Author: Shawn Weston

McCain changes his excuses on DADT

Sen. John McCain changed his tune Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified before Congress yesterday about Don’t ask, don’t tell. He said: “I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we...

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One day to go till Creating Change

The Creating Change conference opens at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel tomorrow. National Gay and Lesbian Task Force staff has been in Dallas, some since last week. Attendees began arriving last night. Earlier today I walked into an...

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Some movement on Don't ask, don't tell

Defense Secretary Robert Gates Don’t ask, don’t tell seems to have become the priority item even though employment non-discrimination would cover more people and has more support in Congress. The New York Times...

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Atlanta's new LGBT newspaper disappears

The Atlanta Free Press replaced the defunct Southern Voice on Dec. 10. Issue No. 6 was available online, but the print edition was never issued and the newspaper hasn’t been seen online or off for the past few weeks,...

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