussing investigations related to the June raid on the Rainbow Lounge: "Speaking at a news conference across from the bar, chief...
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.
We've seen it in the case the group Repent America who was arrested at a Pride festival after they wouldn't comply with police. Religious right grous made it seem that they were unfairly arrested.
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Here Media CEO Paul Colichman sheds some light on changes at The Advocate in a letter posted on the publication's website, revealing that The Advocate and OUT will now be sent jointly and subscribers will receive both publications: As the...
Rachel Maddow points out the cast of characters attending Michelle Bachmann's health care teabagger rally yesterday. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP... Writes Dana Milbank in the WaPo: "Many of the demonstrators chanted 'Weasel Queen,' their pet name for the speaker of...
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. Stephen Macias, GM of Regent/Here Media separated the truth from the fiction in a discussion with Michelangelo Signorile. Here Media CEO Paul Colichman reflected on his year at the helm of The Advocate in an open letter to readers: More...
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