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 »
From sit-ins to directly confronting President Obama at his fundraisers, direct actions seemed to be coming back into favor as more and more progressives soured on the Democrats. In this episode the Gay Liberation Network’s Bob Schwartz and Brent Holman-Gomez …
Using Direct Action Tactics to Promote Real Change Read more »
Maine was the latest in dozens of referendum defeats for the LGBT community. But it was eminently winnable. Unlike in many other campaigns, our side had a decisive 2-1 fundraising advantage. The examples of marriage equality not leading to the …
Analyzing the Defeat in Maine Read more »
Professional organizations like the American Psychiatric Association (APA) have designated Transgender people “sick.” Until 1973, the same “sick” designation was applied to gays – but protest forced a change. GLN’s Dr. Ronnie Drantz and Brent Holman-Gomez discuss the very political, …
Ending “Professional” Bigotry Against Transgender People Read more »
Despite spending more per capita on healthcare than any other nation in the world, the United States ranks worse than 30 other countries in the quality of care it delivers to its residents. Many preventable diseases are allowed to fester, …
Healthcare Reform & LGBT People Read more »
