Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell gets fresh life today. And it’s not a military matter.

A number of shareholders will tomorrow ask the board of Well Fargo to remove sexual orientation from their anti-discrimination policy. Rather than railing entirely against “gay sins,” as Ken Hutcherson did against Microsoft, these clever little homophobes insist that “gay” can’t be seen, like race, and therefore fagalas should just keep a lid on it:

Whereas, it is similarly inappropriate and legally problematic for employees to discuss personal sexual matters while on the job.

Whereas, unlike the issues of race, age, gender and certain physical disabilities, it would be impossible to discern a person’s sexual orientation from their appearance.

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Some small British bars have been feeling the economic strain, so they’re hoping to replenish their coffers by courting the queers. We feel dirty and used… [Wigan Today]

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson’s resignation yesterday brought back memories of the politico’s questionable economic rationale: Asked about the problems with subprime mortgages last June, Jackson insisted that many such [high-risk, high-cost] borrowers were not unsophisticated, low-income people but what he called “Yuppies, Buppies and Guppies” - well-educated, young, black and gay upwardly mobile achievers - with expensive cars who bought $400,000 homes with little or no money down. At least we don’t shoulder all the blame, right?

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson has resigned. Said Jackson: “There comes a time when one must attend more diligently to personal and family matter.” Surely this has nothing to do with our nations housing crisis or an ongoing investigation that Jackson and his colleagues favored companies loyal to the Bush Administration. [Trail Blazers]

Lesbian money guru Suze Orman told Larry King last night that she’s more concerned with a equality-minded president than simple economics. And the politics are coughing up the goods: ORMAN: …No bones about it, I want a Democrat to win.

KING: Now, why? Historically, I thought Republicans helped the economy.

ORMAN: Yes. But, you know, I’m more than just somebody for the economy. I’m somebody for the people. And I have a true belief that, you know, that Senator Clinton or Barack Obama - Senator Obama - would be more helpful.

Especially for somebody like me. I mean it is�it is no secret that, you know, I’m in a same sex relationship and … Continued…

San Francisco’s gay families defy stereotypes.
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