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HuffPost Editor Roy Sekoff Discusses The Sarah Palin Coin Controversy On The Joy Behar Show

Huff TV | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media

Read More: Health Care Bill, Taxes, Social Justice, Congress, Bible, Poverty, Irs, Nancy Pelosi, Civil Rights, Roy Sekoff, Mormons, Joy Behar, Joy Behar Show, House, Religion, Politics, Penn Jillette, Senate, Gay Rights, Proposition 8, Prop 8, Stupak Amendment, Health Care Reform, Christianity, Poor, Separation of Church and State, Gay Marriage, Church and State, Media News

HuffPost Editor Roy Sekoff appeared on The Joy Behar Show Wednesday night to talk about religion in politics and the controversy surrounding Sarah Pal...

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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

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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Now What? The Long and Winding Road towards LGBT Equality

Geoff Kors | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Proposition 8, Gay Rights, Prop 8, Maine Gay Marriage, Referendum 71, Obama Administration, Equality California, Washington State, Kalamazoo, 2008 Election, 2009 Elections, Gay Marriage, Maine, Marriage Equality, Politics News

Over the past year, voters have stripped away marriage rights in California and Maine. And the California Supreme Court failed in its obligation to protect our fundamental freedom to marry. So now what?

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

Isobel White | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

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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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

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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Keeping the Same-Sex Marriage Defeat in Maine in Perspective

Carlos A. Ball | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Maine Gay Marriage, Washington State, Gay Rights, Domestic Partnerships, Proposition 8, Gay Marriage, Politics News

As recently as 15 years ago, there was not a single state law that provided any form of recognition or protection to same-sex couples.

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Carrie Prejean Discusses Her Sex Tape

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 11.05.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Proposition 8, Prop 8, Perez Hilton, Carrie Prejean, Anti-Gay, Carrie Prejean Topless Pictures, Sex Tape, Sex Video, Gay Rights, Satire, Parody, Maine Gay Marriage, Miss California, Discrimination, Miss California Carrie Prejean, Comedy, Gay Marriage, Comedy News

It's being reported that former Miss California Carrie Prejean has settled her lawsuit without pocketing any of the over $1 million dollars she had requested. The reason? Sex tape.

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Gay Marriage Loss in Maine Is a Straight Loser

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Proposition 8, Maine Gay Marriage, Racism, Libertarian, Separation of Church and State, Gay Marriage, Civil Rights, Church and State, Maine, John Baldacci, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News

Gay marriage is a civil rights issue; it will take a Supreme Court decision or an amendment to the US Constitution to make this right. That's almost inconceivably hard work, but ending slavery was no picnic either.

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Tegan And Sara Interview: Gay Rights, Public Service And The Music Industry

Posted 10.29.2009 | Impact

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Proposition 8, Gay Rights, Human Rights, Tegan and Sara, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Public Service, California Proposition 8, Impact News

Identical twin Indie duo Tegan and Sara have been busy winning awards and producing work across genres since they first burst onto the scene in Canada...

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Q&A With a California Homosexual

C. Brian Smith | Posted 10.29.2009 | Comedy

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Proposition 8, Gay Rights, Ban on Gay Marriages, Prop 8, Obama Gay Rights, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Comedy News

Homosexuals are a lot like normal people.

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Don't Forget the Youth: College Democrats of America Fighting to Represent Students Across America

Katie Naranjo | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Heal Care, Young Voters, Gay Marriage Maine, College Democrats of America, Youth Vote, No on Prop 1, textbooks4change, Proposition 8, Youth Activitists, Courage Campaign, College Democrats, Proposition One, Obama, Democratic National Committee, Cda, Politics News

Millions of young voters showed up at the polls to vote for President Obama. These activists are still working hard, fighting for candidates and constitutional initiatives on the ballot this November.

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8: The Mormon Proposition Will Knock Your Socks Off

Fred Karger | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fred Karger, Mormon Church, Mormons, Proposition 8, Reed Cowan, Harvey Milk, Politics News

Reed Cowan's amazing new documentary, 8: The Mormon Proposition, could well be the movie of the year.

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Prop 8 Lawyer "Doesn't Know" How Gay Marriage "Threatens Conventional Unions"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Proposition 8, Gay Marriage, Charles Cooper, Gay Marriage Threatens, Politics News

If you've spent any time attempting to follow the super-serious worries of those who oppose gay marriage, you'd know that their major concern lies in ...

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Why I'm Optimistic About Maine

Paul Hogarth | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Maine Gay Marriage, Question 1 in Maine, Proposition 8, Marriage Equality, Politics News

I truly believe that Maine will become the first state in the nation to successfully defend marriage equality at the ballot box, providing a road map for California to repeal Proposition 8.

