In this show the Gay Liberation Network’s Bob Schwartz and Andy Thayer discuss the significance and real politic that went into Illinois’s new civil unions legislation. On a related note, they discuss the Obama administration’s cynical, go-slow approach to dismantling …
Combating “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and Winning Civil Unions Read more »
For three decades, national gay rights groups have acted as little better than wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Democratic Party, and have gotten precious little in return. In fact, Bill Clinton ran ads on Christian right radio stations bragging about signing …
Declaring Independence from the Democrats (& Republicans) Read more »
Americans For ‘Truth’ About Homosexuality (AFTAH) is a suburban-Chicago based organization which uses fake “studies” of gay people to rationalize why LGBT should not have legal equality. Its dishonesty in this endeavor is so persistent that it has been designated …
Who Is “Americans For Truth About Homosexuality?” Read more »
La Fiesta restaurant in south suburban Alsip did its level best to deny service to a local gay couple, Frankie Nielsen and Danny Hankes. What Frankie and Danny found out was that the enforcement provisions of Cook County and Illinois …
Kissing-In for Equal Rights in Cook County Read more »
The Gay Liberation Network’s Brent Holman-Gomez and Roger Fraser discuss the series of direct action protests demanding repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the ban on employment of openly gay, lesbian and bisexual people in the military. Brent and Roger …
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” & Update from Moscow Pride Read more »
Harvey Milk was one of the most prominent gay activists in history, successful in leading the fight to defeat an anti-gay ballot initiative in California three decades before Proposition 8. Tragically he was gunned down by an anti-gay assassin in …
Celebrating Harvey Milk Read more »
