Happy Thanksgiving, Pilgrim

Despite the ruffled sleeves and collars the Pilgrims found fifteenth century Amsterdam just a tad too tame. Rumors had spread about a land of half naked men across the sea and naked trumps ruffled every time. So they set sail for Cape Cod and anchored at Provincetown where they found the natives very friendly.
There they [...]

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Florida court rules in favor of children

Today a Florida circuit court ruled unconstitutional a law that banned gay and lesbian folk from adopting children. The court’s decision based on equal protection and rights granted the children under the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 shows that the welfare of children is in the State’s best interest.
Prepare to be deeply touched:
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Red & Black Ball at 2640 (updated)

Kate from Red Emma’s:

“The ball is an end-of-year fundraiser for Red Emma’s, and a kind of alternative holiday celebration at the same time.  It’s a Victorian-themed masquerade ball, so we’re encouraging folks to unleash their old-timey creativity and put together period-type costumes with the “Red & Black” theme in mind … but [...]

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Obama supports Trans inclusive ENDA

He did it again. The level of support that the President-elect is showing the gay community is far ahead of my expectations:

Expand hate crimes legislation to include gay and trans folk.
Repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act.
Oppose Constitutional ban on same sex marriage.
Repeal “Don’t ask, don’t tell.”

I expected some of this. I also expected that [...]

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H8ers and their headlines (updated)

My guess is that the headlines of the radical right are rarely read by those outside of their cozy little world of fear mongering and paranoia. I ran across these early this morning while I was looking for the origins of Rush Limbaugh’s term “feminazi.”

Knights of Columbus Face Chilling Threats
Obama Election Heals “White Guilt” at [...]

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HRC President Joe Solmonese on H8

HRC President Joe Solmonese urges a coalition building with gay marriage adversaries during this Saturday’s protest aginst Proposition 8:
“Our campaigns to beat back discriminatory ballot measures in California, Arizona, Florida and Arkansas failed to help others who have experienced discrimination understand that putting the rights of one minority up for a vote puts everyone’s rights [...]

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National protest against Proposition 8

The National protest against Proposition 8 in Baltimore will be held at 1:30pm at City Hall on Saturday, November 15, 2008.
The event is planned for cities throughout America. I’m not sure how much impact protests outside of California will have. But it is always good to see folks who believe in freedom gathering for the [...]

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The Obama-Biden Transition Project

First and foremost I want to thank the Daily Breather for bringing the President Elect’s new website to my attention.
As I was perusing the site I clicked on the “Jobs” button. Wow! You can apply on line to work with the transition team. But what impressed me more was the anti-discrimination policy:
The Obama-Biden Transition Project [...]

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Bishops turn out for “heavy hors d’oeuvres” and an “open bar.”

Invitations for the reception sponsored by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) offered “heavy hors d’oeuvres” and an “open bar” at the U.S. Catholic Bishops conference here in Baltimore.
Critics of the CCHD see its work with the poor, immigration rights, and its recent association with ACORN. as leftist. The heavy turnout at the CCHD [...]

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Washingtonienne

The Washingtonienne is the new HBO pilot being filmed here in Mount Vernon. The traffic was a disaster in the north-east corner of Mount Vernon on Friday. Detours and parking restrictions for both the filming and for the Greek Festival congested this usual corner of tranquility. The new show is taken from the work of [...]

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