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Astoria Characters: The Octogenarian Activists

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 11.24.2009 | New York

Read More: AIDS Walk, Astoria, Stanley Rygor, ACT UP, Kathleen Rygor, Astoria Park, Dempsey's Pub, Robert Rygor, Sicily, St. Pat's for All Parade, Accordion, Kaufman Astoria Studios, Siege of Ennis, Stack of Barley, New York News, Ireland, World War II, Aids, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

On the emerald green front door of Stanley and Kathleen Rygor's 1890 cottage, there's a Claddagh knocker whose well-worn brass shows that it's no stranger to visitors.

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING WHILE THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT PONDERS PROP 8?

Judy Wieder | Posted 04.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Melissa Etheridge, Florida, Proposition 8, ACT UP, Milk, Academy Awards Milk, California Prop 8, Joan Baez, California, Gay Rights, Arkansas, California Supreme Court, Vietnam War, Kenneth Starr, California Gay Marriage Ban, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Judy Wieder

Mr. No More Nice Gay is pissed off because he suddenly gets it. He may be young, but he is struggling. And worse than that, his struggle is old: He's still not equal.

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First, You Get Mad

Terrance Heath | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Marriage, Gay Rights, Boycott, Proposition 8, Anti-Gay Constitutional Amendments, Protest, Act-Up, Direct Action, Gay Marriage, Stonewall, Civil Rights, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News
Terrance Heath

Wow. It's kind of unbelievable, really. You take something away from people, and they get angry. Take away hard won rights, and equal protection for t...

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Condomizing Jesse Helms' House

Sean Strub | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Condom, HIV/AIDS, Heritage Foundation, Condom on House, Treatment Action Group, Sean Strub, Poz. Peter Staley, Rebecca Norton Dunlop, Jesse Helms, ACT UP, Aids, David Geffen, Becky Norton Dunlop, Stephen Gendin, Tag, Politics News
Sean Strub

We pulled up in front of Helms's house and jumped out of the truck like jackrabbits, racing to unload the ladders, blowers, generator and, of course, the condom.

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Jason Linkins

The Upside Of Jesse Helms: Memorable Resistance

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jesse Helms, Segregationist Politics, ACT UP, Activism, Jesse Helms AIDS, North Carolina, Politics News

Throughout his lengthy career, Jesse Helms did the Republican Party no favors. A shambling, verminous bag of bigotry, Helms' presence at the forefron...

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