Equality

Bloomberg's Legacy Is at Risk -- Here's How He Can Save It

John Petro | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York

Read More: New York City Elections, Equality, Minimum Wage, Inclusionary Zoning, San Francisco, Bill Thompson, New York City, Michael Bloomberg, New York News

Even during the boom, many New Yorkers saw their wages stagnate while housing prices escalated. Under Bloomberg, New York saw extraordinary growth, but it was far from equitable.

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Creating Gender Equality In The 21st Century

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Equality, Women's Movement, Human Rights, Congo, Gender Inequality, Slavery, Women's Rights, Living News

Nichlas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's recent book "Half the Sky" is a call of awakening for all men and women to take action and right the wrongs existing in the world today because of gender inequality.

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The Power of Fear and the Obligation to Hope

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

It was not surprising to learn that New Jersey and Virginia both elected Republican Governors. But I could not have predicted the loss in the tiny, liberal, free state of Maine.

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An Idea Whose Time Has Come

Barbara Coombs Lee | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Stem Cell Research, Equality, National Review, Reproductive Choice, Dignity, Civil Rights, American Medical Association, Human Liberty, Twenty-First Century, Personal Choice, Death Panel, Politics News

End of life choice is the human liberty movement of the twenty-first century. This is the arena where dignity and liberty stride forward today. The struggle for end-of-life choices is a movement whose time has come.

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Referendum 71: US Supreme Court Judge Blocks Release Of Names In Gay Rights Ballot Fight

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has temporarily blocked Washington state officials from releasing the names of people who sig...

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WISE Muslim Women Standing Up

Sumbul Ali-Karamali | Posted 10.10.2009 | World

Read More: Egypt, Philippines, Women's Rights, Equality, Islam, Muslim Women, Fgm, Gender Equality, Muslim, Female Genital Mutilation, Women's Health, Islamic, Clitoridectomy, Female Genital Cutting, World News

Along with over 200 other Muslim women from 55 countries, I attended panels and seminars, all focused on educating and empowering Muslim women and promoting their rights from an Islamic perspective.

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What!? Racism Still in America?

Jim Wallis | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, President Obama, Voting, Racial Equality, Head of State, Racial, Black, White America, Civil Rights, Republican, African-American, Citizens, Conservative, Martyr, Inauguration, Justice, Health Care, Equality, Lying, Conservative Friends, Politics, Racist, Congress, Health, United States, First Black President, President of the United States, Minority Race, Race, Racism, Apologies, White, Disagreements, Party, Ethnicity, Rhetoric, Politics News

I see racial sub-texts in the intensity of the attacks on Obama -- not in the disagreements per se, but in the viciousness of the rhetoric.

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This Mom is Heading to the National Equality March

Randi Reitan | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Equality, National Equality March, Gay Children, Demand Equality, Parents, Living News

I know that there are other parents out there who are afraid for their own gay children, as I once was. If you come to D.C. in October, you will find the National Equality March an unforgettable experience.

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Lessons In Hope and Inspiration From Harvey Milk

Jason Mannino | Posted 09.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Obama, Living, California, Gay Rights, Barack Obama, Gay Marriage, Lgbt, Equality, Homosexuality, Relationships, Homosexual, Stuart Milk, Harvey Milk, Sexual Preference, Gay, Harvey Milk Day, Living News

Honoring Harvey Milk with a day that commemorates him helps to send the still dire messages of hope, inspiration, and equality. It also boldly states that we do not live in a culture that tolerates violent oppression.

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The Unfinished Work of Women's Political Equality

Linda Basch | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Equality, Politics, Women's Leadership, Gender, Politics News

Today is Women's Equality Day, the anniversary of the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote. Looking around, I see in too many places the unfinished work of women's political emancipation and equal representation.

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Women's Equality Day: Some Things You Should Know

Luis R. Burgos, Jr. | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Equality, Women, Women's Rights, Women's Suffrage, Women's Issues, Income Inequality, Women's Equality Day, Politics News

While the 19th Amendment to the Constitution that granted women's suffrage seems like ancient history (it became law in 1920), we actually still have a long way to go.

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LGBT Equality - It's About Love

Jason Mannino | Posted 09.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Lgbt, Equal Rights, California Gay Marriage, Equality, California, Los Angeles-California, Prop 8, Marriage Equality, Relationships, Living News

"I used to think that it was anger that motivated me...Then at some point I realized it wasn't really anger that was keeping me going..it was doing th...

