Daniel Denvir's Blog (2)

from The Advocate (http://www.advocate.com/exclusive_detail_ektid62297.asp) Will this 85% Catholic, Latin American nation ratify a gay-friendly constitution? After all, it was the first in the Western Hemisphere to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation ... and it decriminalized sexual activity between people of the same sex six full years before the United States. By Daniel Denvir In the lead-up to Ecuador’s referendum vote on September 28, some conservatives have labeled a proposed… Continue

by Daniel Denvir It has become increasingly clear that Barack Obama is no progressive. His vote to approve Bush’s illegal spying, his call for an escalation of the war in Afghanistan and his close Wall Street ties make this abundantly clear. McCain, however, represents a serious danger to the world. Voting for Obama is the right thing to do this November. That said, it is most important that one do so without misconceptions or delusions. Obama will rein in the more extreme tendencies of US imp… Continue