Back from Netroots Nation and have I got a story for you
I was right there when Dan Choi hopped onto the stage to embrace Harry Reid at Netroots Nation. Get my take.
Here's the latest from Phil Reese
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Reporting from Netroots Nation 2010
As stated Tuesday, I’m in lovely Las Vegas for Netroots Nation 2010–the largest progressive blogger conference in the United States. You may have heard we’re here–GetEQUAL announced to the world Tuesday that they got into […]
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Politics update returning soon!
Hey, folks–Argentina has marriage equality, and Ireland has Civil Unions! How cool is that! I’m still traveling with limited internet access, but Thursday I will be able to bring you a complete new Politics report. […]
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Today’s the day for TODAY
With the singe of Hawaii’s Governor Linda Lingle’s burn still fresh on our skin, from her veto of the legislature’s Civil Unions bill on Thursday, we may yet have a victory to count. We may […]
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Will Hawaii Governor say “Aloha” or “Aloha” to Civil Unions today?
Today is the last day that Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle (R) can veto the state’s Civil Unions bill–and both supporters and opponents are biting their nails to see what this Diane Keaton doppelganger will do. […]
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Dear Mr. President: YOU GOT SERVED!
Yesterday Lt. Dan Choi and Capt. Jim Pietrangelo–the two gay soldiers who in an iconic move chained themselves to the White House fence this Spring–served the President… with a subpoena. You remember the exclusive pictures […]
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Supreme Court: Colleges Can Discriminate Against Groups that Discriminate
This year, the Roberts court has been pretty good to minority populations–especially the gays. Must be the down-to-earth, common sense latina wisdom that they finally have in the mix. In a 5-4 decision, yesterday with […]
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Happy Pride Y’all!
I’m traveling the Midwest this week, so I’ve got an abbreviated Politics update. I just wanted to ask:
What LGBT issues most concern you?
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More federal benefits for LGBT families located
Sherlock Obama is on the case. Yesterday, Attorney General Eric Holder led a Pride ceremony at the Justice Department and today, President Obama will greet LGBT Americans at a White House Pride Month Reception. Good […]
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Prop 8 Trial closes–now the waiting begins
Ted Olson and David Boies eloquently presented their closing arguments in Wednesday’s close of the Proposition 8 trial in California–will it be enough to convince Judge Walker to overturn Prop 8?
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