BearinFW's blog posts


Obama meets with Russian gay rights activists
I know a lot of people are down on Obama right now for a variety of reasons, but gay people shouldn't lose sight of the fact that Obama has … Read more
New Mexico high court to rule on same-sex marriage
OK, so the New Mexico Supreme Court has decided to rule on the issue in that state, where marriages have been going on in several counties. … Read more
AP surveys early costs for Obamacare premiums
I realize the final numbers aren't in yet, but the early numbers don't look good in terms of help for the middle class. And the older you ar… Read more
Obscure rule bars gay military couples from veterans benefits
OK, normally you'd say this would be no big deal. The Supreme Court ruling on DOMA makes it clear that this provision of the VA code is unco… Read more
Kudos to two companies for doing the right thing on benefits
And the big surprise is that the lead company is Wal-Mart. That's right, cheap-ass Wal-Mart has decided to offer healthcare benefits to same… Read more
Anyone watch the VMAs?
May have to watch for a repeat, but sounds to me like a showcase for girls/women of modest talent to make megamillions by acting like sluts … Read more
Two New Mexico counties issuing same-sex marriage licenses
This is an exciting story that has been flying mostly under the radar.

But this week, the county clerk of Dona Ana County in Ne… Read more
Church kicks out mother of gay cop
Another example of how un-Christian some "Christians" can be:

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/08/22/gay-detectives… Read more
Actor comes out, refuses invite to Russian film fest
The fallout continues from the Russian law:

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/wentworth-miller-comes-gay-letter-slamming-russias-lgb… Read more
Obama: "Nobody's more offended than me" by Russia's anti-gay law
Obama joins the fray Friday as international reaction to Russia's hate law heats up:

http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/10/world/europe… Read more