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Withers: Are we looking for deeds or symbols from Obama?

James Withers — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:19:20 +0000

Evan Wolfson has a perplexing editorial over at Politico.com. The founder and executive director of Freedom to Marry praises the Justice Department for its week old brief against DOMA.

“In a(...)

Monday Watercooler: The July Fourth edition

James Withers — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 18:15:08 +0000

Happy July Fourth. The beauty of this country is the multitude of stories, many contradicting each other. As we celebrate the founding of the US of A, let’s not forget there were a hardy few(...)

Withers: Santorum changing his mind about gays?

James Withers — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:04:05 +0000

Better sit down sweetie. This is going to shock ya. Rick Santorum has an editorial in the Des Moines Register. The former senator “makes” the case President Barack Obama is a foe of religious(...)

Withers: Palin not happy with DOMA decision

James Withers — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:43:38 +0000

When it comes to the Justice Department’s recent DOMA decision, Republicans plan to get as much disinformation out there as possible. Take the GOP’s love child Sarah Palin. She sent an email to(...)

Thursday Watercooler: DOMA and Obama

James Withers — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:27:39 +0000

Obama and DOMA. Not sure if anyone predicted the Justice Department would give up the ghost on the Defense of Marriage Act. As to be expected, gay rights organization applauded the move. “The(...)

Withers: Justice Department defends DADT

James Withers — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:00:35 +0000

The Justice Department filed objections to a federal judge’s ruling that “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is unconstitutional. Calling Judge Virginia Phillip’s injunction as “untenable,” the Obama(...)

Monday Watercooler: Lady Gaga brings gay troops to the red carpet

James Withers — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:38:28 +0000

What will the White House do? After U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips’s ruling that “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is unconstitutional, the question all last week was what would the White House(...)

Withers: Calling for rape as retribution

James Withers — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:12:22 +0000

Happens all the time. A cretin will be caught, and found guilty, for anti-gay violence and message boards will be filled with calls of prison time where rape is punishment.

Usually the wish is(...)

DOJ Hires LGBT Liaison

Ali Davis — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:15:28 +0000

The Department of Justice has hired Matt Nosanchuk, a gay attorney, to be a part of its Civil Rights division. The move has been widely seen as a way to smooth relations between the Obama White House and the LGBT community, and to defuse some of the anger over the DOJ continuing to defend the [...]

Neff: Defending the indefensible

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:11:27 +0000

I get that the Justice Department defends congressional laws in court, and that it would be extraordinary for Justice not to defend a law.

But did GLBT citizens not expect the extraordinary from(...)