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I Have a Problem

Bil Browning | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living

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Bil Browning

The music teacher found out that I played piano and asked me to play in front of the class. In a panic, I chose the most masculine piece I could think of -- the Marine's Hymn. Apparently, it wasn't butch enough.

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I Plan to March for LGBT Equality

Michael J. Wilson | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gays and Lesbians, Gay Rights, Lesbian, Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage March, National Equality March, Gay Rights March, Equality Across America, LGBT Rights, Politics News
Michael J. Wilson

October 11 will be an historic day -- the day that divides the past from the future. Going forward there will be, "Before the March" and "After the March."

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Colliding Realities in America's Middle Schools

Eliza Byard | Posted 11.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, Gays and Lesbians, Gay-Straight-Alliance, Lesbian, Politics News
Eliza Byard

The fact that so many high school LGBT students surveyed had been assaulted at school is harrowing enough--now picture things nearly twice as bad for students even earlier in their lives.

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Census: 150,000 Gay Marriages Reported

AP | HOPE YEN | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Census, Statistics, Homosexual, Lesbian, Partners, Gay Adoption, Civil Unions, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics, Gay Rights, Gay Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Weddings, Families, Demographics, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Nearly 150,000 same-sex couples reported being in marriage relationships last year, many more than the number of actual weddings an...

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Black Episcopal Congregation Celebrates Lesbian Marriage

Irene Monroe | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church, E. Denise Simmons Mattie Hayes Marriage, Episcopalians, Lesbian, E. Denise Simmons, Cambridge Massachusetts, Episcopal Church, Gays and Lesbians, Gay and Lesbian Rights, Massachusetts, Mattie Hayes, Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage Massachusetts, Politics News
Irene Monroe

On August 30, St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church in Cambridge hosted the marriage and blessed the union of its mayor, E. Denise Simmons, and her lifetime partner, Mattie Hayes.

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Getting the Times to Catch Up with Ted Kennedy

Joe Solmonese | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Joe Solmonese, Gay Rights, Lesbian, Senator Kennedy, Gays and Lesbians, Transgender Issues, Human Rights Campaign, Gay, Hrc, Civil Rights, Ted Kennedy, Politics News
Joe Solmonese

Senator Kennedy's personal connection was his boundless humanity, and his recognition of ours. Already he is becoming history. Now the job of making history is in our hands.

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ReThinking The Times of Harvey Milk: You Earned Your Medal, and a Lot More

Jonathan Kim | Posted 09.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Movie Review, Lgbt, Doma, The Times of Harvey Milk, Lesbian, Harvey Milk, Gays and Lesbians, Rethink Reviews, Gay, Defense of Marriage Act, Gays in the Military, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Jonathan Kim, Gay Rights, Barack Obama, Dadt, Film Critic, Prop 8, LGBT Rights, Tom Ammiano, Gays, Movie Critic, Medal of Freedom, Entertainment News
Jonathan Kim

Obama is awarding a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom -- the nation's highest civilian honor -- to Harvey Milk.

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Gay & Lesbian Manners: A Lesbian Stereotype That's Not a Subaru

Steven Petrow | Posted 11.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Lgbt, Potlucks, LGBT Community, Lesbian, Subaru, Gays and Lesbians, Etiquette, Gays, Parties, Manners, Living News
Steven Petrow

Just because you want to invite them all doesn't mean you should. Masked or unmasked bitterness, rage or jealousy can quickly tank the best of parties.

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The Importance Of The Gay Cliche

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 08.01.2009 | New York

Read More: Lesbian, Gays and Lesbians, Gay, Ally McBeal, New York City, New York, Homosexual Rights, Culture, Homosexuals, Homosexuality, Gay Rights, LGBT Rights, Gay and Lesbian Rights, West Village, Society, Gays, Gay Issues, Stonewall, New York News
Michelle Haimoff

Gay stereotypes, in this day and age, are relevant enough to be funny but outdated enough to be innocuous.

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Gay and Lesbian Manners: When Best Friends Have Sex and the Sounds of Silence

Steven Petrow | Posted 11.03.2009 | Style

Read More: Friendship, Lgbt, Homosexuality, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Lesbian, Sex, Gays and Lesbians, Gay, Style News
Steven Petrow

Last week I ended up having sex with my best friend, Richard. At least he used to be my best friend -- we haven't talked since. Did I mess up?

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Disposable Income: How Gender and Sexuality Don't Add Up to Equal Pay

John Caldon | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, Gays and Lesbians, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Transgender Issues, Gay Rights, Pride-Month, Politics News
John Caldon

June marks Pride Month, an annual celebration of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community's struggle for full equity. Despite the h...

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Workshop: How to Engage on the Topic of Race and LGBT Civil Rights

Pam Spaulding | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Homophobia, LGBT Rights, The Dallas Principles, Race, Gay Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Pam Spaulding

How do I get through to members of the black community that seem to think if I sneeze on them they will catch some gay disease?

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71% Say Newsom Beating Gallagher in Gay Marriage Debate

Joel B. Schwartzberg | Posted 06.26.2009 | Media

Read More: Lesbian, National Organization for Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Civil Unions, Maggie Gallagher, Mayor Gavin Newsom, California Gay Marriage, Homosexuality, Gavin Newsom, Ban on Gay Marriages, Homophobia, California Gay Marriage Ban, Gays, Gay Issues, Gay Marriage, Homophobe, Media News
Joel B. Schwartzberg

The California Supreme Court may have just weighed in on gay marriage, but participants in the NOW on PBS gay marriage interactive debate are still having their say.

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"Gay, or Straight, Black, or White: Love is Love, Right is Right!" Right?

