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Salt Lake OKs gay rights laws with Mormon backing

AP | JENNIFER DOBNER | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

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SALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church for the first time has announced its support of gay rights legislation, an endorsement that helped gain unani...

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Growing Calls for Immigration Reform That Leaves No Family Behind

Steve Ralls | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

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Steve Ralls

Millions of families remain separated because of bureaucratic paper trails and discriminatory policies that do not recognize gay families for the purposes of equal immigration rights.

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U.S. Immigration Law: Tearing Apart Life, Love & Home

Steve Ralls | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics

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Steve Ralls

Organizers say they are expecting tens of thousands -- if not hundreds of thousands -- of members of the LGBT community and their supporters on Sunday. But one couple will be notably absent.

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Is David Paterson the New Harvey Milk?

Mike Alvear | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics

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Mike Alvear

David Paterson's role in introducing and leading the fight for the legalization of same sex marriage is nothing short of stunning.

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At Least Have the Decency to Lie About Your Sexuality

Mike Alvear | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics

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Mike Alvear

"Why do you people constantly flaunt your homosexuality?" the grandmotherly old lady said. "What do you mean 'flaunt?!'" I said, exasperated.

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New York Gay Marriage: How It'll Strengthen Heterosexual Marriages

Mike Alvear | Posted 05.06.2009 | Politics

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Mike Alvear

As outrageous as it may sound, heterosexual families will become stronger and stronger as more states follow Iowa's gay marriage ruling.

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They're Not Water Bottles, They're Babies

Max Mutchnick | Posted 05.01.2009 | Entertainment

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Max Mutchnick

Before the birth of our twin girls, life used to be about working out, haircuts, long brunches, lively dinner parties with near-beer flowing, and art galleries in SoHo. Now it's so different.

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My Daughters Have No Mother

Max Mutchnick | Posted 03.30.2009 | Living

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Max Mutchnick

When a gay man realizes he wants to have a child, it forces him to face his own queerness, in the true sense of the word. And it's contrary to his life-long mantra: "I'm normal."

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Where Did You Get Them?

Max Mutchnick | Posted 03.21.2009 | Living

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Max Mutchnick

It turns out the key to being a gay father is the same as it would be if I were a straight father: it's about patience.

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I Voted (Twice) for Obama, and Apparently I Lost

Joe Cutbirth | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics

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Joe Cutbirth

Warren's selection is a thumb in the eye of every lesbian and gay citizen, and an insult to kind and decent Americans who believed that Obama's presidency was the beginning of a new era.

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Prop 8 Be Damned, We are Family These Holidays

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics

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Charles Karel Bouley

Happy Holidays to all families, blessed by God or not, approved by Man or no. Cherish the ties that bind, honor those that love, and hold those that are dear. These days more than ever, it truly is all we've got.

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Trying to Find the LGBT Voter? Read this First!

Lisa Sherman | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics

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Lisa Sherman

For many LGBT people coming of age in the 1970s, 1980s and even 1990s, we felt like we could only live in a gay ghetto. But more and more gay people expect to live their lives the way they choose.

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