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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

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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Let the Money Laundering Begin

Fred Karger | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Catholic Church, Mormon Church, California Gay Marriage, Californians Against Hate, National Organization for Marriage, Maine Gay Marriage, Focus on the Family, Gay Marriage, Prop 8, No on Prop 8, Prop 8 Protests, Yes on Prop 8 Mormons, Same-Sex Marriage, LGBT Politics, Lgbt, Yes on Prop 8, Mormon Prop 8, LGBT Community, LGBT Youth, Maine-Same-Sex-Marriage, LGBT Rights, Gay-Rights-Mormon-Church, Fundraising, Mormon Church Gay Marriage, Mormon Church Prop 8, Politics News

The Mormon Church has been destroying lives, intimidating people and demonizing an entire class to solidify their base and raise millions and millions of dollars.

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Iraq: Stop Killings for Homosexual Conduct

Human Rights Watch | Posted 09.17.2009 | World

The killings -- committed without evidence or trial, on the basis of prejudice and whim -- violate standards in Sharia law for legality, proof, and privacy.

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Pandora's Box: The National Equality March

Bil Browning | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: National Equality March, March on Washington, Equality Across America, Hope, Pandora's Box, Eaa, LGBT Politics, Lgbt, LGBT Issues, LGBT Community, Obama LGBT, LGBT Rights, Pandora, Politics News

The LGBT community is used to being downtrodden and dismissed. Prejudice, animosity, and apartheid flew out of Pandora's Box long ago.

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LGBT Equality - It's About Love

Jason Mannino | Posted 09.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Lgbt, Equal Rights, California Gay Marriage, Equality, California, Los Angeles-California, Prop 8, Marriage Equality, Relationships, Living News

"I used to think that it was anger that motivated me...Then at some point I realized it wasn't really anger that was keeping me going..it was doing th...

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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

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

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Portugal Gay Marriage Ban Upheld By Court

AP | BARRY HATTON | Posted 08.31.2009 | World

Read More: LGBT Issues, Portugal Gay Marriage Ban, Portugal Gay Marriage, Foreign Affairs, Gay, Lgbt, LGBT Politics, Gay Rights, LGBT Rights, Gays, Portugal, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Advocacy, World News

LISBON, Portugal — Portugal's Constitutional Court on Friday upheld the country's ban on gay marriage, rejecting a challenge by two lesbians who are...

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Copenhagen World Outgames Attack Is Second In A Week Against LGBT Participants

Edge Boston | Posted 08.29.2009 | World

Read More: Denmark Outgames, Lgbt, Games, Gay Rights, Outgames, Foreign Affairs, Copenhagen Outgames, Outgames Attacks, Gay Issues, Advocacy, Outgames Copenhagen Bombing, Gay Games Attacks Copenhagen, World News

A Seattle-area athlete needed medical treatment Tuesday after small bombs were thrown onto the track at the start of a relay run at the World Outgames...

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Anglican Church: LGBT Recognition Raises Possibility Of 'Two Track' Structure

AP | MEERA SELVA | Posted 08.27.2009 | World

Read More: England, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Anglican Church, Global Anglicanism, Lgbt, LGBT Rights, LGBT Issues, LGBT Politics, LGBT Community, Anglican Church LGBT, Catholic Church, Episcopal Church, Anglican Communion, World News

LONDON — The worldwide Anglican Communion may have to accept a "two track" system in which churches can hold different opinions about gay clergy...

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UN: Brazilian Gay, Lesbian Group May Join Debates

AP | BRADLEY S. KLAPPER | Posted 08.27.2009 | World

Read More: United Nations, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Un Gay Rights, Un Gay Rights Declaration, Un Gay Declaration, Brazil, Un Brazil, Brazilian Association of Gays, Lesbians and Transsexuals, Gay Rights, Lgbt, LGBT Rights, LGBT Issues, LGBT Politics, Un Lgbt, World News

GENEVA — The United Nations granted official status to a gay and lesbian organization from Brazil on Monday, allowing it to participate in U.N. ...

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Emmy Nominated Prayers For Bobby Saving Lives of LGBT Youth

Jason Mannino | Posted 08.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Suicide, LGBT Rights, Lgbt, Prayers-for-Bobby, Sigourney Weaver, Religion, LGBT Issues, Emmy Awards, Lifetime, Entertainment News

Twenty years ago, Bobby Griffith died instantly when he threw himself off an overpass, unable to reconcile his self-loathing and his religious mother's determined quest to heal his homosexuality.

