June, 2009:
Howard Beach Birds
The robin in the Lahn Street driveway (in front of the house in which I used to live) is screaming at the sky “Hey you big loud bird, pipe it down!” Now I remember why I fled at seventeen as soon as I could support myself. I wonder if the booming decibels of the overhead jets contributed to my tinnitus?
AP source: Obama to sign order extending benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees – PHILIP ELLIOTT
Inching Centimetering Towards Equality
Under growing criticism for not seeking to end the ban on openly gay men and women in the military, Obama is extending benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees. – Associated Press
Obama Administration Needs to Do The Right Thing on Same-Sex Marriage
OR ELSE WE NEED TO GO TO WASHINGTON!
DNC gay fundraiser starting to fall apart over rupture between Obama and gay community by John Aravosis (DC) – Americablog
“Unfortunately, the malicious and outrageous arguments and language used in the Justice Department’s brief [are] only serving to inflame and malign the humanity of same-sex couples and our families,” said Rea Carey, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund, according to the Los Angeles Times.