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ACTIONS TODAY : Join Jillian Weiss's Inclusive ENDA group . Sign up for HRC's "No Excuses" campaign . Find your lawmakers' contact information . Email your Senators right now. Have a little coffee (maybe put some Bailey's in it, you earned it!) That will all take MAYBE 15 minutes, and you'll be good to go. Do it. Then comment about it when you're done. HERE'S A LITTLE BACKGROUND ABOUT WHY THIS IS SO IMPORTANT! DADT-repeal is stalled, DOMA isn't going anywhere, Hate Crimes is iffy, UAFA isn't even on anyone's agenda, and Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations (DPBO) is merely a whim. HOWEVER… We've got ENDA running in BOTH houses now! The House of Representatives bill already has 150 Co-Sponsors and yesterday, Senators Jeff Merkley (OR-D), Susan Collins (ME-R), Olympia Snowe (ME-R) and Edward M. Kennedy (MA-D) introduced to the Senate the fully inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act to extend Federal employment...

If you're interested in becoming a regular Ameriqueer contributor email me at gaytriot.ameriqueer@gmail.com . I'll hook you up! HERE'S YOUR PWA/LGBTQANEWS FOR THURSDAY JULY 30, 2009! FOR UP TO THE HOUR BREAKING LGBT NEWS,  FOLLOW AMERIQUEER  ON  TWITTER : twitter.com/ameriqueer !   NEW ON AMERIQUEER NEW Lundon-Calling tonight!  http://bit.ly/45sLHa   FIRST @ bilericoproject  The Washington State ENDA Game: Who IS this man?  http://bit.ly/xTpWc @ JoeMyGod   ENDA Introduced In Senate by Sen. Jeff Merkely (D-OR).  http://bit.ly/ns1LR @ bilericoproject  The Great Nationwide Kiss-In! http://bit.ly/Fp3bO   MORE ON ENDA : @ Queerty  Then Some U.S. Senators Introduced Trans-Inclusive ENDA .  http://bit.ly/11MwVK @ 365gay  ENDA introduced into Senate  http://bit.ly/178Amh @ goodasyou  Maybe this year we fight opposition rather than each other  http://bit.ly/130pBN @ bilericoproject   Inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act Introduced in U.S...

Getting ready to record another fun episode of Lundon Calling tonight with Ace Lundon and Lance Helms, so as per usual, I am going to include a link to download last week's episode #36 when Ace and Lance just had me chasing my tail trying to get a word in edgewise! Ace DID make fun of Madonna--and almost made me quit the show right there... but I love Ace, so I got over it and calmed down. Find out Ace's origins in this episode! ...maybe.

AMERIQUEER NEEDS YOU! We're looking for smart, savvy and witty writers to contribute to Ameriqueer on a regular basis. We are an upbeat blog covering American LGBTQ/PWA news, politics, science, spirituality and issues. We focus on the most current topics with an eye on the future and a head for the past. If you're interested in becoming a regular Ameriqueer contributor email me at gaytriot.ameriqueer@gmail.com . I'll hook you up! HERE'S YOUR PWA/LGBTQANEWS FOR TUESDAY AUGUST 4, 2009! FOR UP TO THE HOUR BREAKING LGBT NEWS, FOLLOW AMERIQUEER ON TWITTER : twitter.com/ameriqueer ! ****@ bilericoproject Bart Stupak of MI: U.S. Legislator of the Day. http://bit.ly/2YkWoI NEW ON AMERIQUEER FIRST, Ameriqueer: GUEST POST: Ed Anderson - Is it Gaytime? http://bit.ly/Le7HC NEXT, Ameriqueer: MY NEWEST BILERICO: LGBT CHALLENGES: TRUE LEADERSHIP. http://bit.ly/Qn1J1 BRADLEY TRAYNOR'S BIG GAY NEWS FOR TODAY, TUESDAY AUGUST 4, 2009 FIRST @ QueerjohnPA The 2nd ...

Please check out my latest Bilerico.com post, " LGBT Challenges: True Leadership. " Recent leadership gaffes in California have reminded me of the challenge of leadership in general--specifically LGBT leadership. What is it about our movement that seduces us to keep picking leaders that we are inevitably unhappy with? In her July 28, Bilerico posting " Repeal Prop 8 Leadership Summit: The Expert Point of View " Karen Ocamb says about the leadership uneasiness in the California gay community, "The rivers could part and a charismatic general who meets everyone's leadership criteria could emerge carrying unlimited funds and access to the latest technology and voter data bases - and still we'd fight and hurl nasty invective at our LGBT enemy in public - and do it with a self-satisfied sneer." I'm not taking a position on either 2010 or 2012, but on our conspicuously questionable commanders. Leadership is not easy, especially in our community, and...

This is the second Ameriqueer guest column by Ed Anderson of Royal Oak, MI. Ed analyzes the recent trend of including LGBT-positive storylines in Daytime TV—an important way to help introduce our stories to mainstream America. With all of the pro-LGBT storylines on daytime TV, imagine all of the hearts and minds that are changing in Suburbia! Back in 2000, All My Children dared go where no other daytime soap opera had before; they were allowing a core character to come out of the closet. That character Bianca Montgomery (Eden Riegel), daughter of the infamous Erica Kane, so this was no ordinary character that would be coming out of the closet. There were hate letters sent in by the hundreds. On the other side of the spectrum though were the hundreds of letters thanking the show for putting on the screen, what they face every single day of their life, showing how scary it is to come out. Bianca was actually the first for a lot of LGBT issues, she part of the first lesbian (and only as...

A few weeks ago, Matthew Krug Miller posted about growing up Jewish and gay. His Ameriqueer post was picked up by Jewish Mosaic, an e-newsletter for gay and lesbian Jewish young people! We're so proud of you, Matthew!