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Voting on Equal Rights is a National Disgrace

Wayne Besen | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Glbt, Briggs Initiative, Gay Rights, Proposition 8, Prop 8, Civil Rights, Lesbian, National Organization for Marriage, Maine Gay Marriage, Truth Wins Out, Referendum, Anita Bryant, Gay, Wayne Besen, California, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Wayne Besen

With a record of 0-31 in marriage initiatives, now may be a good opportunity to review our complicity in a process that doles out or strips away basic rights by majority vote.

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Straight Ex-Spouses: Legalize Gay Marriage

Washington Post | Theresa Vargas | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Relationships, Divorce, Ex-Gay Movement, Lesbian, Ex-Gay, Gay, Breakups, Dc, Straight, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage, Gay Rights, Straight Spouses, Straight Spouses Network, Families, D.C., Gay Marriage, Politics News

As the debate over legalizing same-sex marriage in the District grows louder and more polarized, there are people whose support for the proposal is pe...

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The Campaign: The Audacity of Hope Did Not Die in Maine

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 11.07.2009 | Media

Read More: Google, The CAMPAIGN, Lgbt, Proposition 8, Twitter, Christie Herring, Lesbian, San Francisco. Maine, Anita Bryant, Gay, Gay Marraige, Briggs Initiative, Gay Rights, Human Rights, Transgender, Bisexual, Mississippi, Love, Cailifornia, Obama, Media News
Georgianne Nienaber

Was it bigotry that defeated gay marriage in Maine and California, or was it ignorance? Films like The Campaign, about the fight for gay rights, require our attention and our support.

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F**k Maine: A Call for Civil Disobedience in the Fight for Marriage Equality

Steven Petrow | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, Gay Rights, Lesbian, Same Sex Marriage, Maine Gay Marriage, Gay, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News
Steven Petrow

It's been a generation since ACT-UP's members and other activists took to the streets, protesting outside St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York and the NIH. These tactics should not be lost in this new struggle for marriage equality.

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Ensuring Opportunity for All Americans

Rachel Laser | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Transgender Issues, Gay Rights, Glbt, Lesbian, Enda, Triumph, Politics News
Rachel Laser

Although it may seem obvious that no person should be fired because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, in nearly 30 states across the country, a person can still be legally fired for being gay.

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When a friend wants more than friendship

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Friend, Women, The Friendship Doctor, Boundaries, Living News, Relationships, Tina Tessina, Lesbian, Coming Out, Sexual, Gay, Jealousy, Interview, Advice, Breaking News, Friendship Expert, Dr. Romance, Female, Breaking Living News, Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

It's not unusual for platonic relationships to turn into something different or something more. Whenever this happens, regardless of gender, it can le...

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Sharon Gless And Leeza Gibbons Come Out To Support LGBT Elderly

Jason Mannino | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Leeza Gibbons, Lgbt, Elderly, Sharon Gless, Housing, Lesbian, Gay, Health Care, Housing Crisis, Gay Rights, Gay Marriage, Living News
Jason Mannino

GLEH is the founding organization for Triangle Square in Los Angeles, the first housing facility to provide high-quality affordable residential communities for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender older adults.

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Equality March (PHOTOS): Gay Rights Advocates March On DC, Divided On Obama

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Same-Sex Benefits, Same-Sex Marriage, Lesbian, Gay Rights, Equality March, Gay Marriage, National Mall, Obama, Gay Adoption, March, Lesbians, Dc, Barack Obama, Slideshow, #NEM, National Equality March, Nem, Politics News

WASHINGTON (AP)- Tens of thousands of gay rights supporters marched from the White House to the Capitol Sunday, demanding that President Barack Obama ...

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Obama's Speech (TEXT): Transcript Of President Obama's Speech About Gay Rights

Posted 10.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, Judy Shepard, John Berry, Washington, Terry Bean, Obama's Speech, Patrick Kennedy, Matthew Shepard, Lesbians, Obama's Speech on Gay Rights, Obama Transcripts, Hate Crimes, Hrc, Stonewall Riots, Barack Obama, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Joe Solmonese, Lesbian, Gay Rights, Dennis Shepard, Gay Marriage, Tipper Gore, Gay Adoption, Obama's HRC Speech, Lady GaGa, Nancy Sutley, D.C., Same-Sex Marriage, David Huebner, Politics News

The official transcript of President Obama's address at The Human Rights Campaign's 13th Annual National Dinner on Saturday, as released by the White ...

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Joseph Rocha: Gay Former Sailor Details Abuse In Navy Despite Keeping His Sexuality A Secret

Washington Post | Joseph Rocha | Posted 10.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Annapolis, Naval Academy, Michael Toussaint, Marines, Obama, K-9, Rape, Bahrain, Air Force, Barack Obama, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Jennifer Valdivia, Gay, Lesbian, Youth Radio, Joseph Rocha, Dadt, Army, Gay Rights, Military, Petty Officer 1st Class Jennifer Valdivia, Navy, Joe Rocha, Chief Petty Officer Michael Toussaint, Politics News

I was 18 years old when I landed in the kingdom of Bahrain, off the coast of Saudi Arabia, in the winter of 2005. It was the first time I'd ever left ...

