"RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) -- A federal judge has issued a nationwide injunction stopping enforcement of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, ending the military's 17-year-old ban on openly gay troops. " from Salon. See alsoThe Washington Post.

Hey Mr. President, let's not challeng? OKthanxbye!

Change is!

Patrick McCollum has been tending to the religious needs of pagans in the CA prison system; often paying for such supplies as he can get in out of his own pocket, as well as not getting paid. He's been around since the '60's, just won a pair of interfaith awards, and still teaches with great passion and sincerity. I love his workshops at Pantheacon ( Read more... )

Crossposted from dancingbull.net.
This history site is pretty cool; every day there’s a new ‘icon’ (historical figure). It’s fun exploring the names; nice to see Mara Keisling right up there! She rocks. I took a workshop or two from her at a trans leadership conference a couple of years ago, and see her in the media regularly.

Democracy Now has an extended, thoughtful interview with the out and fighting Dan Choi. Be great to pass on to any gay/questioning folks you know.

For an excellent, wonderfully depressing analysis, see this article on Slate.com.

I think this is excellent news and worth sharing: The LDS church was found guilty on 13 counts of malfeasance around Prop 8. And were fined - the first time this has ever happened to a religious organization. Check it out.

The article also mentions how the Mormon corridor of influence extends into eastern CA. Yeah, we figured that one out.

It's *not* sexual orientation or gender which determines if a person's blood is safe to share... it's behavior! Not to mention a little luck. A gay guy in a sexually monogamous relationship with another man is less likely to get AIDS (or any other STI) than a straight guy having random unprotected sex with women. It's time and time again to let ( Read more... )

Sonoma County CA separate elderly gay couple and sells all of their worldly possesions

NCLR Elder Law Project

The fight for Net Neutrality has reached a crucial moment. The FCC Chairman just called for new Net Neutrality rules, and he is being supported by President Obama, Speaker Pelosi, and numerous congressional leaders. Now we need a powerful, public show of support. More than 1.6 million people have already called for Congress and the FCC to support ( Read more... )

The Bilerico Project has put together a nice live twitter feed of LGBT people covering the CA Prop 8 CA supreme court trial. Useful at work to be able to quickly check in and see what's happening. I also think it's kinda interesting to get the tweets from different people; consistent so far.