So far the votes are not there to undo DOMA, and an immigration reform bill set to be taken up by a House committee early next year does not include any LGBT language. The out lawmakers did say they believe when the House does schedule a vote on immigration reform the final version of the bill will include the pro-gay provisions for LGBT binational couples.
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Senate seen as bottleneck for LGBT bills
Posted by
OurHero-Tan 878 days ago
(http://www.edgesanfrancisco.com)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is tired of her "vulnerable" (read: freshman, or up for re-election) Democratic friends being targeted by the right-wing for their controversial views and votes, particularly on health care. Which is why she's reportedly told her Congressional colleagues that the House will not take up any "controversial" bills in 2010 unless the Senate acts first. And you can bet that Don't Ask Don't Tell — or ENDA, or UAFA (or any immigration reform), or repealing DOMA — falls into that category.
DADT, DOMA, ENDA Not Even (LGBTs stay home in 2010)
Posted by
ATLdave 878 days ago
(http://firedoglake.com)
No action on DADT. No action on DOMA. No action on ENDA. No action on immigration equality for separated families. No action on adoption rights.
Rahm Emanuel and Barack Obama draw the wrong lessons about where progressives LBGTs will go in 2010. It’s not that we’ll vote for the talibangelical GOP. After all, we’re not total idiots. We know those people would just as soon Ugandize our asses as look at us.
The danger is that we will stay at home. And we’ll stay at home not just on Election Day, but on every phone-banking, neighborhood-walking, vote-by-mailing, voter-IDing, precinct-organizing, campaign-blogging day before that. That’s a lot of wo/manpower to run a mid-term campaign without.
Moreover: We are the opinion leaders in our small communities. We are the folks our less engaged friends look to for guidance. Most people don’t pay attention
Rahm Emanuel and Barack Obama draw the wrong lessons about where progressives LBGTs will go in 2010. It’s not that we’ll vote for the talibangelical GOP. After all, we’re not total idiots. We know those people would just as soon Ugandize our asses as look at us.
The danger is that we will stay at home. And we’ll stay at home not just on Election Day, but on every phone-banking, neighborhood-walking, vote-by-mailing, voter-IDing, precinct-organizing, campaign-blogging day before that. That’s a lot of wo/manpower to run a mid-term campaign without.
Moreover: We are the opinion leaders in our small communities. We are the folks our less engaged friends look to for guidance. Most people don’t pay attention
Dems Running Scared From DADT
Posted by
UnitedByLove 930 days ago
(http://www.advocate.com)
House and Senate Democrats are feeling vulnerable after Tuesday's poor showing at the polls -- and according to a report on TheHill.com , many want their leaders to skip the party's controversial legislative agenda so they can focus on saving their seats in Congress. House and Senate Democrats are feeling vulnerable after Tuesday’s poor showing at the polls -- and according to a report on TheHill.com, many want their leaders to skip the party’s controversial legislative agenda so they can focus on saving their seats in Congress.
Among the issues they consider risky? Immigration reform, climate change, and “don’t ask, don’t tell.”
With Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, pushing hard for
Among the issues they consider risky? Immigration reform, climate change, and “don’t ask, don’t tell.”
With Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, pushing hard for
Jerrold Nadler vs Barney Frank and LGBT Unity
Posted by
DividedByLaw 983 days ago
(http://www.pinkbananaworld.com)
Here is the dilemma – enter my other Congressional Hero, Rep Barney Frank, openly Gay and yet has not signed on to cosponsor this Bill with other “OUT” Representatives such as Tammy Baldwin and Jared Polis. The reason apparently is because of “strategic differences.” In a nutshell he believes that the “Certainty Clause” could in fact turn out to be an impediment to the passing of the Bill.
