Contribute to the Charlie Howard Foundation.
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(Charlie Howard was a young gay man who was thrown from a bridge to his death in Bangor Maine in 1984. He was the victim of a savage hate crime.)
We at the Charlie Howard Memorial Foundation find ourselves in a bit of a financial bind. The memorial is now in place by the Kenduskeag Stream in Bangor, and the Bridge Alliance will do plantings in the spring. The monument will be dedicated on July 7, 2009 in the evening as part of the 25th anniversary events. However, much to my suprise, the installation costs along with the costs for a slightly larger bowl amount to $3611.88. I’ve paid the last $400 available from the Charlie Howard Memorial Foundation account, and we now find ourselves with a bill of $3211.88. I’ll negotiate with Rogan’s Memorials about a payment scheme, but would surely appreciate any tax-deductible contributions anyone might make. Those willing could send a check to:
The Charles O. Howard Memorial Foundation
1442 State Street
Veazie, ME 04401
McCain Returns Manhunt.net Money
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John McCain has returned the money donated to him by Jonathan Crutchley, the chairman of Manhunt.net, who resigned amid the debacle over his donation. As Pam Spaulding notes, McCain is just further humiliating the Log Cabin Republicans and asinine people like Crutchley, who is now trying to do some p.r. spin for himself and his gay sex website business. The exposed former Manhunt chairman had previously described McCain as someone who would be “a better commander in chief” than Obama in this “dangerous age,” and said we’d have to get to gay rights later. But now, according to Manhunt co-owner Larry Basile, Crutchley is apparently giving his money to Obama, since “John is too good for my money.”
Crutchley is just trying to keep the obviously outraged membership of his site — which I’m sure he’s still making millions from though he resigned as “chairman” — from bolting further.
there ya go…a gay website, taking gay money, to screw over their gay members. I guess membership has its privileges.
http://signorile2003.blogspot.com/2008/08/mccain-returns-manhunt-money.html
The destruction of marriage as we know it.
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2008 Democratic platform….not very gay.
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Today, the Democratic National Committee sent a draft of the party’s 2008 platform to committee members, at the center of the draft were Senator Clinton’s plan for universal health care, and John Edward’s plan for the elimination of poverty.
Within the 54 page draft, there were only two mentions of sexual orientation. The first was regarding ‘Dont Ask, Don’t Tell”:
We will also put national security above divisive politics. More than 10,000 service men and women have been discharged on the basis of sexual orientation since the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy was implemented, at a cost of over $360 million. Many of those forced out had special skills in high demand, such as translators, engineers and pilots. At a time when the military is having a tough time recruiting and retaining troops, it is wrong to deny our country the service of brave, qualified people. We support the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” and the implementation of policies to allow qualified men and women to serve openly regardless of sexual orientation.
The second mention was under the general idea of “A More Perfect Union”:
Democrats will fight to end discrimination based on race, sex, ethnicity, national origin, language, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age and disability in every corner of our country, because that’s the America we believe in.
“Is anyone really surprised? We are irrelevant, except when it comes to obediently voting for Democrats. Even then, our issues are irrelevant and get as little mention as possible, just enough to placate the restless sheep.”
