Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 | Post a comment

Adm. Michael G. Mullen said that the military still needs to conduct a review to determine how to prepare for a dramatic policy change. Nonetheless, he said, his personal views were firm. (Michael Reynolds / EPA)
As Pentagon announces a review of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy, Adm. Mullen tells the Senate that ‘it is my personal belief that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly is the right thing to do.’
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Thursday, January 21st, 2010 | 3 comments

This undated image provided by Adam Bouska/NOH8 Campaign shows Cindy McCain, the wife of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., posing for the NOH8 campaign. NOH8 is a gay rights group challenging Proposition 8 passed by California voters in 2008 banning same sex marriage. (AP Photo/Adam Bouska/NOH8 Campaign) NO SALES (Adam Bouska – AP
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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 | 3 comments

GOING PUBLIC Karen, Kasey and Marcye Nicholson-McFadden at the State House in New Jersey.
LAST month, advocates and opponents of same-sex marriage packed the New Jersey State House in Trenton, supporters in blue, opponents in red. Near the end of the day, Kasey Nicholson-McFadden took the microphone. “It doesn’t bother me to tell kids my parents are gay,†he said in a clear voice. “It does bother me to say they aren’t married. It makes me feel that our family is less than their family.â€
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