'Don't ask, don't tell' repeal in the works
Written by Carrie Stone
Senate and House votes could begin Thursday on repealing the "don't ask, don't tell" law barring homosexuals from openly serving in the U.S. military.
The Senate Armed Services Committee and the House would come one day after repeal supporters said they secured the votes needed to pass the legislation out of committee, CNN reported.
Committee member Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., said he would vote for the measure after he secured language that would delay the repeal for 60 days after certification of a military review by President Obama, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen.
"I did not want to blindly assent to repealing this law without giving the Congress an opportunity to re-examine the concerns of our armed forces and the manner in which they are being addressed," Byrd said.
However, the leaders of the four military branches expressed opposition to any congressional action before the military completes its review in a letter to key Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona and Republican Rep. Buck McKeon of California.
Pennsylvania Congressman Patrick Murphy, who co sponsored the measure in the house, has a petition up on his website. Please take a minute to sign it
AFA: Hitler Was Gay, And He Recruited Gay Soldiers Because They Had ‘No Limits’ On Their ‘Savagery’
Written by Amanda Terkel Thursday, 27 May 2010 07:42
The American Family Association's Bryan Fischer states that Adolf Hitler was gay and surrounded himself with gay soldiers because straight soldiers refused to be brutal and savage enough.
From Indifference To Activism
Written by brooklynbadboy Monday, 24 May 2010 06:31
No matter how you feel about anyone's sexuality. No matter your religious beliefs. No matter your cultural traditions. If you are straight in America, choice or not, you've got advantages. A society where one group has advantages over the other enshrined into law is not an equal society. Wasn't equality the whole point of the Civil Rights movement?
First Out Lesbian Bishop Ordained By Episcopal Church
Written by The Huffington Post Sunday, 16 May 2010 06:07
Seven years after the Episcopal Church caused an uproar by consecrating its first openly gay bishop, it has done the same thing again – only this time with a woman.
The Rev. Canon Mary Glasspool, of Baltimore, was ordained and consecrated on Saturday, making her the second openly gay bishop in church history and one of the first two female bishops in the Diocese of Los Angeles' 114-year history.
Come Out From Among Them: Christian Music Meets Its Gay Stars
Written by Douglas Harrison Monday, 03 May 2010 05:56
Earlier this month in an interview with Christianity Today, singer/songwriter Jennifer Knapp confirmed what a lot of people in the contemporary Christian music world have suspected since she ascended to popularity a decade ago: she’s gay.
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