Gay rights advances likely in Congress

NEW YORK - Anti-gay bias has flared up in Hollywood and pro basketball recently, and soon the topic will be thrust dramatically into a new forum — a reshaped Congress likely to pass the first major federal gay-rights bills.

Wary conservative leaders, as well as gay-rights advocates, share a belief that at least two measures will win approval this year: a hate-crimes bill that would cover offenses motivated by anti-gay bias, and a measure that would outlaw workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Also on the table — although with more doubtful prospects — will be a measure to be introduced Wednesday seeking repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that bans openly gay and lesbian Americans from serving in the military.


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"With liberals in control, there's a good possibility they'll both pass," said Matt Barber, a policy director with the conservative group Concerned Women for America. "They're both dangerous to freedom of conscience, to religious liberties, to free speech."



By DAVID CRARY, AP National Writer


Link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070224/ap_on_re_us/gay_rights



How about that Matt Barber. Apparently telling peolpe they can't assault gays and lesbians is a violstion to the first amendment. What an asshat.

Please and pander to the fundies or give "favor" to Little Miss Mary Cheney?

Thanks for posting, this has been a long time coming.

Jesus Mary.

The CWA is a fascist organization.

IWF= Independent Women's Forum, another RW anti-woman nazi group. Lynn V. Cheney is a former member of their board of directors. http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=11625

need a man to decide on policy for them, and speak for them.

Ugh.

... nor with laws that ensure that people have the right to be judged on their job performance.

Then there's the Concerned "Women" of America...

These are not normal, decent people.

They are depraved and stunted little monomaniacs whose only "joy" in life seems to come from trying to prevent America from achieving her ideals of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.

Those things, they insist, are only for Christian bigots.

Sick, horrible people. :puke:

:wtf:

:shrug:

Since when were harmful actions against another person based on bigotry protected speech or liberty? Did I miss a meeting?

And Asshole, I don't know who's conscience you are speaking of, but being able to beat someone or fire someone because of who they love is fucked in the head, and would trouble the conscience of any human being that was not ruled by hate or ignorance.

policy director for Concerned Women of America.

Too perfect.