CNN reporter Anderson Cooper wrote his autobiography titled: â’Dispatches from the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survivalâ’. It is only a 224 page chronicle of Cooper’s ascent to stardom and his struggle with his own tragedies and demons (sort of). At 10 years old when his father, Wyatt Cooper, died during heart bypass surgery. 20 when his beloved older brother, Carter, committed suicide by jumping off his motherâ’s (Gloria Vanderbilt) penthouse balcony. Post College work included freelance journalist for Channel One, (the classroom news service). Which he covering extreme issues in places like Burma, Vietnam, and Somalia,....
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HRC Ignores the Midwest
Some gay activists in Minnesota are trying to put together an independent effort to bring a lawsuit seeking the right of same-sex couples to marry. One of the activists include Doug Benson, who wants to marry his partner of 18 years, Duane Benson, told the Minnesota Independent, “We have waited long enough.” But he is getting no encouragement from national or local LGBT groups at this point. When I told my parents that I will be moving leaving the comforts of DC to WI/MN area my mother questioned my safety as a lesbian. You see DC is extremely friendly...
K Street Fails Again
Lobby groups are constantly thinking about the pocketbook but not about the real issue. How many compromises have there been with green issues, economy stimulus packages, war issues, and many others. We can add the young lobby group to the list, The HRC. Now the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights group, Human Rights Campaign, has recently announced the first round of their 2008 election endorsements stiff candidates that not only would support the HRC 100%. Here is the list: Max Baucus, D-MT Joe Biden, D-DE Susan Collins, R-ME Dick Durbin, D-IL Al Franken, D-MN Tom Harkin, D-IA John Kerry,...
Shrinks Support Same-Sex Sacrament
The American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA) has issued a position statement supporting the legal recognition of same-sex civil marriage while opposing discrimination against same-sex couples. In recognition that gay and lesbian couples are raising children and possess the same potential and desire for life-long relationships as their heterosexual counterparts, the APsaA seeks to assist in ending the government-sanctioned discrimination against homosexual couples that denies them over 1,000 federal rights and benefits. (Read More…)
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