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-No Sympathy for the Sex Addict
THE distributors of "Choke," a forthcoming film about a sex addict'sstruggle to overcome his demons, have been handing out a strange promotionalgift at preview screenings. Attached to a bookmark, the gift is a set ofbeads typically used as a sexual toy. "Not for small children," thebookmark warns.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/fashion/07sex.html?emc=tnt&tntemail1=y
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Washington Post
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-Logo launches online roundtable on 365gay News
The MTVN ( NYSE: VIA) subsidiary launched 365gay News: Roundtable, anationally televised and online Face the nation-style roundtable on issuesof importance to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender audience. Thefirst installment, focusing on the Republican National Convention, isavailable on 365gay.com and highlights will air on Logo's 365gay News.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/10/AR2008091000245.html
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Miami Herald
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-MONROE CIRCUIT COURT: Circuit Court rules against Florida's ban on gayadoptions
A foster father can adopt his teenage ward, a judge has ruled, becauseFlorida's prohibition against gay adoption is contrary to the state and U.S.constitutions. A Monroe Circuit Court judge has ruled Florida's 31-year-oldgay adoption ban ''unconstitutional'' in an order that allows an openly gayKey West foster parent to adopt a teenage boy he has raised since 2001.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/679719.html
-Los Angeles activist: Up to 10 percent of voters lie to pollsters about support for gay rights
An interesting open letter from Lorri L. Jean, executive director of the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center. From the letter: We've learned from losses on other anti-gay ballot initiatives, here and in other states (Wisconsin, Colorado, etc.), that people lie to pollsters about their prejudices. There is typically a 7-10 point difference between what people tell the pollster about their views on LGBT rights and how they really vote. In other words 7-10% say they believe in equality but actually vote against us.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2008/09/los-angeles-act.html
-Florida: Broward School Board opposes gay-marriage ban
Concerned that a ban on gay marriage would mean losing employees or gettingslapped with lawsuits, the Broward School Board on Tuesday voted unanimouslyto oppose a proposed constitutional amendment. ''It's just the right thingto do,'' said board member Jennifer Gottlieb, who brought the issue to theboard after learning of the potential fallout from a member of the schooldistrict's diversity committee.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2008/09/broward-school.html
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South Florida Blade
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-Florida Amendment 2 will fail, according to poll
Study shows anti-gay marriage amendment does not have enough supportAt last, some good news for GLBT advocates in Florida: it seems Amendment 2will not receive enough votes to become part of the Florida Constitution.According to a Quinnipiac University poll, Florida voters support Amendment2 by a margin of 55 percent to 41 percent. That is shy of the 60 percent"supermajority" required for passage on Nov. 4. (FYI, Quinnipiac Universitypolls are widely accepted in the U.S. for being the most unbiased andscientific polls on public policy and politics.) Amendment 2 is anamendment to the Florida Constitution that would not only ban gay marriage(which is already illegal by several laws that have been passed), but itwould also ban any sort of "domestic partnership" agreements, includingagreements between heterosexual couples, and outlaw spousal benefits such ashealth insurance and such. God forbid people are allowed to buy for healthinsurance if they're not married! It should be noted, surprisingly, that inour (extremely biased and unscientific) poll of the South Florida gaycommunity, almost everyone thought we were doomed and it would probablypass. (Read here.) Hopefully this sense of futility won't keep people awayfrom the polls, because the "other side" is renowned for going to vote foreverything. Florida Red and Blue and SAVE Dade have their work cut out forthemselves.
