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Salt Lake OKs gay rights laws with Mormon backing

AP | JENNIFER DOBNER | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

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SALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church for the first time has announced its support of gay rights legislation, an endorsement that helped gain unani...

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Homosexual Reparative Therapy Does Not Work & Other Statements of the Obvious

David Ambroz | Posted 10.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Hubby-Hubby, Vermont Gay Marriage, Homosexual, Sexual Orientation, Narth, Ben & Jerry's, Reparative Therapy, Gay Marriage, Living News
David Ambroz

While it would be better to acknowledge the damage done to individuals as a rationale to stop the practice, at the very least the APA took a step forward to stop the practice of reparative therapy for good.

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No Drinking, No Drugs, No Lesbians: How Homophobia Still Rules in Sports

Dee Mosbacher | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Homosexuality, Homosexuality in Sports, Female Athletes, Gay Rights, Sexual Orientation, Sports, Politics News
Dee Mosbacher

Five years ago, I decided to make a documentary about homophobia in sports. I wanted to understand why athletes seemed to feel being out was unsafe when lesbian and gay visibility was increasing everywhere else.

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Queeries: "Is He Your Brother or Lover?"

Steven Petrow | Posted 11.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Coming Out, LGBT Rights, Lgbt, Coming Out to Family and Friends, Gay, Gay Rights, LGBT Issues, Gays, Gay Issues, Sexual Orientation, Living News
Steven Petrow

Displaying your boyfriend's photo is a good way to come out (at least partially) without shouting the dreaded, "Hey, I am gay!" Obviously, there are many degrees to being out.

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Rush: Still Shovel-Ready After All These Years!

Randall Amster | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Shovel-Ready, Rush Limbaugh, Humor, Limbaugh, Economy, Sexual Orientation, Drugs, Media, Gay, Rush Limbaugh Kennedy, Race, Feminism, Gender, HIV/AIDS, Limbaugh Obama Fails, Martin Luther King, Slavery, Sexism, Oil, Environment, Homeless, Rush Limbaugh Obama, Racism, Love, Humor and Satire, Politics News
Randall Amster

Seriously, you've got to love Rush Limbaugh. Here's just a very brief sampling of Rush's grossest hits.

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President Obama, Equal Rights and Sexual Orientation

Geoffrey R. Stone | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Gay Rights, Sexual Orientation, Obama 100 Days, Equal Rights, Obama Administration, Matthew Shepard, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Geoffrey R. Stone

As one of his first acts of office, Obama should call for federal legislation ensuring equal rights for all persons in the U.S. regardless of sexual orientation.

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Colin Powell a Reformed Sinner?

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 01.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gays in the Military, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Colin Powell Endorses Obama, Homosexuality, Military, Gay Rights, Colin Powell, Sexual Orientation, Colin Powell Obama, Gay, Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

The radical shift in Powell's stance on LGBT issues should not give him a carte blanche. As chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Powell justified homophobia as a simple objection to a behavioral choice.

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A Land Where Nowhere Is Safe: A Lesbian Activist Speaks About Gender and Violence in Kyrgyzstan

Anna Kirey | Posted 11.15.2008 | Living

Read More: Women, Hate Crimes, Rape, Survivor, Women's Issues, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Lesbian, Sexual Orientation, Transgendered, Men, Traditional Society, Transgender Issues, Global Feminism, Kyrgyzstan, Human Rights Watch, Bisexual, Sexual Harassment, Man, Osce, Muslim, Labrys, Manhood, Harrassment, Domestic Violence, Soviet Union, Living News
Anna Kirey

The government does not even recognize officially that lesbian or bisexual women and transgender people exist. There is no place for us in a conservative, patriarchal value system.

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On Civil Rights And Gay Rights, McCain Flunks The Test

Susan Kelley-Stamerra | Posted 10.25.2008 | Home

Read More: Aclu, John McCain, Obama, Gay Rights, Gay Marriage, Barack Obama Civil Rights, Equality, California, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Sexual Orientation, Barack Obama, Naacp, Civil Rights, Election 2008, Home News
Susan Kelley-Stamerra

McCain voted against expanding the definition of hate crimes to include crimes based on sexual orientation, and voted NO on prohibiting employment discrimination based on sexual orientation.

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Girls Kissing Girls: In Vogue Or Old News?

Dr. Logan Levkoff | Posted 10.20.2008 | Style

Read More: Third Base Ain't What It Used to Be, Lesbian Kiss, Sex Education, Lesbian, Katy Perry, Sexual Orientation, Style News
Dr. Logan Levkoff

Before the segment was canceled, I was asked to appear on CNN Headline News last month for a segment about the latest wave of "Lesbian Chic." There ha...

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Sixty Years After Desegregation, Ending "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Being gay should be no more of a barrier to serving the United States military than being black now is. My guess is that sixty years from now, people will wonder what took us so long.

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