At today’s MTV Town Hall, President Obama answered a question about why he can’t, “with the stroke of a pen,” end “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Wonkroom’s...
Why is it that “angry gay” sounds so derogatory? Why doesn’t, say, “angry, bleached blond bigoted bitchy straight” sound as insulting? Ann Coulter, the woman who...
Editorial note: The Washington Post’s Jonathan Capehart reports that Valerie Jarrett apologized yesterday, 10.14.10. See: “Update” at end of this post. Valerie Jarrett is one of...
A few weeks ago in, “Religious Americans Ignorant On Religion,” I cited a survey, by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. Somewhat buried in...
The Hill is reporting, “[t]he White House said Wednesday that recent court decisions have demonstrated to Congress that the “Don’t ask, don’t tell†law will soon...
President Obama is again facing a challenging situation regarding civil rights for America’s gays and lesbians. While he is not legally required to appeal (and let...
In response to Monday’s news of the eleventh anti-gay hate-related teen suicide, Tanya Domi, a regular contributor here at The New Civil Rights Movement, offered this...
If you’ve visited this site over the past few days, you may have noticed a subtle change. In a few places, you may have noticed a...
Gay-bashing, Tea Party-supported, GOP NY gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino may have attempted an apology to the public, but there’s no word on whether he’s apologized to...
UPDATE: Um, actually, no, she just “refudiated” her support, so, scratch this… Cindy McCain, wife of the formerly-maverick-y Senator John McCain has reprised her family-feud-frenzy photos...
Judge’s Judgment and Permanent Injunction of DADT http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf H/T to AmericaBlog’s Joe Sudbay.
Judge Rules DADT Military Speech Content-Based. Decision Establishes Constitutional Legal Scrutiny Under First Amendment—High Hurdle for Obama’s DOJ to Overcome. EXCLUSIVE ANALYSIS — By Tanya Domi...
Via Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD): “Today, the Department of Justice filed a notice of appeal in the case of Gill v. Office of...
The Advocate is reporting that U.S. district Judge Virginia A. Phillips has ordered the Department of Defense to “immediately to suspend and discontinue any investigation, or...
On Monday night’s The O’Reilly Factor, fresh off headlining GOProud’s “Homocon,” conservative pundit and professional gay-hater Ann Coulter started her conversation with Bill O’Reilly by defending...