Keep Transgender protections in ENDA

There is a national effort underfoot to pressure Congress to keep transgender protections in the Employment Non Discrimination Act. Click below for more details.

http://ga1.org/trianglefoundation/notice-description.tcl?newsletter_id=6219759

Republican Mayor of San Diego in Moving Video on Gay Marriage

This amazing video is of the San Diego mayor announcing his support of gay marriage and disclosing his daughter is gay. He is a Republican and former police chief as well.

http://cbs5.com/video/?id=26888@kpix.dayport.com

Busted: Evidence of Pro-Gay Romney Past will hurt him

Every day it looks more and more like the likely Republican nominee will be Mitt Romney. Many know that he has a very gay friendly past until the issue of marriage equality came up in his state. Romney saw the marrige decision in Massachusetts as a way to become a national leader in Christian right-wing leadership by throwing every possible obstacle in the way.

Here is one more more piece of evidence of his pro-GLBT support from years back. This is exactly the stuff that will continue to hurt him among Christian evangelicals.

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Cop in Craig Case should be disciplined

I am a firm believer that the officer in the Larry Craig case acted inappropriately and probably illegally be creating a police report that lies about whether Craig broke the law. Entrapment and potential lying should be cause for the officer to be disciplined.

Read some of my statement in the article here.

Larry Craig Defies Police

Good for Larry Craig. He may be a hypocrite and a right wing extremist who cheats on his wife but at least he doesn't take bull from undercover police officers who break the law in order to enforce it. He should call for the discipline, if not termination of the officer involved for entrapping him and lying on a police report about whether Larry Craig committed a crime.

Enjoy.

This was posted yesterday on the AP:

Senator Larry Craig files papers to withdraw guilty plea in gay sex sting
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ‹ Senator Larry Craig filed papers Monday seeking to withdraw his guilty plea in an airport sex sting, arguing that he entered the plea under stress caused by media inquiries into his sexuality.

Craig, an Idaho Republican, pleaded guilty in August to disorderly conduct following his June arrest in a sting operation in a men's bathroom at the Minneapolis airport.

In a "state of intense anxiety" following his arrest, Craig "felt compelled to grasp the lifeline offered to him by the police officer," namely, a guilty plea Craig hoped would keep the matter from being made public, said the papers filed in Hennepin County District Court.

The filing said Craig's "panic" drove him to accept the plea rather than seeking the advice of a lawyer.

In an interview before the filing, Craig's lawyer, William Martin, cited pressure from Craig's hometown newspaper, the Idaho Statesman, which spent months investigating whether Craig engaged in homosexual encounters.

Craig, who has denied such suggestions and accused the newspaper of conducting a "witch hunt," was so concerned about that investigation, he quickly pleaded guilty when arrested in the bathroom sex sting, Martin said.
Craig did not consult with a lawyer or appear in court.

He figured, "I'm innocent but if this will make it go away I'll do it,"
Martin said in an interview on NBC's "Today" show.

A police report alleged that Craig had solicited sex from a male officer at the Minneapolis airport in June.

MI Policy Summit An Unqualified Success

1. Whooooooooohooooooooo!
   
   After 10 months of planning and work, the Michigan Policy Summit was an unqualified success today. The diverse crowd came from every part of our state, from every background and from many different professions. Elected leaders mingled with business owners. Activists broke bread with health care professionals. Labor organizers strategized with teachers.
   
   Never before have such a broad cross section of the progressive community come together to work collectively on solving the problems faced by the State of Michigan. Our keynote speaker, Donna Brazile was overheard saying today that she was so impressed with the standing room only summit (we have 415 people show up) that she is going to encourage other states to do something just like it. There will be more press coming out on this Monday.
   
   Even though the main issues were education, health care and clean energy the place was filled with GLBT folks and our issues were unavoidably intertwined with the health of the state. It was wonderful. Triangle Foundation was a major sponsor and we were one of the original groups working to create this event back in December. I am so proud of what is happening with our statewide progressive movement.
   
   Here is just one recent article. And here are some highlights from Michigan Liberal.
   
   I am certain the event will be annual. Please stay tuned for more updates about the Summit.