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Video & Photos: DADT press conference rally
CRANE and the Human Rights Campaign staged a rally on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” on Feb. 26, 2010. CRANE also kicked off its March on Myrick campaign.
Visit us on Facebook to view a few photos from the event.
Learn more about our March on Myrick campaign.
Friday: Eric Alva speaks in Charlotte
On Friday, Feb. 26, CRANE and the Human Rights Campaign will stage a rally and awareness event on the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the anti-gay law which prevents openly lesbian, gay and bisexual Americans from serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Openly gay veteran Eric Alva, a former U.S. Marine staff sergeant, will be [...]
Photos: Valentine to Bill James
We were able to snag a couple photos of our special, heart-shaped Valentine’s Day card to Bill James before presenting it to him at the Mecklenburg County Commission meeting on Feb. 16.
In the photo at right, CRANE organizer and card maker extraordinaire Laura Maschal holds the card open. The message reads, “Commissioner James, May you [...]
Words matter
CRANE organizer Lacey Williams and I had the chance to chat with Keith Larson during his show on WBT News-Talk 1110 AM on Wednesday. Larson’s invite to us was extended after CRANE presented Mecklenburg County Commissioner Bill James a special Valentine’s Day card saying “Gay is OK” and imploring James to lay aside his anti-gay [...]
Listen: CRANE on WFAE today (Updated)
CRANE organizer Laura Maschal had the chance to speak with WFAE 90.7 FM reporter Lisa Miller this morning, concerning CRANE’s Valentine’s card gift to anti-gay Mecklenburg Commissioner Bill James at tonight’s meeting of the County Commissioners.
Miller’s report aired at the bottom of the 5:00 hour on Feb. 16, 2010, during the station’s broadcast of “All [...]
CRANE on Charlotte Observer
News of CRANE’s Valentine’s card gift to anti-gay Mecklenburg Commissioner Bill James made the front page of CharlotteObserver.com today.
Observer staffer Doug Miller took to the paper’s Paper Trail blog with a note about tonight’s presentation to James. CRANE organizers Lacey Williams and Laura Maschal will be present with other community members to remind James of [...]
Simple equality
The Charlotte Observer features a photo of a soldier writing a letter to his fiancee, (click photo at right to enlarge) including a small story of how he proposed to her. He’s sitting in an Army barrack in his fatigues. His punishment for openly identifying his heterosexual sexual orientation? Nothing.
If, perhaps, a similar photo had [...]