I remember an old joke, popular when I was a child: A driver is sitting at a traffic light. The light changes several times and after...
Tonight, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand won election after being appointed to the former seat of Senator Hillary Clinton. Senator Gillibrand mentioned the importance of repealing “Don’t Ask,...
BREAKING UPDATE: 12:00 10.26.10 Kerry Eleveld adds this disturbing note to her piece: “The Advocate has obtained a copy of an email sent from Brian Bond,...
In an astounding turn of events, all six of the military’s service chiefs stated in today’s Senate “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” hearings, with varying degrees of...
Alan Cumming, the bisexual, Scotland native who became an American citizen so he could vote for Barack Obama, this week sent a strong message to his...
If you’re gay and follow the news, you know the name “Patrick Murphy.” Rep. Murphy (D-PA) is the Congressman whose tireless efforts drove the bill to...
Dan Choi, who Tuesday re-enlisted in the military after being discharged for being gay under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” talks with CNN after learning that the...
Lt. Dan Choi, the Iraq war veteran, Arab linguist, and West Point grad turned “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal activist, today got what he had said...
At two minutes to four this afternoon, Dan Choi knocked on the door of the military’s recruiting station in Times Square. Choi has become the poster...
Igor Volsky in Thinkprogress’ The Wonk Room reports on yet another assault on the gay community by Tea Party-supported Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX): “During an appearance...
Last night, Meghan McCain, who has come out strongly for same-sex marriage and for the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” told Rachel Maddow that “it...
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...
Rachel Maddow on “The Interview” discusses with Clinton’s Solicitor General, Walter Dellinger, the path “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is taking as it moves toward repeal. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640
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...