(CNN) — The Boy Scouts of America is considering changing its longstanding policy against allowing openly gay members, according to a release from the organization. The organization, which has 2.7 million members, is “potentially discussing” doing away with its policy after months of nationwide protest, including hundreds of angry Eagle scouts renouncing their hard-earned awards…
ATLANTA (CNN) — In his second inaugural address, President Barack Obama embraced gay rights as part of America’s agenda, saying that “our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law.” Last year, he became the first president to endorse same-sex marriage, and polls showed that…
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Susan Davis introduced legislation to prohibit a person from being removed from a jury because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. “Serving on a jury is one of America’s most cherished civic duties,” said Davis. “It is unjust to exclude a particular group of people from participating in civil society because…
Demographics. A simple word that everyone in America will come to love or hate. Why? The fundamental election principles in America are no longer valid. No longer are white Americans the head of the electoral process. Do I say that gleefully? Yes. I am happy that politicians will be forced to address the diverse needs…
thursday, jan. 17 Pygmalion Renowned director Nicholas Martin returns to the Globe to direct George Bernard Shaw’s most popular modern masterpiece (which Lerner and Loewe adapted as the musical My Fair Lady ). The poor flower-seller Eliza Doolittle is in the right place at the right time, just as speech professor Henry Higgins makes a…
Bill’s Briefs BY BILL HANSON For seniors and those who will be Why do responsible TV networks go against public sanity and schedule two momentous events at the same time? I mean, of course, the debacle last Sunday night: the British snobs opposite Honey Boo-Boo’s return. Naturally, as a staunch supporter of good manners and…
A survey by Lifeway Research has shown that the percentage of Americans who believe homosexuality is a sin has decreased significantly in a year. Lifeway Research published on its Web site that their November 2012 survey of adults in the United States found 37 percent affirm a belief that homosexual behavior is a sin – a statistically…
“To err is human, to forgive, divine.” This famous quote came to mind as I thought about the overall tone in America and in our city. The ability to forgive can be a powerful human emotion, but sometimes it is the hardest thing for a person or community to do. As President Obama awaits confirmation…
(CNN) — Richard Blanco, the poet who likes to describe himself as being made in Cuba, assembled in Spain and imported to the United States, will serve as the inaugural poet when President Barack Obama takes the oath of office for a second term this month. Blanco will be the first Latino, the first openly…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced an agreement with Bank of America (BOA) to settle a claim that the mortgage lender refused to provide financing to a lesbian couple. The agreement is the first enforcement action taken against a lender involving HUD’s recent rule ensuring that the Department’s…
