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:Eric Ethington (Author) | September 1, 2011
San Francisco – This past week, I read an article in the Salt Lake Tribune about an openly-gay man in San Francisco who has just been named as a member of the Bishopric in his local Mormon congregation. Needless to say, I immediately tracked him down for an interview. Most of our readers know that [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | September 15, 2010
Floriday – Governor Charlie Crist, in an attempt to pander to gay constituents, announced a few days ago that he was considering dropping the lawsuit against gay adoption. But in a surprise announcement, Secretary George Sheldon of DCF (a Democrat and opposed to the gay adoption ban) is asking him not to drop the lawsuit. [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | March 25, 2010
Washington DC – An announcment today by Defense Secretary Robert Gates says that the Pentagon is enacting new rules that make it much more difficult to discharge people in the military due to sexual orientation. This new temporary guideline would raise the standard required for evidence to be presented in cases, design to prevent outings by [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | February 9, 2009
Newly appointed Secretary of State has already got her hands full. It seems her first order of business is deciding whether or not to fix aging State Department rules that do not provide benefits past “member of household.” Currently, the State department does not offer most benefits that straight spouses are afforded. Including training for [...]
"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.