November 13, 2009 – February 23, 2010

Quote of the Period:


“The time for broad statements is over. The time to get down to business is overdue.”


— Rea Carey, Executive Director, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
CBS News, January 29, 2010

Top Highlights

  1. Doctor’s group seeks repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’
    Associated Press, November 11, 2009
  2. Church aids expansion of shelter for gay youths
    New York Times, December 18, 2009
  3. Puerto Rican death could be hate crime
    Associated Press, November 22, 2009
  4. Some gays seek renewed focus on civil unions
    Associated Press, November 28, 2009
  5. Gay advocates cheer Houston vote
    USA Today, December 13, 2009
  6. Federal Jobs Website Now Bans Gender Identity Discrimination
    Ms. Magazine, January 8, 2010
  7. Suspect arrested in brutal slaying of gay man in Puerto Rico
    CNN, November 17, 2009
  8. Suspect charged with murder in slaying of gay teen in Puerto Rico
    CNN, November 18, 2009
  9. Demonstrators demand justice in Puerto Rico gay teen's slaying
    CNN, November 19, 2009
  10. Obama: Gays Have Right To Serve In Military
    Associated Press, January 27, 2010
  11. Obama's call to repeal "don't ask" draws questions
    Baltimore Sun, January 27, 2010
  12. Obama's State of the Union address: Repealing 'Don't ask, don't tell' gets applause — from some
    Los Angeles Times, January 27, 2010
  13. Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't have it anymore
    Fox News, January 28, 2010
  14. Long-awaited action on 'don't ask' begins
    San Francisco Chronicle, January 29, 2010
  15. Pentagon Looks to "Way Forward" on Gay Ban
    CBS News, January 29, 2010
  16. End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy for gays in the military, top brass tell Senate
    New York Daily News, February 2, 2010
  17. Obama wades into prayer politics
    USA Today, February 4, 2010
  18. Chambliss catching heat over comments on gays in military
    Atlanta Journal Constitution, February 4, 2010
  19. Gay rights activists gathering in Dallas for national conference this week
    Dallas Morning News, February 2, 2010
  20. 2010 census will include question about same-sex marriages, relationships
    Chicago Tribune, February 13, 2010

Jorge Steven López

Congress and Obama administration

Congress and Obama administration, Cont'd

  1. On gay rights, world, U.S. continue to shift
    Seattle Times, January 7, 2010
  2. Viewpoint: We really were invited to the White House. Really.
    Pridesource-Between the Lines, January 11, 2010
  3. Because giving up is for those who are wrong
    Good As You, January 11, 2010
  4. Gay groups vow to continue to fight for marriage
    Miami Herald, January 11, 2010
  5. Ridicule, the federal jobs site, and an ENDA prescription
    Bilerico Project, January 11, 2010
  6. Epiphany: Trans folks “Among Us”
    Walking with Integrity, January 10, 2010
  7. Advocates push to protect gay workers’ rights
    Arizona Republic, January 11, 2010
  8. Task Force: Federal jobs web site change to include gender identity is step in right direction
    Out in America, January 6, 2010
  9. Queering the 2010 census
    Feministing, January 13, 2010
  10. Gay Task Force to Obama: Don’t say it; do it
    The Colorado Independent, January 27, 2010
  11. Obama Pledges: 2010 Means Ending ’Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’
    Edge, January 27, 2010
  12. Heads in the sand
    Bilerico, January 26, 2010
  13. Gay leadership guarded after State of Union speech
    365gay.com, January 28, 2010
  14. Obama, military push to lift gay ban
    Windy City Times, February 22, 2010
  15. Hurry up and wait
    DC Agenda, February 11, 2010

In the states

  1. New MVA policy detrimental to transgender Marylanders
    Baltimore OutLoud, December 21, 2009
  2. DC continues toward marriage equality
    Seattle Gay News, December 18, 2009
  3. Transgender New York employees get workplace rights
    Find Law, December 29, 2009
  4. Maine (& Washington & Nevada): Why Marriage Matters
    Nevada Progressive,  December 31, 2009
  5. Victory in Washington State
    Gay City News, December 31, 2009
  6. DC legalizes gay marriage
    Bay Windows, December 30, 2009
  7. NY Gov. signs gender-identity order
    Windy City Times, December 29, 2009
  8. New Hampshire’s Gay Marriage Law Takes Effect
    All Headline News, January 1, 2010
  9. NY bans discrimination against transgender state employees
    EDGE, January 5, 2010
  10. Harold Ford Jr: Ignore the intensely cruel vote behind the curtain
    Good As You, January 11, 2010
  11. Garden State Equality on the New Jersey Marriage vote
    Mad Professah Lectures, January 11, 2010
  12. Marriage defeated in NJ; activists to sue
    Gay in Public, January 11, 2010
  13. No Marriage Equality for NJ, Garden State Equality Heads Back to Court
    Federation Blog, January 10, 2010
  14. Marriage bill defeated in New Jersey Senate
    Bilerico Project, January 7, 2010
  15. Jersey rejects marriage, Lambda to sue
    The Advocate, January 7, 2010
  16. Marriage Equality: We’re going back to court
    Blue Jersey, January 7, 2010
  17. P.R. Gov. would allow marriage vote
    Advocate, January 11, 2010
  18. Puerto Rico Gov. seeks ban on marriage equality
    Edge, January 13, 2010

Faith

Creating Change

  1. Volunteers, hosts still needed for Creating Change
    EDGE Dallas, January 10, 2010
  2. More Than 2,000 LGBT Rights Advocates to Converge in Dallas, Texas, Feb. 3-7, to Strategize and Organize
    Common Dreams, January 26, 2010
  3. One day to go till Creating Change
    Dallas Voice, February 2, 2010
  4. Thomas Saenz, president of MALDEF, speaks at Creating Change
    San Diego Gay and Lesbian News, February 5, 2010
  5. Creating Change: Rea Carey calls out Obama in annual State of the Movement Address
    Dallas Voice, February 5, 2010
  6. NGLTF’s Rea Carey delivers rip-roaring State of the Movement address
    LGBT POV, February 5, 2010
  7. St. Louis Reports from the 2010 Creating Change Conference
    Vital Voice, February 7, 2010
  8. Live Large, THINK BIG
    Huffington Post, February 10, 2010
  9. Student conference redefines LGBT movement
    The Phoenix, February 11, 2010
  10. St. Louis attends Creating Change
    Vital Voice, February 12, 2010
  11. Rea Carey’s ‘State of the Movement’ address
    Dallas Voice, February 11, 2010
  12. Creating Change in Dallas
    Windy City Times, February 17, 2010
  13. State of the LGBT movement: Speeches aren't change, change is more than words
    Huffington Post, February 5, 2010
  14. Outcry over Uganda anti-gay law
    Bay Area Reporter, December 22, 2009
  15. Memorable moments of 2009
    Bilerico Project, December 31, 2009

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