I am off to New York and their freezing weather, and then it’s on to Washington D.C. So, in the meantime I’ve written a lot in this column for you all to think about! A third war for America First, we’re in Iraq, then Afghanistan and now we’re in Libya, all costing billions of dollars…
On Friday, March 18, 12 of the 13 activists who joined together for a direct action on the White House fence met for a court date in Washington D.C. The 13 of us who had handcuffed ourselves to the White House fence on Nov. 13, 2010, were a group of LGBT community military service veterans…
My doctor made me cancel my Oklahoma trip and I’ve been in bed rest for about four days, but I’m feeling better and ready to rock and roll. I’ve cancelled all of my out of town trips until the end of the month, so maybe I’ll see you around San Diego! SDDC attack on Dumanis…
Last week, as the U.S. Senate held show votes defeating Democratic and Republican sponsored budget plans, senior legislators in back rooms continued the real negotiations. The Senate’s Gang of Six is using the recommendations of President Obama’s Deficit Commission to design a bipartisan proposal to increase revenue, decrease spending and fix entitlements. In the House,…
Last week, I gave away one of my two transgender flags. I’ve had one particular flag since the spring of 2005. It was the first transgender flag I’d ever purchased. Many don’t even know there is such a thing as a transgender flag, or what the flag looks like. Well, the transgender flag’s official name…
In my many travels, I sometimes spot San Diego tourist TV ads in my hotel room entitled something like, “Happy happens in San Diego.” The slogan and commercials come across as silly and not exciting at all. Someone needs to change these awful San Diego tourist commercials. As for me I’m off to Oklahoma, then…
Just recently, March 4, I was up at Stanford University with the Stanford Students for Queer Liberation. I protested along with the group against an ROTC program returning to Stanford. There are arguments for and against ROTC’s returning to colleges and universities that have cited that the military’s policy, mandated by federal legislation passed by…
This year’s Oscars were boring with the two hosts doing a below average job. But the sets were outstanding. How boring did I think they were? Well, I kept flipping the channels to The House Wives of Atlanta and Jersey Shore! Deputy Secretary of Education attends LGBT Conference This past weekend’s second annual international conference…
Sometimes progress doesn’t fit on a bumper sticker. “Congress Repeals Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” will always be a sexier sound bite than “Attorney General Holder announces that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will no longer defend Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).” Make no mistake, though, President Obama’s decision not to defend…
There seems to be conflicting statements coming from Rep. Barney Frank and his Legislative Assistant Diego Sanchez regarding why the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) didn’t make it out of the House Education and Labor Committee in the 111th Congress. In a January, 2010 article for The Advocate Rep. Frank stated, “There continues to be concerns…
