Posted on August 28, 2007 by novasafo
Senator Craig, originally uploaded by ALA Washington Office. (See the latest Yahoo! News photo slideshow)
“I am not gay. I never have been gay.” – Republican Senator Larry Craig of Idaho, responding today to charges of lewd conduct in a public men’s bathroom.
In 1996, Senator Larry Craig voted for the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), [...]
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Posted on August 27, 2007 by novasafo
Today’s news revealed what we are willing to accept, and not, from those in the public eye.
I call it a day of judgment, because it is really the judgment of the general public along with how that reflects our values and priorities, that precipitated events. Today, that judgment toppled the attorney general and felled a [...]
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Posted on August 24, 2007 by novasafo
Here’s a little break from journalism and news-related topics.
I sing in a church choir every Sunday, and once every two months or so I have to do a solo. For my most recent solo last Sunday, I sang a piece called “Then Shall the Righteous Shine Forth” by Felix Mendelssohn, from his oratorio “Elijah.”
It’s [...]
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Posted on August 16, 2007 by novasafo
Today, I received a very interesting email from an irate Yahoo! News reader. Interestingly, the reader interpreted this graphical promotion , which is for my Yahoo! News interactive story on the Democrats’ forum over gay issues, as showing a man holding another man near the ‘behind.’ A careful look will show that the photo shows [...]
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Posted on August 13, 2007 by novasafo
This event said more about the journey this country has been on regarding gay issues, than any other indicator so far in our recent history.
Covering the Democratic ‘debate’ – really more of a forum – over gay issues was a surreal experience.
The site of the debate was a tucked away production studio in Hollywood, [...]
Filed under: 2008 Democratic campaign, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, LGBT issues, Politics, Presidential Race, current events, gay, gay rights debate, journalism, lesbian, news, sexuality, yahoo | Leave a Comment »