http://www.floridablade.com/blog/index.cfm#20879
-The feminist anti-Palin roundup
Hell hath no fury like a woman scornful of a female VP candidate
In case anyone was mistaken in believing Sarah Palin's VP candidacy is beingembraced by the feminist community, enjoy the following round-up of womengiving her the smack-down:
...Gloria Steinham: "This isn't the first time a boss has picked an unqualified woman just because she agrees with him and opposes everything most other women want and need." Shazaam. [LA Times]
...Dr. Laura: "I am haunted by the family pictures of the Palins during political photo-ops, showing the eldest daughter, now pregnant with her own child, cuddling the family's newborn." If Dr. Laura doesn't like the Republican candidate, then who does? [Dr. Laura Blog]
...Oprah Winfrey: Although Winfrey has stomped around her talk show asking Americans to share "the dream" of electing Barack Obama as President, she has refused to invite Sarah Palin on until the election is over-despite requests from her femaie-friendly audience. That sounds totally unbiased, right? Although perhaps she should bring Palin on the show, so her audience can see first-hand what a nut Palin is, by her own words. [Drudge Report]
...Lindsay Lohan: "I get Sarah Palin's views against abortion, but i would much prefer to hear more about what she can do for our country rather than how her daughter is going to have a child no matter what." First ParisHilton unveils an effective energy policy, and now Lindsay is talking politics? What is going on? [Lindsay Lohan's MySpace page]
http://www.floridablade.com/blog/index.cfm#20863
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365Gay.com
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-Md high court rules for challenge to anti-trans measure
The Maryland Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, ruled Tuesday infavor of a challenge to a referendum that attempted to block aunanimously-enacted transgender protection law.
http://www.365gay.com/news/md-high-court-rules-for-challenge-to-anti-trans-measure/
-Judge denies separate trials in gay porn producer murder case
Two men accused of killing a gay porn producer they saw as a competitor willbe tried together a judge has ruled, rejecting motions by attorneys for thepair that they be tried separately.
http://www.365gay.com/news/judge-denies-separate-trials-in-gay-porn-producer-murder-case/
-Big labor urges NY to pass marriage equality
The New York State AFL-CIO is urging the Legislature is pass a bill thatwould allow same-sex couples in the state to marry. It also wantslawmakers to enact legislation banning discrimination against transgenderNew Yorkers and provide a mechanism to end bullying and harassment of LGBTyouth in public schools.
http://www.365gay.com/news/big-labor-urges-ny-to-pass-marriage-equality/
-Democrat maintains tight rein on Palin probe
A Republican effort failed Monday to unseat the Alaska state senator overseeing the ethics investigation into whether Gov. Sarah Palin abused herpower when she dismissed the state's public safety commissioner. DemocraticSen. Hollis French was accused of manipulating the probe for politicaleffect on national and state elections. Republican Rep. John Coghill lastweek asked the Alaska Legislature's Legislative Council, the body thatappointed French to oversee the investigation, to discuss replacing French.
http://www.365gay.com/news/democrat-maintains-tight-rein-on-palin-probe/
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The Advocate
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- PFLAG Condemns "Ex-Gay" Conference Endorsed by Palin's Church
Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays condemned an "ex-gay"conference taking place Saturday in Anchorage, Alaska. Love Won Out, whichclaims to "cure" conferencegoers of homosexuality, has been endorsed byRepublican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's church, the Wasilla BibleChurch, according to a PFLAG press release.
http://advocate.com/news_detail_ektid61140.asp
-Task Force Appoints New Deputy Executive Director
Darlene Nipper is poised to become deputy executive director of the NationalGay and Lesbian Task Force on October 1. The 20-year veteran of nonprofitmanagement and advocacy groups will replace Rea Carey, who was recentlypromoted to executive director. "Our leadership team will be even strongerwith the addition of [Nipper's] expertise, energy, and passion for thiswork," Carey said in an NGLTF statement.
http://advocate.com/news_detail_ektid61126.asp
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National Gay News
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-N.C. Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawful HIV Exposure
A gay, 23-year-old man received a suspended 45-day jail sentence, 30 monthsof probation and a $300 fine, plus court costs, after pleading guilty Aug.22 to charges stemming from violations of North Carolina's public healthlaws relating to the spread of HIV. Joshua Waldon Weaver, a DJ at clubs inRaleigh and Wilmington, was accused of failing to use a condom and failureto notify sexual partners of his HIV-positive status. According to filingdocuments, the offenses occurred from Aug. 1, 2006 to the time of thecharges. The victim in the case was not named and the defendant's boyfriendat the time of the proceeding made no statement to the press.
- Congrats to Rachel Maddow; Knock 'em Dead Tonight!
We at Lesbiatopia extend our heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Rachel Maddowon the debut of her show tonight on MSNBC at 9pmET/6pmPT. Not only is Dr.Maddow the first lesbian to get her own TV news show--in primetime, noless!--she also is one of the most thoughtful and well informed pundits outthere, gay or straight (which makes all of us lezzies proud). Read More...
