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GOP Enshrines Hate In 2008 Platform
http://joemygod.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 09/ gop-enshrines-hate-in-2008-platform.htmlFrom the GOP's approved 2008 convention platform: "We consider discrimination based on sex, race, age, religion, creed, disability, or national origin to be immoral." Who's missing from that list? Oh, right, we are. The GOP says it right there: discrimination against gays IS NOT IMMORAL.On DADT: Personnel policiesThe all-volunteer force has been a success.
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A Historical Perspective On Divided Democratic Conventions
http://www.chrisweigant.com/ index.php/ 2008/ 08/ 25/ a-historical-perspective-o…A Historical Perspective On Divided Democratic Conventions [ Posted Monday, August 25th, 2008 – 04:54 PDT ] Today begins the 2008 Democratic National Convention. The media (or some sections of it, I should say) have been pushing for a big rousing fight on the floor of the convention in Denver — the
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TAVA And The Palm Center: A Look At Transgender Military And Veteran Experiences
http://transadvocate.com/ autumnsandeen/ archives/ 2056I find it very disturbing that our proud veterans are being turned away by the VA because of who they are. We served our country honorably and proudly and the VA medical benefits we earned should not be denied or diminished simply because of the direction our lives took after discharge from active service.
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Tammy Baldwin Comments on Democratic Platform’s Promises to LGBT Community
http://glaadorg.nexcess.net/ 2008/ 08/ tammy-baldwin-comments-on-demo.htmlI’ve been blogging about the Democratic Party Platform that is being drafted and will be officially released at the Democratic Convention later this month. There were concerns about the vague language used to describe issues that affect the LGBT community, and reports that the National Stonewall Democrats would be helping the Democratic Party to improve the platform.
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The Military Family...
http://cdrsalamander.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 08/ military-family.htmlWell, with the Boomers in charge, I guess we should expect to throw away definitions that have worked for, oh, what - thousands to millions of years or so. After all - doesn't it just make you feellll so much better? Family programs -- another area that continue -- and family support and -- continue to evolve.
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Dem platform called 'strongest ever' on gay rights
http://coffeehousestudio.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 08/ dem-platform-called-strongest-e…Document calls for 'sexual orientation,' 'gender identity' protections By LOU CHIBBARO JR, Washington Blade A final draft of the Democratic Party’s 2008 platform strengthens the party’s support for gay civil rights and calls for an end to discrimination based on gender identity.
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Democratic Party Responds to LGBT Community with Changes to Platform
http://glaadorg.nexcess.net/ 2008/ 08/ democratic-party-responds-to-l.htmlOn Friday, I blogged about the Democratic Party’s rough draft platform and the vague language used to describe issues that affect the LGBT community (Chair of the Platform Drafting Committee, Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, appears at left).
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Army to pay enormous retention bonuses to (heterosexual) Arabic-speaking linguists
http://breaktheterror.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 08/ 09/ army-to-pay-enormous-retentio…Thanks for fucking up the military, Fundamentalist Christians! Seriously. No, thank YOU. And waste-of-space Elaine Donnelly wants to keep fucking it up. (Jon Stewart’s take on Elaine Donnelly is here, in case you missed it.) I’m basically just copying/pasting Towleroad’s post here: Between 1998
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Two gay porn stars walk into WorldNetDaily...
http://www.americablog.com/ 2008/ 08/ two-gay-porn-stars-walk-into.htmlThis has to be one of the oddest things I've seen a publication do in years, but uber-conservative Web site "WorldNetDaily," a site that conservative talk radio, and others, rely on for much of their material, today published an op ed by a gay porn star who was allegedly embedded with our troops in the Middle East, arguing why gays should not be permitted into the military.
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Solo Gay Congresswoman Joins Obama Committee
http://www.gayagenda.com/ 2008/ 08/ solo-gay-congresswoman-joins-obama-committee…The only openly gay Congresswoman, Tammy Baldwin (Dem. Wisconsin) has joined Barack Obama’s national gay leadership and policy committee. She will co-chair the committee with Tobias Wolff, a University of Pennsylvania law professor. Baldwin’s previous GLBT service includes being the head of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s gay leadership team.
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