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• Hate and Public Health Don’t Mix

  Posted Friday, February 15, 2008 9:30 AM by Kevin Cathcart Comment Here: (Comments Off) Once again antigay groups have willfully misinterpreted public health information to stir up the same old bigotry. [Read More]

• What We Mean When We Talk About Change

  Posted Monday, January 14, 2008 11:59 PM by Kevin Cathcart Comment Here: (Comments Off) One of my favorite headlines coming out of this primary season was on a Seattle Times editorial: "'Change' Leads Early in the Race." And it's true that change is on the tip of everyone's tongue — from voters to candidates of all political stripes, each trying to prove that he or she is the one who will offer a new vision for America, the one who will bring about real change. But what exactly does change mean? [Read More]

• Time to Bring Down “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

  Posted Friday, December 14, 2007 11:59 PM by Kevin Cathcart Comment Here: (Comments Off) A group of 28 retired generals and admirals recently released a letter urging Congress to repeal the military’s beleaguered “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) policy — a policy that has destroyed the careers of approximately 12,000 servicemembers since 1993. Think about that number: 12,000 people who served their country with distinction, in many cases going off to war, but who were ultimately forced to give up their careers because they were discovered to be gay or lesbian. During this time in civilian life, our communities have made great progress in the workplace. Today more than one third of all U.S. states protect people from being fired based on sexual orientation. A growing number of employers and city and local governments also offer these important protections. But, in the words of our colleagues at Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, DADT remains “the only law in the land that authorizes the firing of an American for being gay....” [Read More]

• Civil Unions: Not equal and not working

  Posted Wednesday, November 14, 2007 11:59 PM by Kevin Cathcart Comment Here: (Comments Off) By creating a separate status for same-sex couples, the government invites discrimination, and sadly, in New Jersey and other states with civil unions this discrimination is occurring. Even where same-sex couples appear to have the same concrete benefits that married couples do, they do not have the security and dignity of being able to explain to their children, their neighbors, or their children’s teachers that they are married. Civil union is a discriminatory label that renders same-sex couples different and inferior, and no amount of tinkering with the rules and benefits can erase that stain of inequality. [Read More]

• A New Kind of May Day

  Posted Monday, May 14, 2007 11:59 PM by Kevin Cathcart Comment Here: (Comments Off) May 1 marks the official celebration of workers in many parts of the world, but this year we’ve set aside another day in May to call attention to workplace issues in America. The date is May 15, and the event is Clock In for Equality, the first-ever national day of action to support workplace fairness for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and people living with HIV. Thousands of people across the country will take part. Lambda Legal is coordinating the national effort and hosting seven flagship events around the country. Staff and our partner organizations will be at the State Capitol in Atlanta, the GLBT Chamber of Commerce in Dallas, DowAgrosciences in Indianapolis, the UCLA Labor Center in Los Angeles and other key locations. We have also signed up over 170 groups and 1,200 individuals, representing LGBT and HIV-affected people and allies in every state, to stand up for workplace fairness on May 15, even if simply by wearing a button or sticker to work. [Read More]