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Rachel

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Seven Eurovision Videos You May Enjoy

Do you enjoy watching intensely choreographed pop music performed in dozens of languages, occasionally with pyrotechnics and intense nationalism? Well, good news!

DADT Is Over, Inequality for Gays and Same-Sex Couples in the Military Isn't

DADT’s being repealed doesn’t mean that same-sex couples will be treated equally on base or off.

Violence Against Women Act Doesn't Include LGBT Protections; White House Disapproves

Republicans may have succeeded in making sure the Violence Against Women Act doesn’t have any protections for LGBT people — unless Obama vetoes it.

May 17, 2012

T(OUR) Magazine Wants Your Experiences, Stories, Submissions

Rachel’s Team Pick: Look, a new queer literary magazine for you to submit to!

Obama, Gay Marriage and America One Week Later

President Obama announced he supports same-sex marriage, and then what happened?

Parents Just Don't Understand, But Maybe Young People Don't Either (About Gay Rights)

Maybe young people aren’t going to be the saviors of the campaign for equal rights for gays.

May 10, 2012

Mother's Day Cards for All Kinds of Mothers

Rachel’s Team Pick: Mother’s Day cards that are a little more inclusive than we’re used to.

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North Carolina's Amendment One Passes, Outlawing Already-Illegal Gay Marriage

“I have never seen a community mount such a forceful, unified, creative response to a collective threat. I have never had so many neighbors tell me, “Your battle is mine too.”

May 07, 2012

New York Works for GENDA and Gender Identity Workplace Protection

Now that marriage equality has passed in New York state, one organization is turning its attention towards gender identity protection in the workplace.

Violence Against Women Act May Be Stripped of LGBT Protections Because of Awful Republicans

The Violence Against Women Act was going to be updated to include protections for gay people, undocument immigrants, and Native American communities, but House Republicans are doing their best to make sure it isn’t.

Missouri Republican Zach Wyatt Comes Out Against "Don't Say Gay" and Also As Gay

Rep. Zach Wyatt of Missouri came out as a “proud gay man” on the floor of the House.

Amendment 1 Advances in North Carolina, Religious Homophobes Rejoice

North Carolina’s anti-gay Amendment 1 looks like it might succeed.

Mitt Romney and Gay Marriage: It's Complicated

Once upon a time, Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, and he wasn’t quite as anti-gay as conservatives might like.

April 26, 2012

Tea, Nectar of the Gods, and Things to Drink it With

Tea: for fun and profit! Just kidding, it’s only for fun.

April 25, 2012

Top 5 Action Movie Heroines That Made Me Queer

Don’t front like Alien didn’t give you a crazy crush on Sigourney Weaver.

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April 21, 2012

Romney Hires Openly Gay Spokesman, Conservative Groups Clutch Pearls in Horror

Mitt Romney’s spokesman is openly gay, and the AFA’s Bryan Fischer is very upset about it.

April 19, 2012

Playlist: I'm the Sh*t Pt. II

You are awesome, and deserve better than this awful day.

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April 18, 2012

DADT Is Repealed, But Lesbians Still Can't Be Cub Scout Den Leaders

It’s no accident that the Boy Scout Oath calls for young scouts to be “morally straight.”

April 17, 2012

Obama's Not Signing LGBT Workplace Protection Exec Order For Vague, Unconvincing Reasons

Obama decided not to sign a piece of paper that would give LGBT employees of federal contractors the right to not be fired because of their sexual orientation.

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April 16, 2012

Check Out Open CourseWare, Because Using Your Brain is Fun

Rachel’s Team Pick: What if you could take a class called “Rethinking the Family, Sex, and Gender” (and more) for free? YOU CAN.

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April 13, 2012

Long Island PTA Chapter Will Exist Solely to Support Gay Teens and Be Totally Awesome

“You don’t have to live on Long Island to join. You don’t have to be gay or have a kid who is gay… All you have to do is believe in the movement.”

April 12, 2012

Study Supporting "Ex-Gay" Claims Finally Retracted to Much Rejoicing

“For all this concern about how I damage people, where is the damage?… don’t you think there’d be a busload of people who are damaged?” Yes.