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In Defense of Bruno

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 08.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Equality, Homosexuality, Gay Rights, Sacha Baron Cohen Bruno Movie, Sacha Baron Cohen, Glaad, Gayface, Bruno, Homophobia, Homosexuality and Religion, Gay, Sacha Baron Cohen Bruno, Gay Adoption, Gay Issues, Marriage Equality, Homophobe, Homosexuals, Entertainment News

Bruno documents the real hatred and craziness gripping many corners of this country. Sacha Baron Cohen pushes people to confront homosexuality, and he exposes violent and shocking intolerance.

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Fort Worth Gay Bar Raid No Accident

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

Stonewall was an expression of power and identity in the face of forced anonymity and oppression. The raid at Fort Worth is a different story altogether.

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Scanning the Latest Blog Posts, 233 Years Ago

Louise Mirrer | Posted 08.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Freedom of Speech, Declaration of Independence, Equality, Sean Wilentz, Princeton, Princeton University, Independence Day, Bloggers, Pamphlets, Book-Collecting, Democracy, Fourth of July, Sidney Lapidus, Blogging, Media News

The American Revolution had its own bloggers. They were called pamphleteers and their opinions were pointed, their language was colorful, and their sense of urgency was compelling.

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Obama Offers Gays a Consolation Prize of Extended Benefits

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Equality, California, Litigation, President Obama, Obama Defense of Marriage Act, Obama Gay Rights, Same-Sex Couples Federal Benefits, Equal Rights, Defense of Marriage Act, Barack Obama, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Marriage, California Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Gay Marriage, Politics News

I hate to be the one to explain this struggle to the first black president, but the equality movement is not a grab bag of rights. You don't get to reach in and see which prize you've won.

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Why Gay Marriage Is Important for All Americans

Stephen H. Dinan | Posted 06.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Equality, California Gay Marriage, Spirituality, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Politics News

The legalization of gay marriage will not, by itself, alleviate all our society's imbalances. What it will do, is create a more expanded sense for what we hold as sacred and worthy of respect.

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California Supreme Court Thinks Prop 8 Was No Big Deal

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Amendment, Equality, Proposition 8, California, Prop 8, No on Prop 8, Gay, California Prop 8, Eqaul Protection, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage, California Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, California Supreme Court, Revision, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Politics News

The court says that because the effect of Proposition 8 is so "minor" we don't need to classify it as a revision and it can stand, as is, after a simple majority vote.

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Obama, Don't Defend DOMA

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Equality, Paul Sousa, Social Security, LGBT Issues, Doma, Defense of Marriage Act, Marriage Equality, Lgbt, Marriage, Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders, Gay Rights, LGBT Rights, Glad, Constitution, LGBT Families, Gay Marriage, Politics News

Obama has the opportunity today, to stand up for equal rights by refusing to argue Defense of Marriage Act's constitutionality in court.

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Do Women Need Their Own Space?

Indra Adnan | Posted 06.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Equality, Leadership, Women, Biology, Affirmative Action, Slate, The White House Project, Men, Media, Feminism, British, Gender, Politics, Senate, Parity, Balance, Doublex, Blogging, The Downing Street Project, Media News

Working alongside the men, rather than in the room next door, seemed to us the best way to reach the Downing Street Project's goal -- not just the women.

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An LGBT Report Card for Obama's First 100 Days

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics

Compared to the rows of sullen, silent Presidents behind him, Obama looks like a gay rights brown-noser. But when it comes to actual change in the lives of LGBT people, nothing has been done.

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Miss USA and the B-Word

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 05.22.2009 | Politics

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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Amazon Censors Gay Books

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 05.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Literature, Amazon.com, Equality, Gay Rights, Brokeback Mountain, James Baldwin, Books, Amazon Sales Rankings, Gay, Jeanette Winterson, Censorship, Media News

What progress we have made that a few stories on the internet can make a giant like Amazon apologize and change because their actions offend notions of equality and decency that include LGBT Americans.

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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

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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No Time to Wait for Justice

John Kerry | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gay Rights, Doma, John Kerry Gay Rights, Junior Oliveira, Tim Coco, John Kerry Gay Marriage, Massachusetts, Immigration, Brazil, Homophobia, Gay Marriage, John Kerry, Marriage Equality, Asylum, Humanitarian, Immigration Policy, Equality, Politics News

Justice may be blind, but it sure ain't always swift. It's time Tim Coco and his husband Genesio "Junior" Oliveira be reunited.

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