-Most Florida Voters Support Gay Marriage Ban Amendment
A majority of Florida voters, but not enough to win passage, support aconstitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, according to a poll releasedthis morning. The Connecticut-based Quinnipiac University poll shows thatFlorida voters support the measure by a margin of 55 percent to 41 percent,shy of the 60 percent supermajority required for passage on Nov. 4.
-Village of Tequesta Recognizes Domestic Partners
In concluding collective bargaining with its three unions, the Village ofTequesta (population 5,788) has expanded the definition of "immediatefamily" to include domestic partners. The new definition is included in thecontracts between the Village and the Professional Fire Fighters/Paramedicsof Palm Beach County, the Communications Workers of America, and the PalmBeach County Police Benevolent Association. The three contracts are ineffect through September 30, 2010.
-Child Welfare Network Hosts Recruitment Event to Focus on Gay and LesbianParents
New York state's Westchester County LGBT Child Welfare Network will hold arecruitment event Thursday, September 25 designed to share information withthe LGBT community about how to become a foster or adoptive parent. Theevent will take place at the Memorial United Methodist Church - 250 BryantAve - White Plains, NY 10605 - beginning at 6 PM. Read More...
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Marriage Equality News
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-Minority Report
Link: Advocate
Think about it. Of the 50 men and women who occupy governor's mansions in the United States, only two are black. And these two blackmen are arguably the most gay-friendly to ever be governor -- including NewJersey's Jim McGreevey, who came around to gay rights only after coming outand leaving office. Without fanfare, Patrick and Paterson are reframing thestruggle for equality as a fight against discrimination. What's more, bybeing a great source of pride for black people, they're also changing mindswithin the black community, which historically has been reluctant to acceptgay rights and marriage equality. A recent poll by Pew Research foundthat 49% of the U.S. population is opposed to gay marriage, compared to 56%of African-Americans.
-Gay marriage fight coming to airwaves and pulpits
Link: South Florida Sun-Sentinel
If I had a congregation, here is what my Oct. 19 sermon would be: As a married heterosexual man who considers himself enlightened, I don'tunderstand the fuss over same-sex marriage. Amendment 2 is titled "TheFlorida Marriage Protection Amendment," but it should be called "The FloridaMarriage Exclusion mendment."
-Why Each State is Important
Link: Box Turtle Bulletin
Collectively, we have the opportunity to send a very strong message this year. Should we win in all three states we will be able tostate that those who experience same-sex marriages within their communitieshave found them to be no threat, that anti-marriage efforts will not win youelection in a swing state, and that coming back to a state that has rejecteddiscrimination is a waste of time and money.
-Anglican bishops to speak up for gay marriage
Link: Pink News
The Right Rev. Marc Handley Andrus, Episcopal Bishop of
California, will hold a press conference on Wednesday at San Francisco'sGrace Cathedral. "The Episcopal (Anglican) Church stands for equal rightsfor all persons and fair treatment for all Californians," the church said. "Andrus will deliver a statement signed by Episcopal bishops throughout thestate calling for compassion, love and equal protections for all." BishopAndrus will be joined by the Right Rev. Steven Chaleston, Assisting Bishopof California, the Right Rev. Barry Beisner, Episcopal Bishop of NorthernCalifornia, other bishops, members of the clergy and lay leaders fromthroughout California.
-Anti-gay NYC rally by Hispanic religious leaders is a flop
Link: Blabbeando
Alas, despite the press release saying that participating religious denominations represented thousands of people I only counted 250to 300 people (which translates into 25 to 30 worshipers per listedreligious institution). Not enough to keep epublican New York Senator MartyGolden from showing up for the all important fringe homophobic Latino voteeven if he didn't even understand what was being said. As a matter of fact,he didn't need to understand: He was one of the most homophobic speakers ofthe day!
