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Edward Kennedy was a champion for gay rights

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

 
The death of the Senate Lion is not only a big blow for healthcare reform in America (or, hopefully, maybe a catalyst in memory?) but it is also one for gay rights activists.  Kennedy was a huge champion of gay…

Massachusetts divorce rate remains lowest in the country

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

 

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Bruce Wilson over at Alternet.org presents unsurprising findings that not only has Massachusetts remained the state…

46% of voters say Obama handled police incident ‘poorly’.

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Obama, Crowley, and Gates went into a bar together to grab a beer.  How novel.  Beer is Obama’s code word for, “I mean, ya know, Harvard folks drink it too.”  But, 46% of Americans probably won’t care that much, according…

Henry Louis Gates Jr. arrest does harm for black rights

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

UPDATE, July 23: Actology has learned, thanks to Newsbusters, that the Boston Globe had originally published the full police report on the incident but then suddenly removed it after a brief spot on the Net.  They have released no indication as…

Hawaii: Inside the state that sparked the gay marriage debate.

Monday, July 13th, 2009

It was 1993 when the Hawaii Supreme Court waded into the culture wars, ruling that the state of Hawaii must allow gays and lesbians to marry.  Sixteen years later, a bill to legalize civil unions in that state still has…

Suit seeks federal benefits for same-sex marriages.

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

Same-sex couples in Massachusetts are targeting the federal Defense of Marriage Act this week in court.  One Massachusetts State Policewoman, Mary Ritchie, tells the Associated Press that her and her wife cannot file their taxes “jointly”, creating an unfair element…