July 2, 2009

Openly gay commissioner sponsors resolution calling for repeal of DADT

candidate-photo-2009-niedwieckiThe Oakland Park, Fla., City Commission unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday calling on President Obama and Congressional leaders to end the ban on openly gay servicemembers.  The resolution was sponsored by Commissioner Anthony Niedwiecki, the city’s only openly gay official and a former Victory Fund endorsee.

Niedwiecki worked with the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN),  American Veterans for Equal Rights (AVER), Fight OUT Loud and other organizations to compose the resolution.  Its passage is part of a nationwide grassroots effort, organized by SLDN, to get local governments to pass legislation advocating for the repeal of the policy. “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” has led to the discharge of more than 200 openly gay servicemembers since President Obama took office in January.

“I am so proud of my city and my fellow commissioners in Oakland Park for passing this resolution,” said Niedwiecki. “Fighting for the equality of our citizens, supporting strong national security, and making sure everyone has the freedom to serve our country openly and honestly, without fear of discrimination or harassment, are important values for Oakland Park.”

The full text of Niedwiecki’s resolution can be found here.

This effort is one of many that Niedwiecki has championed in Oakland Park since his election earlier this year, including the city’s very first pride month proclamation, the addition of non-discrimination policies added to city contracts, and the first LGBT pride event for the Florida city.

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UK Conservative Party could add seven more openly gay MPs

parliament1While three openly gay Tory MPs currently serve in the British Parliament, the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party may soon triple their number of out officials.  According to research conducted by ConservativeHome, a conservative UK blog, the party could elect up to seven new openly gay Members of Parliament.

The poll researched candidates for the top 200 target seats that were held by the Tories. Of those currently held, seven named candidates are openly gay, according to Pinknews.  The seven candidates are:

Stuart Andrew (Pudsey)
Nick Boles (Grantham and Stamford)
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green)
David Gold (Eltham)
Margot James (Stourbridge)
Nick King (Dorset Mid and Poole North)
Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South)

“It provoked much comment when David Gold became the first ever openly gay Conservative candidate when he unsuccessfully stood in Brighton Pavilion in 2001…” said Jonathan Isaby, an editor of ConservativeHome.  “These figures are a clear sign of how attitudes have changed in the Conservative Party in recent years.”

Currently, Alan Duncan, Nick Herbert, and Gregory Barker are the only openly gay Tory members of parliament.

Tags: — Posted at 1:26 pm

British Tory leader apologizes for party’s anti-gay past

camerond5_180pxDavid Cameron, the leader of the Conservatives in the British Parliament, has apologized for his party’s role in passing anti-gay legislation in the 1980’s, telling an LGBT pride gathering his party has changed when it comes to LGBT issues.  If Labor Party losses in recent elections are any indication, Cameron could become Britain’s next prime minister.  The Christian Institute reports:

Conservative leader David Cameron says his party was wrong to support Section 28 – a law banning local authorities from promoting homosexuality in schools.

Section 28 was introduced in the 1980s to protect children from inappropriate resources being pushed by councils controlled by what was dubbed at the time ‘the loony left’. It has since been repealed.

Speaking at a Conservative fundraiser to mark a gay pride event taking place in London this weekend, Mr Cameron told guests that his party’s attitudes towards ‘gay rights’ had changed.

He said: “Yes, we may have sometimes been slow and yes, we may have made mistakes, including Section 28, but the change has happened.”

He went on to say: “One of the things I was most proud of doing was standing up at that first party conference and saying commitment to marriage was an important thing whether it’s between a man and a woman, a man and a man or a woman and a woman.

“I am proud I said it and I am proud of my party for supporting me.”

Posted at 12:09 pm

July 1, 2009

DOJ won’t appeal ruling in transgender employment case

The Department of Justice Tuesday let a deadline pass to appeal a 2005 judgment involving a transgender female who lost a job offer at the Library of Congress while transitioning from male to female. The decision awarded Diane Schroer, a retired Army Special Forces commander, $491,190 in compensation after a job offer was rescinded once she told Library of Congress officials she was transitioning from male to female.

In 2005 the American Civil Liberties Union defended Schroer, arguing the government was guilty of sex discrimination, and citing the Civil Rights Act of 1965. The Bush Administration had unsuccessfully argued against any claim of discrimination, saying that transsexuality was not covered under the law.

This decision fits President Obama’s promise to protect transgender federal workers from discrimination in the workplace, according to the ACLU, and comes at a time when Obama has been criticized as not being aggressive enough on LGBT issues. To Schroer, the decision, “gives me renewed hope and restores some of my shaken faith in what our country stands for,” she told the New York Times.

Congressman Barney Frank introduced a trans-inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act last week.

Posted at 11:25 am

British MP’s reflect on gay politics after Stonewall

Nick HerbertBBC political reporter Jon Kelly talks to openly gay Members of Parliament in Britain about being out in politics 40 years after the Stonewall Riots in New York.  ”Another legacy has been to allow gay and lesbian politicians into the mainstream - not just demanding equal rights, but as representatives of the wider community,” Kelly writes.

Today, 11 MP’s are openly gay or lesbian, but Nick Herbert (pictured), a conservative MP who is also the Shadow Environment Secretary, told the BBC, “There is still work to be done, and much of it is about increased visibility.  When no-one writes another article about gay people in politics, then we’ll know we’ve got somewhere.”

Read the full article here.
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