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San Francisco LGBT Center Responds, Not in Foreclosure, No Bailout Sought

Thursday, March 11, 2010
By Aaron Heier, Associate Editor
San Francisco LGBT Center Responds, Not in Foreclosure, No Bailout Sought

Yesterday, news media was fraught with reports that the San Francisco LGBT Community Center was asking the city for a $1M loan to help keep the social service agency out of foreclosure. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, two city supervisors, Bevan Dufty and David Campos, were “seeking approval of a $1 million mortgage relief... »

Senators, Military Leaders to Introduce Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

Tuesday, March 2, 2010
By Aaron Heier, Associate Editor
Senators, Military Leaders to Introduce Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 3 at 11:45AM, Senators Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Carl Levin (D-MI), Mark Udall (D-CO), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Roland Burris (D-IL) will hold a press conference to introduce legislation to repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. The Senators will be joined by Brigadier General John Adams USA (Ret.) and Rear Admiral Jamie Barnett USN... »

SLDN issues statement on President’s call to end ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Wednesday, January 27, 2010
By Staff Report
SLDN issues statement on President’s call to end ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

We applaud the President tonight for his call to Congress to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” this year. We very much need a sense of urgency to get this done in 2010. We call on the President to repeal the archaic 1993 law in his defense budget currently now being drafted, that is probably the... »

BREAKING: Sources confirming Obama to call for end of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” ban

Wednesday, January 27, 2010
By Aaron Heier, Associate Editor
BREAKING: Sources confirming Obama to call for end of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” ban

Reports circulating around the internet today are suggesting that President Obama’s State of the Union address tonight will, in fact, call for an end to the US Military’s discriminatory ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy regarding GLBT servicemembers. Sources confirming this information include CNN, the Huffington Post, Hardball with Chris Matthews and New Civil Rights Movement among others.... »

The Blood of Our Youth

Friday, November 20, 2009
By Kelly Moyer
The Blood of Our Youth

Our youth are dying.  Painfully.  Horrifically.  Brutally.  While we bicker and squabble over who has the best idea for furthering LGBTQ equality, the most twisted of those who hate us are murdering our babies.  They may not be our own children, but LGBTQ youth everywhere need a safer, saner world in which to grow... »

Respect for Service and Sacrifice

Wednesday, November 11, 2009
By Kelly Moyer
Respect for Service and Sacrifice

After completing my first post for GLTNewsNow yesterday, I scheduled it for publication early this evening.  Upon further reflection, I decided to reschedule it for tomorrow.  While some of the issues I want to address are important, today is not my day.  Today is Veterans Day, and nothing should call attention away from that. According... »

First openly gay US attorney begins job in Wash.

Sunday, November 1, 2009
By Randy Hope, Editor
First openly gay US attorney begins job in Wash.

SEATTLE (AP) – The new top federal prosecutor in Seattle knows the significance her role carries for many people: She’s apparently the nation’s first openly gay U.S. attorney. But as a daughter of privilege – her dad was a powerful Democratic state senator, and she had all the benefits of a comfortable upbringing and a... »

Harvey Milk US stamp in 2012?

Friday, October 23, 2009
By Nicole Murray-Ramirez
Harvey Milk US stamp in 2012?

Last month, the City of San Diego’s Human Relations Commission voted unanimously to urge the United States Postal Service to issue a stamp in honor of Harvey Milk. Human Rights Campaign Chairman Nicole Murray Ramirez presented the proposals to the commission, which is made up of religious, civil rights and communities of color leaders.... »

Congress acts to extend hate crimes to cover gays

Thursday, October 22, 2009
By Randy Hope, Editor

WASHINGTON (AP) – The House voted Thursday to make it a federal crime to assault people because of their sexual orientation, significantly expanding the hate crimes law enacted in the days after Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968.With expected passage by the Senate, federal prosecutors will for the first time be able to... »

Navy veteran combats ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Wednesday, October 21, 2009
By Randy Hope, Editor
Navy veteran combats ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

SignOnSanDiego reports on the rejuvenated debate over the military's policy on gay service members, which has focused attention on a 23-year-old Navy veteran in San Diego who says he suffered prolonged sexually oriented hazing while serving as a dog handler in Bahrain. »

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