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Pink News - UK
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-Palin challenged over 'ex-gay' movement
The Republican party's nominee for Vice President of the United States isunder pressure to clarify her views on the so-called 'ex-gay' movement afterit was revealed her church is backing a conference in Anchorage. SarahPalin, 44, is Governor of Alaska.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8958.html
-Alan Cumming to become a US citizen
Scottish actor Alan Cumming has decided to take American citizenship, andsaid he hopes to vote for Barack Obama in November's Presidential election.Speaking at the Democratic National Convention last week the X-Men star saidhe is taking a citizenship test next month and is confident he will pass.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8960.html
-Lesbian star may be new face of Cover Girl
Ellen DeGeneres is reported to be shooting an advertising campaign for oneof America's top cosmetics companies this week. It is another coup for the50-year-old, who is one of the most prominent lesbians in the US. She gotmarried to her partner Portia De Rossi in California last month.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8955.html
-Libraries asked to stock ex-gay literature
A US organisation "devoted exclusively to exposing and countering thehomosexual activist agenda" is backing a new campaign targeting publiclibraries. Americans for Truth's Peter LaBarbera said there should be abalance in the selections that libraries carry on the "homosexual issue."
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8953.html
-Third of Romanians think gays should be punished
A new poll conducted in the new EU nation of Romania has found high levelsof prejudice against homosexuals and people living with HIV. The research,by Gallup, was conducted in July for the National Council for CombattingDiscrimination.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8948.html
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-Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants Earns Top Marks in 2009 Corporate EqualityIndex
Kimpton Receives 100 Percent in Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Seventh
Annual Index for Fifth Consecutive Year
San Francisco, - September 9, 2008 - Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants proudlyannounces that it has earned the top rating of 100 percent in the 2009Corporate Equality Index (CEI), an annual survey administered by the HumanRights Campaign Foundation. Kimpton joins the ranks of 259 other major U.S.businesses which receive top marks for their treatment of lesbian, gay,bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) employees and consumers.
-Lawsuit Involving 'Kissing Cops' Settled
One News Now
Broward County, Florida, has settled a lawsuit involving the harassment ofmarriage amendment petition workers. Volunteers for Florida Family PolicyCouncil were circulating the petitions at a June 2006 Promise Keepers eventwhen police in the town of Sunrise began harassing them. Rick Nelson of theAmerican Liberties Institute and Alliance Defense Fund says one officer wasespecially rude. "Sgt. Allen just replied, 'Well, Jesus didn't sayanything about homosexuality and it's all just a waste of time. You're justcreating problems for people. Why don't you go away.,'" Nelson recalls.
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-Fox Guest Attacks Rachel Maddow
By Brent Budowsky | Consortium News
Even by the low standards of the Republican News Network, a.k.a. Fox News,the attack on Rachel Maddow, as a "Lesbian Air America host," was adespicable new low. Those words, an open appeal to bigotry and hate, saidby an alleged media analyst named Tim Graham on Tuesday, were met withlaughter and chortles by the Fox News team on air. This is sick anddespicable stuff, even for Fox News. Here is a message to Barack Obama: Youneed to spend more time fighting back against the lies and smears of a SwiftBoat campaign more ugly than the campaign against John Kerry, and less timehaving sweet-talk meetings with Rupert Murdoch and Roger Ailes followed byprofessorial discourse with Bill O'Reilly. This is war, Barack, and you hadbetter fight back. The sickness and dementia of a purported news networkairing with smug laughs and happy chortles a naked appeal to hatred andbigotry in this attack on "a Lesbian Air America host" is a low that even Republican cable organization like Fox should never stoop to. Read more
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--ABC News Blog: White Women and Movability
A good follow-up question to our latest poll's finding on white women iswhether they've been more changeable overall in their vote preferences inthis year of the historic Clinton and Palin candidates. The answer: Yep.Check out the two tables below. There've been any number of swings amongwhite women between majority preference for Barack Obama or John McCain - inthe spring as Obama and Hillary Clinton duked it out, in the early- andmid-summer as Clinton's intentions remained the subject of speculation, andnow as Sarah Palin has joined the GOP ticket. For around one in 10 whitewomen, it's been a complicated race in which to choose. Read the latest ABCNews blog here
http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenumbers/
-From Donald E. Wildmon - American Family Association Founder and Chairman
Please help us get this information into the hands of as many people aspossible by forwarding it to your entire e-mail list of family and friends. Entire Values Voter Summit 2008 to be webcast live on AFA.net this Fridayand Saturday Webcast is free but registration is required. Register Today! Here is your opportunity to be a part of the largest pro-family, social conservative event of the year for free and without ever leaving home! AFA.net will offer a free stream the Values Voter Summit 2008 (Sept. 12-14),the largest meeting of social conservatives this year, live on the internet. The event begins this coming Friday morning and ends on Saturday evening. The entire conference will be streamed live on AFA.net. Participantsinclude Sean Hannity, Chuck Colson, Newt Gingrich, Maggie Gallagher,Phyllis Schlafly, Star Parker, Alveda King, Bill Bennett, Ken Blackwell,Bishop Harry Jackson, Jonathan Falwell, and a host of others. The line-up isa virtual who's who of social conservatives.
