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Israel, Hobby Lobby, Transgender & the Family Research Council

Posted on 03/30/201403/30/2014

Israel, Hobby Lobby, transgender & the Family Research Council I was fascinated to see the most recent ‘prayer targets’ message from the Family Research Council. FRC “bills itself as ‘the leading voice for the family in our nation’s halls of power,’ but its real specialty is defaming gays and lesbians. The FRC often makes false […]

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Obama Night in Queens: Writing LGBT into the Party Platform

Posted on 07/30/2008

Last night, I spent the evening with a platform — the Democratic Party platform. Or at least, the part of it that focuses specifically on LGBT people. Along with 14 others, I participated in a meeting that brought people from throughout Queens to make recommendations about LGBT-specific provisions in the party platform currently being drafted. […]

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Israel, Hobby Lobby, Transgender & the Family Research Council

Obama Night in Queens: Writing LGBT into the Party Platform