Barney Frank: POT BUST Took Place With Congressman Present
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) was present during his partner James Ready's marijuana arrest in 2007, according to a police report. Ready was arrested ...
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) was present during his partner James Ready's marijuana arrest in 2007, according to a police report. Ready was arrested ...
Mark Morford | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics
Sadness and confusion have come 'round once more, chalked up yet another little victory, this time in the twee state of Maine, where the trees are exceedingly lovely this time of year.
Wayne Besen | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics
Gay rights is 0-31 at the ballot box. The LGBT movement needs to switch gears, admit that our tactics are not working, and change strategies or try new approaches. Here are some suggestions.
Nathaniel Frank | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics
Those presidents who are both remembered by history and re-elected have been those who stuck their necks out to fight for the rights of the vulnerable. The gay community is still waiting for Obama.
Chris Prevatt | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics
The results from this election make one thing very clear. A significant amount of voter education will be necessary to achieve majority support for Marriage Equality in California and around the nation.
Max Fraad Wolff | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics
I believe that hordes of voters went yesterday and voted for Republican candidates and discriminatory marriage platforms even though they voted for and like Obama. I also believe they are expressing an anger that liberal and conservative pundits alike do not understand.
AP | LISA LEFF and DAVID CRARY | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics
SAN FRANCISCO — Stunned and angry, national gay rights leaders Wednesday blamed scare-mongering ads – and President Barack Obama's lack of...
ColoradoPols | Posted 11.04.2009 | Denver
Yesterday, two versions of Colorado's controversial Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR) went before the voters in Washington state and Maine. Where, in...
Andy Borowitz | Posted 11.04.2009 | Comedy
Voters in Maine turned out in record numbers yesterday to repeal a law legalizing same-sex Oscar hosts, throwing the plans for this year's Academy Awards into turmoil.
Bill Scher | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics
In 2008, Sen. John McCain lost the presidential race in NJ after garnering 1,613,207 votes. In 2009, Chris Christie won the governor's race with 1,140...
Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics
The fact is, no civil right should be left up to the masses. Our founders were very clear about equality in the Constitution.
Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics
Gay marriage is a civil rights issue; it will take a Supreme Court decision or an amendment to the US Constitution to make this right. That's almost inconceivably hard work, but ending slavery was no picnic either.
Dave Zirin | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics
This is not rocket science. Throughout the country, Republican turnout stayed the same as in 2008 while Democratic turnout cratered. That's what happens when you don't deliver the goods.
Beau Friedlander | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics
Yesterday's vote on same-sex marriage in Maine was a referendum on our collective humanity, and we don't look so great today. But was it a loss for Obama? Certainly not.
Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics
It was not surprising to learn that New Jersey and Virginia both elected Republican Governors. But I could not have predicted the loss in the tiny, liberal, free state of Maine.
Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics
Looking back on a year of LGBT rights activism under the Obama umbrella, I wonder just how much we have done to make LGBT rights a priority for Americans. The president himself has done little.
AMERICAblog Gay | Joe Sudbay | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics
Funny thing (or not), OFA forgot to tell Mainers what issues are on the ballot and how to vote on those issues. For example, there's no mention of Que...
Lane Hudson | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics
Sometimes our daily lives make it difficult to know when you are in the midst of history being made. Make no mistake about it, though. Right now, we...
AP | DAVID SHARP | Posted 11.01.2009 | Politics
PORTLAND, Maine — Gay marriage has lost in every single state in which it has been put to a popular vote. Come Election Day, gay-rights supporte...
AP | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Looking to build pressure on moderate Democrats, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says it will begin airing new TV ads in seven states ...
Aaron E. Carroll | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics
We will get the incremental health care reforms we were promised. Things will likely get better in the short term. Then, since we didn't contain costs, we'll need to enact real reform. Or, things will go right back to the status quo.
AP | Posted 10.25.2009 | Home
PORTLAND, Maine — Shiloh Pepin, a girl who was born with fused legs, a rare condition often called "mermaid syndrome," and gained a wide following o...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein and Ryan Grim | Posted 10.25.2009 | Politics
President Barack Obama is actively discouraging Senate Democrats in their effort to include a public insurance option with a state opt-out clause as p...
FiveThirtyEight | Nate Silver | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics
Yesterday, I was sent an e-mail from the Stand for Marriage Maine campaign, which I signed up for under a secondary e-mail account. The message sugges...
The Washington Post | Ceci Connolly | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics
BANGOR, MAINE -- A week ago, all eyes were on the senior senator from Maine, Republican Olympia J. Snowe, as she pondered the prospect of defying her...
Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics