Vanity Fair magazine has dressed their June 9, 2015 cover with Caitlyn Jenner. The article is written by Buzz Bissinger and the photography is by Annie Leibowitz. The article and imagery is both respectful, alluring, and tender in equal degrees. It celebrates the gender transition of 1976 Olympic Gold Medalist Bruce Jenner and created a forum for Jenner to speak …
Federal Appeals Court Deems Voter Mandated Ban on Gay Marriage Unconstitutional
The Wall Street Journal has reported that, "a federal appeals court has ruled that California's voter-mandated ban on gay marriages was unconstitutional, in a closely-watched case that could eventually lead the U.S. Supreme Court to decide if same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry. In a 2-1 vote, a panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said …
“Dont’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Judicial Ruling Should Serve as Call to Action For Congress BY Kirsten Gillibrand
Washington, Don’t Tell” policy unconstitutional, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement: “Judge Phillips’ ruling is a major step forward for our efforts to repeal this immoral and harmful policy. I strongly hope that the ruling of this policy as unconstitutional will stand and that theDepartment of Justice will eventually choose not to appeal. President Obama has been an outspoken advocate for repeal and …
Current Commentary: Today’s Miserables Confront Javert’s Three-Strikes Law BY Larry M. Elkin
It cost $47,102 to house an inmate in a California state penitentiary in 2008. For 13 years, Gregory Taylor was one of the people Californians paid to keep locked up. Taylor was jailed for trying to break into a church kitchen to find something to eat.
What Harry Reid is Missing BY Jim Castro-Blanco
Jim Castro-Blanco (pictured left) While blasting the Republican Party for blocking “immigration reform,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (pictured right) laid out his perception of where Hispanic voters should stand, “I don’t know how anyone of Hispanic heritage could be a Republican, OK. Do I need to say more?”