Day: December 13, 2010
Momentum Grows for Stand-Alone DADT Repeal Bill
The effort to pass “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal legislation as a stand-alone measure is gaining momentum with 40 bipartisan cosponsors already, today said the Human Rights Campaign, America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organisation.
Carrie Fisher Is On A Mission To Out John Travolta
Apparently, Carrie Fisher’s hobby is outing closeted gay men. Now that she’s clean she has to do something with her time.
Urine Poured on LGBT Books in Harvard Library
A vandal has poured urine on about 40 books about gay issues in Harvard’s Lamont Library. The books can’t be salvaged–and may not be replaced, because other libraries on university grounds have copies of the befouled volumes.
Fate of Lesbian & Gay Service Members in President’s Hands
Last week the Human Rights Campaign, America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organisation, called on President Obama to end the legal defence of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and to halt discharges of lesbian, gay and bisexual service members in the wake of news that the Senate will not finish the job on legislative repeal.