Seneca Falls, Stonewall, Selma? Barack Obama’s rhetoric rodeo won’t sucker us in the LGBT community again.
Obama, Civil Rights Is About Legislation, Not Alliteration
January 24th, 2013A New Opening
January 21st, 2013
My first act as Obama’s new head of the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs would be to heed the drum that a vast array of LGBT and human rights activists pounded all last year and put some damned LGBT non-discrimination policies in place, as Obama has failed to do despite his 2008 campaign promises.
Supreme Court to Hear Two Gay Marriage Cases
December 7th, 2012
It’s no shocker that the Supreme Court of the United States decided this afternoon to hear United States v. Windsor, which calls into question the constitutionality of Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act.
Who Won Hofstra’s Presidential Debate: Obama or Romney – Panel Verdict
October 17th, 2012The relaxed, engaging Professor Obama connected the dots.
Obama Can’t Show Up for 40 Million Viewers Vibing Like Eeyore
October 4th, 2012Dear Obama Debate Prep Team, Sorry, dudes: you must feel like hell after last night.
Hillary Clinton Deserves a Shot at the Presidency in 2016
September 25th, 2012Plenty of stones can be thrown her way, but this tough woman has skills crucial to the office of president.
The Democrats Know Now is the Right Time to Embrace Gay Marriage
August 1st, 2012Including marriage equality in their manifesto will cost Democrats little in an age where to do so is the safest political option.
Congress Is Still in the Dark About the Extent of Electronic Snooping
July 20th, 2012More than a million requests for cell phone records by law enforcement is just the beginning of the surveillance story.
The Politics Behind the Boy Scouts’ of America’s Anti-Gay Ban
July 18th, 2012Eventually, decline will weaken the hold of Mormon and Catholic sponsors and the Boy Scouts’ homophobic policy will change.
LPAC is a Sign of American Lesbians’ Political Ambition and Financial Clout
July 12th, 2012Nancy Goldstein: The launch of a lesbian Super Pac is both a historic moment and business as usual in the context of US political fundraising.