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Or Pay Dearly...
• Lauren Williams hung out with Phylicia Rashad and the rest of the cast from the Debbie Allen Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and all we got was this incredible post! • Hummer inspired by NYC-based fag rag HX? Wouldn't be the first time… |
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Pelosi Must Move Forward
Congressional leaders, who have disappointed frequently this year, have done it again. This time, the House leadership has failed to find a way to get a bipartisan law against hate crimes passed and signed into law. Racial, religious, sexual and other minorities have waited long enough. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has to do more than just express her support for the bill; she must find a way to make it the law. That goes for the rest of the Democrats, as well. |
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Peter LaBarbera popped into Fox's Hannity & Colmes last night to rail against the controversial, leather-centric Folsom Street Fair. LaBarbera and his Americans For "Truth" are calling on Speaker of The House and San Francisco native Nancy Pelosi to take a stand against this "immoral" display of "tolerance run amok". Sean Hannity feeds into LaBarbera's Democratic bashing, while Alan Holmes pushes the activist on why he doesn't turn his attention to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican. "Because it's Pelosi's district," says LaBarbera. Never mind that Schwarzenegger runs the entire state. |
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Iraq War Continues To Fuck Equality
The fate of a gay- and transgender-inclusive hate crimes bill was called into question this week when gay-supportive members of the House of Representatives threatened to vote against a defense authorization bill to which the measure is attached. The Washington Blade article goes on to say that about 180 conservative politicians from both parties will vote against the bill unless hate crimes stipulations are removed. Rumor has it Speaker Nancy Pelosi will announce the vote's delay for after the Thanksgiving holiday. It's unclear whether gay group Human Rights Campaign will count "nay" votes against traditionally gay friendly politicians, as they did with the non-inclusive ENDA. We currently have a call into the non-profits DC office and will let you know what they have to say. |
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Freshman Democrats Holding It Up?
Reps. Tim Walz (Minn.) and Ron Klein (Fla.), leaders of the class of freshman Democrats, carried a message to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday that their fellow first-term lawmakers did not want to vote on an amendment extending civil rights to transgender employees. Young politicians are afraid to vote against trans rights, but are also afraid that by not voting, they'll doom our nation's first gay-specific legislation. |
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A Note From Joe Solmonese
Read what he wrote, after the jump. |
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Why We Need - But Shouldn't Always Use - HRC
The United States constitution reserves a special place for this special social space. Our first amendment reads: "Congress shall make no law…abridging the [freedom] to petition the government for a redress of grievances." Our democratic process thrives on - and incorporates - a variety of civil organizations, including nonprofits such as Human Rights Campaign. Arguably one of the most well-known and mainstream gay rights organizations, HRC has come under serious fire over what some activists perceive to be a soft stance on trans rights. As more than 300 activist groups coalesce to fight for a trans-inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act, HRC refused to actively oppose an orientation-only act. Rather, the group says they're not supporting it, but hesitates to come out for trans rights, despite the fact they've worked on this bill for over three years. So, why's HRC rolling over? One Washington insider has a theory:
While that may be true, such an accusation's only part of the story. And, even if it were the whole truth, it wouldn't necessarily be wrong. Not politically, at least. |
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Will Call For Placating Floor Vote
Human Rights Campaign celebrated the irrational compromise, saying, [This] is an unprecedented departure from the usual delays seen in Congress on an issue that will have already been considered by the full House. That press release begins, "The Human Rights Campaign has collaborated with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi". Forget the Good Germans - we've got ourselves the Good Gays. |
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Trans Journo Gets Feisty
Los Angeles Times' Christine Daniels, the all-star sportswriter once called Mike Prenner, spilled some ink against Nancy Pelosi and Barney Frank's political foul. Using a sports analogy, Daniels writes: The basketball expression for it is "low-bridge." It is the dirtiest foul in the sport, the act of suddenly taking out a player's legs as he or she leaps for a rebound, pass or jump shot. It's a cheap and devious move, in that it may look spontaneous but is almost always premeditated — and almost always a prelude to a fight. Did Daniels get claws implanted, as well? |
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• Another look at HRC's national dinner. • Nancy Pelosi's speech from said HRC national dinner. • Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus president Shannon Bailey stays after blow job scandal. |
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Dozens of queer activists showed up to picket the gay non-profit's spineless endorsement of the trans-excluding ENDA. Check out more pictures over at Joe Tresh's website! |
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Not Safe For Ejaculatory Future
You may have blocked it out, but yesterday we brought you the disturbing news that Whoopi Goldberg wants to "do" House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her hubby, Paul. This here's the video. Watch at your libido's risk. |
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"We Don't Have The Votes"
Representative Rob Andrews of New Jersey should have led the Senate Subcommittee hearing on ENDA today. As we all know, however, that vote's been postponed until politicos can lobby their peers to include trans in the discrimination protection measure. In an effort to get some answers, Blue Jersey sat down with Andrews with a little chat. While Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the committee wants to wait up to two weeks before voting on the issue, Andrew says it could happen sooner. They just need to win 70-80 votes to support trans rights. |