Julia K Cole

They're at it again. Eye witnesses say one thing. The news media says another. And eye witnesses that don't agree are removed from the news feed. In San Bernardino, the first eye witness said she saw two large, athletically built men enter the building with weapons. Her testimony was "disappeared" and the story became two small, slightly built people. a man and a woman, with no meaningful firearms experience (and no combat experience) suddenly became experienced combat shooters. Conveniently, the two were shot to death and no meaningful investigation was ever conducted into what really happened. Notice: 1. We don't get to hear the calls made by the shooter 2. We don't get to see security camera footage 3. People who were there know less about what happened than talking heads on the TV  Source:  Brass Check TV From FOX News:  Mateen’s bloody attack included three separate gun battles with authorities – he died in the final one ...

If you signed the petition, then you already have gotten this message.  For those of you who haven't, here's an update: Hi, Thank you all for signing my petition asking for the charges against my sister, Jewlyes Gutierrez to be dropped. More than 200,000 of you took action and the outpouring of support means so much to us! The Judge recently placed Jewlyes in a restorative justice process - this allows her and the other girls involved in the fight to work toward a resolution that doesn't involve the courts. Once she completes that program her charge will be dropped! Jewlyes was also nominated to be San Francisco Pride’s Grand Marshal! The SF Pride Celebration and Parade is the largest LGBT gathering in the nation. She is nominated alongside some amazing LGBT activists and would really appreciate your vote! If you'd like to vote for her, please click this link: http://sfpride.org/vote/ Thank you so much for your support! Best, Valerie  *~*~*~*~*~*~*~...

This is so innocent and sweet, it's impossible not to just love it to pieces. A 4-year-old little girl in Australia wrote a letter to the prime minister, Tony Abbott, asking him to "let boys marry boys and girls marry girls," in an effort to persuade him to recognize gay marriage Down Under. Sabrina Franco was inspired to reach out to the prime minister after learning that friends of her mothers, a gay male couple, had to go all the way to New York to be married -- because same-sex marriages are neither recognized nor performed in Australia. Read More

Advances in technology and the understanding of HIV/AIDS have come a long way. The fact of the matter is that blood donations are safest and most effective when using rational, scientifically-based deferral periods that are applied fairly and consistently among blood donors who engage in similar risk activities.  These screening strategies provide an inclusive, internationally recognized means for keeping blood supplies safe. In fact, the American Medical Association and the American Red Cross are both in support of a reevaluation of the lifetime ban of gay men from donating blood.  And most recently, over eighty-two Democratic and Republican lawmakers in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate have asked for the reevaluation. We are behind in our policies in comparison with other countries.  Both Canada and the UK in recent years have lifted their lifetime ban restrictions. Regardless, blood donations save lives, and although I take issue with the FDA's policy, the com...

Great news!  After months of urging by HRC, the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have just announced a ruling that ensures all legally-married same-sex couples, regardless of where they live, will be recognized for federal tax purposes. This is a huge victory in the fight for full equality for same-sex couples, and we want everyone to have this information as soon as possible .  Will you take a quick moment to spread the word about this exciting news by sharing the image below with your friends on Facebook and other on line Social Networks? Thank You!