Our latest column in the Sept. 23 issue of The Advocate. Of the 50 men and women who occupy governor’s mansions in the United States, only two, David Paterson and Deval Patrick, are black. And these two black men are... ...

Hillary last night, Bill tonight - bam! Put the primaries behind us, get out and vote, and vote for Obama. Check out their speeches here and here. You can ready the text here and here. Of course the videos of the speeches don't include the lengthy standing ovations each received - Bill's lasted 3.5 minutes and only ended after several calls for the crowd to sit down and let him get the show moving. And while you're at it, check out Ted Kennedy's speech from Monday.At the 2004 convention in Boston, Rep. Barney Frank was ...

The state attorney general today approved paperwork filed by opponents of same-sex marriages who are pushing a statewide referendum that would reinstate a 1913 statute that prevented gay and lesbian couples from marrying in Massachusetts if their union wouldn't be legal in their home state. The paperwork, which included the signatures of 10 registered voters, was filed Aug. 13 by the group Mass Resistance. They now need to gather signatures from 33,297 registered voters by Oct. 29 to get the referendum on the ballot in November 2010. "After a thorough review by our office, we have concluded that this referendum ...