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Sanctuary Project Offers Support for LGBT Servicemembers
Melanie Nathan 09-06-10 DOD FED GLOBE has released this video about the Sanctuary Project, which educates the viewer about the ministry that supports LGBT servicemembers.
The Sanctuary Project exists as an open and affirming ministry for LGBT service members who are serving in a working and often living environment that is hostile toward LGBT [...] US News | Lez Get Real
‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Hits Lesbians Hardest The military is throwing out women disproportionately under its "don't ask, don't tell" policy, even as the number of service members discharged for being gay reached a new low last year.
Daily Tweet Digest What I Posted on Twitter Yesterday:
13:20 Servicemembers United Announces Launch of MilitaryPartners.org – bit.ly/cB3qpj #
13:29 Contemplating: A Black President & an Arab-American Miss USA. The KKK must be planning a serious comeback right about now. #
13:33 @PoizynUs Are you serious? They’re planning a civil war? Will Native Americans have a say in [...]
Target slasher pleads not guilty to 9 felony charges By WeHo News Staff, West Hollywood, California (May 6, 2010) Layla Rosette Trawick, the alleged Target slasher who injured four people in a Monday knife attack at West Hollywood's Target store, pleaded not guilty to nine felony charges in Beverly Hills Courthouse yesterday.Prosecutors brought four counts of attempted murder and five counts of assault with a deadly weapon against her, said DA spokes person Jane Robison.Family members report that Ms. Trawick suffers from untreated mental illness. Court records show Ms. Trawick with a long record of arrests for minor crimes
Kuemmerle pleads not guilty in pill mill case By WeHo News Staff, West Hollywood, California (May 6, 2010) A West Hollywood psychiatrist has pleaded not guilty to operating a \"pill mill,\" and writing thousands of narcotics prescriptions without examining patients who paid cash.Federal prosecutors say Dr. Nathan Kuemmerle entered his plea to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on Monday. A judge at a previous hearing ordered Dr. Kuemmerle detained pending trial. A status conference is set in the case for May 10, a DOJ spokesperson said.
Kuemmerle pleads not guilty in pill mill case By WeHo News Staff, West Hollywood, California (May 6, 2010) A West Hollywood psychiatrist has pleaded not guilty to operating a \"pill mill,\" and writing thousands of narcotics prescriptions without examining patients who paid cash.Federal prosecutors say Dr. Nathan Kuemmerle entered his plea to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on Monday. A judge at a previous hearing ordered Dr. Kuemmerle detained pending trial. A status conference is set in the case for May 10, a DOJ spokesperson said.
Tim McGraw gets better with age Tim McGraw looked better than ever at a performance during the Military Appreciation Ceremony in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. today. The 43-year-old celebrated his birthday on Saturday. Excuse me while I have an appreciation ceremony of my own while I stare into that lovely pit stain.
Possible Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Continues to Dominate Headlines In a letter obtained by The Associated Press on Friday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen asked that the House Armed Services Committee refrain from overturning the military’s ban on openly gay and lesbian service members until the Pentagon is able to complete its year-long assessment [...]
Questions About Changes to DADT Answered New Changes to Gay Ban Bring Up Questions:
What is a “credible source”?
What do the changes mean?
What’s next?
In a media briefing conference call, the Palm Center – with the help of experts and former military who know what it’s like to be gay and serve the country – will help answer questions about the [...]
18 year old arraigned in hit & run against cyclist By WeHo News Staff, West Hollywood, California (March 1, 2009) The alleged driver of a Mercedes that struck down a bicyclist and then left the scene on December 1, 2009, Celine Mahdavi, now 19, was arraigned in federal court Thursday.She pleaded not guilty to reduced charges of with leaving the scene of an accident, a felony, and with minor driving with 0.01% blood alcohol level, an infraction, a reduction in the severity of charges from the three original felony counts.The bicyclist "suffered massive injuries," according to Sgt Kris Aloma, the West Hollywood Branch Station's Traffic officer, and taken to a nearby emergency room, where he spent time in intensive care and subsequently recovering from his injuries.
Media Takes Notice as Top Military Brass Speak Out on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Marine General James Conway, the highest-ranking officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday that he supports the Pentagon’s study on the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT). Gen. Conway was clear, however, that repealing DADT must take a back seat to the military’s ability to protect the [...]
Top Military Officials Speak Out in Support of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal; Media Responds Yesterday, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Michael G. Mullen, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that he personally supports the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) because “it’s the right thing to do.”
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates also spoke about the repeal, saying it “is not whether the military prepares [...]
Military men fail at ‘Wheel of Fortune’ It’s an epic failure for three military servicemen who couldn’t pronounce Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa on Monday night’s episode of Wheel of Fortune. The men in uniform couldn’t satisfy the producers’ ears a whopping five times–even AFTER all of the letters were revealed on the board.
Via NextRound
Daily Tweet Digest What I Posted on Twitter Yesterday:
10:06 Name Some Great Places to Have Sex, Besides the Bedroom bit.ly/2nUg1q #
10:13 CNN reports: Balloon Boy’s dad pleads guilty to felony charge of attempting to influence a public servant. #
10:14 Arkansas kid stands up for gays by sitting down for Pledge of Allegiance – bit.ly/3S4QOF (via @SoFlaBlade) [...]
Sal Guarriello Veterans Memorial Park Video By WeHo News Staff, West Hollywood, California (November 12, 2009)This video shows activities at West Hollywood's Veterans' Day Commemoration on November 11, 2009.
The commemoration also marked the re-naming of the park to the Sal Guarriello Veterans' Memorial Park in honor of the late council member who envisioned this memorial to all those who served in their military forces, no matter for which country, no matter which war.
Marine Corps Commandant Conway Rallies to Uphold DADT Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James T. Conway has emerged in internal Pentagon deliberations as the most outspoken opponent of permitting gay men and women to serve openly in the U.S. military, according to a former senior Pentagon official.
Most of the senior brass hold deep reservations about President Obama’s pledge to end the ban on gays [...]
Anderson Cooper Is a Giant Homosexual and Everyone Knows It - Anderson Cooper
Page Six today has a not-very-thinly-veiled item about Anderson Cooper going on a very gay vacation with his very gay boyfriend who owns a very gay...
Actress Bea Arthur with Ali Forney Center Executive Director Carl Siciliano in 2005. STORY HIGHLIGHTS RELATED TOPICS (CNN) -- "Golden Girls" star Bea...
Report from J.Son of www.nakedboynews.com Now that the news has come out that the entire balloon boy incident was indeed a hoax and publicity stunt I believe the family owes the money for the serach and investigation. I also believe the children should be taken away from the parents until they are found fit to care for their children.
Julio Diaz ends his daily subway commute one stop early, just so he can eat at his favorite diner. One evening, his routine was broken when a teenage mugger took his wallet at knifepoint. But neither of them could have predicted what happened next.
There really should be more people like this in the world...