This week President Obama said, again, that he intended to end the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for the United States military.  We’ll see now how long it takes for him to follow through.  But, for law enforcement, ending this policy is a bit more complicated because it really only exists within the profession’s culture.  [...]

Chase Bank is going to award several grants for $500,000 and one for $1 million!  The Matthew Shepard Foundation is in the running to receive one of these grants.  The decision will be made based on votes collected through Facebook.  We need your support. I am one of the members of the Board of Directors [...]

Tomorrow is a big day for same-sex marriage in the United States.   When California’s Proposition 8 goes on trial tomorrow before Judge Vaughn Walker in a Federal Court in San Francisco, the decision will not just impact the same-sex marriage ban in California.  Because the constitutionality of Proposition 8 is being tested in Federal Court, [...]

If you are reading this blog entry, then I’m probably “preaching to the choir.”  However, I want to encourage everyone to include in their New Year’s Resolutions a commitment to take some action for the benefit of our community and the greater good.  In our busy lives, it’s so easy to get lost in the [...]

It’s New Years Day 2010 and the dawn of a new decade. I’ve always felt on New Years Day almost reborn in a sense. It’s a great time to step away from old habits and to make new commitments around health and happiness. As I reflect on the last decade, the first one of the [...]