Anti Gay Views owned by Conservatives. Nice twisted pretzel glue bumper sticker try.
On 1/6/11, GregfromBoston <[email protected]> wrote: > DADT and DOMA owned by dems. > > Good try. > > Well, not really > > On Jan 6, 9:56 am, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: >> We must protest loudly! >> >> House of Representatives Now Has Majority With Anti Gay Views >> >> This New Year brings new challenges for lesbian, gay, bisexual and >> transgender people, but also new opportunities. Last year's elections >> that resulted in the loss of the US House of Representatives to an >> anti- equality leadership, along with more anti-lgbt senators, will >> certainly impede - but not entirely stop - pro-lgbt federal >> legislative efforts. looking at the states however, there are clear >> opportunities for advancing an equality agenda, including in the area >> of relationship recognition for same-sex couples. of course, anti-lgbt >> forces will to try to turn back the clock at every opportunity, and >> fair-minded americans will continue to be vigilant to preserve >> pro-equality laws across the country. >> >> CONGRESS >> >> As the new Congress is sworn in this week, there is no denying that >> pro-LGBT numbers have shrunk on Capitol Hill. A Human Rights Campaign >> analysis shows a pick-up of 53 House seats to anti-LGBT lawmakers as >> well as a 5 seat addition in the Senate. Not only do those opposing >> basic equality hold positions of power as House leaders and committee >> chairmen, their ranks have swollen to 225 - a solid majority of the >> chamber. This presents not just a roadblock to progress but also the >> threat of legislation that could be damaging to the community. >> >> When anti-equality forces controlled Congress for a decade >> (1994-2005), they stymied any progress on LGBT issues, instead making >> attacks on our community part of their governing agenda. Among these >> were: attempting twice to amend the U.S. Constitution to deny marriage >> equality to same-sex couples nationwide; trying to strip federal >> courts of the authority to hear marriage equality cases; blocking DC's >> local efforts to provide domestic partnership benefits to its >> employees; cutting funding for HIV prevention, research and treatment >> despite a growing epidemic, while pouring federal dollars into >> disproven abstinence-only programs that exclude or even denigrate LGBT >> youth; and standing in the way of openly-LGBT appointees. >> >> More:http://www.gayapolis.com/news/artdisplay.php?artid=6140 >> >> -- >> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. >> Have a great day, >> Tommy > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -- Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. Have a great day, Tommy -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
