christian grantham
Christian Grantham was a student activist in the late 90s and later was a consultant to domestic policy forums for the Clinton Administration as well as events for HRC and GLAAD.
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January 16, 2005

Accountability

"We had an accountability moment, and that's called the 2004 elections," Bush said in an interview with The Washington Post. "The American people listened to different assessments made about what was taking place in Iraq, and they looked at the two candidates, and chose me."
[Bush Says Election Ratified Iraq Policy - Washington Post - 01-16-05]

Virginia is For Lovers

Two months after voters in 11 states overwhelmingly approved constitutional bans on gay marriage, Virginia has become ground zero for activists on both sides of the issue. Democrats and Republicans are closely watching the state as a test case for how to proceed next.
[Va. focus of battle over gay marriage - Boston Globe - 01-16-05]

The Dream

"Martin Luther King Jr. would be OUTRAGED!," the flier read, according to a report in The Miami Herald. "If he knew homosexualist extremists were abusing the civil rights movements to get special rights based on their sexual behavior."

While King's widow, Coretta Scott King, disclaimed the flier, a spokesman for the conservative group argued that Coretta King "can't speak for her husband."
[INTERPRETING the DREAM - Times-Union - 01-16-05]

Free Speech Thugs in American Schools

Berkmar High School students opened the school newspaper to a blank editorial page after the school's principal ordered the staff to yank two opinion pieces about a new club for straight and gay teens.

Gwinnett County school officials said Principal Kendall Johnson told the staff to remove the editorials because he felt it would disturb students during exam time.
[Principal Kills Student Newspaper Stories On Gay Group - 365gay.com - 01-16-05]