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On Our Radar

Families

Father’s Day On Our Radar – A Childhood Promise Fulfilled – A Sister Gives Her Big Brother And His Partner A Chance To Be Fathers

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 8:41 AM June 16, 2013
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As a child, Les Sewell’s sister Sheri promised she would someday give him and his soulmate, Jarrod Scarbrough, a baby. As a woman, she kept her promise. Today, a sister’s unconditional love is On Our Radar.

Discrimination

On Our Radar – Indiana LGBTQ Kids Rule! Judge Tells Republicans To Grow Up.

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 8:27 AM June 9, 2013
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Last March, On Our Radar told you a story about Indiana Youth Group, bullied out of their fund-raising license plate by the state’s Republican legislature. Now, the story has a much happier ending. Today, A victory for the LGBTQ kids of Indiana, is On Our Radar.

Bigotry Watch

On Our Radar – Arizona State Rep. Juan Mendez, Secular Humanist, vs Arizona State Rep. Steve Smith, Christian Taliban

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 8:08 AM May 26, 2013
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Democratic State Rep. Juan Mendez opened a session of the Arizona House this week with a quote from Carl Sagan instead of the customary prayer. Republican State Rep. Steve Smith refused to allow an atheist’s right to give the House Invocation to go unchallenged. Today, the rights of non-believers are On Our Radar.

Discrimination

On Our Radar – Craig Holcomb Slays A Fire Breathing Dragon.

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 9:00 AM May 19, 2013
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Richard Sheridan, a candidate for the Dallas City Council, used his candidacy to gay bash. This week, gay businessman Craig Holcomb took him on. Today, the redemption of Craig Holcomb is On Our Radar.

Civil Rights

On Our Radar – Heather and Melissa Gartner, Parent 1 and Parent 2

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 9:30 AM May 12, 2013
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Iowa told Melissa and Heather Gartner, even though they were legally married, they could not both be listed as her parents on their newborn baby’s birth certificate. The couple fought back. Because of their efforts, Iowa birth certificates will now ask for Parent One and Parent Two, instead of Mother and Father. Today, Heather and Melissa Gartner are On Our Radar.

Guns

On Our Radar – Jim Porter – Something Wicked This Way Comes

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 8:16 AM May 5, 2013
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The NRA has a new president, a lawyer with a plan to nullify the gun sanity laws individual states have passed in the wake of Sandy Hook. Today, the battle plan of Jim Porter, is On Our Radar.

Farce

On Our Radar – Patricia Maisch Tells The Gun-Loving Senate: ‘Shame On You!’

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 8:35 AM April 21, 2013
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Patricia Maisch told the Senate “Shame on you!” when they refused to allow debate on universal background checks for gun purchases. Because she used her words to protest, instead of buying a gun, they put her through a background check. Today, the loaded words of Patricia Maisch are On Our Radar.

Civil Rights

On Our Radar – State Representative Bryce Bennett, Montana’s Anti-Cuccinelli

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 8:17 AM April 14, 2013
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Today we shower some metaphorical rose petals at the feet of the “anti-Cooch,” the young, gay, Montana State Senator who this week, led a successful effort to repeal the repulsive sodomy law still on the books in his state. Rep. Bryce Bennett, is On Our Radar.

Discrimination

On Our Radar – Ken Cuccinelli – The Thrust Behind Restoring Sodomy Laws

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 8:16 AM April 7, 2013
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Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, gubernatorial candidate, culture warrior, and the man who has been successfully executing a plan to overturn Lawrence V Texas and reinstate sodomy laws, is On Our Radar.

families

On Our Radar – Two Gay Dads And The Missing Puzzle Piece

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 8:00 AM March 17, 2013
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What made a New York Family Court Judge ask the gay man who found a baby on the subway if he wanted to keep him? The origins of a hunch are On Our Radar.

Gay Agenda

On Our Radar – LGBT Legal Groups Sacrifice Three-Year-Old Jacob For A More Favorable Venue

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 9:09 AM March 10, 2013
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As the special needs son of a lesbian couple, three-year-old Jacob’s rights should have been championed by the LGBT legal organizations. Instead, they sabotaged the lawsuit that would have granted him two legal parents. Today, the decision to sacrifice Jacob in the hopes of a more favorable venue, is On Our Radar.

Bigotry Watch

On Our Radar – Chief Mark Proffitt And The Rest Of The Story

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 8:00 AM February 24, 2013
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If the gay man is protected and the homophobe gets hers, does it matter to you if the “hero” who made it happen acted from a sense of justice, or used the gay man to exact revenge? Ohio Police Chief Mark Proffitt is On Our Radar.

Guns

On Our Radar – Jesse’s Daddy Buys a Gun

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 8:00 AM February 17, 2013
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Hillary Clinton is President, Wayne LaPierre has gone postal, and Jesse’s daddy is in the market for a gun. Today, the future of guns is On Our Radar.

Guns

On Our Radar – Meg Staunton and Nancy Lefkowitz, Planting Seeds Of Change To America’s Gun Culture

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 8:00 AM February 10, 2013
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Two Connecticut mothers from the shadow of Newtown are using their professional skills to spread the seeds for a less violent gun culture on the winds of change. Today, Meg Staunton and Nancy Lefkowitz are On Our Radar.

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