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Marriage Equality and the Myth of "Gay Apartheid"

David Kaufman | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: South Africa, Apartheid, Gay Rights, David Mixner, Marriage Equality, Lgbt, Gay Marriage, Politics News
David Kaufman

As disappointing as the Maine defeat was, the real disappointment actually resulted from the shrill reactionary tactics employed by many within the Marriage Equality movement.

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The New Gay Apartheid

Jim David | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Equality, Gay Rights, Gay, Gay Marriage, Matthew Shepard Act, Matthew Shepard, Wingnut, National Organization for Marriage, David Mixner, Anti-Gay, Maine Gay Marriage, Religious Right, Gay Apartheid, Politics News
Jim David

Whatever church those people do go to, they are taught hate and fear, not the Christian love I grew up with. They both hate gays and fear them.

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The Gay Generation Gap: Reflections on the National Equality March

Jay Michaelson | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Homosexuality, National Equality March, Cleve Jones, Gay Rights, Aids, Obama Gay Rights, Self-Esteem, Homosexuality and Religion, Human Rights Campaign, Jay-Michaelson, David Mixner, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Politics News
Jay Michaelson

Where are the GLBT prophets who call us all to account? If it is true that denying marriage to gays is a moral deficiency, why haven't gay leaders framed it that way?

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Obama's Big Gay Speech

Wayne Besen | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Human Rights Campaign, Hrc, David Mixner, Wayne Besen, Barack Obama, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Obama HRC Speech, Glbt, National Equality March, Maine Gay Marriage, Saturday Night Live, Defense of Marriage Act, Big Gay Speech, Obama Big Gay Speech, Politics News
Wayne Besen

Let it be known that the GLBT community is no longer interested in being pals with the powerful or having the famous tell us we are fabulous -- unless it leads to action.

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Ted Kennedy's Life is a Parable

Karen Ocamb | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rfk, Edward Kennedy, Jfk, Ronald Reagan, David Mixner, Ted Kennedy, Lgbt, Gay Rights, Civil Rights, Politics News
Karen Ocamb

The real colorful dream of this country is not about a mythical Camelot but a real land of second-chances, a land of reinvention and fresh opportunity.

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Why Obama Will Not Have a 'We Shall Overcome' Moment on Gays

John R. Bohrer | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: James Reeb, Voting Rights Act, Selma, Lyndon Johnson, Bloody Sunday, Jonathan Martin, Dick Goodwin, David Mixner, We Shall Overcome, Politics News
John R. Bohrer

While the Obama administration blames their dallying on the press or the political situation, they should be reminded that that didn't stop Johnson.

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Will Gays Divorce the Democrats?

Karen Ocamb | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bruce Bastian, David Bohnett, Don't Tell, Geoff Kors, Equality California, Democratic Party, David Mixner, Defense of Marriage Act, Barack Obama, Robin Tyler, LGBT Politics, Howard Dean, Kristen Gillrand, Sldn, Harry Reid, Dnc, Doma, Don't Ask, Tim Kaine, Politics News
Karen Ocamb

The Democratically-controlled Congress talks a good game to get LGBT votes and money -- but they don't have much to show for LGBT loyalty.

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Five Reasons Not to March on Washington DC This October

Karen Ocamb | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: LGBT Politics, Cleve Jones, Prop 8, Gays in the Military, Geoff Kors, Equality California, March on Washington, David Mixner, Barack Obama, Marriage Equality, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Karen Ocamb

I am stunned that Obama has so flagrantly forgotten, despite being a constitutional scholar, that equality is the first core founding principle of this country.

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Requiem for Gay Political Power

Karen Ocamb | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Convention, HIV/AIDS, LGBT Politics, Tobias Wolfe, Gay Rights, Democratic National Convention, SLDN Bill Clinton, Bob Hattoy, David Mixner, Jeremy Bernard, Barack Obama, Gay Marriage, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Obama LGBT, Politics News
Karen Ocamb

The historic Democratic National Convention is over but one question remains: what the hell happened to the gays?

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