Leslie Davis

Military recruiters ordered to accept openly gay recruits

Following the federal court decision last week ordering the military to stop enforcing the 1993 law banning openly gay service members, the Pentagon has advised recruiting centers that openly gay and lesbian recruit candidates will be accepted. The recruiters were...

Heading home for the Holidays

I have been remiss in my blogging duties lately. Though there has been ample to blog about, life has been too hectic for the last month to focus on any topic for more than a moment. It started with a...

Gay rights rant

Fundamentalists and right wing pundits in Maine demonstrated their finesse at utilizing morality to win the public hate debate surrounding gay rights. The entire gay rights debate chafes me. I am annoyed that there is a debate about something that...

Mainely disappointed

On Tuesday voters rejected a state law that would have allowed same-sex couples to wed in Maine. The repeal comes just six months after the measure was passed by the Maine legislature and signed by the Democratic Governor. Maine...

Transgender issues from a 'cisgender' perspective

A community comprised of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people encompasses a lot of different personalities, with different perspectives and experiences. Each sub-group includes different issues, but our chosen community acronym includes everyone. In much the same way that...

Oxendine's political strategy based on attacking constituents for cash

Yet another Republican candidate for office has concluded that the best way to raise cash and secure office is to avoid all issues of substance in favor of bashing gays. John Oxendine is currently running for Governor of Georgia...

Atlanta Gay Pride 2009 and Halloween

Gay Pride falls on Halloween this year. How perfect is that? Who loves Halloween more as a group than the gay community? The opportunity to get creative and festive with Pride attire is now open to all new vistas of...

The Gay Primer | An alphabet soup of political acronyms

Despite the host of issues confronting the globe, the gay community continues to be at the front and center of the political debate in the United States. The big Es: education, equality, energy, employment, the economy and the environment. I...

What progress can we expect from the Obama administration on LGBT issues?

Obama gave a speech to the HRC on October 11th, reaffirming his commitment to gay rights issues and pledging to abolish DADT (Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell). Whereas I appreciate him expressing these sentiments, I do not...

Who does God hate?

I find that watching crazy people in the morning, while ingesting copious quantities of caffeine, always gets my blood going, though it may not be good for my blood pressure. This morning I watched an I-report video on CNN...

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