Equality

Anti-LGBT Rights Governor to Speak at Prominent Deaf Civil Rights Group's National Conference

Courtney O'Donnell | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Asl, Governor Dennis Daugaard, Equality, Gay Marriage, American Sign Language, Nad, National Association of the Deaf, Deaf, Lgbt, Transgender, NAD Conference, Gov. Daugaard, Gay Voices News

Gov. Daugaard is allowed his views and since he was duly elected by the people of South Dakota, I'm not going to second guess their decision. But it is fairly clear that Daugaard's view doesn't belong at the NAD conference. So why was he invited?

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LGBTQ Portraits Make Their Way To The Hole

The Huffington Post | Priscilla Frank | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Photography, Equality, Lgbtq, Io Tillett Wright, Gay Activism, Terrence Koh, Slideexpand, Self Evident Truths, Cocorosie, Lgbt, Video, The Hole, LGBT Rights, Female Artists, LGBT Equality, Arts News

There is plenty of debate surrounding the fight for LGBTQ equality these days, but photographer iO Tillett Wright is out to show that sometimes no rhe...

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From The Bachelorette to the Boardroom (and Bedroom): What Have We Learned?

Shira Hirschman Weiss | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Equality, Emily Maynard, The Bachelorette, Feminism, Feminist Stereotype, Gender Stereotypes, The Bachelor, Feminist, Double Standards, Women News

The women in my neighborhood always seemed to be complaining of some injustice or another and I wanted them to stop. "Why bring attention to yourself like this?" I remember thinking at age 10.

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A Bad Call in Richmond

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Virginia, Lgbt, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Equality, Mark Warner, Dadt, LGBT Rights, Jim Webb, Barack Obama, Tracy Thorne-Begland, Politics News

As the Washington Post pointed out, you can be a gun-rights activist in the old Dominion and get a judgeship in Virginia, but you can't be a gay rights advocate and get approved by the the same assembly in Richmond.

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LGBT Community Makes Strides in Argentina, Loses Ground in US

Hayley Rose Horzepa | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Equality, Gay Rights, Transgender, Gender Rights, Argentina, Transgender Issues, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, The Bible, Transgender Rights, North Carolina Amendment One, Argentina Transgender Rights, World News

In Argentina, "Senators approved the Gender Identity law by a vote of 55-0." 55-0? I can't imagine that unanimity happening with any positive legislature for the LGBT in this country.

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Same-Sex Marriage

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Lgbt, Equality, LGBT Issues, Gay Rights, Madeleine M. Kunin, LGBT Rights, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Marriage Equality, Gay Voices News

It took guts for President Obama to state his position and I applaud him for it. But he could not have "evolved" to supporting same-sex marriage without the vocal support of a growing number of Americans who stand with him.

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Obama Said Our Names Today

Rev. Dr. Cindi Love | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Equality, Bible, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage, Religion and Sexuality, Gay Rights, Barack Obama, Religion News

No one can predict how much political capital President Obama will gain or lose as a result of his courageous effort to support our freedom to marry. What we can foresee is that he will end his service as president knowing that he did the right thing.

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Changing Etiquette Between the Sexes

Daylle Deanna Schwartz | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Gender Etiquette, Women's Issues, Double Standards, Equality, Gender and Equality, Etiquette, Battle of the Sexes, Women News

Women want equal rights, but some expect old standards to prevail when it suits their needs.

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Dems' War FOR Women

Brent Budowsky | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Pay, Pay Equity, War for Women, Harry Reid, War on Women, Barack Obama, Occupy Wall Street, Healthcare, Equality, Women's Rights, Equality for Women, Elections 2012, Politics News

If Republicans want to stop being tarred and feathered by the charge that they wage these wars against women, they should stop fighting them, and start supporting pay equity for women and stop attacking healthcare programs vital for women, their daughters, their sons and their babies.

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Women are Wimps

Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Workplace Flexibilty, Meet the Press, Working Mother, Alex Castellanos, Flexible Work, War on Women, Lilly Ledbetter, Rachel Maddow, Gop, Family Leave, Women's Rights, Equality, Working Women, Equal Pay, Equal Rights, Women in Business, Politics News

Is the GOP saying that women should expect to earn less because they default to parenting over work? Is this the party line? Because I know a lot of pretty ambitious Republican women who would disagree.

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Beyond SB 1070's Legality, an Apparent Question of Equality

The Daily Barometer | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Supreme Court, Equality, Sb 1070, Alabama Immigration Law, Arizona Immigration Law, Chuck Shumer, Politics News

Unlike the recent Affordable Care Act case, the federal government is challenging state legislation, arguing that the immigration law is an overreach for any single state to make.

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March Because "Equal Enough" for Women Is Unacceptable

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Economic Justice, Equality, Women's Rights, Human Rights, Complementarianism, Lilly Ledbetter, Roe v. Wade, Abortion Rights, Reproductive Rights, Affordable Health Care, Economic Injustice, War on Women, Fair Pay, Reproductive Injustice, Unitewomen, Gender Inequality, Politics News

Tomorrow, thousands of women and men will participate in marches and rallies for women's rights in 45 states and the District of Columbia. American women need to be recognized as full citizens. Yes, women in this country.