-Barney Frank Op-Ed in The Boston Globe
WITH ONE important exception, what we have learned about vice presidentialcandidate Sarah Palin and her family does not reflect badly on any of them.What the Palin family story does do is underscore the flaws in the politicalphilosophy that was critical to her being selected by John McCain.Theexception, of course, is the allegation that she tried to get the Alaskapublic safety commissioner to fire her former brother-in-law and fired thecommissioner when he would not give in to her wishes. Public officialscannot use their official positions on behalf of family members in adomestic dispute. The divorce itself and the pregnancy of Palin's daughterare the sorts of things that occur in many American families, and thoseinvolved are entitled to be treated with compassion. But that is preciselythe point that makes this a relevant political issue. Palin was selected byMcCain in substantial part because of her high standing as a leadingadvocate of the socially conservative wing of the Republican Party. McCainwas reportedly leaning strongly toward naming Joe Lieberman to be hisrunning mate, but was deterred by the vehement opposition of socialconservatives. And when Palin was selected, James Dobson, one of the leadingadvocates for imposing personal moral choices on the rest of us, announcedthat this was the one thing that switched him from skepticism about McCainto enthusiastic support.
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2008/09/07/playing_politics_with_family_values/
-Indiana: Pride in the Park October 4th -- Potawatomi Park in South Bend!
We're excited to finally announce the date for our upcoming Pride in thePark! Come on out to Potawatomi Park on Saturday, October 4th for a day fullof friends, food and fun!
-Equality Index, a diversity index that rates companies on their treatmentof gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender workers, is now out for 2009. TheIndex shows that transgender workers have made major gains since the Indexwas first published in 2002, moving from employment protections provided byonly 5% of rated businesses, to 66% of CEI-rated employers providingemployment protections on the basis of gender identity. Most significantoverall, this year's index shows an unprecedented 259 major U.S. businessesearning the top rating of 100 percent, which requires, among other things,that they have transgender-inclusive diversity policies and benefits.
http://www.bilerico.com/2008/09/trans-friendliness_in_the_workplace_the.php
-Proposed Nassau County, Fla. Ordinance Would Ban All Porn Sales
O'NEIL, Fla. - Outgoing Nassau County Commissioner Marianne Marshallapparently hopes to leave behind a legacy that will guarantee free speechsuppression for years to come - but First Amendment advocate Lawrence G.Walters won't be making it easy for her. Marshall's the driving forcebehind a new proposed county ordinance that would outlaw the sale of anysexually explicit material that, among other characteristics, depicts"multiple penetration by multiple partners of body orifices"; "visiblepenetration during intercourse, sodomy, or oral sodomy"; "visibleejaculation, urination, menstruation, bowel movements, ejaculate orfeces";and "visible penetration of a bodily orifice with a digit, hand, foot, orinanimate object." Trouble is, some or all of those characteristics can befound in every sexually explicit movie produced in the U.S., so what theordinance does is effectively prohibit any XXX product from being soldanywhere in the county.
http://avn.com/law/articles/32137.html
-Let's End the HIV Travel Ban!
Help end discrimination against people living with HIV and AIDS!
