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Happy Mother’s Day: Dedicated to all those Mum’s who love their kids unconditionally
Reports of a Mayday bus tour, intended to browbeat us with the idea of marriage being only for one man and one woman, have been recently released. There is also a report that anti-gay groups have plans to attract funds to support legislative goals of passing anti-gay marriage amendments and abortion rights, amongst others. This […]
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Dumbstruck that Michele Bachmann is star-struck over ‘Glee’ actors
Last week, I pointed out the absurdity of conservative evangelical minister Franklin Graham’s words of support for Donald Trump, whose only form of worship has been for casinos, trophy wives, and his own reflection in the mirror. I also highlighted the peculiar phenomenon of so-called values voters supporting thrice-married serial adulterer Newt Gingrich.
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Date set for Proposition 8 showdown: Can a gay judge be fair, objective?
What really prompted a prominent law firm to give up its defense of DOMA, and lose a key lawyer in the process? The date’s been set for a showdown over the secret Prop 8 trial tapes, and over Judge Walker’s personal life. Rhode Island legislators give up on marriage in favor of civil unions, and […]
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Aaron Hicklin, Editor of Out magazine, discusses the ‘Power 50’
Our newspapers and magazines love making lists and ranking famous people. We see it every day: from Cosmo to USA Today, lists are it.
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Tom & Ron’s story: Why the ‘Defense of Marriage Act’ must be repealed
THIS is why Federal recognition of marriage rights for the LGBT community is important. This is why DOMA needs to be repealed. If Ron was female he would have enough money to keep his home. He now has to sell the home he shared with his partner of 55 years.
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Why are Republicans spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to defend DOMA?
There’s going to be marriage than ever before, with another survey showing majority support for the freedom to marry. So why are Republicans spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to defend a law that could tear apart legally married couples like Henry and Josh?
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Brutal beating of a trans woman, DOMA defense, Chick-Fil-A and ‘Don’t Say Gay’
This week on “Same Sex Sunday,” the panel discusses the brutal beating of a transgender woman at a Baltimore McDonald’s, the price of defending DOMA, Chick-Fil-A’s anti-gay attitudes, and the “Don’t Say Gay” in Tennessee schools bill.
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Matt Baume’s ‘This Week in Prop 8’ — Prop 8 complaint backfires spectacularly
Leaked footage of the Proposition 8 trial sparked a legal tug of war this week, with anti-gay groups renewing efforts to keep their work out of public view. Delaware’s on track to be the 8th state to offer marriage-ish protections, and activists gear up in New York.
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Matt Baume’s ‘This Week in Prop 8’ — Boehner’s blank check to anti-gay lawyers
Why did John Boehner sign up for a protracted legal fight over anti-gay laws without first finding out what it was going to cost taxpayers? Hope is on the way for gay couples facing homelessness due to discriminatory Medicaid policies. Civil unions advance in Delaware but marriage is on the rocks in Rhode Island. And will we see Prop 8 back on the ballot in 2012?
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Review: ‘Unfinished Lives: Reviving the Memories of LGBTQ Hate Crimes Victims’
Stephen Sprinkle’s book, “Unfinished Lives: Reviving the Memories of LGBTQ Hate Crimes Victims,” and the Unfinished Lives Project as a whole, remind us that we must not only tell our young people that “It gets better,” but we must commit ourselves to the hard work of building a world that is better for all people.