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How Obama Won Me Over With a Single Speech

Holly Robinson | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Community Service, Patriotism, President Obama, Economic Crisis, Barnard College, Selma, Commencement Speech, College Graduates, New York City, Volunteerism, Stonewall, Politics News

I don't know how to explain this bizarre transformation. The closest I can come is to say that the president emanated an energy that was so generous and good in spirit that I swear I could almost see the halo.

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PHOTOS: A Look Back At The Gay Heyday Of New York's Waterfront

The Huffington Post | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 04.05.2012

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They might not date back as far as Athens' Acropolis or Egypt's pyramids, but according to Jonathan D. Katz, the piers which line New York's riverfron...

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AIDS Casts A Shadow Over New York's Gay Marriage Victory

New York Times | AUSTIN CONSIDINE | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: HIV/AIDS, New York Same Sex Marriage, Gay Rights, New York Gay Marriage, Same Sex Marriage, Aids, LGBT Rights, Hiv, Stonewall, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Gay Voices News

ON the evening of June 24, Steve Mendelsohn celebrated in the street with his friends and nearly a thousand other supporters of same-sex marriage outs...

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Breaking New Ground, From Phil Donahue

Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Marlo Thomas, Talk Show, Video, Gay, Gay Rights, Stonewall, Phil Donahue, Women News

Phil Donahue discusses what it was like to be one of the first talk show hosts put openly gay people on his show in the 1960's. if(typeof AOLVP_cfg==...

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Love In The Time Of Stonewall

T Magazine | Posted 10.13.2011

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In 1979, George Segal, the famous Pop artist, was commissioned to create a sculpture to commemorate New York City’s Stonewall uprising in 1969 — t...

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Is It Time to Move the Chicago Pride Parade?

Keith Ecker | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Glbt, Center on Halsted, Transgender, Northalsted Business Alliance, Bisexual, Lesbian, Pride, Gay, Boystown, Stonewall, Northalsted, Chicago News

I'm hardly the first person to point out the fact that the Pride Parade has strayed far from its original intent, which is to honor the rebellious spirits of Stonewall who actively fought to defend their right to convene in peace.

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WATCH: Reactions At The Stonewall Inn The Moment It Passed

Posted 08.25.2011

Read More: Gay Marraige, Euphoria, Stonewall Riots, New York, Gay Rights, Gay Marriage Passes, Ny News, Same Sex Marriage, Marraige, Gay Marriage New York, Stonewall Inn, New York News, Gay Marriage Legalized, Stonewall, New York News

It was good to be a New Yorker Friday. As the Senate debated the same sex marriage bill in Albany, those who support gay rights and same sex marri...

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Making Gay History -- Again

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Making 'The Boys' blends several storylines, including the history of Mart Crowley's ground-breaking 1969 play The Boys in the Band, and the rise of the gay-rights movement in its wake.

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Two Arrested For Gay Hate Crime at Stonewall Inn

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Hate Crimes, Stonewall Inn, Christopher Orlando, Hate Crime, Matthew Francis, Stonewall, New York News

NEW YORK — A patron at the Stonewall Inn, a powerful symbol of the gay rights movement since protests over a 1969 police raid there, was tackled...

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The Unreal L Word

Joan E. Dowlin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Matthew Shephard, L Word, Jersey Shore, Sex and the City, Anita Bryant, Real L Word, Showtime, Harvey Milk, Ellen's Coming Out Episode, Stonewall, AIDs Epidemic, Entertainment News

The Real L Word may reflect today's anything-goes philosophy, but as a meaningful dialogue about gay issues, tolerance, and human rights, it falls way short.

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Proposition 8: Remembering Dr. Sagarin and Mr. Cory

Philip Goldberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Homosexuality, Gay Rights, Proposition 8, Andre Gide, Edward Sagarin, Donald Webster Cory, Stonewall, Politics News

The intense reactions to the Proposition 8 decision turn my thoughts to the strange, poignant and instructive life of a former professor of mine, the late sociologist Edward Sagarin.

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Film Review: Stonewall Uprising

Stewart Nusbaumer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stonewall Riots, Human Rights, Gay Rights, Civil Rights, Stonewall Uprising, Kate Davis, David Heibroner, Gay and Lesbian Rights, Gay Marriage, Stonewall, Entertainment News

Filmmakers Kate Davis and David Heibroner have filled a cinematic void ignored too long. It took 41 years for the first non-fiction film to examine this innocuous raid that ignited a revolution.