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 06.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Civil Liberties, Lesbian, George W. Bush, Gays and Lesbians, Harry-Belafonte, African-American History, Clarence Thomas, Civil Rights, Edna Thomas, Gay Rights, Walter Nagel, Tiger Woods, Racism, Frederick Douglass, African-American Issues, Jasmyne Cannick, Sammy Davis Jr., Phillip Johnson, Pearl Bailey, Olivia Whyndham, Michael Bloomberg, Walter-White, Mildred Loving Interracial Marriage, Lena Horne, Interacial Relationships, Interacial-Sex, Interracial Marriage, Jimmie Daniels, Gays in the Military, Seal, Martin Luther King, Jack Johnson, Homophobia, California Gay Marriage Ban, Bayard Rustin, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Sidney Poitier, Living News
Michael Henry Adams

Many activist gays have readily embraced the notion that "Queers" are "today's African Americans," with marriage equality an issue comparable to earlier more bitter struggles for civil rights.

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Russian Lesbians Marriage License Rejected; First Attempted Application In Country

AP | MANSUR MIROVALEV | Posted 06.12.2009 | World

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MOSCOW — Supporters considered it a historic moment: two radiant women applied for a marriage license in a Moscow government office, claiming to...

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Gay & Lesbian Manners: To Drink or Not to Drink with Your Alcoholic, Lesbian Sister?

Steven Petrow | Posted 11.03.2009 | Style

Read More: Food Allergies, LGBT Issues, Lesbian, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Gays and Lesbians, Etiquette, Lesbians, Gay, Alcoholics Anonymous, LGBT Families, Gay Issues, Manners, Addiction & Recovery, Style News
Steven Petrow

Since your sister is only recently sober, she no doubt feels especially vulnerable to relapse. In this light, you may want to abide by her request until more time has passed.

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Queeries: Going to Get Married in Iowa?

Steven Petrow | Posted 11.03.2009 | Style

Read More: Marriage, California Gay Marriage, Proposition 8, Gay Rights, Prop 8, Lesbian, Same Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, California Prop 8, Gay Marriage, Iowa Same Sex Marriage, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage, Des Moines-Iowa, Style News
Steven Petrow

Who pops the question? Among straights, traditionally it's been the guy who asks the girl, but even that's evolved in recent years. For same-sex couples, we're not burdened by any such traditions.

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Queeries: Beware of Sexting

Steven Petrow | Posted 05.23.2009 | Style

Read More: Lgbt, Pornography, Sexting, LGBT Issues, LGBT Community, Lesbian, Teens, Gays and Lesbians, Gay, Gay Issues, Style News
Steven Petrow

It's simple enough: Sexting is the sending of nude (or semi-nude) photos with your cell.

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Queeries: "Where Did These Kids Come From?"

Steven Petrow | Posted 11.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Lgbt, Gay Rights, Lesbian, LGBT Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Lesbian Moms, Gays, LGBT Families, Gay Adoption, Gay Issues, Adoption, Living News
Steven Petrow

Although millions of gay and lesbian households with kids now exist, this phenomenon is still, well, a phenomenon and by that I mean something new and remarkable.

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Queeries: Can Boyfriends Make out in Public?

Steven Petrow | Posted 11.03.2009 | Living

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Steven Petrow

Can a gay or lesbian couple kiss in public? On the cheek or on the lips? How about holding hands?

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South Africa: 'Corrective Rape' Spreads To 'Fix' Lesbians

The Guardian | Annie Kelly | Posted 04.12.2009 | World

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The partially clothed body of Eudy Simelane, former star of South Africa's acclaimed Banyana Banyana national female football squad, was found in a cr...

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Marriage For Everyone: Worth the Fight

Sara Whitman | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: LGBT Politics, LGBT Issues, LGBT Community, LGBT Rights, Glad, Families, Social Security Benefits, LGBT Families, Marriage Equality, Massachussets, Lesbian, Gay, Gay Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Lesbian Moms, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Politics News
Sara Whitman

Today, we are approaching the fifth anniversary of marriage equality in our state. We have pushed the envelope, no question. And we will continue to.

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When the President Orders, the Military Follows

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pentagon, Howard Kurtz, Congress, Robert Gates, Guantanamo Detainees, President Obama, Executive Orders, Washington Post, Admiral Mullen Joint Chiefs, Dont Ask Dont Tell, House Armed Services Committee, Dan Froomkin, Torture, Gays and Lesbians in the Military, US Military, LGBT Issues, Gays and Lesbians, White House Watch, Media, Civil Rights, Lgbt, Gays in the Military, Military, Armed Forces, LGBT Rights, Gays, Politics News
Aubrey Sarvis

I believe Congress will be in lockstep with the President on a repeal of DADT. At the end of this year, the law that bars gay men and women from serving openly in the military can be gone.

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Homophobic? Then You're Probably Gay

Johann Hari | Posted 02.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Homophobia, Gays and Lesbians, Hip Hop, Gays, Homophobia in Hip Hop, Entertainment News
Johann Hari

Hip hop has long been the ultimate in gay-bashing hate music. Why do they do it? Why do hip-hop artists -- often the victims of bigotry themselves -- incite this hatred?

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Civil Rights Progress: Taking Stock Before the Inauguration

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Equality, Hate Crimes, Civil Rights Movement, Bullying, Obama Inauguration, Suicide, Prince Harry, Police Brutality, Gays and Lesbians, Jesse Jackson, Race, Civil Rights, Marriage, Gay Rights, Ban on Gay Marriages, Same-Sex Marriage Rights, Homophobia, Racism, Equal Protection, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

In this time of struggle for many LGBT Americans, I can't help wondering why those who are passionate about some civil rights aren't interested in all civil rights.

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