November 2010
30 posts
Recount in Minnesota? Sigh. →
Nate Silver from FiveThirtyEight:
Can we trust Rasmussen anymore? →
Nate Silver: FiveThirtyEight:
Brian Brown of NOM is trying to make you cry... →
…Because he needs your tears to brew his morning coffee. From JoeMyGod.
Chris Geidner: In Iowa, judges are ousted. →
Via Chris Geidner’s Poliglot blog at Metro Weekly: “ In Iowa, which declared Iowa’s marriage ban unconstitutional under the state’s constitution in 2009, the National Organization for Marriage…
(Maybe) Kirk over Giannoulias; Quinn V Brady still... →
Almost all of the votes are in, and it looks like Kirk is 3 percentage points ahead of Giannoulias—a few more thousand votes going Kirk’s way and it will be the point of no return. However, Brady…
Its like a bad dream... →
…”Rep. Murphy, Sen. Feingold Lose Seats” Any LGBT people who stayed home because of anger at the Dems in general, listen up. I’m angry at the Dems too, but there were Dems working for us….
IL Senate nor Gov will likely be decided tonight →
With over 83% of the vote in, and both races within 1%, don’t look for a result in the Illinois Senate and Governor races in the morning. Kirk is 1% of Giannoulias and Quinn is 1% ahead of Brady.
Goodbye Patrick Murphy. :-( →
So sad… too sad to even talk about. Go read Joe Jervis.
Marriage Equality ally Sen Feingold goes down in... →
Its a sad day for equality activists. Feingold was the first US Senator to come out in favor of full marriage equality. Read here.
... and it get worse, Illinois... →
… Kirk pretty much swept every district.
Conservative BRIGHT SPOT--RI GOV! →
From JoeMyGod:
“Lincoln Chafee, who was the only GOP Senator to ever express support for marriage equality, has won the gubernatorial race in Rhode Island as an Independent. Democrat Frank Caprio…
Victory Fund: African American gay man wins... →
According to the Victory Fund’s Denis Dison:
“Marcus Brandon has been elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives. He will represent the cities of Greensboro and High Point in the…
Emmer (probably) won't win Minnesotta →
Take that, Target, 3M and Best Buy. Despite giving it the ole ‘Citizens United’ try, virulently anti-gay Emmer is a 30,000 votes behind with 75% counted. If Minnesota can hold their Democratic…
More updates from Nate Silver: Sestak not out of... →
According to FiveThirtyEight:
Terror in IOWA: Governor Culver falls, 3 justices... →
According to the Des Moines Register, not only was pro-equality Governor Chet Culver ousted, but the Republicans will take control of the Iowa House, and the three pro-equality Justices on the…
No on weed, Yes on Reid. →
California will not legalize marijuana. Nevada will send Democratic Majority Leader Reid back to the Senate (but will he still LEAD the Dems there?). Reid, who has been outstandingly mealymouthed…
Poor Patrick Murphy... →
…Here is the prediction. Sigh.
No African Americans in the next Senate →
According to CNN: No African-Americans in next U.S. Senate
“New York (CNN) – Despite record election achievements by African-Americans in the House, the United States Senate will not have an…
Scared of losing Sestak →
Some scary news from Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight:
This is a good sign from Iowa... →
…only one county so far, but its a rural county, and they’re supporting EQUALITY!
Strong LGBT House advocate Phil Hare in trouble in... →
CNN projects:
Maryland's Gov O'Malley keeps his job, marriage... →
Freedom to Marry tweets:
Victory Fund: Openly gay Providence mayor elected... →
According to the Fund, we’ve increased our gay power in the House:
“Chuck Wolfe, president and CEO of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, issued the following statement tonight about the election…
...FiveThirtyEight is cautiously optimistic about... →
Alexi Giannoulias, the Democrat seeking President Obama’s former Illinois Senate seat, may have this one… HOWEVER, many votes still needed to be counted.
Well, that's perfect. →
JoeMyGod: “PENNSYLVANIA: Anti-Gay Former Rep. Pat Toomey Wins Senate Race Over Joe Sestak”
Sigh... →
According to MSNBC:
Victory Fund: Barney Frank re-elected. →
http://www.gaypolitics.com/2010/11/02/breaking-barney-frank-reelected/ Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., has been reelected despite a strong challenge from Republican challenger Sean Bielat, who was…
TPM: PA Dem Sestak may be OK in Senate →
Two new pieces of news from TPM:
GIANNOULIAS AHEAD! →
…so far so good!
