Equality

Thousands Join Together in Israel's First Human Rights March

Hagai El-Ad | Posted 12.18.2009 | World


Hagai El-Ad

In an unprecedented show of strength, diversity, and optimism, more than 5,000 people marched together in Tel Aviv on December 11, in Israel's first H...

New Jersey, Just Say No

Sara Haile-Mariam | Posted 12.11.2009 | New York


Sara Haile-Mariam

We must ask why the same freedom that enables a State Senator to say "no" in Albany prohibits a same-sex couple from saying "I do" in Brooklyn.

In New Jersey, Marriage Equality Does an Economy Good

John R. Bohrer | Posted 12.07.2009 | New York


John R. Bohrer

Marriage equality is perhaps the most painless, inexpensive way for the New Jersey legislature to grow the state economy.

It's a Helluva State

Cynthia Nixon | Posted 12.04.2009 | New York


Cynthia Nixon

Guess Christine and I can kiss that Waldorf Astoria wedding... Brooklyn Botanical Gardens wedding... Montauk Beach wedding -- you fill in the blank -- goodbye. But we have two things today we didn't have earlier.

Democracy, Human Rights, Us. No Way We're Giving Them Up.

Hagai El-Ad | Posted 11.23.2009 | World


Hagai El-Ad

A state in which human rights are conditional is no democracy at all, and there is no way we will allow Israel to slide down that slippery slope.

Too Religious To Be Spiritually Mature

Deborah Plummer | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living


Deborah Plummer

As a nation characterized by a high percentage of Americans who identify themselves as religious, one might assume that we would witness less signs of spiritual immaturity than we are experiencing lately.

Deepak Chopra Picks World's Most Powerful Teachers

forbes.com | Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living


Deepak Chopra picks the world's most powerful teachers....

Women's Happiness Isn't A Dead Deer on the Dining Room Table

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | Posted 11.19.2009 | Living


Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

The message is: Women, you, and your fight for equality, are responsible for your own unhappiness. It's a Half-Lash: The backlash from women becoming half of the paid labor force.

The New Gay Apartheid

Jim David | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics


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.

Everyone Should Be Aware Of Their Inalienable Human Rights

Shulamith Koenig | Posted 11.18.2009 | Impact


Shulamith Koenig

Allow me humbly to ask you to walk with me into this discourse about human rights as a way of life, slowly and thoughtfully.

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

John Petro | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York


John Petro

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.

Creating Gender Equality In The 21st Century

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


Susan Smalley, Ph.D.

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.

The Power of Fear and the Obligation to Hope

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics


Emma Ruby-Sachs

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.

An Idea Whose Time Has Come

Barbara Coombs Lee | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics


Barbara Coombs Lee

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.

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...

WISE Muslim Women Standing Up

Sumbul Ali-Karamali | Posted 10.10.2009 | World


Sumbul Ali-Karamali

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.

What!? Racism Still in America?

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics


Jim Wallis

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.

This Mom is Heading to the National Equality March

Randi Reitan | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living


Randi Reitan

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.

Lessons In Hope and Inspiration From Harvey Milk

Jason Mannino | Posted 09.28.2009 | Living


Jason Mannino

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.

The Unfinished Work of Women's Political Equality

Linda Basch | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics


Linda Basch

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.

Women's Equality Day: Some Things You Should Know

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


Luis R. Burgos, Jr.

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.

LGBT Equality - It's About Love

Jason Mannino | Posted 09.07.2009 | Living


Jason Mannino

"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...

In Defense of Bruno

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 08.13.2009 | Entertainment


Emma Ruby-Sachs

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.

Fort Worth Gay Bar Raid No Accident

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics


Emma Ruby-Sachs

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.

Scanning the Latest Blog Posts, 233 Years Ago

Louise Mirrer | Posted 08.02.2009 | Media


Louise Mirrer

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.