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11 Year Old Kills Himself After Gay Taunts Left Unaddressed

Sara Whitman | Posted 05.11.2009 | Living

Read More: LGBT Leadership, LGBT Issues, Lesbian Mom, Glsen, LGBT Families, Anti Bullying, Lesbian, Safe Schools, Living News

I'm angry. How can this happen today? Why did that mother have to lose her son? Why was that boy not taken care of by the school officials?

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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

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

Read More: Lgbt, Gay Rights, LGBT Issues, Lesbian, LGBT Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Gay, Gays, Lesbian Kiss, Kissing, Gay Issues, Living News

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

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Sluggish Economy Affects Number of College Girls Going Wild

Tom McCaffrey | Posted 04.16.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Spring Break, Lesbian, Usa, University of Colorado, America, US Economy, Joe Francis, College, Slutty Costumes, Girls Gone Wild, Skanky, Alcohol, American Flag, The Dude, Susan B. Anthony, Dude, Comedy News

Spring Break '09 showed the lowest amount of drunken women taking off their tops for video cameras ever.

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Harvey Milk Lives -- in Albany

Jim Luce | Posted 04.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Upper East Side, Facebook, Spanish Harlem, Roosevelt Island, COBRA Legislation, Mike Bloomberg, Disabled, Wall Street Journal, New York Daily News, Jewish Progressive, Albany, Transgender, Gay, Jonathan Bing, Rainbow Flag, United Federation of Teachers, Bisexual, Micah Kellner, Millionaires’ Tax, Talking Points Memo, Department of Environmental Conservation, Department of Education, www.micahkellner.net, Gay Agenda, Harvey Milk, LGBT Seniors, New York City, Daily Beast, Carolyn Maloney, Gay Marriage, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Lesbian, Harlem, New York Post, Bill Thompson, Joel Klein, New York Times, Peter Grannis, The Mayor of Castro Street, New York State Assembly, Huffington Post, Chuck Schumer, New York University, Wheelchair-Accessible, New York, Politics News

Handsome, dedicated, and driven, Micah is the disabled with cerebral palsy, Jewish progressive, openly bisexual, who represents a swath of Manhattan's Upper East Side.

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

The Guardian | Annie Kelly | Posted 04.12.2009 | World

Read More: Rape South Africa, Rape, Gay Rights, Lesbians South Africa, Lesbian, Lesbian Rape, Corrective Rape Lesbians, Africa, Gay Rights South Africa, Corrective Rape, Gays and Lesbians, South Africa Rape, South Africa, Corrective Rape South Africa, South Africa Corrective Rape, Lesbians Raped South Africa, Africa Corrective Sex, Rape of Lesbians South Africa Video, Rape South Africa Lesbian, South African Woman Corrective Rape, Huffington Post South Africa Rape, Corrective Rape Crime, South Afria Lesbian Rape, Corrective Rape in South Africa, South Africa Lesbian Rape, South Africa Lesbians, Lesbians Raped in South Africa, South Africa Rapes, World News

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

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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Same-Sex Marriage: 5 Years Ago Today

Isobel White | Posted 03.16.2009 | Living

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Gavin Newsom, Gay Rights, Proposition 8, Lesbian, Valentine's Day, California Same-Sex Marriage, Gay, Gays, San Francisco, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage, Living News

Five years ago today, my partner and I stood in line for hours at SF City Hall, waiting patiently to get our marriage license.

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The Gay Republican Blues

Wayne Besen | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Kenneth Blackwell, Republican National Committee, Glbt, Log Cabin Republicans, Lesbian, Truth Wins Out, Gay, Politics News

Log Cabin Republicans are broke. The group's $100,000 debt comes at a time when the GOP is indebted more than ever to extremists: pandering to those who believe in the "End of Days."

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This Christian Believes Pastor Warren Should Put a Sock In It

Scott Foval | Posted 01.25.2009 | Politics

Rick Warren, what you are doing by turning to attack your critics as "Christophobes," is manipulating the core message.

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Lesbian's Gang Rape Shocks San Francisco Community

AP | LISA LEFF | Posted 01.22.2009 | Home

Read More: Lesbian Gang Rape, San Francisco, Lesbian, Home News

SAN FRANCISCO — A woman in the San Francisco Bay area was jumped by four men, taunted for being a lesbian, repeatedly raped and left naked outsi...

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Is Rick Warren a Vampire?

Leah McElrath Renna | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: President-Elect Barack Obama, Gay Rights, Lesbian, Same Sex Marriage, Rick Warren, Presidential Inauguration, President-Elect Obama, Saddleback Church, Barack Obama, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Barack Obama Rick Warren, Rick Warren Invocation, Obama Inauguration, Rick Warren Obama Invocation, Rick Warren Saddleback Church, Obama Invocation, Invocation, Politics News

The best way to understand Warren's remark about supposedly loving "gays" is to look at his own church's policy statement about lesbian and gay people.

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A Spiritual Challenge to the LGBTQI Community: Pray!

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 01.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Intersex, Queer, Bisexual, Lesbian, Obama Inauguration, Rick Warren, Transgendered, Prayer, Gay, Barack Obama, Lbgtqi, Living News

Where does outrage stop and genuine spiritual practice begin? I'm asking, really.You know and I know that prayer changes things in a big way.

