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How To Defuse A Hateful Slur

Wray Herbert | Posted 05.08.2013 | Science
Read More: Stigma, Social Perception, Hate Speech, Psychological Science, Slurs, Race Relations, Gay Rights Civil Rights, Science News
Wray Herbert

Now we have a psychological explanation for this counterintuitive phenomenon of self-labeling. It all has to do with power, and perceptions of power, in society.

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Tell Us: Is Gay Really The New Black?

Posted 01.30.2013 | Black Voices
Read More: Civil Rights Movement, Gay Rights Movement, Gay-Is-the-New-Black, Civil Rights Gay Rights, Gay Rights Civil Rights, Black Voices News

Daily News columnist, John McWhorter, recently wrote a piece claiming, "Gay Really is the New Black." In it, he points to the black community as ha...

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Southern Baptist Pass Resolution: Gay Rights Are Not Civil Rights

AP | TRAVIS LOLLER | Posted 06.21.2012 | Religion
Read More: Gay Rights Civil Rights, Religion and Sexuality, Religion and Gay Marriage, Southern Baptists Gay Rights, Gay Marriage, Southern Baptists, Southern Baptist Civil Rights, Southern Baptist Convention, Video, Religion News

NEW ORLEANS -- A day after electing their first African-American president in a historic move that strives to erase its legacy of racism, Southern Bap...

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Gay Marriage Supporters Lobby For DOMA Repeal, Compare Struggle To Civil Rights Movement

AP | KEVIN FREKING | Posted 09.19.2011 | Politics
Read More: Gay Rights, Senate Judiciary Committee, Respect for Marriage Act, Doma, Gay Rights Civil Rights, Obama Doma, Obama Doma Unconstitutional, Gay Marriage, Defense of Marriage Act, Civil Rights, Same-Sex Marriage, Doma Repeal, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Proponents of same-sex marriage are likening their cause to the civil rights battles, calling once more for repeal of a 1996 law th...

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Prop 8.... Where Do We Go From Here?

Frank Selvaggi | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: California Gay Marriage, Yes on Prop 8, Gay Rights, Prop 8, Marriage Equality in CA, No on Prop 8, Gay Rights Civil Rights, Gay Marriage Lawsuit, Gay Rights Activism, Discrimination, Marital Status Discrimination, Civil Rights, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Politics News
Frank Selvaggi

Many people think the proposition was just about marriage. But marriage is the least of it. This is just the start, folks. The opposition is now emboldened.

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