Category: Civil Rights
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Kazanow Seeks Endorsement of National Stonewall Democrats
The campaign of Jeff Kazanow, a Democratic candidate in Georgia’s 6th Congressional district, sent out a press release yesterday morning announcing that he is seeking the endorsement of the National Stonewall Democrats. The press release also named Mr. Kazanow’s LGBT Outreach Coordinator for his campaign. You can join Mr. Kazanow’s campaign on Facebook, check out…
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Tuesday Open Thread
Smart kid, stupid principal. Beautiful and Fierce. Monster. Fantastic. Shameful and ugly. Old news. I can’t believe we still have to bitch/lobby/advocate on this.
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Congressman Lewis’s Atlanta Book Signing
This Saturday June 16th, 2012 at 2:00 pm for his comments , Q & A and book signing. EAGLE EYE BOOKS ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH 1410 Ponce de Leon Avenue Atlanta, GA. 404-486-0307 For more information on the event contact Doug Robinson doug {at}eagleeyebooks.com The Congressman was on quite the press junket for this book last week, from…
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Rep. John Lewis + Stephen Colbert
Monday night! Congressman John Lewis will be on the Colbert Report. They will be discussing the Congressman’s new book, “Across the Bridge: Life Lessons and A Vision for Change”, but with Stephen Colbert, anything could happen. They could go out for hot dogs, discuss Super Pacs or get arrested. Join the hilarity on Comedy Central…
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Today in LBGT History
A sitting US President publicly affirms the right for all people to marry. My email is full of statements from every LBGT group under the sun, I won’t post them all. Here’s a quick sample of what the folks who have worked the hardest on this issue had to say. National Stonewall Democrats: President Obama…
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A Huge Step in the Right Direction
Wonderful news! Thank you, Mr. President. President Obama today announced that he now supports same-sex marriage, reversing his longstanding opposition amid growing pressure from the Democratic base and even his own vice president.In an interview with ABC News’ Robin Roberts, the president described his thought process as an “evolution” that led him to this place,…