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President Obama - Give Us an LGBT Advocate

Karen Ocamb | Posted 06.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Christine Quinn, John Duran, Richard Socarides, Gay Rights, Obama Bill Clinton, Gays in the Military, President Obama, Americablog, LGBT Rights, Equal Rights, Michael Lux, Democrats, Pam Spaulding, Tobias Wolff, Legionaire S Disease, Politics News
Karen Ocamb

"Equal rights," while always counted in the litany of core liberal and progressive principles and "values," always is set aside or thrown under the bus in favor of some real or imagined political expediency.

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Social Justice Meets Fashion Sense

Smita Satiani | Posted 08.04.2009 | Style

Read More: Karzai Rape Law, Equal Rights, Womens Rights, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Violence Against Women, Congo Violence, Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Italy, Afghanistan, Style News
Smita Satiani

Today is Denim Day, recognizing a 1999 Italian Supreme Court decision that overturned a 45 year old man's rape conviction because the victim was wearing jeans.

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Miss USA and the B-Word

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 05.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Missusa, Equality, Perez Hilton, Miss-California-Mistake, Equal Rights, Obama Gay Rights, Civil Unions, Barack Obama, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage, Miss California Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Bigot, Miss California, Barack Obama Civil Rights, Gay Marriage, Bigotry, Miss America, Carrie Prejean, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

Miss California, like many who share her take on the marriage issue, was careful to talk about her "opinion" and "beliefs" and the way she was raised as if this excused her intolerance. Barack Obama talks about tradition and belief as well in defense of his own position.

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Obama Gets Gender Right in First 100 Days: Women in Top Spots, Policies Signal Shift toward Equality

C. Nicole Mason | Posted 05.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: White-House-Council-on-Women-and-Girls, Women's Rights, Abortion Global Gag Rule, Melody Barnes, Hilda Solis, Women's Issues, First 100 Days, Lisa Jackson EPA, Obama First 100 Days, Equal Rights, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Economic Recovery, Hillary Clinton, Cabinet Appointments, Women-and-Public-Policy, 100 Days, Politics News
C. Nicole Mason

What is also significant is about Obama's appointments is that more than half are women of color -- this is more than any other president in the history of the country.

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Falling Short of Full Constitutional Protection for Gays in Iowa

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 05.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Equal Rights Amendment, Supreme Court, Iowa, Equality, Gay Rights, Equal Rights, Equal Protection, Discrimination, Gay, Constitution, Gays, National, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Marriage Equality, Iowa Supreme Court, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

In upholding gay marriage, the Iowan Court made a number of choices. Some of these were as progressive as the California Supreme Court's In re Marriage Casesruling and some were not.

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New York Times' Gay Marriage Nothing New

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: South Africa, Gay Rights, Evangelical Christians, Religious Freedom, Equal Rights, New York Times, Canada, Constitution, Netherlands, Deaf, Separation of Church and State, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Evangelicals, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

Imagine my surprise when the New York Times published an op-ed yesterday describing a new "great compromise" on gay marriage that essentially provided for marriage rights with religious exemptions.

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Wisconsin Governor Doyle Proposes Domestic Partnership Protections In State Budget

Scott Foval | Posted 03.22.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Glbtq, Equal Rights, Wisconsin, Fair Wisconsin, Domestic Partnerships, Gov. Jim Doyle, Wisconsin Domestic Partnership Protections, Gay Marriage, Chicago News
Scott Foval

The domestic partnership protections are the first proposed by any Midwestern state.

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President Obama, Equal Rights and Sexual Orientation

Geoffrey R. Stone | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Gay Rights, Sexual Orientation, Obama 100 Days, Equal Rights, Obama Administration, Matthew Shepard, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Geoffrey R. Stone

As one of his first acts of office, Obama should call for federal legislation ensuring equal rights for all persons in the U.S. regardless of sexual orientation.

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Constitutional Relativism and Proposition 8

Noah Manne | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women's Suffrage, Constitutional Amendment, Gay Rights, Proposition 8, Constitutional Amendment to Ban Gay Marriage, Equal Rights, Equal Protection, California Gay Marriage Ban, Constitution, Civil Rights, Gay Marriage, Poltical Activism, Civil Rights Movement, Separation of Church and State, Freedom of Religion, Politics News
Noah Manne

Let's start with this premise: Equal treatment under the law. That is what the U.S. Constitution guarantees, and that is what we, as Americans, agre...

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Prop 8 Casualty...Is It Overkill?

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 01.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Frontiers, El Coyote, Religious Tax Exemptions, Proposition 8, Karel, Charles Karel Bouley, Mormons, Los Angeles, Equal Rights, Gay Marriage, Living News
Charles Karel Bouley

No one- not Mormons, Catholics or any one else - should have the right to vote for something that violates the Equal Protection Clause of the State and U.S. Constitution.

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Fighting for Gay Marriage in Iowa

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Equality, Marriage, Ban on Gay Marriages, Lambda Legal, Iowa, Equal Rights, Gay, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage Equality, Iowa Gay Marriage Case, Varnum v. Brien, Equal Protection, Iowa Same Sex Marriage, Iowa Supreme Court, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

There may not be many of you taking time off from work to tune in to oral arguments in the Iowa same-sex marriage case, but I promise they are sure to entertain.

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Boycott Called: Musical Theatre's Artistic Director Supported Prop 8

Lisa Derrick | Posted 12.11.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Mormons, Equal Rights, Boycott, Yes on 8, Gay Marriage, Boycott California Music Theatre/Sacramento Music Circus, Entertainment News
Lisa Derrick

Actress Susan Egan has written on her support of boycotting Sacramento's California Music Theatre/Sacramento Music Circus over issues surrounding the passage of PropH8.

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Prop Eight Should Be Called Prop Hate

Jenny Block | Posted 12.04.2008 | Style

Read More: Infidelity, Marriage, California Gay Marriage, Ellen DeGeneres Gay Marriage, Proposition 8, Divorce, Lesbian, Legalizing Gay Marriage, Homophobia, Racism, Equal Rights, Gay, Affairs, Gay Marriage, Wanda Sykes, Style News
Jenny Block

If Prop Eight passes, D and E will no longer be married. Their wedding photos will become a farce. And hate will actually be legalized. Legalized hate. Is that really the direction we want to take?

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Save The Children

Sara Whitman | Posted 11.23.2008 | Living

Read More: Children, Education Policy, Marriage Equality in CA, No on Prop 8, Ridiculous Scare Tactics, LGBT Rights, Equal Rights, Marriage Equality, Gay Parents, LGBT Families, Prop. 8, Parents, Gay Marriage, Living News
Sara Whitman

So what if kids do come home and ask about gay families? If you're really such a bigot, just spew out all the hateful things you have to say about homosexuality. See it as a teachable moment.

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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of a Platform - Dallas Platform Meeting

Esther Drew | Posted 08.06.2008 | Home

Read More: Americans With Disabilities Act, Stroke, Equal Rights, Universal Health Care, Obama Platform Meetings, Two-State Solution, Democratic Party, Executive Power, Physical Disabilities, Foreign Policy, Home News
Esther Drew

Saturday, July 26 at two in the afternoon, I found myself in the living room of Jon and Liesl McQuillan. This, my first chance to attend a Democratic ...

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