With gay marriage opponents pushing the line that everything is hunky-dory for gay people so please stop whinging, an ADF inquiry has given a free pass to anti-gay bullying and death threats.
Articles by Harley Dennett 
About Harley Dennett
Harley Dennett arrived at journalism through the public service and blogging — never a safe mix. After toiling at gay-community newspaper Sydney Star Observer for several years, he took off to Canberra and then Washington DC to get his politics fix. It turns out studying for a degree in Computer Science does have a use in journalism: setting up Twitter profiles for older press gallery types. When not freelance writing, he attends military wives club luncheons and tours small-town America.
Email: harleyd@gmail.com
Twitter: @harleyd
Now they ask, and they’re happy to tell: stories from the frontline
Pentagon officials signed the death certificate for the US military’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell ban on known gay, lesbian and bisexual servicemembers today with a rowdy cheer more akin to civilian political rallies than a military ceremony.
Gay marriage honeymoon a smokescreen of lingering inequality
Hundreds of same-s-x couples rushed to be the first to marry in New York. But that win bears no resemblance to equality-focused gay rights moves in Australia and other advanced societies.
Obama’s gay marriage flip-flop hints at campaign targets
Why is it so hard to believe a left-leaning politician might genuinely oppose same-sex marriage? The bigger problem for Barack Obama is not even he’s sure what side he supports.
White House race begins: Republicans debate in New Hampshire
The first major debate of the 2012 US presidential primaries took place in New Hampshire Monday night, giving each of the seven candidates a chance to rise above the widespread view that the field is a poor one.
Black is back as evangelical Republicans rally
As Barack Obama mobilises his re-election campaign, the Republican base is for the first time excited about a black man running for president — former fast food chain executive Herman Cain, that is. Crikey was at the Faith and Freedom Coalition in DC.
Huckabee Fox off with ‘no ticker’, so who’ll kick-start GOP cause?
Would the real Republican candidates for president please stand up? The field of conservatives willing to challenge has gone from almost nobody to anybody with a book or TV show to sell.
America wrestles its conscience post-bin Laden
Hillary Clinton stood shoulder to shoulder with Kevin Rudd earlier today in Washington, two life-long opponents of the death penalty, praising the extra-judicial killing of an unarmed man. But it changes everything when it’s Osama bin Laden.
Donald Trump’s pimpin’ new role in wingnut history
Donald Trump’s pitch for the Republican US presidential nomination has been compared to recent media sideshows like Charlie Sheen and Rebecca Black. The better comparison is California’s 2003 recall election that became worldwide entertainment.
US govt shutdown: public servants race to join ‘essential’ list
US government workers face the ultimate performance appraisal next week as America finds out what life would be like without them.
Obama’s surprise gay marriage pledge: let the courts decide
The Obama administration has reversed a long-held position that it must defend America’s federal ban on same-sex marriage from challenges in the courts.
Some of us knew Campbell was gay — and chose not to report
If you’re going to out an irrelevant but embarrassing secret of a public figure, you’d better make sure they react badly. That seems to be ACMA’s logic in clearing Channel Seven of breaching standards when it outed NSW MP David Campbell.
In Congress, Americans debate patriotism and enforcement
A showdown in the US House of Representatives over extending the controversial Patriot Act fell narrowly to civil libertarians today, foreshadowing a larger fight over a permanent extension. Perhaps for the first time since September 11, Americans are questioning the need for heightened security, says Harley Dennett.
Pentagon red faced over WikiLeaks suspect
The US Department of Defence suffered another damaging leak this week when NBC learnt the government’s chief suspect in the WikiLeaks case could not be tied to Julian Assange by its own investigation, writes Harley Dennett, in Washington DC.
