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Obama's Speech (TEXT): Transcript Of President Obama's Speech About Gay Rights

Posted 10.11.2009 | Politics

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The official transcript of President Obama's address at The Human Rights Campaign's 13th Annual National Dinner on Saturday, as released by the White ...

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Now is Not the Time for Delay

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics

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Lincoln Mitchell

It is too early too know whether Obama's promise at the Stonewall celebration is to be taken seriously or if it was his attempt to extricate himself from a potentially difficult situation by making more promises.

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

Johann Hari | Posted 07.31.2009 | World

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Johann Hari

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

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 07.31.2009 | Home

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Emma Ruby-Sachs

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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STONEWALL RIOTS - 1969 Was Only The Beginning

The Socialist Alternative | Posted 07.27.2009 | Home

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Something unremarkable happened on June 27, 1969 in New York's Greenwich Village, an event which had occurred a thousand times before across the U.S. ...

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NY Gay Pride Parade 2009 Information

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 07.27.2009 | New York

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New York City's 40th annual Gay Pride parade takes place this Sunday on June 29. Organized by the Heritage of Pride organization, the march proceeds ...

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Service Members, Vets, and Families Marching for Justice

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics

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Aubrey Sarvis

The protests against these shameful, archaic rules are growing louder by the day among progressives of all stripes, gay and straight.

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NYC Gay Pride Parade (SLIDESHOW, POLL)

Huffington Post | Posted 07.26.2009 | New York

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New York City's 40th annual Gay Pride parade takes place this Sunday on June 29. Organized by the Heritage of Pride organization, the march proceeds ...

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Stonewall Riots, A Milestone In Gay-Rights Movement, Remembered 40 Years Later

New York Daily News | Carrie Melago | Posted 07.26.2009 | New York

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They were the riots that spawned a revolution, the nights of protest that led to the dawn of the gay rights movement. Forty years ago this weekend, po...

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Stonewall 2.0: It's What We Make of It

Jennifer Chrisler | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics

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Jennifer Chrisler

Stonewall was no accident, yet it was not an orchestrated affair. It was a moment and it became what we made of it.

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