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Articles by: Thomas Waters
Santorum’s DADT Answer
Good article which highlights the Santorum bigotry. http://www.truthwinsout.org/blog/2011/09/18944/
Equality PA and Candidate Endoresements
Ted Martin, Executive Director of Equality PA emailed me about my post the other day concerning the endorsement of candidates. Originally, I was going to add this as a comment to the blog post, but then decided to post it directly to assure more folks saw it. If you know anyone who runs for office, encourage them to contact Equality PA so that they are sent a questionaire. From Ted Martin: Like you, I was[Read More…]
Few Pittsburgh candidates endorsed by Equality PA
Much like in the Spring, Equality Pa’s slate of endorsed candidates is pretty lean when it comes to Western PA: Harrisburg: Equality Pennsylvania is pleased to announce its statewide candidate endorsements for the 2011 general election. “More and more candidates for public office understand that they need the LGBT community to win. I am confident that these endorsed candidates will support our rights once they win,” commented Board President, Adrian Shanker. “I urge all LGBT[Read More…]
Social Media and Goverment
Before the Internet, and email, letter communication from constituents peaked at about 264 million letters. It was valuable to understand that in the context of the paper intensive work flow of everything in Washington. Today, Congress receives 10 times that amount of communication via email.
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal: Navy Lt. Gary Ross,
This is a great story. These men have been together for 11 years!!! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/20/dont-ask-dont-tell-repeal-wedding_n_971128.html
Pennsylvania House Committee Hearing on LGBT Non-Discrimination Today!
The PA House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on HB 300 will be airing on Pennsylvania Cable Network. PCN is available online at http://www.pcntv.com/pcnplus/. It will also stream on the House Democrats website at www.pahouse.com. The hearing begins at 2pm.
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White House responds to N.C. marriage amendment
This president has done more for the LGBTQ community than any previous president, but that really isn’t enough. No president more than Barrack Obama should understand the underlying Civil Rights that are at stake in the battle over Marriage Equality. This is why we expect him to, in the words of Dan Savage, evolve already.