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NYC AIDS Memorial at St. Vincent’s Hospital Park

The final design appears more casual than the first design (which I loved), but at least it looks like an inviting place to sit and reflect.

The design for the future New York City AIDS Memorial at St. Vincent’s Hospital Park was approved by Manhattan Community Board 2. The coalition will now work to seek approvals from the Department of City Planning and the Landmarks Preservation Commission. We will continue to develop the design as we also manage the capital campaign to raise the funds to build the memorial and ensure that it is beautifully and well-maintained into the future.

(Via Zack Ford)

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Want to balance the budget? How about we make some cuts here…

SRSLY.  How much defense spending do we need?

After a certain point it starts to look like a man in mid-life crisis buying an expensive sports car.  We clearly outspend EVERY  major industrialized nation.  Why not a trillion?  Two trillion?  When is enough enough?

OR – if you really care about the deficit – I’m talking to you Tea Baggers – how about we trim some of this from the defense budget and pay down the deficit?

(…falls on deaf ears…)

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Pentagon: Servicemembers may wear uniforms in pride parade

The Department of Defense has given its permission to all branches of the military to wear their uniforms while marching in a San Diego gay pride parade this weekend.

In a letter sent by Rene Bardorf, deputy assistant secretary of Defense, the Pentagon officially blessed the idea. “We hereby are granting approval for service members in uniform to participate in this year’s parade,” Bardorf wrote. There are two conditions — marchers are participating in their “personal capacity” and always follow the military’s standards for appearance and behavior while in uniform. The ruling also only applies to this year’s march in San Diego.

“Today is a great day of Pride! San Diego Pride is honored to have the privilege of celebrating our country and our servicemembers with dignity and respect,” said San Diego LGBT Pride executive director Dwayne Crenshaw. “The fight for equality is not over and it is not easy, but this is a giant leap in the right direction.”

Via The Advocate

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“Legalize Love” movement for pro-equality President Obama

A new independent group called Legalize Love hopes to turn the 2012 election into a watershed moment for equality by reelecting President Obama.

“Together we will show voters across the country that 2012 is the time to “Legalize Love”,” they write at their website. “The presidential election is our best, most visible chance to build support for equal marriage rights in the United States. Having a president who believes in equal rights is an opportunity to change laws — and hearts — all across the nation. Let’s seize this moment. Let’s make history.”

Unaffiliated with Google’s international Legalize Love campaign, the movement today released a new video that overlays Obama’s pro-inclusion messages over ordinary citizens’ identical testimonials and urging like-minded Americans to join the fight for equality.

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Ann Romney: No more tax returns

Note the condescending “you people” turn of phrase…

Interesting how she deflects to “we are so generous” from the question of why not release tax returns as both President Bushs, President Obama, etc…?

Theory seems to be he’s releasing the two years of tax returns he could “manage” knowing he was going to be running for President. He gave John McCain several years worth of returns.

Could it be that the earlier returns show he paid little to no taxes and therefore could seem “unrelatable” to the average American?

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First Lady launches voter initiative

First Lady Michelle Obama announces the launch of “It Takes One”.

“It Takes One” is a new effort that asks you to inspire one more person to join you every time you take an action to move this country forward. If you’re making phone calls or knocking on doors, take a friend along. If you’re registering to vote, make sure that a family member is registered as well. If you’re attending an event, bring one neighbor along. And if you’re voting early on election day, bring one new voter with you. You could inspire five, or ten, or 100 new people before November.

As the First Lady shares:

“That one new voter you register in your precinct. That one neighbor you help get to the polls on November 6th. That could make all the difference. That one conversation you have. That one volunteer you recruit. That could be the difference between waking up on November 7th and feeling the promise of four more years or asking yourself, ‘could I have done more?'”