Via Talking Points Memo:"We're talking about something that's not going to be part of the legislation. I'm quite sad that a public option isn't in there. But it isn't a case of it's not in there because the Senate is whipping against it. It's not in there because they don't have the votes to have it in there. We had it. We wanted it. They didn't have it. It's not in the reconciliation." ...

A song to start your Friday morning. Shelly Goldstein sings about 'traditional marriage' defenders, AFTER THE JUMP... ...

Current legislation pending in Uganda’s parliament would severely punish homosexuality, making it one of the harshest bills against homosexuals in the world, virtually annihilating all human rights for LGBT Ugandans. Amnesty International is urging everyone to write their representatives to take action on this issue. Do this effortlessly by clicking here. Posted in Action Alert, international, law, [...] ...

DC Agenda is reporting that US officials have received assurances from the President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, that, should Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill reach his desk, he would be inclined to veto the legislation. The Bill, which would mandate ... ...

... when the bill becomes law?   I'm talking about a particularly pernicious piece of legislation that is before the Ugandan parliament. If this is passed, it becomes possible for gays to be sentenced to death in Uganda. People like this man. ...

These are the thoughts of Sacramento man John Marcotte. He is collecting signatures to place a new piece of legislation on the 2010 ballot for the people of California to decide on. He wants to make it illegal to divorce in California. Read his petiti... ...