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Marriage Equality: Not Just For Today's Adults

Serena Yuan Volpp, M.D. | Posted 11.27.2009 | Living

Read More: LGBT Politics, Lgbt, LGBT Issues, Gay Rights, Same Sex Marriage, LGBT Rights, Massachusetts Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Living News
Serena Yuan Volpp, M.D.

Same-sex marriage laws will benefit not only adults in committed relationships today, but also kids who don't yet know what being gay, lesbian, or bisexual means.

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A Roadmap For 2010 DADT Repeal

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, Sen. Carl Levin, Joseph Rocha, President Obama, National Security Council Advisor Gen. James Jones, Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Department of Defense, Senate Armed Services Committee, Rep. Patrick Murphy, Afghanistan, Congress, Iraq, Sen. John McCain, Politics News
Aubrey Sarvis

President Obama has said he would sign legislation overturning the ban on gays in the military. Here's a roadmap to make sure that happens in 2010.

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Remembering Two-Spirits This Thanksgiving

Irene Monroe | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Lgbt, National Day of Mourning, LGBT Rights, Homophobia, Native Americans, Massachusetts, Pilgrims, Thanksgiving Commentary, Two-Spirit, Living News
Irene Monroe

Historically, I am reminded that for many Native Americans, Thanksgiving is not a cause of celebration, but rather a National Day of Mourning.

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A Woman Scorned: The Betrayal and Backlash of the Stupak/Pitts Anti-Abortion Amendment

Kelley Bell-Wenzlaff | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, Abortion, Bart Stupak, Women, Pitts, Stupak, Naral, Democratic Party, Jill Miller-Zimon, Rachael Maddow, Stupak Amendment, Stupak Pitts, Healthcare Reform, Gloria Feldt, Health Care, Politics News
Kelley Bell-Wenzlaff

The health care bill is so important, we can't let this amendment get in the way of its passage. But don't mistake that to mean its O.K. to ask the ladies to "take one for the team," not this time.

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My Father Is Dying

Judy Wieder | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Bereavement, After-Death, Family, Lgbt, Dying, The Advocate, Mourning, Parenting, Loss, Death, Acceptance, The Inner Life, Death & Dying, Grief, Coping, Fatherhood, Judy Wieder, Fathers, Living News
Judy Wieder

Deep in a rustic canyon, tucked away in the bedroom of his beautiful glass home, wrapped tightly in a hospice hospital bed, buried behind the damage of another stroke, my father is dying.

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Window Media, Nation's Largest LGBT Publisher, Closes

AP | DORIE TURNER | Posted 11.16.2009 | Media

Read More: Window Media, Dallas Voice, LGBT Publisher, Lgbt, Washington Blade, South Florida Blade, Southern Voice, Media News

ATLANTA — The nation's largest publisher of newspapers serving the gay and lesbian community has shut down and plans to file for Chapter 7 bankr...

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Marriage Equality and the Myth of "Gay Apartheid"

David Kaufman | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: South Africa, Apartheid, Gay Rights, David Mixner, Marriage Equality, Lgbt, Gay Marriage, Politics News
David Kaufman

As disappointing as the Maine defeat was, the real disappointment actually resulted from the shrill reactionary tactics employed by many within the Marriage Equality movement.

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Same-Sex Marriage After Maine: What Can We Do Differently?

Isobel White | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Proposition 8, Prop 8, No on Prop 8, Lgbt Education, Lgbt Issues in Schools, Gay, Same-Sex Marriage, Maine, Lgbt, Homosexuality, Gay Issues in Schools, Education, Gay Rights, Family Diversity, LGBT Rights, Maine Gay Marriage, Homophobia, California Gay Marriage Ban, Glsen, No on 1, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Politics News
Isobel White

If experiences in California are any measure, LGBT residents of Maine can expect higher levels of stress and depression and greater feelings of political alienation. So what can we do differently?

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What the Gay Boycott of the DNC Can Do

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dnc, Boycott, Americablog, Two Party System, Obama Gay Rights, Obama, Gay, Democrats, Democratic Party, Lgbt, LGBT Politics, Gay Rights, Ralph Nader Presidential Candidacy, LGBT Rights, Fundraising, Gay Issues, Gay Marriage, Ralph Nader, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

There is a gay boycott of the Democratic Party afoot, and it has the potential to turn into something that leads to real change in American politics.

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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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From "That's So Gay" to "No Homo": A Small Sign of Progress

Michael Kimmel | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Homophobia, Lgbt, Anti-Homophobia, Thats-Gay-No-Homo, Gay Rights, No Homo, Gay Issues, Living News
Michael Kimmel

"That's so gay" is far less self-mocking, far less ironic, far less "nudge-nudge, wink-wink, I know that what I did was so gay, so now I'll declare it not gay and see if I can get away with it."