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Lady Gaga At HRC Dinner (PHOTOS): Barack Obama "Opens" For Lady Gaga At D.C. Banquet

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Gay, Lesbian, Slideshow, Lady Gaga Performance, Pictures of Lady Gaga at HRC, Lady Gaga Photos at HRC, Gay Rights, Lady Gaga Pictures, Lady Gaga Sings at HRC, Lady GaGa, Hrc, MTV VMAs, Lady Gaga at HRC, Entertainment News

Lady Gaga performed at the Human Rights Campaign's 13th Annual National Dinner Saturday night, Oct. 10. The singer performed for the gay rights group...

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Obama's HRC Speech (VIDEO): President Obama Says He Will End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

Posted 10.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Doma, Lesbian, Transgendered, Obama, Human Rights Campaign, Gay, Obama Pledges, Gay Adoption, Defense of Marriage Act, Lgbt, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Video, Obama Speech, Gay Rights, Dadt, Obama Promises, Gay Speech, Hrc, Gay Marriage, Politics News

Watch President Obama's address at the Human Rights Campaign's banquet in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10. President Obama pledged to end the ban on homo...

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Obama HRC Speech: "I Will End Don't Ask, Don't Tell," Says President Obama

AP | CHRISTINE SIMMONS | Posted 10.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Doma, Lesbian, Transgendered, Obama, Human Rights Campaign, Gay, Obama Pledges, Gay Adoption, Defense of Marriage Act, Lgbt, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Obama Speech, Gay Rights, Dadt, Obama Promises, Gay Speech, Hrc, Gay Marriage, Politics News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama reaffirmed his campaign pledge to end the ban on homosexuals serving openly in the military in a speech Satu...

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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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Mary Cheney Pregnant For Second Time?

True/Slant | Kate Klonick | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Partner, Lesbian, Second Time, Second Baby, Pregnancy, Mary Cheney Pregnant, Mary Cheney, Mary Cheney Baby, Dick Cheney's Daughter, Republican, Dick Cheney, Gay Parenting, Mary Cheney Pregnant Again, Gay Parents, Parenting, Mary Cheney Second Pregnancy, Gay Marriage, Mary Cheney and Heather Poe, Heather Poe and Mary Cheney, Mary Cheney Heather Poe, Heather Poe, Mary Cheyney, Navigators Global, Samuel David Cheney, Samuel Cheney, Liz Cheney, Politics News

Mary Cheney, the former vice president's daughter, and her long-time partner, Heather Poe, are expecting their second child, a source close to the fam...

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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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Iraqi and Afghan Gays and Women Losing Freedom

Wayne Besen | Posted 09.18.2009 | World

Read More: Islam, Muslim, Womens Rights, Lgbt, Transgender, Afghanistan, Homosexual, Lesbian, Human Rights Watch, George W. Bush, Iraq, Gay, World News
Wayne Besen

It is incomprehensible to waste American lives fighting the Taliban to protect a regime that looks an awful lot like the Taliban. If women are not equal partners, let's pack up and leave.

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Gender Stupid (Psychically) and That is Fine with Me

Margaret Ruth | Posted 09.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Lesbian, Homosexual, Partners, Margaret Ruth, Same Sex Couples, Beliefs, Gay, Heterosexual, Culture, Gender, Hidden Beliefs, Partnership, Gender Roles, Dating, Drama, Relationships, Couples, Love, Living News
Margaret Ruth

Cultural overlays about gender and hetero and homo couplings do some funky stuff to people and block their ability to have perfectly healthy, joyful and whole partnerships.

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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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The Anti-Gay Violence to Come

Wayne Besen | Posted 08.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Tiller, Abortion, Glbt, Love Wins Out, Homosexual, Lesbian, Dr. Michael Brown, New York Times, Ex-Gay, Charlotte Pride, Gay, Focus on the Family, Politics News
Wayne Besen

Tiller's death illustrates the danger posed by the violent language used by fanatics, and the aggressive tactics used against abortion providers are seeping into the anti-gay movement.

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Mighty Movie Podcast: The Love That Haunts: Monika Treut on Ghosted

Dan Persons | Posted 08.29.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Taiwan, Ke Huan-Ru, Lesbian, Ting-Ting Hu, Gay, Sexuality, Exclusive, Monika Treut, Homosexuality, Chinese Taipei, Interview, Germany, Sex, Hamburg, Inga Busch, Fantasy, Entertainment News
Dan Persons

Treut took a pause in her globe-hopping to speak to us about lesbian love stories, Taiwanese ghosts, and the life of the world filmmaker.

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Pat Buchanan Says "Lesbian Coalition of America Discriminates Against White Males"

Robert Lanham | Posted 08.20.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Pat Buchanan, Gay Rights, Rachel Maddow, Affirmative Action, Lesbian, Sonia Sotomayor, Msnbc, Comedy News
Robert Lanham

"I'm as qualified as anyone to head this organization, and for them to not consider my nomination to head the executive board is reverse discrimination against white males," said Buchanan.

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