Tag Archives: Ensure

“Head Figure Head” more about journalism than about Gov. Rick Perry’s sex life

Posted on December 16, 2011 by admin

Head Figure Head, the new e-book from Glen Maxey, details the author’s arduous and frustrating six-month effort to investigate rumors of Gov. Rick Perry’s gay sex life. Maxey served as executive director of the Lesbian/Gay Rights Lobby of Texas (now … Continue reading →

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President Obama issues memorandum on protecting LGBTs abroad

Posted on December 6, 2011 by admin

Four days in advance of Human Rights Day on Saturday, Dec. 10, President Barack Obama today issued a presidential memorandum “to ensure that U.S. diplomacy and foreign assistance promote and protect the human rights of LGBT persons,” according to a … Continue reading →

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‘Perform or provide’

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Kevin Thomas

DADT repeal gives progressive chaplains a chance to counter evangelical clergy in the military DAVID TAFFET | Staff Writer taffet@dallasvoice.com When a soldier recently came to Chaplain Chris Antal, a lieutenant in the Army National Guard in New York and … Continue reading →

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Texas: A not-so-great state

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Kevin Thomas

As Perry eyes the presidency and Dewhurst makes a bid for the Senate, let’s look at the story the numbers really tell Phyllis Guest | Taking Note It seems that while David Dewhurst is running for the U.S. Senate, Rick … Continue reading →

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McDonald’s Blocking WiFi Access To Gay Websites To Ensure Restaurants Are ‘Family Friendly’

Posted on January 10, 2011 by admin

Remember that time McDonald's tried reaching to gay fans of heart disease and cholesterol spikes with that France-only ad featuring a son coming out to his father? It got the U.S. National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce so furious … Continue reading →

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More info on Saturday’s Prop 8 protest in Dallas

Posted on November 11, 2008 by John Wright

If you’re interested in helping out with Saturday’s Prop 8 protest in Dallas but couldn’t make last night’s organizational meeting, there’s plenty of contact info and volunteer opportunities after the jump.

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