Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
ACHR and Human Rights Campaign to Co-Sponsor DADT Forum
Written by ACHR Staff on August 18, 2010 – 10:20 pm -A forum on the discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” military policy will be at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 31 in the Community Room at the Normal Public Library, 206 W. College Ave.
The event, a collaboration between the Advocacy Council and the Human Rights Campaign, will feature speakers and GLB military personnel who have served under the discriminatory policy. A question and answer period will follow the presentation. Read more »
Halvorson Campaign Needs Our Support!
Written by ACHR Staff on August 15, 2010 – 11:27 pm -Freshman Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson, whose district includes a good portion of Bloomington/Normal, is in a tough re-election campaign against opponent Adam Kinzinger.
Debbie addressed the local LGBT community in the fall of 2008 and stated her support for issues that are important to us. Read more »
Local Doctor and Congressional Candidate to Speak at Unitarian Church
Written by ACHR Staff on June 30, 2010 – 12:21 am -Dr. David Gill will discuss “Health Care Reform…Today and Tomorrow” at 10 a.m. on Sunday, July 18 at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington/Normal, 1613 E. Emerson St. in Bloomington.
Gill is a candidate for the 18th Congressional District seat held by Republican Tim Johnson. He has expressed support for several issues of concern to the LGBT community, in sharp contrast to Johnson who has a zero rating from the Human Rights Campaign based on his poor voting record on LGBT issues.
Congresswoman Halvorson Votes for Repeal of DADT; Johnson Opposes
Written by ACHR Staff on June 30, 2010 – 12:00 am -On May 27, Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson joined 233 other members of Congress in passing the Murphy Amendment, the measure that calls for the Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT).”
The amendment is part of a larger military budget bill that now goes to the U.S. Senate where it faces a more uncertain future. Read more »