Urge your Representative in Congress to endorse a "Dear Colleague" letterfrom Members of Congress to the Bush Administration urging it to eliminatethe discriminatory entry ban on non-U.S. citizens living with HIV and AIDS.For over 20 years, the United States has included HIV on its list of"communicable diseases of public health significance," which automaticallydenies infected individuals entry to the United States. Congress originallypassed this law at a time when we had a limited understanding of howHIV/AIDS was transmitted and homosexuality was still grounds forinadmissibility to the United States. Over the past 20 years, the ban hasdiscriminated and stigmatized people living with HIV and AIDS (Gay Men'sHealth Crisis
http://capwiz.com/advofy/issues/alert/?alertid=11884801
-Sexual Intelligence; Issue 103
I Don't Care Who He Slept With; Why Does Anyone?
Apparently John Edwards, who holds no public office, slept with someoneother than his wife a few years ago. Like any rational person would, heapparently lied about it to the press earlier this year. I'm trying to thinkof something I care less about than this. Brittney Spears' mental health?The price of yak butter in Outer Mongolia? It's bad enough that the NationalEnquirer actually pursued this pointless story. But that's their disgusting,soul-destroying job: getting people excited about pointless crap. But ABCNews spent months investigating the rumor. ABC News, which claims it doesn'thave enough money to cover the actual news anymore. We're told that theextramarital affair of a would-be presidential candidate is news because itreflects on his "character." Nonsense. George Bush has given America theultimate lesson on "morality" and "character." Here's a born-again,church-going, non-drinking guy who believes in no-sex-until-marriage foreveryone (except himself), and what did this outstandingly "moral" man do?
http://sexualintelligence.wordpress.com/2008/08/09/i-don%e2%80%99t-care-who-he-slept-with-why-do-you/
-Sexual Intelligence; Issue 103
Senator Ted Stevens Thinks Morality is About Sex, Not About Lying or Cheating
I come not to praise Alaska Senator Ted Stevens, but to help bury him.Forget the $250,000 he's been indicted for acquiring illegally. The guystole billions--billions--of dollars by siphoning taxpayer money into astate that has 8% as many people as Los Angeles County. Think he voted tosend Angelenos 12 times the money he sent Alaska? The rest of the Senateshares much of the blame for Stevens' 40-year theft, voting for this guy'sunconscionably greedy appropriations year after year after year. When wehear how "powerful" a member of Congress is, it means that his/her colleagues have given him/her that power--in exchange for favors, past andfuture. As Mark Twain said, "Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you werea member of Congress; but I repeat myself." And yet Stevens alone deservesthe blame--the revulsion, disdain, and spitting on his name--for his grosshypocrisy. You may recall that in 2005 he convened hearings on"Indecency in the Media." The "hearings" were rigged, designed to force the TV industry to "voluntarily" make their content more "family friendly." "Those who represent the families of America," said Stevens, believe the media does not provide "the kind of moral compass that our country should have for our young people."
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-profile30-2008jul30,0,7328699.story
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-Soulforce Releases Route for 2008 Equality Ride
LGBT Young Adults to Visit Faith-Based Colleges in the South
October 2 - November 13, 2008
Today Soulforce Q announced the route for Equality Ride 2008, a youth-organized bus tour to faith-based colleges. This fall, 17 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and straight young adults will bring a message of inclusion and safety to 15 schools throughout the South. "As young people and students ourselves, we understand that it's very difficult to learn in an environment where you don't feel safe," said 22-year-old Jarrett Lucas, Co-director of the Equality Ride. "And students who face harassment or expulsion can't always speak up for themselves. That's where we come in. We can speak up for a community where everyone can learn without fear."
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-Dear Next President: A national HIV/AIDS policy, please?
Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama need to make combating the HIV/AIDScrisis in the United States a priority. But it is nowhere near the top oftheir agendas. The presidential candidates have spent a great deal of timeon the campaign trail extensively discussing their proposed health plans.But McCain rarely speaks about HIV/AIDS, and his campaign Web site, evenunder the health issue, does not discuss it. The Republican Party platformrecommends abstinence. To its credit, the Obama campaign does have acomprehensive fact sheet on its Web site, explaining the candidate'sstrategies on tackling the issue domestically. However, usually when Obamadiscusses the issue of HIV/AIDS, he does so from a global health point ofview, not a domestic one. Why is there so much silence on the domesticHIV/AIDS situation from our public officials? Would they care more if theAmerican face of the HIV/AIDS epidemic was white and privileged?
http://www.progressive.org/mp/whyte090208.html
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