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Hope, Change and The Long Road: One Year Later

Bob Cesca | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, Change, Wingnuts, Obama Change, Hope, Obama Success, Election Day, Progressives, President Obama, Dadt, Health Care Reform, Obama Administration, Progressive Movement, Glenn Beck, One Year Later, Politics News
Bob Cesca

It's been exactly one year since Barack Obama was elected, and it's becoming increasingly clear that the president hasn't fixed the whole world yet. Then again, he never promised such a thing.

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The Power of Fear and the Obligation to Hope

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Equality, Fearmongering, Fear, LGBT Issues, Hope, Gay, New Jersey Governor Race, Marriage Equality, Maine, LGBT Politics, Virginia, Lgbt, Gay Rights, Virginia Governors Race, New Jersey, LGBT Rights, Maine Gay Marriage, Fundraising, LGBT Families, Gay Issues, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

It was not surprising to learn that New Jersey and Virginia both elected Republican Governors. But I could not have predicted the loss in the tiny, liberal, free state of Maine.

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Obama and LGBT Rights: A Year Since Election Day

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: President Obama, Obama, Gay, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Defense of Marriage Act, Maine, Lgbt, California Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Obama LGBT, One Year Later, Maine Gay Marriage, LGBT Rights, Dont Ask Dont Tell, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

Looking back on a year of LGBT rights activism under the Obama umbrella, I wonder just how much we have done to make LGBT rights a priority for Americans. The president himself has done little.

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Gay Dating: Can You Be Too Gay Online?

Mike Alvear | Posted 10.29.2009 | Style

Read More: Gay Online Dating, Gay Dating, Gay Nightlife, Lgbt, Gay Rights, LGBT Community, Gay Issues, Style News
Mike Alvear

What if you're too effeminate or too Goth and you know most guys aren't into that? Here's how to, ahem, massage the truth, without actually lying.

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'Child Witches' And LGBTQ Youth

Irene Monroe | Posted 10.29.2009 | Style

Read More: Lgbt, Hell-House, Witch Hunt, Halloween, Haunted House, Style News
Irene Monroe

This Halloween, as I think of the children in Africa and of LGBTQ children here at home, I am reminded of our present and past witch-hunts.

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White House Refusing to Release Names of Gay Invitees for Hate Crimes Reception

John Aravosis | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, Obama, Hate Crimes, Gay, Obama LGBT, Obama-Hate-Crimes-Legislation, Politics News
John Aravosis

It's not entirely clearly why, but the White House is refusing to release the names of gay invitees for the hate crimes signing reception that took place last night in Washington. I've tried to get the list and failed repeatedly.

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Gillibrand Talks "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," Gay Rights

gaycitynews.com | Paul Schnidler | Posted 10.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Lgbt, Dadt, President Barack Obama, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Gillibrand LGBT, Gay Rights, LGBT Rights, Gillibrand Gay Advocate, LGBT Community, New York, New York City, New York News

"For himself, I think, he's going to take all the time he believes he needs in order to be successful, because it's all about being successful." Thos...

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New York For Gillibrand

Ryan J. Davis | Posted 10.26.2009 | New York

Read More: Lgbt, Politics, Kirsten Gillibrand, New York, Gay Marriage, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Dadt, Gay Rights, Senate Democrats, New York Politics, David Paterson, Same-Sex Marriage, New York News
Ryan J. Davis

It's time for New Yorkers to rally around their new senator, regardless of their feelings on lame-duck Paterson. Gillibrand seems ready to provide us with progressive leadership.

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'Save for Retirement Week' Rings Hollow for Gay and Lesbian Couples

Naomi G. Goldberg | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Lgbt, Save for Retirement Week, Gay Rights, Retirement, Living News
Naomi G. Goldberg

Congress should give more attention to the ways in which committed, same-sex couples are treated unfairly and are disadvantaged when it comes to the ability to prepare for retirement and protect their families.

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Morehouse's Non-Tolerance for Gays

Irene Monroe | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: LGBT Rights, Lgbt, Morehouse College, African Americans, Politics News
Irene Monroe

Since its inception, Morehouse College has prided itself on producing exceptional black men. As far as Morehouse is concerned though, GBTQ men are not a part of this elite brotherhood.

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Homophobia: Healing It From The Inside Out

Jason Mannino | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Government, Lgbt, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Gay Rights, LGBT Issues, Gay Hendricks, Doma, Enda, Homophobia, LGBT Rights, Dadt, Gay, Defense of Marriage Act, Byron Katie, Living News
Jason Mannino

We still live in a world where too many LGBT people have unconsciously held onto the poisonous, negative beliefs about sexual orientation that our society, churches, and government still force feed us.

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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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Lt. Choi Won't Lie for His Country

Amy Goodman | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, Don't Ask Don't Tell, National Guard, Army, Rachel Maddow, Urvashi Vaid, Amy Goodman, Human Rights Campaign, Breaking the Sound Barrier, Lt. Dan Choi, Hrc, Democracy Now, Politics News
Amy Goodman

Lt. Dan Choi's pre-existing conditions -- being gay and being honest about it -- may be enough to keep him out of the Veterans Affairs health care system for life.

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