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

Joe Cutbirth | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: 14th Amendment, Harvey Milk Hope Speech, Proposition 8, Joe Cutbirth, Lesbian, President Obama, Lawrence King, Matthew Shepard, Obama, Gay, Civil Liberterian, Harvey Milk, Barack Obama, Marriage Equality, Lesbian and Gay, Gay Families, Briggs Initiative, Constitution, Hope, Mayor of Castro Street, Rick Warren, Homophobia, Obama Inauguration, Obama Transition, James Byrd Jr., Rick Warren Obama Invocation, Christian, David Duke, Politics News

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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Milk: Hope On The Screen And In The Streets

Tanene Allison | Posted 12.25.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Movie Reviews, LGBT Politics, California Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Hope, Lesbian, LGBT Rights, Sean Penn, Gay Marriage, Harvey Milk, Harvey Milk Movie, Gus Van Sant Milk Movie, Milk Movie, Same Sex Marriage, Civil Rights, Entertainment News

The movie is based on a certain, now almost eerie, fluidness of time, while at the same time being about a distinctly specific time -- merging lines between now and then or here and there.

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Winds of Change

Wayne Besen | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, Gay, Proposition 8, Gay Marriage, Lesbian, Wayne Besen, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News

The rules of the Mormon, Catholic and Evangelical churches are now enshrined into civil law. I think people are finally awakened to this existential threat and willing to fight back.

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Prejudice Alive and Well in the 2008 Elections

Abby L. Ferber | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics

Of course people always want to know if the children of LGBT parents are more likely to grow up to become gay or lesbian themselves. The answer is no.

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A Green Opposition to a Colorless Proposition

Michael DeJong | Posted 12.19.2008 | Green

Read More: Al Gore Global Warming, Green Jobs, Think Globally Act Locally, Proposition 8, Lesbian, Rachel Carson, Green, An Inconvenient Truth, Straight, Gay, Civil Rights, Barack Obama, Teresa Heinz Kerry, Eco-Toxins, Transgender, Greenwashing, Henry David Thoreau, Environment, Green News

Eco-activists Rachael Carson and Henry David Thoreau didn't call for cleaner air and water for gay people - they raised their clarion call to ignite a flame under all people.

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Four Lessons Gay Marriage Activists Must Learn From Obama

Lee Stranahan | Posted 12.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mormons, Seperation of Church and State, Proposition 8, Lesbian, Obama, Church, Election 2008, Gay, Election, Latter Day Saints, Barack Obama, California, Marriage, Bisexual, Gay Right, Gay Marriage, Catholic, Ds, Politics News

I am in total agreement with those who want gay marriage to be legal -- they are right. But being right isn't enough.

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Prop Eight Should Be Called Prop Hate

Jenny Block | Posted 12.04.2008 | Style

Read More: Infidelity, Marriage, California Gay Marriage, Ellen DeGeneres Gay Marriage, Proposition 8, Divorce, Lesbian, Legalizing Gay Marriage, Homophobia, Racism, Equal Rights, Gay, Affairs, Gay Marriage, Wanda Sykes, Style News

If Prop Eight passes, D and E will no longer be married. Their wedding photos will become a farce. And hate will actually be legalized. Legalized hate. Is that really the direction we want to take?

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Goodbye Gay Conservatives, Don't Let the Door Hit You On the Way Out

Wayne Besen | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pat Buchanan, Dan Quayle, Log Cabin Republicans, Dale Carpenter, Lesbian, George W. Bush, Pat Robertson, Gay, Truth Wins Out, Barack Obama, Wayne Besen, Politics News

I wasn't aware that Congress had to choose between the economy and protecting GLBT people from job discrimination. I had no idea that passing a hate crime law might hinder our efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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A Land Where Nowhere Is Safe: A Lesbian Activist Speaks About Gender and Violence in Kyrgyzstan

Anna Kirey | Posted 11.15.2008 | Living

The government does not even recognize officially that lesbian or bisexual women and transgender people exist. There is no place for us in a conservative, patriarchal value system.

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Introducing The New Gay & Lesbian Manners

Steven Petrow | Posted 11.03.2009 | Style

Read More: Gays and Lesbians, Gay Rights, Lesbian Moms, Gays, Lesbian, Gay Marriage, Lgbt, Manners, Style News

The new gay and lesbian manners are confusing. What do you call little Heather's two mommies? How do you word a same-sex wedding invitation? How do you deal with gay bullying or a potential hate crime? What do you do when a condom breaks?

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Girls Kissing Girls: In Vogue Or Old News?

Dr. Logan Levkoff | Posted 10.20.2008 | Style

Read More: Third Base Ain't What It Used to Be, Lesbian Kiss, Sex Education, Lesbian, Katy Perry, Sexual Orientation, Style News

Before the segment was canceled, I was asked to appear on CNN Headline News last month for a segment about the latest wave of "Lesbian Chic." There ha...

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Transgender Professor at Yeshiva U. -- Mazel Tov!

Leora Tanenbaum | Posted 10.20.2008 | Style

Read More: Religion, Yeshiva University, Orthodox Judaism, Gay, Transgender, Sexuality, Lesbian, Style News

English professor Joy Ladin, formerly Jay Ladin, makes Yeshiva University the first religiously conservative university in the United States with a transgender faculty member.

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