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The Time Is Now: An Open Letter to a U.S. Senator

Brian Sims | Posted 03.28.2013 | Gay Voices
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Brian Sims

Senator, the same people who voted for me, voted for you, and I am so excited to report that a vast majority of them now support LGBT equality. So too do a majority of your Democratic colleagues.

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New Poll Reveals Shift In California Latinos' Thinking On Gay Marriage

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.01.2013 | Latino Voices
Read More: Gay Marriage Latinos, Gay Marriage California, Gay Marriage California Latinos, Proposition 8, Latino Politics, Same-Sex, Gay Marriage, Latino Voices News

Republicans hoping to appeal to Latino social conservatism may want to avoid the gay marriage issue. Some 56 percent of California Latinos now sup...

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Maryland Venue To Sidestep Gay Discrimination Laws By Axing Wedding Ceremonies?

Posted 12.27.2012 | Gay Voices
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A longtime fixture of the Maryland wedding scene will no longer offer services to couples planning to tie the knot because its owner is opposed to sam...

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Rev. Phil Snider Talks Viral Gay Rights Speech and Reading the Bible With Love

Shira Lazar | Posted 12.29.2012 | Gay Voices
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Shira Lazar

In this exclusive What's Trending interview, Springfield, Mo., preacher Phil Snider speaks out about the story behind his City Council gay rights speech that went viral for its shocking twist ending.

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The Paradox of Gay Genes

Simon LeVay | Posted 12.01.2012 | Science
Read More: Same Sex, Homosexuality, Genes, Sexual Selection, Sexuality Genetics, Gay Gene, Sex, Gay Male Gene, Lesbian Gene, Heterosexuality, Sexuality, Lgbt History, Science News
Simon LeVay

One of the commonest questions I get is this: If being gay is genetic, and gay sex doesn't produce children, why don't those genes die out?

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Same-Sex Parenting Study Triggers Firestorm

Posted 06.12.2012 | Science
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By: Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 06/11/2012 04:59 PM EDT on LiveScience A new study claiming to find disadvantages for...

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New Curriculum Focuses On Positive Boy-Girl Relationships

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 07.24.2012 | Home
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Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

By: Robyn Gee Education reform is full of silver bullet ideas. A favorite among some communities is single-gender education. But Richard Fabes, dir...

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(Still) The Essential Guide To Same-Sex Weddings

Kathryn Hamm | Posted 06.03.2012 | Weddings
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Kathryn Hamm

The love note I penned to my partner inside the first edition copy of "The Essential Guide to Gay and Lesbian Weddings" in December of 1995 was inspired by our engagement, and reveals that I had finally found a source for knowledgeable answers to our questions.

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Dustin Lance Black Takes to YouTube for Historic Prop 8 Play (VIDEO)

Shira Lazar | Posted 05.08.2012 | Impact
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Shira Lazar

Academy Award Winner Dustin Lance Black stopped by the What's Trending studio to talk about his new play, 8, that premiered live on YouTube and his su...

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Obama Memo Gives More Benefits To Federal Workers' Same-Sex Partners

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama ordered government agencies Wednesday to extend additional benefits to same-sex partners of federal employee...

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Gay Marriage Benefit Seekers Sue CalPERS, IRS

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
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SAN FRANCISCO — Three gay couples are suing California's giant public pension fund and the Internal Revenue Service to make long-term care insur...

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George Rekers iIs Completely Heterosexual

Roy Zimmerman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
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Roy Zimmerman

Another rabid, virulent anti-gay activist turns out to be gay. The question becomes, "How do you know when a rabid, virulent anti-gay activist is, in fact gay?" And the answer is, "Well, duh!"

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Referendum 71: US Supreme Court Judge Blocks Release Of Names In Gay Rights Ballot Fight

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has temporarily blocked Washington state officials from releasing the names of people who sig...

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Gays To Obama: "If Not Now, When?"

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Chris Weigant

The political reality is that -- especially for contentious issues -- there is a very small window for presidents to get things done.

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Friday Talking Points [79] -- Judicial Activism And Bias

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Chris Weigant

"Judicial activism" (or, alternatively, "legislating from the bench") is defined -- no matter what your political beliefs -- as "judges not ruling the...

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