Out October: ‘Truth Is, I Was Contemplating... →
Check out my piece for The New Civil Rights Movement! Out October: ‘Truth Is, I Was Contemplating Suicide.’ | The New Civil Rights Movement: “Today’s Out October Project story comes from Phil…
May 2010
8 posts
TBP--10 things I love most about DC →
The ten things I love most about DC | The Bilerico Project: “I know I’ve been a bad blogger lately, getting all wrapped up in grad school finals and work stuff—and sadly I’ve had little time to…
You can help end #DADT with a phone call →
My latest at Feast of Fun tells you how YOU can help end Don’t Ask Don’t Tell with just a simple phone call. Veteran’s lobbying Congress today in DC, sleep-in canceled: “I bet you thought I was…
FOF--1 more Senate vote to end #DADT →
Only one more Senate vote to end “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell!”: “Yesterday’s Veteran’s lobby day in Washington DC had some pretty good news come out: Senator Bill Nelson of Florida switched from a “NO”…
My @FeastOfFun post about HRC's potential party... →
So several GetEQUAL members are planning to spend the night at the HRC building Monday night before Veterans Lobby Day. How do you think HRC should react? I make a proposal at the end of my blog post…
My latest @FeastOfFun is about Sunday's DADT... →
I have a new blog at Feast of Fun! Alan Bounville and other activists get arrested at White House again: “QueerRising founder Alan Bounville (who I last week mistakenly identified during the last…
Stories from the Frontlines: Letters to President... →
Again, I’m participating in a project of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network publishing the letters to the President from gay troops and veterans. This is an especially important effort after…
The most comprehensive #DADT update EVER! →
I didn’t write a word of this. This all comes from Servicemember’s Legal Defense Network’s Trevor Thomas. Its all public knowledge, even though it came in a talking points email, but its so…
HELP ME GET TO #NN10--VOTE FOR ME NOW! →
Netroots Nation (formerly the Yearly Kos) is a national online organizer conference put on by Democracy for America. Democracy for America was born out of the ashes of Dean for America—as in Howard…
April 2010
13 posts
I deserve to go to #NN10! →
OK, folks, I really want to get to Netroots Nation 2010 in Las Vegas (#NN10) so that I can hone my online organizing skills a bit more. However, I’m broke-ass-broke! YOU KNEW THIS! I am a graduate…
FOF--Rep. Deb Mell announces her same-sex... →
Rep. Deb Mell announces her same-sex engagement in Illinois state House: “Chicago Representative Deb Mell announced the engagement to her long-time girlfriend on the floor of…
STORIES FROM THE FRONTLINES--FRIDAY APRIL 30 →
LETTER FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2010: “Stories from the Frontlines: Letters to President Barack Obama” is a new media campaign launched to underscore the urgent need for…
LC--Wherein Lance and Phil facepalm: Episode 69. →
Check out my latest at Lundon-Calling.net and meet the most amazing transactivist I know, and learn where Ace, Lance and Phil stand on the Arizona immigration bill. Wherein Lance and Phil…
Stories from the front lines: letters to Barack... →
This post has been cross-posted at the Politics blog at FeastofFun.com as Stories from the front lines: letters to Barack Obama from gay soldiers. Please support FeastofFun in all that they do to…
217--Aren’t I Fabulis? Anatomy of a gay social... →
Learn the history of gays online and a new social network on my latest piece on the217.com Reese’s Pieces » Blog Archive » Aren’t I Fabulis? Anatomy of a gay social networking fad.: “Ever since…
So... I broke a national news story yesterday...... →
It didn’t end up very big, and most of the major media ignored it (as is typical—I mean if it had been 5 Teabaggers there there would have been satellite trucks galore) but I was kind of beaming…
FOF--So… what happened at Senator McCain’s office? →
In addition, yesterday I wrapped up the entire ordeal and helped disseminate a press release from H.E.R.O. You can also check that out on Feast of Fun. So… what happened at Senator McCain’s…
OA--GetEqual's Shenanegans last week. →
This week, GetEqual, a new ‘direct action’ group in the LGBT community headed up by Kip Williams and Robin McGehee—cochairs of the National Equality March—made headlines by holding high profile…
FOF--Cyndi Lauper “Gives a Damn” about LGBT Youth;... →
I’m really enjoying my stint over as Politics contributor over at FeastOfFun.com I do think these are two great guys in the LGBT community! I’ve always loved Cyndi, and this just makes me love her…
FOF #1169 – A Wicked Little Town – 04.08.10 →
I’m Today’s guest at the Feast of Fun Podcast! How FUN! FOF #1169 – A Wicked Little Town – 04.08.10: “On today’s show blogger and activist Phil Reese joins us to take a look at the bigot’s prom…
Turn It Up will turn it out! →
Pulling double duty today (and hopefully avoiding incurring the wrath of my editors) I published the deets on Turn It Up over on BOTH my the217.com blog and my outandaboutillinois.com blog…