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Arizona's "Show Me Your Papers" Law Gets Its Day in Court -- and Congress

Elizabeth B. Wydra | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Supreme Court, Latinos, Chuck Schumer, Equality, Congress, Foreign Affairs, Immigration, Arizona, Asylum, Barack Obama, Russell Pearce, Senate, Jan Brewer, Paul Clement, Sb 1070, Arizona Immigration Law, Constitution, Tea Party, Politics News

The Supreme Court shouldn't buy S.B. 1070 supporters' claims when it hears arguments tomorrow. The Constitution doesn't allow states to set immigration and foreign policy, and it certainly doesn't allow them to do so in a manner that discriminates against people of color.

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Law-enforcement Leaders Agree: State Anti-immigrant Laws Encourage Discrimination

Ali Noorani | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Supreme Court, Law, Equality, Law Enforcement, Liberty, American Dream, Freedom, Arizona Immigration Law, Constitution, Racial Profiling, Politics News

At its heart, America is an idea, not an ideology. And the idea that all men (and women) are created equal is unique to America. Once we allow law enforcement to ask someone for identification because they look less equal, the idea of America weakens.

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Women and Children First? The Wishful Thinking of Titanic Dynamics

Juliette Fretté | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Equality, Women and Children, Chivalry, Titanic, Shipwreck, Children Well-Being, Gender Dynamics, Politics News

As a group, the young are without question more vulnerable and innocent than adults and thus tug at our heart strings. And though most across the political spectrum can reach a rational consensus to safeguard children above gender, race, and class, does it actually happen?

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Virgins, Bondage and the 'Magical Penis': Newsweek's Fail

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Purity Balls, 50 Shades of Grey, Therese Shechter, Shame, Purity Bears, Virginity Cults, Katie Roiphe, Sado Masochism, Gendered Shame, Romantic Novels, Barbara Cartland, How to Lose Your Virginity, Equality, Newsweek, Virginity, Bsdm, Women News

There is no connection between the theme of submission/dominance and women's "possible" discomfort with economic successes and power.

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Saving The Next Trayvon: The Church's Chance To Uproot The Curse?

Dr. Faheem Younus | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Equality, Mayor Bloomberg, Trayvon Martin, Billy Graham, Racism, Christianity, Rick Warren, Scripture Commentary, Race in America, Black Church, Religion News

Half a century ago, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. observed, "The most segregated hour of Christian America is 11 o'clock on Sunday morning?" Talk to your black friends. They still feel the curse.

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Equal Pay Day: It's Time to Close the Earnings Gap

Kirsten Swinth | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Taxes, Equal Pay Day, Income Gap, Equal Rights, Equality, Tax Day, Equal Pay, Income Inequality, Politics News

The old-fashioned kind of income inequality that still keeps women earning less than men on average holds families back, and perpetuates the gulf between the 1 percent and the 99 percent

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unEqual Pay Day

Rep. Jackie Speier | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Equal Pay Day, Gender Gap, Gender, Taxes, Tax Day, Equality, Income Inequality, Lilly Ledbetter, Paycheck Fairness Act, Tax Day 2012, Equal Pay, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Equal Rights, Women News

There is cruel irony in having Equal Pay Day fall on Tax Day. Women and men share the responsibility of paying taxes, but there is no sharing when it comes to receiving equal pay for comparable work.

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Constitution Is Clearly a Living Document

Byron Williams | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Lgbt, Equality, Gay Rights, Same Sex Marriage, LGBT Rights, Founding Fathers, Equal Rights, U.S. Constitution, Constitution, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News

The Constitution must be a living document if it is to represent those living today. The flaw in its inception would be its original intent excluded so many people.

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Miss Hooker Beauty Pageant: Naked Facts About Women and Equality

Charlotte Laws | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Women's Rights, Equality, Charlotte Laws, Beauty Pageant, Power, Feminism, Call Girl, Prostitute, Women's Empowerment, Women Politicians, Miss Hooker Competition, Women in Politics, Female Politicians, Los Angeles News

Politics is where the power is, so if women desire that power, why does testosterone consume the room when it is time to affect change?

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Watching Gay Marriage Opponents Evolve

Ty Alper | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Equality, Gay Rights, Ban on Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage, Equal Rights, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News

I'm a sucker for YouTube videos of politicians who once opposed gay marriage explaining why they have changed their minds. It's a little genre that, happily, is growing.

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Momentum for Children's Welfare, Equality

Rep. Pete Stark | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Equality, Marriage, Kids, Children, Gay Adoption, Foster Care, Adoption, Marriage Equality, LGBT Rights, Politics News

We should be opening up more homes to kids, not denying qualified parents who are willing to provide a safe and stable home to children solely because of their sexual orientation or marital status. The only criteria in adoption and foster care placements should be what is in the child's best interest.

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Why Words And Images Matter: The GLAAD Media Awards At Work

Mike Thompson | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Glee, Equality, Lgbt, Transgender, GLAAD Media Awards, Glaad, Lesbian, Degrassi, Media, Bully Documentary, Gay, Katy Butler, Smash Nbc, 2012 GLAAD Media Awards, GLAAD Media Awards 2012, Slidepollajax, Gay Voices News

For many Americans, the only LGBT people they know are those they meet on their favorite TV shows, while at the movies, or when sitting down to read the Sunday paper. It's those same images that they take with them to the ballot box come voting time.

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Fashion With a Conscience

Phil Shepherd | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: India, Equality, Alaska, Fair Wages, Good & Fair, Fast Company, Shelton Green, Entrepreneurial, Fangfang Wu, Human Trafficking, Austin Texas, Texas, Education, Human Rights, Schools, Fashion, Fair Trade, China, Greenbox, Style News

Shelton Green, risking everything for his unwavering dream, has created a line of fashion that both looks great and is conscious of the people who have created it.

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