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Help Get Out the Vote!

November 1, 2009
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Help Get Out the Vote!

Washington: Who we are: Approve Referendum 71 is the campaign to preserve domestic partnerships in Washington State. By voting to approve, voters retain the domestic partnership laws that were passed during this year's legislative session, including using sick leave to care for a partner, adoption rights, insurance rights, and more. What we need: We...

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What is a Hate Crime?

October 16, 2009
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What is a Hate Crime?

Some people have commented about the recent incident in Florida where five boys set fire to another. They expressed their "outrage" about why isn't it called a hate crime when the victim is white. Details revealed that this was not a "hate crime" and that race had nothing to do with the incident. According...

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DADT – For Whom the Bell Tolls?

October 14, 2009
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DADT – For Whom the Bell Tolls?

President Obama's speech at the HRC fundraiser on Saturday evening, October 10th was met with much cheering, applause and standing ovations, especially after his statement that "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" WILL be repealed. The discharges, however, continue at the rate of TWO PER DAY. Rachel Maddow interviewed Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach, a decorated U.S....

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Community Action

October 6, 2009
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Community Action

From: Well, it’s been said, “it takes a village”, and the village of Humboldt came together and moved a mountain. We were able to reach Carol Bruno from People Productions this morning and had a nice conversation with her about our concerns. She had met with Gil Miracle, the owner of Nocturnum, and they...

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