Now I have to think about where I stand on this one. Do I support The Nadler Bill? Of course I must support the Nadler Bill. Just think – if DOMA is repealed, Binationals seeking immigration rights will automatically be included, and of course all those 1,138 benefits would apply to every gay married couple. This would have the impact of a catchall amendment to the Civil Rights Act. It would eliminate the need for some (exclude DADT/ ENDA and HATE CRIMES) of other stand alone/ piecemeal l
Now I have to think about where I stand on this one. Do I support The Nadler Bill? Of course I must support the Nadler Bill. Just think – if DOMA is repealed, Binationals seeking immigration rights will automatically be included, and of course all those 1,138 benefits would apply to every gay married couple. This would have the impact of a catchall amendment to the Civil Rights Act. It would eliminate the need for some (exclude DADT/ ENDA and HATE CRIMES) of other stand alone/ piecemeal l
Politico's Glenn Thrush echoes Frank's conclusion that the DOMA Repeal bill has no hope of passing in this Congress:
Even if Nadler's bill passes the House, it is likely to have a tough time in the Senate, despite the apparent support of Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy (D-Vt.) who says DOMA needs to go....
Even if Nadler's bill passes the House, it is likely to have a tough time in the Senate, despite the apparent support of Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy (D-Vt.) who says DOMA needs to go....
Apparently, Rep. Barney Frank, considered the most influential gay congressman, is not signing on to the DOMA Repeal bill due to his "strategic differences" with supporters of the bill. From the Washington Blade:
Get ready to laugh. I'm going to lead you through the twists and turns of one of the most ridiculous places known to humankind: the U.S. Congress. The purpose of this exercise is to explain what has happened to the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act.
But I have a deeper goal. The hate crimes bill is the first in a series of pro-LGBT proposals expected to come before Congress. These include the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, changes in immigration laws and repeals of the Defense of Marriage Act and the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban on lesbians and gays in the military.
Given that President Obama has said he favors these proposals, the trick for LGBT America is to get them through Congress and onto his desk. This is no easy task. To succeed, our community and allies must understand how Congress really works. We need to know when to relax and let the pro
But I have a deeper goal. The hate crimes bill is the first in a series of pro-LGBT proposals expected to come before Congress. These include the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, changes in immigration laws and repeals of the Defense of Marriage Act and the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban on lesbians and gays in the military.
Given that President Obama has said he favors these proposals, the trick for LGBT America is to get them through Congress and onto his desk. This is no easy task. To succeed, our community and allies must understand how Congress really works. We need to know when to relax and let the pro
Hate Crime Bill Passes Senate Close to Final Passage
Posted by
igualdad 1035 days ago
(http://www.sfbaytimes.com)
The Senate tacked hate crimes onto the defense appropriations bill, so we are a conference committee away from sending “something gay” to the desk of the president for the first time. The conference committee needs to strip out a poison pill amendment that mandates the death sentence for certain federal crimes, but other than that detail, we’re home free.
I know you want to hear about the midgets, but I’m not finished. I can’t help being pleased by this modest step in the right direction, but as I’ve written before, a hate crime law is last on my personal gay agenda. It is an ineffective deterrent to a type of violence that will only abate gradually with the help of substantial gay rights legislation. The repeal of the military ban. The addition of sexual orientation to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Immigration reform for the partners of gay Americans. Federal recognit
I know you want to hear about the midgets, but I’m not finished. I can’t help being pleased by this modest step in the right direction, but as I’ve written before, a hate crime law is last on my personal gay agenda. It is an ineffective deterrent to a type of violence that will only abate gradually with the help of substantial gay rights legislation. The repeal of the military ban. The addition of sexual orientation to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Immigration reform for the partners of gay Americans. Federal recognit
Citizen Crain: New straight hero on DADT
Posted by
UnitedByLove 1048 days ago
(http://citizenchris.typepad.com)
This may be our turning point, as straight politicians Congressman Jerry Nadler and Senator Patrick Leahy (two others we should consider heros) have become fierce advocates for the Uniting American Families Act, the bill that would ...
