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Highlights from the HRC and Logo forum on LGBT issues

August 10th, 2007 · 1 Comment · 2008, LGBT, barack, civilunions, democracy, discrimination, diversity, ethics, gaymarriage, hillary, hrc, humanrightscampaign, john edwards, logo, obama, presidentialdebate, transparency, truth

Missed the forum last night? Here are the highlights from the three who matter most on their opinion about the top issue, gay marriage:
Hillary Clinton (see more highlights here):

Barack Obama (see more highlights here):

John Edwards (see more highlights here):

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Civil unions, gay marriage, Democratic debate, oh my!

August 9th, 2007 · No Comments · 2008, LGBT, barack, civilunions, clinton, diversity, gaymarriage, hillary, john edwards, logo, obama, presidentialdebate

The Human Rights Campaign and MTV Network’s Logo channel will be hosting a Democratic debate Thursday, August 9 at 9pm to discuss LGBT issues. The hot topic? Gay marriage, duh. This debate is historic, so it would be a good idea to watch it. If you don’t have Logo or are a poor college student [...]

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Imus - yeah, I’ve got more to say…thanks to The [Green] Week

April 22nd, 2007 · No Comments · diversity, environment, ethics, gender, imus, multicultural, public relations, racism, theweek, truth

Yet another reason why Imus simply deserved it:
It’s a good question, deserving a “blunt” answer, said Eugene Robinson in The Washington Post. Blacks and whites have an ugly, 388-year history in this country, beginning when “the first shackled African slaves arrived at Jamestown.” Given that history, a 67-year-old white disc jockey in a cowboy hat [...]

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Sorry Imus, but you deserved it

April 14th, 2007 · No Comments · NYT, advertising, discrimination, diversity, ethics, free speech, imus, news, public relations, racism, relationships, reputation management

I am sick and tired of people saying “this is about free speech and Don Imus has the same rights as any other American” etc. WRONG. It’s about money. Once the advertisers leave, you are toast.
David Carr wrote a great piece in The New York Times yesterday with his list of reasons why it was [...]

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