Elizabeth Birch is the President of Birch & Company, a consulting firm and the former Executive Director of the Human Rights Campaign

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Blog Entries by Elizabeth Birch

Semi-Automatic Insanity

Posted May 19, 2009 | 01:57 PM (EST)


Another young boy has been shot by police for carrying a realistic looking weapon. Thank goodness he was not killed and is listed in stable condition. Many more have died in these encounters.

In this case, it was a 15-year-old playing cops and robbers when real police showed up...

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Of Barbies, Bratz and Bimbos

Posted May 12, 2009 | 05:48 PM (EST)


I don't know about you, but I am done with the celebration of Barbie's 50th birthday. To be honest, I wasn't that wild about her 5th birthday in 1964. That was the year my mother dutifully handed me this micro-waisted, ample-busted, curvy doll with a blonde bob, and feet that...

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Burger Tween

4 Comments | Posted April 17, 2009 | 03:01 PM (EST)


Ok. I have had it. I am completely sick of advertisers sexing up young girls to sell -- well, in this case, it is whoppers. Burger King has a new commercial featuring the lyric "I love square butts and I cannot lie" -- along with Sponge Bob, and the Burger...
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Log Cabin Republicans Demonstrate Their Commitment to Putting Party First

Posted September 3, 2008 | 04:33 PM (EST)


In a move as mind-numbing as it is bizarre, the Log Cabin Republicans (LCRs) today endorsed Senator John McCain for president. It happened at their "Big Tent" event in Minnesota. By doing so, they have put the GOP well ahead of their mission. By its tortured analysis only, the LCRs...

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No Sore Winners

Posted June 6, 2008 | 02:07 PM (EST)


Let the Clinton Supporters let Go of One Dream, as We Embrace Another

I supported Senator Hillary Clinton from day one. She is a friend, and I admire her experience, strength and her genuine concern for the nation's well-being. Supporting her was easy. First, I shared her dream (along...

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