It has been brought to my attention that many of you are not getting your emails from the blog. I have look into this. The problem has to do with feedburner. They are working to correct it. It should be fixed no later than tomorrow. Sorry for the problems that this might have caused to any of you. Trust me. When I look and seen I only had ONE subcriber my first thought was WOW who did I piss off this time. Hope all is well with you. Talk with you soon!
XOXO
Darin
Heads up
Human rights and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
The National Transgender Advocacy Coalition picketed Saturday night's Human Rights Campaign National Dinner in Washington, D.C., urging support for a trans-inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA).
House speaker Nancy Pelosi was awarded the National Equality Award (by Ambassador James Hormel, pictured) at the dinner and offered some words on LGBT rights (full text here).
She finished her speech with a statement on ENDA:
"As members and supporters of HRC, you understand that it is truly historic that the House of Representatives will soon pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. The tremendous progress we have would not have been possible without the great leadership of Chairman Barney Frank of Massachusetts. With his brilliance, his wit and legislative skill, he persevered in bringing ENDA before the Congress. America is a great and wealthy country, but we cannot afford to squander the talents of any of our citizens, nor should we. We all benefit if everyone gets a chance to work hard, and support their families. Yet today, in more than 30 states you can be fired for being gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. That is wrong. Federal action is needed, and it is long overdue. I strongly believe that transgender individuals deserve the same rights and the same protections as any other Americans and will work to see that ENDA also protects their rights. In a few weeks, the House will be voting on ENDA. And those who oppose us will be lobbying on the Hill and working to defeat any version of ENDA. We cannot allow the forces of discrimination succeed. Barney Frank, Tammy Baldwin and others will do the inside maneuvering. But we cannot succeed without outside mobilization. Working together, we will mobilize, and educate. Each and every one of us must take personal responsibility for passing the strongest possible ENDA – one vote at a time. History teaches us that progress on civil rights is never easy. But justice is inevitable. It's about time. Many saw the 1957 Civil Rights Act as not having done enough, but it helped lay the groundwork for the great Civil Rights Act that followed. On the occasion of receiving the HRC Equality Award, I give you my commitment as Speaker of the House that I will fight for the most inclusive ENDA possible so that our nation's laws are in harmony with our nation's ideals. "
Just for the boys
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The Matthew Sheppard Act
Thursday, September 27, 2007 at 2:14 PM
The USA Senate passed The Matthew Shepard Act, the hate crimes legislation that now covers people due to sexual orientation and gender identity. The sad part is that, even though it's attached to a Defense Bill, it is expected that President Bush will veto it (not pass it into law). It has been known for the longest time that President Bush does not like gay people. When he was the Governor of the state of Texas, he refused to pass a Hate Crimes Law there because it would cover gay people. Kind of scary and sad when you know the head of your own government doesn't like you when he doesn't even know you. Come on November 2008! For those of you not in the USA, that is when our next Presidential Election is.
FIGHT HATE CRIMES
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