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Thank You, Mr. President, for Offering Us a Seat at the Table

Joan E. Dowlin | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

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Joan E. Dowlin

Thank you, Mr. President for taking this bold stand. Hopefully, love will win out and your message of civility for all will resound across the land.

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Homosexuality as a Weapon of Torture

Karen Ocamb | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

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Karen Ocamb

Policy makers must understand that if their job is to ultimately protect the citizenry, they are complicit in torture if they continue to dismiss abuse of power as "boys will be boys" or bullying or "hazing" as if everyone is just having some good clean fun.

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Sweet Speech, Mr. President - But Where Was the Apology? And Where's the Action?

Karen Ocamb | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics

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Karen Ocamb

If "equality" is a founding principle for freedom -- how do you justify withholding "equality for all" from LGBT people for any amount of time?

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Will Gays Divorce the Democrats?

Karen Ocamb | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

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Karen Ocamb

The Democratically-controlled Congress talks a good game to get LGBT votes and money -- but they don't have much to show for LGBT loyalty.

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Obama Avoids Test On Gays In Military By Not Challenging Court Ruling

Wall Street Journal | JESS BRAVIN and LAURA MECKLER | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration has decided not to challenge a court ruling that undermines the military's policy of automatically expelling se...

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As Congress Moves to End Gay Ban, Don't Let History Repeat Itself

Nathaniel Frank | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics

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Nathaniel Frank

Rep. Ellen Tauscher has just announced she'll introduce a bill to repeal the ban on open gays in the military, a momentous step that comes on the 15th anniversary of this highly unpopular policy.

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Bill To Overturn Gay Military Ban Being Introduced In Congress

The Plum Line | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics

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Uh oh -- this could be a bit of a test for President Obama: The office of Dem Rep. Ellen Tauscher confirms that she will introduce legislation today ...

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General Pace: Homosexual Activity Is Immoral And Counter To God's Law

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, caused a stir at a Senate hearing Wednesday when he said he believes homosexual activity is im...

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