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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

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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Bush Justice Department Blacklisted LGBT Groups

The Washington Blade | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Attorney General Gonzales, Lesbian, Immigration, George Bush, Gay, Immigration Equality, Lgbt, Bi-Sexual, Transgender, White House, Justice Department, Gay Men’s Health Crisis, George W. Bush, Alberto Gonzales, Politics News

Applicants for Justice Department internships and honors programs may have been rejected based on their membership in LGBT groups during the Bush admi...

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Broadway's Hair Spreads Love Nationally

James Sims | Posted 08.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Lgbt, Bill Clinton, Proposition 8, Gay Rights, New York City, Broadway, Musicals, Hair, The Tonight Show, Entertainment News

The unprecedented decision to cancel a performance in order to join the National Equality March comes on the heels of another admirable move by the Hair team.

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Equality Can't Afford a Summer Vacation

Frank Voci | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, White Knot for Equality, Obama LGBT, LGBT Rights, Washington DC, March for Equality, Politics News

For this October's March for Equality in Washington, people are already organizing in states you might not expect to be leading in the equality movement. States like Tennessee and Texas.

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No LGBT Rights Mentioned in Sotomayor's Confirmation Hearing

Jacob Reitan | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: LGBT Rights, Lgbt, Lawrence v. Texas, Gay Rights, Sotomayor Confirmation, Minorities, Sonia Sotomayor, Politics News

I watched the opening statements made by the nineteen senators in Monday's confirmation hearing for Judge Sotomayor. Each senator previewed what they...

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Four Reasons for Hope on LGBT Rights and the Obama Administration

Carlos A. Ball | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: 2010 Census, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Lgbt, Gay Rights, John Berry, Nancy Sutley, Obama Gay Rights, Fred Hochberg, Defense of Marriage Act, Politics News

I want to find reasons to still believe that the Obama Administration will do the right thing for LGBT people, and do it relatively soon.

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Fort Worth Gay Bar Raid No Accident

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

Stonewall was an expression of power and identity in the face of forced anonymity and oppression. The raid at Fort Worth is a different story altogether.

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NYC Anti-Gay Violence Rises: Report

Advocate | Posted 08.01.2009 | New York

Read More: Lgbt, Hate Crimes, Anti-Gay Violence, Anti-Gay Violence New York, Violence, Homophobia, New York Gay Pride, New York City Violence, Gay Pride, Hate Crime, New York, New York Lgbt, Lgbt Violence, New York News

Following a gay pride weekend marked by hate-motivated violence, advocates in New York City plan a press conference on Wednesday morning to ...

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Obama Gives a Good Speech, But Will It Help Lt. Choi?

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 07.31.2009 | Home

Read More: Doma, National, Guantanamo, Obama, Gay, Lt. Dan Choi, Defense of Marriage Act, Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, Lgbt, Reception, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Stonewall Riots, Gay Rights, Dan Choi, Health Care, Gay Pride, Gay Marriage, Stonewall, Home News

If the Obama administration can't pass a comprehensive overhaul of health care, then how is it going to repeal laws that a large proportion of Americans don't care about or to which many don't object?

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On the Ground at San Francisco's Pride Weekend (PHOTOS)

Jessica Gage | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, Pride Weekend, Slideshow, San Francisco Pride Parade, Gay Pride Weekend, San Francisco Pride, Gay Pride, Gay Pride Parade, Politics News

Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of San Francisco Sunday in flamboyant costumes and waving rainbow flags, marking the 39th year of the foremost pride celebration in the country.

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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

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

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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Code Orange And June Bugs

Rochelle Lefkowitz | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Media-Accountability, Media Activism, Lesbian, Kai Wright, Gay, Transgender Issues, Andy Humm, Journalism, Civil Rights, Pro-Media, Joan Garry, Lgbt, Transgender, Bisexual, Revolution, Media Criticism, Pride, Gay Pride, Gay Marriage, Stonewall, Gay Issues, Manhattan, New School, Nlgja, Politics News

It's June, that month more or less identified with weddings -- and Rainbow Pride -- and we seem to have been busily courting a new generation to embrace gay marriage.

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Sigourney Weaver And Cast Of Prayers For Bobby Offer Hope To LGBT Youth

Jason Mannino | Posted 07.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Hate Crimes, Pflag, Lifetime, Gay, Film, New York, Sigourney Weaver, Lgbt, Religion, Television, Gay Rights, Mary Griffith, Emmys, Chicago, Living, Love, San Francisco, Living News

Service comes in many forms. In my article last week I discussed how positive images in television are serving LGBT youth. As Pride month comes to c...

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