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Cleve Jones, HRC’s Joe Solmonese discuss Obama’s commitment to the LGBT community

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Cleve Jones and Joe SolmoneseGay rights activist Cleve Jones and Joe Solmonese of HRC appeared on Hardball on the eve of the National Equality March to discuss Obama’s commitment to the LGBT community. Watch:


Rep. Louie Gohmert is on fire! If only he could stay on the topic of DADT…

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Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX)During a special one hour session last night on DADT, Rep, Louie Gohmert (R-TX) launched into another attack on the Matthew Shepard hate crimes bill, perhaps forgetting where he was… Will spare you the quoting of Bible verses that followed…


Lt. Dan Choi smacks down Elaine Donnelly on DADT

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Lt. Dan Choi vs. Elaine DonnellyWow. Anderson Cooper refereed Lt. Dan Choi and Elaine Donnelly of the Center for Military Readiness on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT), and it wasn’t even close. Good television, and a nice antidote to Rep. Gohmert’s ant-gay statements yesterday. Watch:


Texas Rep. Gohmert “Hate Crimes Act holds soldiers hostage, is a sociological attack on morals of America”

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Rep. Louie GohmertReps. Barney Frank (D-MA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) defended the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act in Congress today against Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) and other Republicans seeking to strip it from the Defense Authorization bill by sending it back to conference. Rep. Gohmert and his eloquent “rebuttals” below:

Reps. Frank, Baldwin and Nadler defending the hate crimes act below.