Questions Around Hate Crime Legislation
Posted by
DividedByLaw 1057 days ago
(http://www.amplifyyourvoice.org)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Joe Solmonese of the Human Rights Campaign have been working to pass a hate crimes bill, also referred to as the Matthew Shephard Act (in remembrance of the 1998 murder of Matthew Shephard in Laramie, WY). This legislation would let the U.S. Justice Department help to prosecute hate crimes committed against LGBT people that result in serious injury or death. The timing is certainly right: hate crimes against both the LGBTQ community and minority communities, particularly Latinos, are on the rise. As I listened to a radio broadcast of Latino USA discussing hate crimes on my way home from work the other day, my head and my heart pulled in two separate directions. With murmurs of immigration reform from the White House and nearly unprecedented unemployment rates, anti-immigrant/anti-Latino groups have become more violent....
President Obama mentions DOMA DADT ENDA but not UAFA
Posted by
DividedByLaw 1059 days ago
(http://oblogdeeoblogda.wordpress.com)
President Obama mentioned many an issue on his agenda for LGBT equality today at his meeting with a group of LGBT leaders – but failed to address Immigation Equality. This is not a good sign. I believe the activists for UAFA need a strategy. Ditching DOMA may help but only a few.
When we get all 1,138 Rights, I never want to see ta letter of the ALPHA.BET again!
When we get all 1,138 Rights, I never want to see ta letter of the ALPHA.BET again!
Military Paper Backs Up Claims of Deal to Delay Repeal of DADT
Posted by
ExileComingHome 1065 days ago
(http://www.towleroad.com)
Yesterday, the Stars and Stripes, an independent news source which operates from within the U.S. Defense Dept., said this in an article regarding the status of DADT:
"An official with the House Democratic leadership said the House is committed to repealing 'don’t ask' but has agreed with civil rights groups to put new hate crime legislation and a workplace nondiscrimination bill on the legislative calendar before taking up the military issue."
Yesterday, 76 House Democrats signed a letter to Obama urging him to halt discharges of gay military personnel.
So, I guess a few questions remain: Is there a deal? Was HRC lying? And was the letter sent to Obama yesterday simply "lip service" intended to make it look like some action is being taken given the fury that has erupted between LGBT folks and the DNC over the last week?
"An official with the House Democratic leadership said the House is committed to repealing 'don’t ask' but has agreed with civil rights groups to put new hate crime legislation and a workplace nondiscrimination bill on the legislative calendar before taking up the military issue."
Yesterday, 76 House Democrats signed a letter to Obama urging him to halt discharges of gay military personnel.
So, I guess a few questions remain: Is there a deal? Was HRC lying? And was the letter sent to Obama yesterday simply "lip service" intended to make it look like some action is being taken given the fury that has erupted between LGBT folks and the DNC over the last week?
Gillibrand co-sponsors DADT repeal seat
Posted by
igualdad 1066 days ago
(http://www.politico.com)
That's a major shift from her position as a representative, when she received the lowest ratings among New York Democrats on gay-rights issues, according to the Human Rights Campaign score card. This particular issue is critical in New York, ...That’s a major shift from her position as a representative, when she received the lowest ratings among New York Democrats on gay-rights issues, according to the Human Rights Campaign score card.
Mr President We Are Not an Interest Group
Posted by
OnBorrowedTime 1071 days ago
(http://www.unitingamericanfamilies.net)
The administrator of Uniting American Families argues that fundamental civil rights ought not be considered "an interest group" and that perhaps that consideration by the Obama White House is what's holding us back.
It points out that public opinion polls show that Americans favoring either civil unions or marriage for all citizens constitute a large majority, and that those opposing any legal recognition for same-sex relationships consistently account for 30% or less of poll respondents.
It points out that public opinion polls show that Americans favoring either civil unions or marriage for all citizens constitute a large majority, and that those opposing any legal recognition for same-sex relationships consistently account for 30% or less of poll respondents.
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