Nanette Lepore

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Friday, October 08, 2010

In Remembrance: Matthew Shepard, 1976-1998

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‎ 12 years ago this weekend Matthew Shepard was laying in a hospital, hooked onto life support after being tied to a fence. He had been ...
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Tuesday, October 05, 2010

It Gets Better Campaign

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Friday, October 01, 2010

10 Dead Gay Teens: Bullying is a symptom; the Problem is Hate.

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In the spring of 1972, I was a gawky twelve year old with big hair and polyester flood pants in eighth grade. I can remember sitting in the ...
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Saturday, September 25, 2010

"You fight yourself the hardest." The sad, familiar saga of Bishop Long...

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Eddie Long is the Bishop of the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, located outside of Atlanta, Georgia. It has 25,000 members, making it o...
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Friday, September 24, 2010

Libertarians say Republicans owe apology, not 'pledge,' to America:

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Instead of a "Pledge to America," the Republicans should have written an "Apology to America." It should have gone somet...
Saturday, September 11, 2010

September 11

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A complete list of the Firefighters who died at the World Trade Center site. A Joseph Agnello, Lad.118 Lt. Brian Ahearn, Bat.13 Eric Allen, ...
Saturday, August 21, 2010

Roger Clemens: Next target of the Anti-Steroid Crusaders

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In 2005, and again in 2007, I wrote on this issue, defending the use of controlled substances by sports figures...not a popular position the...
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Thursday, August 19, 2010

The Statesman in the Storm: NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg

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"On Sept. 11, 2001, thousands of first responders heroically rushed to the scene and saved tens of thousands of lives. More than 400 of...
Saturday, August 14, 2010

NYC Islamic Center: Mayor Bloomberg is right and Peter King is Wrong.

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NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg has shown leadership and statesmanship on the subject of the planned Islamic Community Center in lower Manhattan...
Thursday, August 12, 2010

Urgent Request: Help Preserve Equality in NH...for all of us!

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Regular readers of this blog know that I am running for State Representative in Cheshire County (District 4) this year as an openly gay cand...
Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Kelly Ayotte: the Police State Candidate

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Of the 33 Senate races taking place across the country this year, there are few whose outcome is as unpredictable right now as New Hampshire...
Wednesday, August 04, 2010

Proposition 8 Overturned: Supreme Court Battle Looms

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At 4:50 pm EST this afternoon, Federal District Court Judge Vaughan R. Walker (District of Northern California)overturned California's P...
Thursday, July 15, 2010

NOM in NH: The Bizarre World of a Theocracy...

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The New Jersey-based “National Organization for Marriage,” or NOM, rolled its bus into Manchester NH in order to rally the troops against Ma...
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

New Fleur-de-Lis Tattoo (Courtesy, again, of Mom's of Keene, NH)

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En solidarite avec les residents et les pecheurs da La Louisianne, qui ont suffert les catastrophes de l'hurricane Katrina et le devers...
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Saturday, July 10, 2010

DOMA, Prop 8 and Appeals: Outcomes and Next Steps

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Yesterday's holding by a Federal District Court Judge that DOMA is Unconstitutional is a big step...but not the end. This was a decisio...
Thursday, July 08, 2010

BREAKING NEWS: Federal Court overturns DOMA!

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From the Boston Globe: Judge declares US gay-marriage ban is unconstitutional July 8, 2010 05:21 PM By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff A fede...
Sunday, July 04, 2010

The Dark Side....

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Waterboarding. The Patriot Act. Suspension of Habeus Corpus. Guantanamo Bay. National ID Card Legilsation. Arizona requiring 'papers...
Saturday, July 03, 2010

Independence Day 2010

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The New Colossus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset ga...
Thursday, June 10, 2010

BP's choice: Plunder Company Assets...and the U. S. Taxpayer

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It is a time-honored operation: Enrich owners and Insiders while you are able by plundering a troubled company's assets. In 1999, Servi...
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Wednesday, June 02, 2010

Deepwater Horizon, BP, and the Minerals Management Service: The legacy of "Capture Theory."

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Am I the only one who simply can not fathom how a major oil company can be permitted to engage in potentially catastrophic activities, and n...
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Breathtaking...

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This post has nothing to do with Tea Parties, or elections, or Health Care, or Obama, or Libertarians or DADT. It has to do with a walk in t...
Thursday, May 13, 2010

Robertson to challenge Lynch

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Timothy Robertson, a Democratic State Representative from Keene, announced tonight that he intends to challenge incumbant John Lynch in the ...
Monday, May 10, 2010

The Politicization of Supreme Court Nominees...and why Kagan should be swiftly confirmed

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The Supreme Court of the United States ("SCOTUS") occupies a role at the heart and soul of American society. As a co-equal branch...
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Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Thank you, Sen. Shaheen!

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For almost a Century, the Federal Reserve System has engaged in a 'mission creep' that has extended its power and authority way beyo...