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:Eric Ethington (Author) | January 18, 2011
During the White House Press Briefing today, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said that a legislative repeal of DOMA is unlikely at this point. Critics are quick to point out that it wasn’t unlikely at all if it had been completely while the Democrats were still in control of Congress. President Obama and his administration have [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | November 4, 2010
Washington DC – Servicemembers United sent out a press release this morning demanding that Harry Reid stop delaying and put a Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Repeal vote on the floor during the lame duck session. Even Obama knows it’s the only way to get it repealed for the next few years. Just get it done [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | November 3, 2010
In a press conference which ended moments ago, President Obama was asked to address the issue of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell and whether or not last night’s election made repeal impossible. His answer sounded strongly like a verbal ‘shrug.’ With the Obama administration unable to pass legislative repeal of DADT with a strong Democratic majority [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | October 26, 2010
Washington DC – Yesterday, the Human Rights Campaign sent a letter to President Obama demanding further action on the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Today, a meeting will take place between the White House and the HRC about the possibility of getting a repeal completed legislatively during the lame-duck session. Cowards. So Congress Democrats [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 29, 2010
SLC – In an announcement from Capitol Hill today, Utah legislators announced that in return for ultra-conservatives law-makers not passing a law outlawing all non-discrimination ordinances state wide, pro-human legislators will agree to not run any gay rights bills this year. Since Salt Lake City and County passed their historic ordinances this past year banning [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | November 14, 2009
Speculation on what will happen with Salt Lake City’s new Fair Workplace and Housing laws in the upcoming session is flying. But some new insights into the LDS / Mormon Church’s plans are shocking! Since the LDS / Mormon Church announced its support of the Salt Lake City ordinances to ban discrimination of the LGBT [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 24, 2009
Today, hundreds of Utahns marched from Washington Square in SLC up State St to the Capitol Building in support of the “Common Ground Initiative.” The weather? Not the most pleasant, freezing rain coming down the whole time, but it failed to stop the enthusiasm as marchers chanted the full 7 block march. Jacob Whipple, who [...]
"Eric, trying to have this (civil rights) conversation with you is ultimately like trying to teach a pig to dance, it just annoys the pig. So Eric, sorry to annoy you."
-Paul Mero, The Sutherland Institute.