Lgbtq Rights

It's About Time: Democratic Party Should Adopt Marriage Equality in Platform

Gavin Newsom | Posted 04.05.2012

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Gavin Newsom

I couldn't be prouder to have former DNC chairman Howard Dean, Donald Fowler, Steve Grossman and David Wilhelm stand with us in calling on our party to include marriage equality in its 2012 platform.

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Silence = Violence = Death: A Call for LGBT Curricular Infusion

Warren J. Blumenfeld | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Education, Bullying Prevention, Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay, Lgbt, Lgbtq, Lgbt History, Lgbtq Rights, LGBT Rights, Lgbt Education, Education News
Warren J. Blumenfeld

I consider the half-truths, the misinformation, the deletions, the omissions, the distortions, and the overall censorship of LGBT history, literature and culture in the schools as a form of violence.

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When Opportunity Meets Talent

Jason Stuart | Posted 02.26.2012

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Jason Stuart

I have had 35 years of people telling me the limits of casting me because I am gay, when really the limits are in their own vision.

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Why We Should Remove Sex From Marriage

Rich Rainbolt | Posted 01.16.2012

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Rich Rainbolt

If we completely remove the check box of gender from a marriage license, what would happen? Why is it important for our government to know if Jill is a man or a woman, or if Jack was born a woman or a man?

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Hey, Lady Gaga: Make It Better, Not Criminal

Laura Valdez | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Lgbt, Gay Straight Alliance, Bullying, LGBT Youth, Jamey Rodemeyer, LGBT Rights, Gay Youth Suicide, Lgbtq Rights, Jamey Rodemeyer Suicide, Gay Youth, Education News
Laura Valdez

Earlier this week, 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer died by suicide. Too often, our desire to never see such a tragedy again leads to reactionary measures that only cause more harm. But criminalizing bullying is not the answer.

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Why Have a Safety for All Communities Day?

Joyce Choi Li | Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: Lgbtqh, Hate Crimes, New York Crime, Safety, New York City Anti-Violence Project, Violence, Homophobia, Lgbtq Rights, Ny Impact, New York News
Joyce Choi Li

In the wake of a high-profile incident of violence, people approach me with the same question: what does the NYC Anti-Violence Project (AVP) do to end violence? We now ask you: what will you do to end violence?

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The Sojourners And Jim Wallis Backlash Misses The Point

Christopher LaTondresse | Posted 07.11.2011

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Christopher LaTondresse

As a committed Christian and a queer atheist who both work to advance interfaith and intercultural understanding, we've watched with heavy hearts as Sojournershas been taken to task.

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Black Queers Are Tying the Knot

Irene Monroe | Posted 11.17.2011

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Irene Monroe

An idea that was once anathema to black queer identity, marriage, in our LGBTQ communities, is being celebrated and on the rise. And many of us are now proudly walking down the aisle to tie the knot.

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