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Visible Lives: Celebrating LGBT Pride 2010

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

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What matters sordid wealth or brutish might? Bright day, dark night, Gay or straight, black, brown or white, Tall or short, Blond or brunet, Voluptuo...

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On Stonewall Riot Initiator Sylvia Rivera's Birthday, Her Words About Gay Oppression Against Trans People Still Ring True

Ashley Love | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lgbt, Sylvia Rivera, Stonewall, Ashley Love, Transsexual, Transgender, Magnet, Politics News

On this special day honoring Sylvia Rivera's birthday, MAGNET calls on all gay and lesbian people to remember who started Stonewall, and to try to be more understanding of your trans brothers and sisters.

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Liberation's Forge: Kate Davis & David Heilbroner on Stonewall Uprising

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Violence, Justice, Proposition 8, Repression, Emotion, Sex, Gay Pride Weekend, Howard Smith, Activism, Court System, Drama, Greenwich Village, Controversy, Gay Pride Week, New York City, New York, Success, Homosexuality, Documentary, Gay Rights Movement, Stonewall Riots, Gay Rights, Racism, Justice System, Homophobia, Pride Week, Christopher-Street, Stonewall, Love, Entertainment News

Davis and Heilbroner rally some great eyewitness interviews and manage to put the story in context with considerable footage from news shows and "educational" films.

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Cartoon: Three Things for the GOP to Remember

Shan Wells | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, John McCain, Health Care Passage, House GOP, Lawsuit, Stonewall, Senate GOP, Denver News

Republicans in the form of a grumpy John McCain have put the country on notice that everything and anything the Dems do will be stonewalled because... well, because they won.

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John D'Emilio Lecture: Chicago's Gay History, Richard Nixon's Accidental Support Of Gays

HuffPost Eyes&Ears Local | Kate Lowry, Justin Sherwood | Posted 05.25.2011

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Produced by HuffPost's Eyes & Ears Citizen Journalism Unit Was Richard Nixon a gay liberationist? Many would scoff at the question. But John D'Emilio...

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Atlanta Gay Pride Throws Victims of Police Raid Under the Bus

Mike Alvear | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Atlanta Pride March, The Eagle, Atlanta Police Raid Gay Bar, Police Raid Gay Bar, Atlanta, Gay Pride, Gay Pride Parade, Stonewall, Politics News

Six weeks ago, the Atlanta police threw everybody in a gay bar called The Eagle to the ground, handcuffing them face down on the floor. After two hours, they finally let everyone go.

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Why Is Anti-Gay Violence Soaring in Britain?

Johann Hari | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Homophobia, Equal Rights, Hate Crimes, Intolerance, Gay Rights, Stonewall, World News

In the past few years, gay people have finally begun to exercise the same rights as their straight siblings, yet there has been a sharp surge in violence against us.

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Anatomy of a Southern Sex Panic: The Atlanta Police Raid a Gay Bar

Mike Alvear | Posted 05.25.2011

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You can't keep the city safe by locking up crooks, convicts and hard-core recidivists when there are gay men running around with impure thoughts.

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Stonewall 2009: Police Raid Gay Bar in Atlanta on Account of Because.

Mike Alvear | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Eagle, Atlanta, Police Raid Gay Bar, Stonewall, Police Brutality, Gay, Gay Rights, Gay Bashing, Gay Issues, Stonewall 2009, Politics News

For two hours, sixty gay men were forced to lay face down on the bar's filthy floors. Not a single man was arrested. Or given an apology. Or given a reason for why they were held against their will.

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The Importance Of The Gay Cliche

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lesbian, Gays and Lesbians, Gay, Ally McBeal, New York City, New York, Homosexual Rights, Culture, Homosexuals, Homosexuality, Gay Rights, LGBT Rights, Gay and Lesbian Rights, West Village, Society, Gays, Gay Issues, Stonewall, New York News

Gay stereotypes, in this day and age, are relevant enough to be funny but outdated enough to be innocuous.

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

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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The Stonewall Riots Haven't Stopped - They've Gone Global

Johann Hari | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gay Rights, Homosexuality, Stonewall Riots, Stonewall, World News

In the Caribbean, majority-Muslim countries, and most of Africa, being gay is a death sentence -- yet many people who should be showing solidarity choose not to see it.

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"A President Who Fights With You and for You"

Joan Garry | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance, Gay Pride, Stonewall Anniversary, Stonewall, White House Gay Rights, President Obama, Home News

I know what Obama meant -- that together we would fight for equality. But the line is also true if you look at it the other way. Over these next four years, he will continue to fight with the gay community. Because we are impatient.

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