Dear Abby is for Gay Rights

"I believe if two people want to commit to each other, God bless 'em," Jeanne Phillips (AKA Dear Abby) told The Associated Press. "That is the highest form of commitment, for heaven's sake."

She goes on to say, "If gay Americans are not allowed to get married and have all the benefits that American citizens are entitled to by the Bill of Rights, they should get one hell of a tax break. That is my opinion."

Read the whole article on Gay.com here.

General Wesley Clark on The Colbert Report

General Wesley Clark states President Bush's bad leadership inspired him to write his new book.

The Advocate's 40th

The Advocate magazine is celebrating it's 40th year in publication. Their anniversary website is here.

Check out the 40 years of Gay History timeline they have compiled here.

HRC's Corporate Equality Index 2008

The annual Corporate Equality Index (CEI) from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is now available for download. Read it here.

The results? 195 companies received a perfect score -- a 41% increase from 2007. 15 of these companies appeared in the CEI for the first time.

Wal-mart slipped from 65% last year to 40% in 2008. Why? In response to conservative critics, Wal-mart no longer supports GLBT organizations. Their new stance is to not to "support or oppose highly controversial issues." Read more about Wal-mart's GLBT policies here.

The worst:

• Meijer - 0%
• Exxon Mobil - 0%
• Perot Systems Corp - 0%