Gay Rights

Sen. Kevin Bryant: The Problem With God and Governance

Linda Hansen | Posted 07.22.2008 | Home

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Linda Hansen

The minute Lord meets Legislator all hell busts loose. We liberal believers don't recognize the far-right's God. South Carolina Republican Kevin Bryant is a leader in the Let's Prove God's a Goon PAC.

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James Dobson's Toilet Politics

Christine Wicker | Posted 07.22.2008 | Home

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Christine Wicker

How does a transvestite go to the toilet? I don't mean anatomically. I mean locationally, as in to which bathroom? I never thought about it until Focus on the Family began battling Colorado's new anti-discrimination bill.

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Critical First Step Achieved in Repeal of HIV Travel and Immigration Ban

Allison Herwitt | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

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Allison Herwitt

This policy has not only blemished the United States' record as a leader against HIV and AIDS worldwide, it has had serious consequences at home.

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Extremist Makeover

Wayne Besen | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

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Wayne Besen

In 2001, David Bianco was at the pinnacle of his career in GLBT journalism. Then he started reinventing his personal history, giving up sex with men and moving towards Orthodox Judaism.

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Gay Marriages Won't Count In 2010 Census

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Same-sex marriage is legal in two states, but not a single one will show up in the 2010 census. The Census Bureau says the federal...

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I Kissed a Girl

Marissa Moss | Posted 07.14.2008 | Entertainment

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Marissa Moss

Apparently, the only place you can see a girl kissing another girl on MTV nowadays is on The Real World after six tequila shots in the hot tub. Certainly not in the video called, um, "I Kissed a Girl."

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A Platform We Can Believe In, Too

Steve Ralls | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Barack Obama 2008, Dnc, Immigration, Gay Rights, Transgender Rights, Platform, Civil Rights, Politics News
Steve Ralls

Obama's open platform process provides an opportunity for LGBT Americans to be heard, first-hand, in a way that we never have been before.

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Gay Weddings and 32 Funerals: Remembering the UpStairs Lounge Fire

Erik Ose | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

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Erik Ose

To fully understand recent events, it's important to remember a tragedy that happened thirty-five years ago, and how much things have changed for gays and lesbians since then.

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Gay Day or May Day

Joan Z. Shore | Posted 06.30.2008 | Living

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Joan Z. Shore

The irony of the gay rights movement is that it demands that sexual differences be accepted as normal while portraying these variations in an "un-normal" way. It's self-contradictory.

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"Tell All The Drag Queens to Stay Home"

Joan Garry | Posted 06.29.2008 | Living

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Joan Garry

I have long argued that it is neither the drag queens nor the dykes on bikes that are the issue when it comes to Pride parades. Instead, it's the perception that's shaped by Bill O'Reilly's industry.

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Presbyterian Church's Gay Clergy Ban Overturned

Huffington Post | Posted 06.28.2008 | Living

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On the heels of a landmark California Supreme Court ruling that overturned a ban on gay marriage, the Presbyterian Church (USA) has done the same thi...

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The World As It Should Be: What Michelle Really Said

Steve Ralls | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Elections, Dnc, John McCain, Michelle Obama, Gay Rights, Gays, Barack Obama, Marriage Equality, Obama Gay, Obama Gay Rights, Michelle Obama Gay Rights, Politics News
Steve Ralls

Can the LGBT community take heart in the leadership Michelle brings, and in the words she says? Yes, I think, we certainly can.

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3 Simple Rules for Politicians

Bil Browning | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

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Bil Browning

I've been around a lot of politicians in my day. Whether City Councilors, County officials, state legislators or Congress members, there are some bas...

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Five Years Later: Decriminalizing Gay People -- Another Reminder of the Importance of the Supreme Court

Judith E. Schaeffer | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

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Judith E. Schaeffer

Four justices did not join in the majority opinion in Lawrence v. Texas in 2003. Today, protection of the human dignity of gay men and lesbians is hanging by a slender thread on the Supreme Court.

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Gender Identity Discrimination in the Workplace gets First Hearing in Congress

Joe Solmonese | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

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Joe Solmonese

Transgendered people, too long marginalized in society and even within the GLBT community, has made enormous strides in recent years -- we want to continue that progress and translate it into federal law.

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Five Years Later: Decriminalizing Gay People -- Another Reminder of the Importance of the Supreme Court

Judith E. Schaeffer | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics

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Judith E. Schaeffer

June 26, 2003: The Supreme Court issued one of its most important rulings in the area of individual rights and human dignity, but the constitutional protection of the essential human dignity of gay men and lesbians is hanging by a slender thread.

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A Medal for Sergeant Matlovich?

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics

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Aubrey Sarvis

It would be nice to think that gay serviceman Leonard Matlovich's battle ended the struggle against the discrimination of gays in the military. Instead, it started it.

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Gay-Friendly Log Cabin Republicans Haven't Made Up Their Minds On McCain

Marc Ambinder | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics

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The Log Cabin Republicans aren't sure whether they plan to endorse John McCain, or whether extending a presidential endorsement is even necessary. The...

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The Disintegration of John McCain

Paul Jenkins | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

Even still-enamored journalists cannot fail to notice that it would be difficult to find a candidate less suited for the times or the office than McCain right now.

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Gay Marriage Reverberates from Coast to Coast

Natasha Chen | Posted 06.18.2008 | Home

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Natasha Chen

Hundreds of gay and lesbian couples tied the knot yesterday, in the first full-day of same-sex marriage in California. One couple in Beverly Hills shares the story of what this momentous day means to them.

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Four Reasons Not to Get Married in California

Edward Stein | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics

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Edward Stein

There are important personal and symbolic reasons for gays to marry in California. But it is a mistake to act without thinking carefully about the serious legal and financial implications.

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Midwest Editors Shifting On Gay Marriage

Dan Treul | Posted 06.17.2008 | Home

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Dan Treul

In another signal, perhaps, that the country is ready for change, newspapers across the Midwest showed either even-handedness or excitement for an issue that only years ago was considered taboo.

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Lesbian Couple Of 55 Years Ready To Say "I Do"

AP | LISA LEFF | Posted 06.16.2008 | Living

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SAN FRANCISCO — Dozens of gay couples were married Monday night after California became the second state to allow same-sex nuptials, offering a ...

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Gay Marriage In California Begins Today

AP | LISA LEFF | Posted 06.16.2008 | Living

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SAN FRANCISCO — Dozens of gay couples were married Monday night after California became the second state to allow same-sex nuptials, offering a ...

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McCain's Odd Townhall: Woos Clintonistas By Defending "Rights Of The Unborn"

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 06.14.2008 | Home

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M.S. Bellows, Jr.

This weekend McCain tried to project a moderate image but wound up doing the opposite, extolling military diplomacy, supporting Bush court appointments, and assailing reproductive and gay rights.

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