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2010 California Marriage Protection Act (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 10.13.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Video, Proposition 8, Prop 8, 2010 California Marriage Protection Act VIDEO, Gay Rights, 2010 California Marriage Protection Act, 2010 California Marriage Protection Act PSA, John Marcotte, California, Gay Marriage, California Marriage Protection Act, Marriage Protection Act, California Marriage Protection Act Video, Comedy News

A few weeks back we introduced you to John Marcotte, a writer who runs the site BadMouth.net, and is collecting signatures to get the "California Prot...

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National Equality March: DC Prepares For LGBT Community

The Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 10.09.2009 | Impact

Read More: Lgbt, California Gay Marriage, National Equality March, LGBT Issues, Proposition 8, Gay Rights, LGBT Rights, Equal Rights, Gay, Gay Marriage, California Proposition 8, Impact News

People from across the U.S. are converging on Washington D.C. this weekend for the National Equality March, a movement from the LGBT community to dema...

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The Worst Anti-Gay Marriage Ads Ever Made (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Slidepoll, Anti Gay Marriage Ads, Proposition 8, Anti Same-Sex Marriage Ads, Gay Marriage Ads, Prop 8, Gay Marriage, Politics News

Protect Marriage Washington has put out a truly terrible ad opposing gay people's right to wed. It's hardly the only awful anti-gay marriage ad out th...

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Pepsi "Gay Rights" Ban: Religious Group Advocates Banning Company Over "Religious Advocacy"

Raw Story | Daniel Tencer | Posted 10.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Pepsi Co, Proposition 8, Human Rights Campaign, American Family Association, Business News

A group that advocates "traditional family values" claims it has the signatures of 500,000 people who have pledged to boycott Pepsi over what it says ...

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Why I'm Going to Maine

Paul Hogarth | Posted 10.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Maine Gay Marriage, Question 1 in Maine, Proposition 8, Marriage Equality, Question-1-in-Maine, Politics News

As a Californian, the fight against Question 1 in Maine, is personal. Gays and lesbians last year had their rights snatched away, and it can never happen again.

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New Anti-Gay Ad In Maine Exact Copy Of California Prop. 8 Ad (VIDEO)

AmericanBlog | Joe Sudbay | Posted 09.23.2009 | Style

Read More: Proposition 8, Prop 8, Proposition 8 Ad, Maine, California, Style News

Frank Schubert, the consultant who did the Yes on Prop. 8 campaign, isn't even trying in Maine. He's just recycling his Prop. 8 ads for the campaign i...

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Maine, The Way Life Should Be

Sara Whitman | Posted 09.18.2009 | Living

Read More: LGBT Rights, Lgbt, Lgbt-Families, No on 1, Maine, Marriage Equality, Proposition 8, Same Sex Marriage, National Organization for Marriage, Gay Marriage, Living News

I don't know if anyone from the anti-equality side realizes this, but we are going to have families whether we have rights nor not. Our kids are going to go to public schools, period.

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Maine Campaign Heats Up; "No on 1" Fights Back

Paul Hogarth | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Maine Gay Marriage, Proposition 8, Question One, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Polls, Television, California, Same Sex Marriage, Maine, Politics News

Polls show gay marriage losing narrowly in Maine, but a new TV ad with Maine's 2005 Teacher of the Year may help turn the tide.

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With Time, Equality Will Blossom Even in Orange County

Chris Prevatt | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: California Gay Marriage, California, Proposition 8, 2010 Elections, 2012 Election, Prepare to Prevail, Orange County, LGBT Rights, Congressman Bob Dornan, Barack Obama, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Politics News

Orange County, like the rest of California, has grown more diverse and more moderate over the last generation. Yet its reputation as a conservative, antigay bastion persists, despite evidence to the contrary.

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Marriage Equality Is on the Ballot in Maine This Fall (Video)

Jesse Connolly | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, Catholic Church, Proposition 8, Gay Rights, National Organization for Marriage, Main, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Tv Ads, John Baldacci, Marriage Equality, Politics News

Our opponents are tenacious -- and well-funded. The anti-marriage campaign in Maine is being led by the same groups that ran the Yes on Proposition 8 campaign in California last year.

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The Olson/Boies Same-Sex Marriage Lawsuit: Too Much, Too Soon?

Carlos A. Ball | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Vaughn Walker, Gay Rights, Proposition 8, National Center for Lesbian Rights, Ted Olson, David Boies, Aclu, Thurgood Marshall, Same-Sex Marriage, Lambda, Politics News

The question no longer is whether the lawsuit should be brought, but whether it will succeed.

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