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Chika Okeke-Agulu: Who Wants to Silence Zanele Muholi?

2012-05-28T23:01:44Z

Something terrible happened in Cape Town, South Africa, on April 20. Some unknown persons broke into the studio/home of Zanele Muholi, the photo artis...

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Sylvia Rhue, Ph.D.: The Arc of the Moral Universe Bends Toward Marriage Equality: The Conference of Moral Citizenship

2012-05-29T19:10:39Z

This is why our founding documents protect both freedom of religion and freedom from religion -- otherwise, those who do not comply with the designated denominations doctrines would be determined to be heretics.

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Allison Hope: How Much Gay Sex Makes You Gay?

2012-05-29T17:54:00Z

We'd be foolish to think that judgment wasn't placed on us by ourselves and others based on how we self-identify and how closely that aligns with our actual behaviors. Where is the line between fantasy, desire, bedroom behavior, and identity, and who gets to draw it?

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Kirsten Palladino: It's Not Illegal To Have A Gay Wedding

2012-05-29T16:32:00Z

The Abbey, a popular gay nightclub in West Hollywood, Calif., has decided to ban bachelorette parties for straight women until everyone's marriage is legally recognized. Really? Because the last time I checked, having a gay wedding isn't illegal anywhere in the United States.

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Voice To Voice: Writer Whitney Joiner And ACLU's Chris Hampton Discuss LGBT Bullying

2012-05-21T16:45:40Z

Earlier this year Gay Voices launched its Voice To Voice conversation series with a collection of interviews between lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans...

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Warren J. Blumenfeld: LGBTQ Pride: Reflect, Rejoice, & Respond Globally

2012-05-27T20:06:10Z

As the truism advises, "Think globally, and act locally," my hope is that we can join together to create the world as be a place where everyone will celebrate their Pride safely and with integrity in ways that express their truest joys while showing their full humanity, freedom, and liberty.

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Josh A. Goodman: Tyler Clementi's Suicide: Best To Look Not Only At Ravi But At Society At Large

2012-05-26T04:25:00Z

Ravi's Twitter posts, webcam spying, and homophobic attitude were stigmatizing, and it is possible that these pushed Clementi to a tipping point. But Clementi's suicide did not happen in a bubble with only him and Ravi; it took place in a society in which homophobia is still rampant.

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Trish Bendix: The Best Lesbian Moments Of The Week

2012-05-25T22:10:00Z

We pride ourselves on knowing all kinds of Sapphic pop-culture facts. Each week we'll share some of the best tidbits on The Huffington Post in our new series, "Best Lesbian Week Ever." Here's who and what was on our raging gay radar this week.

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Christina Cauterucci: Why 'The Real L Word' Is Bad For Lesbians

2012-05-25T21:27:00Z

Though it's impressive that a mainstream television show centered on queer women has seen such success, the show's distorted depiction of lesbian culture is something to mourn, not celebrate. Young queers deserve positive, nuanced examples of lesbians in mainstream media.

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Know Thine Enemy: 10 Of The Worst Anti-LGBT Moments Of The Week, May 20 - May 26

2012-05-25T17:10:10Z

Every weekend we bring you a round up of either the best lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender moments from the week before -- our Something To Celeb...

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Liz Wallace: Why I Don't Want To Get Gay Married

2012-05-25T04:15:00Z

I still don't want to get gay married. Not right now, anyway, and the reasons why are a complicated brew. But I do believe gay and lesbian Americans should have the legal right to marry in every state, and that those state rights should be recognized by our federal government.

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Robin Schwartz: I Don't Want To Get Married

2012-05-24T17:51:00Z

I have decided I don't need a contract to declare or define my relationship. I understand and respect that others see it as more than that, but right now I am not interested. But I deserve the right to make that choice for myself and not have someone else make it for me.

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Patrick Wallace: An 80-Year-Old, 'Die-Hard' Catholic Woman Changes Her Stance On Same-Sex Marriage

2012-05-24T11:57:00Z

Charlette Robichaud of Braintree, Mass. recently reminded all of us at A Note to My Kid that love has the power to persuade even those who are seemingly most set in their ways. What follows is Charlette's story, a story that proves one is never too old to turn over a new leaf.

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Tanya Young Williams: HLN's Jane Velez-Mitchell Is Still an Addict and Has "Issues" With John Edwards

2012-05-19T14:08:54Z

Velez-Mitchell's balanced, yet, "no-holds bar" style attracts a loyal audience. She has an obsession for, and an addiction to making a real and measurable impact in the world. She is addicted to the notion that she can always do more.

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Something To Celebrate: 20 Of The Best LGBT Moments Of The Week May 14 - May 19

2012-05-19T08:55:48Z

With so much hate continually aimed at the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, we like to take a moment every once in a while to highlig...

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Kelly Cogswell: The Dyke March Hits 20!

2012-05-18T18:21:00Z

It's that time of year again, when lesbians all over the world huddle in back rooms, plotting global domination, civilization's end, and their annual Dyke March.

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Karman Kregloe: The Best Lesbian Moments Of The Week

2012-05-18T17:52:00Z

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Poll Position: Should Groups Like Asexuals And The Polyamorous Be Included Under The Queer Umbrella?

2012-05-18T12:34:34Z

It's Friday and that means we've got another Poll Position topic for you to consider.

Our question this week was inspired by a recent HuffPost Gay ...

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Diana Scholl: Sharing The Stories Of LGBT Youth: Anna, 19, From Tuscaloosa, Ala.

2012-05-17T21:10:00Z

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Tracy Baim: Back Story: Obama's 360 On Marriage Equality

2012-05-17T20:07:00Z

At the core, Obama actually never changed his view that same-sex couples should have the same rights and benefits as those given to opposite-sex couples. What changed after 1996 was a slow move away from the word "marriage."

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Same Sex Couple Barred From Entering High School Prom

2012-05-14T15:15:00Z

Hope Decker and Tiffany Wright, a same-sex couple at Lexington Catholic High School in Lexington, Ky., were barred from attending the school's prom be...

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Gay Ads: Does Progress Mean Profit?

2012-05-13T08:19:50Z

Same-sex sells. At least the companies behind a wave of gay-themed advertising hope so.

Chains such as J.C. Penney and Gap are cultivating an incl...

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Karman Kregloe: The Best Lesbian Moments Of The Week

2012-05-12T03:26:00Z

Each week we'll share some of the best tidbits on The Huffington Post in our new series, "Best Lesbian Week Ever." Here's who and what was on our raging gay radar this week.

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Lori Sokol: One in a Million Moms

2012-05-11T15:48:50Z

As this country embarks on one of the most traditional of celebrations on Sunday, Mother's Day, those of use who were fortunate enough to have a mom who accepts us for who we are should celebrate her for just that.

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Poll Position: What Is The Most Pressing Issue Facing The LGBT Community? Vote Now!

2012-05-11T14:07:00Z

It's Friday and that means time for another Poll Position question and your chance to sound off on a topic facing the LGBT community.

It was a big ...

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