Best Posts On The New Civil Rights Movement: March ’09 Edition

 

• New England Is For Gay Marriage
  Posted on Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 in Legal Issues – Comments: (14)
  By Year’s End, Seven Northeast States Could Make Gay Marriage The Law Of The Land. With little fanfare or fanaticism, Vermont is poised to become the third state to allow gay marriage. Before the week is over, Vermont’s congress will deliver to Republican governor Jim Douglas a bill allowing his state’s 2000 gay couples (Vermont is the second-smallest state) the right to marry.
• Portia Says “I’m Sorry”
  Posted on Monday, March 23rd, 2009 in Celebrities – Comments: (3)
  Ellen DeGeneres’ wife apologizes for getting married.
• Rush Limbaugh’s Top Anti-Gay Quotes
  Posted on Thursday, March 5th, 2009 in Bigotry Watch – Comments: (3)
  Rush Limbaugh, the current de facto leader of the Republican Party, is known to be bigoted and homophobic.And while he speaks to Conservatives, it’s important that you know what he has to say about you. Here you go, five of Rush Limbaugh’s most offensive, anti-gay, homophobic, bigoted comments: Aired a song about Senator Barney Frank called “Banking Queen”. Democrats will “bend over, grab the ankles, and say, ‘Have your way with me’” to African American and gay voters.
• Today, Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Became Even More Dishonorable
  Posted on Friday, March 27th, 2009 in Discrimination – Comments: (3)
  Obama’s Call For 21,000 Troops To Afghanistan Makes Gay Troops Indispensable Today, President Obama announced far-reaching plans that commit the United States to aggressive action in Afghanistan and Pakistan, possibly for the next quarter-century. Initially, the president is asking for $1.5 billion each year for the next five years, and is ordering 21,000 additional U.S. troops to train Afghan security forces, and hundreds of civilians from the State Department and other US Government agencies to assist the Afghan government.
• Town Hall: The Gay Questions Obama Didn’t Answer
  Posted on Thursday, March 26th, 2009 in Discrimination – Comments: (3)
  Obama Chose To Follow “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Don’t Pursue”. President Obama hosted an “Online Town Hall” today. Americans were invited to ask questions in advance, online via The White House’s web site. The Town Hall was supposed to focus on the economy, but, of course, the economy is all-encompassing.The president chose to follow the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Don’t Pursue” policy of prior administrations by not addressing any gay rights-related questions.