Author Archives: PFLAG Boulder County
In Civil War, Woman Fought For Freedom Like A Man
From NPR: Albert D.J. Cashier was the shortest soldier in the 95th Illinois Infantry. In one of the few existing photographs of Cashier during the Civil War, you can faintly detect the outline of breasts under his uniform. But that’s if you’re looking for it. And the military apparently was not. “They didn’t conduct physical [...]
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Diplomats’ Same-Sex Partners to Get Benefits
From the New York Times: WASHINGTON — The State Department will offer equal benefits and protections to same-sex partners of American diplomats, according to an internal memorandum Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sent last week to an association of gay and lesbian Foreign Service officers. Mrs. Clinton said the policy change addressed an inequity in the treatment [...]
PFLAG Awards Ceremony Honors Local Activists and Allies
PFLAG Boulder County’s May 21 Annual Awards Ceremony featured a huge potluck dinner, over fifty guests, a screening of the introductory video for Creating Change, and awards presentations to community activists.
Is My Marriage Gay? – Jennifer Finney Boylan
From the New York Times: AS many Americans know, last week Gov. John Baldacci of Maine signed a law that made this state the fifth in the nation to legalize gay marriage. It’s worth pointing out, however, that there were some legal same-sex marriages in Maine already, just as there probably are in all 50 [...]
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White House Memo – As Gay Issues Arise, Obama Is Pressed to Engage – NYTimes.com
From The New York Times: WASHINGTON — President Obama was noticeably silent last month when the Iowa Supreme Court overturned the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. But now Mr. Obama — who has said he opposes same-sex marriage as a Christian but describes himself as a “fierce advocate of equality” for gay men and lesbians — is under [...]
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La Cage aux Democrats – Obama and Gay Rights