This is an except from commentary by the Rev. Canon Albert Ogle that appeared in the San Diego Gay and Lesbian News. In it, Ogle describes and analyzes this week’s Clinton Global Initiative 2012 conference in New York, including a speech by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Foreign policy under Romney – the role of … Continue reading
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Democrats vs. GOP on 76 countries’ anti-gay laws
It’s now clear just how different the platform of the Democratic Party is from the GOP platform on the issue of whether the United States should urge 76 countries to repeal their anti-homosexuality laws. The Republican Party calls for an end to the Obama administration’s effort to persuade those countries to stop defining gay, lesbian, … Continue reading
GOP: 76 countries’ anti-gay laws are OK
The Republican Party wants the United States to stop pushing for repeal of 76 countries’ laws that make homosexuality a crime. In its newly unveiled 2012 party platform, the GOP criticizes the Obama administration for its warnings that U.S. foreign aid might be curtailed to countries that throw gays, lesbians, and bisexuals in jail for … Continue reading
GOP platform leak: 76 countries’ anti-gay laws are OK
An inadvertently leaked draft of a section of the Republican Party platform implies that the United States should not oppose anti-LGBT laws in the 76 countries where homosexuality is a crime. As the GOP convention gets under way this week, the gathering will see whether that language remains in the party platform. [Update: On Aug. … Continue reading
