Monday Morning Roundup
June 29, 2009
Catching up on a few stories from the weekend so here's a quick look at the headlines: The Office of Management and Budget indicated last week that they have completed review of a proposed regulation which would remove the remaining barrier to HIV-positive visitors and immigrants.
Continue Reading ►Clergy Call 2009: Rev. Dr. Traci West
June 28, 2009
Continuing our series of speakers from HRC’s Clergy Call for Justice and Equality, Rev. Dr. Traci West speaks movingly of how our current work for justice stands in the august tradition of the early twentieth century reformer, Ida B. Wells, who advocated from her Christian faith for anti-lynching legislation.
Continue Reading ►CA Religious Organizing: For the Faithfully Secular
June 26, 2009
The movement for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality has been slow to adopt a religious strategy. As opposed to the moral imperative, the reason for our equality has been one of civil rights; an important truth, but a strategy that like all strategies knows limits. The taxonomy of the No on Proposition 8 campaign centered on fairness and nondiscrimination.
Continue Reading ►CNN Hate Crime Bill Story Repeats Restricted Speech Lie
June 26, 2009
Our eagle-eyed friends at Media Matters flagged this for me... in a report on yesterday's Situation Room on CNN, reporter Deborah Feyerick repeated a right-wing talking point about the hate crimes bill that has no basis in fact and indeed is repudiated by the actual text of the legislation.
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