Submitted by E. Ross on Friday, 17 September 2010 – 4:05 AMNo Comment
The Senate is scheduled to vote on the DADT repeal on Tuesday. Please call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask Sen. Murkowski and Sen. Begich to vote Yes on the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal.
Rachel Maddow interviewed Vice President Joe Biden about the DADT repeal. The VP supports repeal and believes they will have the votes to overcome a senate filibuster. Then he explains why they have not halted the discharges while the process is underway.
Watch the Biden interview, then pick up the phone and call our senators!
The very real consequences of DADT repeal; seeking survivor benefits for same-sex partner of Alaska shooting victim; waiting on SCOTUS decision about whether it will hear Prop 8 case; and other recent LGBTQ news selected by Sara Boesser in Juneau, Alaska.
In this month’s “Ask Lambda Legal” column, Lambda Legal answers a question about the federal government’s longstanding ban against donations of blood from men who have sex with men (MSM).
Alaska Pride Conference 2012 kicks off on October 5 with a First Friday showing at Tref.Punkt Studio of Love is Love, a photographic exhibit of LGBT couples from across the state.
United for marriage: Light the way to justice. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26–27, in two cases about freedom to marry. Please join us on Tuesday, March 26, at the federal courthouse in Anchorage (7th & C) in a circle united for equality.
Pariah, a critically acclaimed film about a 17-year-old African-American woman embracing her lesbian identity, will screen at UAA on Friday, November 2, and will be followed by a discussion on acceptance in honor of Mya Dale. The event is free and open to the public.