on February 3rd, 2010 by B.Graff
Since the 1990s, gay Republicans have remained loyal to their party in spite of a platform that opposes marriage equality, adoption rights, open military service, employment protections, and most other items of interest for the LGBT community.
When asked why they continued to support people who don’t support them, the rationale was that they were changing [...]
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on December 10th, 2009 by B.Graff
Barack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize earlier today.
His nomination for the award was shrouded in controversy from the day it was announced. What had he done to deserve such an honor? Was it an example of people being blinded by Obama’s magnetic, rock-star persona? Did the Nobel committee choose Obama to [...]
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on December 9th, 2009 by B.Graff
In a major development, the U.S. government has admitted to committing financial crimes against Native Americans.
Acknowledging the Interior Department’s history of mismanaging royalties derived from commercial activities on the 56 million acres of land owned by tribes and individuals, the federal government has proposed a settlement of over $3 billion and the creation of a [...]
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on December 5th, 2009 by B.Graff
Despite New York’s rejection of marriage equality, there was some good news for LGBT politics this week.
During the debate in the New York Senate, eloquent and passionated speeches were made by Senators Ruth Hassell-Thompson and Eric Adams. Their statements brought a ray of sunshine to a disappointing day, and can be viewed below.
Considering that [...]
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