Gay Civil Rights

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Out of my Black Church, Into the Streets

Irene Monroe | Posted 10.07.2009 | Living

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Because of religion-based bigotry spewing from the pulpits of many black churches, we have a crisis in the African-American community: an epidemic of homelessness among LGBTQ youth.

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Black Queers Are Tying the Knot

Irene Monroe | Posted 10.02.2009 | Living

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An idea that was once anathema to black queer identity, marriage, in our LGBTQ communities, is being celebrated and on the rise. And many of us are now proudly walking down the aisle to tie the knot.

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Let Vermont Move Forward on Marriage Equality: an open letter to Governor Jim Douglas

Susan Brison | Posted 04.29.2009 | Politics

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The Honorable Jim Douglas Governor of Vermont 109 State Street, Pavilion Montpelier, VT 05609-010 Dear Governor Douglas, Fifteen years ago, my husb...

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Constructive Impatience

Joan Garry | Posted 01.30.2009 | Politics

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So, to my fellow LGBT friends and our straight allies -- let's use the Rick Warren choice as an opportunity to be impatient. I for one plan to be impatient constructively.

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Rick Warren Announcement Is Slap In The Face To GLBTQ Army

Scott Foval | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics

Mr. Obama, by choosing Rick Warren, you have sent a shiver up the spine of every GLBTQ American who believed that you might actually be the voice and actor of real change.

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The Rev. Rick Warren Controversy: A "Blessing" in Disguise?"

Gary Cohan | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics

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I have expressed my outrage at Rick Warren's elevation to the national stage. Yet, if the gay community has the courage to take a deep breath, there's another way of viewing this situation.

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The Dangers of Outsourcing Activism: An Open Letter to Gay Civil Rights Advocates

Gary Cohan | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Equality California, Human Rights Campaign, Proposition 8, Presidential Election, Gay Civil Rights, Barack Obama, Gay Marriage, Outsourcing, Automaker Bailout, Politics News

Why has the gay community -- and the organizations that supposedly represent us -- embraced "outsourced" activism as our central political strategy in recent years?

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Separation of Church and Hate

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 12.18.2008 | Living

May I respectfully request that anyone who is truly spiritual, and who understands that all humans deserve love, begin to pray for the separation of church and hate?

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The Anti-Gay Blacklist

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics

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This movement for equal rights is based on the belief in the equal protection of the law. That means equal protection for us, but it also means equal protection for the people who hate us.

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