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Democratic lawmaker sponsors bill honoring anti-gay Salvation Army

Feb 17, 12

Sen. Ross Romero introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 6: “Concurrent Resolution Honoring the Salvation Army” in the Utah Legislature. On the surface this seems like a nice thing to do, right? The Salvation Army has been around for more than a century, ringing their bells and collecting donations during the holidays. They...

Human Dignity Rally planned at Capitol Hill

Feb 16, 12

by Bob Henline in The Straight Line

On Friday, Feb. 3, the Government Operations Committee of the Utah Senate caved to the mindless bigotry of Gayle Ruzicka, tabling SB51, Sen. Ben McAdams’ nondiscrimination bill. The bill, which had widespread support from both Utah’s citizenry and business community, sought to add sexual orientation and gender identity to...

Nondiscrimination, revisited

Feb 02, 12

by Bob Henline in The Straight Line

This year Sen. Ben McAdams is at it again. I mean really, the nerve of this guy to think that all Utahns should be treated equally and with respect; how does he justify such ridiculous positions? Forget the fact that more than 70 percent of Utahns agree with passing a statewide nondiscrimination bill, what do ‘We the People’...

The time is now

Jan 19, 12

by Bob Henline in The Straight Line

For anyone that hasn’t been paying attention, the 2012 presidential campaign season is in full swing. We’ve already seen a near tie in Iowa between Mitt Romney and Rick (Google it) Santorum, and by the time this column hits the streets the New Hampshire primary will be a thing of the past. While many Americans tend to ignore...

Let’s talk marriage

While Congress and the White House continue to ignore the repeal of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act, the GOP field of presidential wannabes has done an admirable job of keeping this issue in the mainstream media spotlight. For this week’s fun, we turn the spotlight to Mitt “I’ll Say Anything To Win” Romney and his...

Farewell, Barney

Dec 07, 11

by Bob Henline in The Straight Line

Farewell, and thank you. On Nov. 28, 2011, Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass) announced his retirement at the end of his current term, ending his 32-year career in the United States Congress. Since coming out in 1987, Frank has commonly been regarded as one of the most prominent gay politicians in America. For more than 30 years,...