[Imc-okla] FW: [stonewalloklahoma] Stonewall Democrats Starting 2006 with a BANG!!!

Thu Jan 5 16:34:44 PST 2006

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From: stonewalloklahoma at yahoogroups.com
[mailto:stonewalloklahoma at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of James Nimmo
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 4:17 PM
To: Central Oklahoma Stonewall Democrats
Subject: [stonewalloklahoma] Stonewall Democrats Starting 2006 with a
BANG!!!

"Find out just what people will quietly submit to, and you have found out
the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed on them, and
these will continue till they are resisted with either words or blows. The
limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they
oppress."--Frederick Douglass, African-American slave, and abolitionist
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When ideology and theology couple, their offspring are not always bad but
they are always blind--Bill Moyers, American journalist
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February 2, 2005--"Today is Groundhog Day and the State of the Union
Address. It is an ironic juxtaposition: one involves a meaningless ritual in
which we look to a creature of little intelligence for prognostication --
and the other involves a groundhog."--Air America Radio.
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Our Central Oklahoma Stonewall Democrats's website at 
www.oklahomastonewall.org is currently under the weather, but it's under
doctor's care and will return in the near future.

But don't let the NSA catch you reading this post!  Some LGBT groups are
considered a "credible threat" to national security.  Read on down the page
for the story link.

And take a look at Oklahoma's own Jim Roth!!!

Jim Nimmo, treasurer
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Its the first week of January, and already Stonewall Democrats are taking
action. In the last three days, five openly-gay Democrats have been elected
to lead legislative bodies while a sixth was named as a State Senator in
Arizona. 

Feel the momentum! Our members are going to make 2006 a banner year for
Democrats and equal rights across the country. 

  <http://www.stonewalldemocrats.org/uploads/images/quinn1.jpg> 
Christine Quinn on Wednesday was elected, then sworn-in, as Speaker of the
New York City Council. A leader on labor and health issues, Quinn has led
the council to become an advocate of equal rights and marriage equality.
Speaker Quinn has been an active member of the
<http://www.stonewalldemocrats.org/link_tracker.php?id=14573&t=3257203> Gay
and Lesbian Independent Democrats, a Stonewall chapter in Manhattan, and has
long served as a friend to all Stonewall chapters throughout the city. 

  <http://www.stonewalldemocrats.org/uploads/images/reeves1.jpg> 
Ken Reeves on Monday was elected by the Cambridge (MA) City Council to serve
as Mayor. Mayor Reeves is a board member of the
<http://www.stonewalldemocrats.org/link_tracker.php?id=14574&t=3257204> Bay
State Stonewall Democrats and a founding member of the Stonewall Democrats
Black Caucus. A longtime member of the city council, Reeves previously
served as Mayor in the mid-1990s. 

  <http://www.stonewalldemocrats.org/uploads/images/roth1.jpg> 
Jim Roth this week was re-elected by the Oklahoma County Commission as
Chair. Commissioner Roth is the first openly-gay elected official in
Oklahoma, first winning office in 2002. In 2005, Commissioner Roth received
the  <http://www.stonewalldemocrats.org/link_tracker.php?id=14575&t=3257205>
Oklahoma Stonewall Democrats Mary Lou Lemon Humanitarian Award. 

  <http://www.stonewalldemocrats.org/uploads/images/genovese1.jpg> 
Gina Genovese on Tuesday became the first openly-gay mayor in New Jersey.
Mayor Genovese was elected by the Long Hill Township Committee to lead the
largest city in Morris County, New Jersey. As a lesbian Democrat, Mayor
Genovese was entrusted to lead the heavily Republican municipality and is a
member of the
<http://www.stonewalldemocrats.org/link_tracker.php?id=14576&t=3257206> New
Jersey Stonewall Democrats. 

  <http://www.stonewalldemocrats.org/uploads/images/aboud1.jpg> 
Paula Aboud this week was elected by the Pima County Board of Supervisors to
serve as the State Senator from District 28. Aboud will fill the vacancy
created when Senator Gabrielle Giffords resigned to run for an open
congressional seat. Aboud is a founding member of the
<http://www.stonewalldemocrats.org/link_tracker.php?id=14577&t=3257207>
Arizona Stonewall Democrats, and helped organize members in Tuscon. 

  <http://www.stonewalldemocrats.org/uploads/images/cooper1.jpg> 
Jon Cooper this week was elected as Majority Leader of the Suffolk County
(NY) legislature. Cooper is an openly-gay legislator and a close friend to
the  <http://www.stonewalldemocrats.org/link_tracker.php?id=14578&t=3257208>
Gay Democrats of Suffolk County, a local Stonewall chapter. Democrats won
control of the legislative body in November. Majority Leader Cooper and his
partner reside in Suffolk County with their five children. 
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  <http://www.stonewalldemocrats.org/trailmix/wflag.jpg> 

Bush Administration Spies on LGBT Groups

The muck continues to surface over the Bush Administration's domestic spy
scheme. In late December, it was learned that the administration was spying
on LGBT organizations. The Bush Administration went so far as to label gay
college students kissing outside a military recruiting office as a
"credible threat" to national security.

Read More:
<http://www.stonewalldemocrats.org/link_tracker.php?id=14579&t=3257209> U.S.
Surveillance moves rile LGBT groups
Also:
<http://www.stonewalldemocrats.org/link_tracker.php?id=14580&t=3257210>
UnAmerican (Stonewall Campaign TrailMix blog) 
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IL Stonewall Leader Profiled in Windy City Times

  <http://www.stonewalldemocrats.org/uploads/images/metz.jpg> 

This week, the Windy City Times profiles Jill Metz, Treasurer of the
Illinois Stonewall Democrats. Metz is a leading legal professional and
community activist in Chicago. In addition to her work with Stonewall, Metz
was recently elected as President of the Board of Directors of the Illinois
chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. 

Read More:
<http://www.stonewalldemocrats.org/link_tracker.php?id=14581&t=3257211> Jill
Metz - Law & Order 
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Arkansas Stonewall Files Brief in Adoption Case

In December, the Arkansas Stonewall Democrats joined the American Civil
Liberties Union in filing a brief with the Arkansas Supreme Court to uphold
a lower court ruling that struck down a state ban that bars gay adults - or
anyone living in the same household as a gay adult - from becoming a foster
parent. Republicans are attempting to keep the ban in place.

Read More:
<http://www.stonewalldemocrats.org/link_tracker.php?id=14582&t=3257212>
Groups Urge Supreme Court to Uphold Ruling 
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Start the new year off right for Stonewall members and efforts across the
country. You can support the grassroots efforts of the Stonewall Democrats!
If you are not a member, you can join today - or if you've already joined,
consider an additional gift to help our chapters grow.

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