Author: Shawn Weston

HHS teams with SAGE

Michael Adams, executive director of SAGE Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and the Administration on Aging have awarded Services &  Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders (SAGE) a...

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Shouldn't religion stand for something?

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams Aren’t religions supposed to stand for something? (I think we’re against murder, but if we say it, we’ll lose members. Hey, let’s put those pesky 10 commandments up for a vote). Rowan...

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'Don't ask, don't tell': don't repeal

Former Rep. Duncan Hunter Former Rep. Duncan Hunter was interviewed by NPR. The intro to the interview is wrong. Hunter did not serve in Iraq and Afghanistan, as Melissa Block said in the intro. He served in Congress from 1981...

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Proposal for a Harvey Milk stamp

The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is co-sponsoring the Harvey Milk National Stamp Campaign. “This stamp would serve to further remind Americans that by honoring Harvey Milk, you honor a true American Hero and...

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New tactic from the right wing

Iowa’s right wing is pushing for a vote on same-sex marriage. They’re using a new tactic. In their decision, the Iowa Supreme Court cited state laws such as the anti-bullying law that includes protections for LGBT...

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