Results for: gay marriage
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Roy Moore and His Cowboy Theocracy Are Running for Senate, and That’s Very Dangerous
I grew up in Roy Moore’s Alabama; his hatred and zealotry have no limits. Now, he’s headed for the Senate, and he’ll likely win.
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After the Supreme Court Ruling, The Fight For Marriage Equality Continues in the South
“It was like we were living in this alternate reality, where the north was celebrating and down here in the south we were wondering what the fuck was going on,” said Hali Felt.
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North Carolina Governor Pretends He Cares About Equality With New Executive Order
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory saves face with an executive order to clarify HB2, but it doesn’t actually do anything; a New Jersey school district approves a pro-trans bathroom policy change; married lesbian couples in Indiana are suing the state for not allowing both parents to be on birth certificates, and more news!
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VIDEO: “New Deep South” Shows Adorable Mississippi Lesbian Couple Using Instagram To Adopt
The first episode of “New Deep South,” a webseries created by women-founded new media startup “The Front,” kicked off with the story of a young couple ready to get married and have a baby, against all odds.
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Aquí Estamos: Organizing the First QPOC Conference in the Rio Grande Valley
Aquí Estamos is Spanish for “we’re here.” The first ever QPOC conference in the RGV is letting everyone know just that — we’re here and we’ll be here to organize and fight against the social and political factors that affect us.
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Also.Also.Also: Dolores Huerta Stands Up for Gay Marriage and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Familia es Familia, unless you’re in the Salvation Army. Or Louisiana.
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HRC’s New Campaign in the South Wants to Change “Hearts and Minds,” Not Much Else
In a region known for being socially conservative and heavily influenced by faith communities, HRC’s Project One America seems like a much-needed advancement for LGBT rights in the region. But is the HRC prepared to help the South, an area with a long history of struggles fueled by racism from colonization to slavery to the Civil Rights Movement?
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Alabama Court Enters 21st Century, Strikes Down State Ban on Gay Sex
An Alabama appeals court has ruled that the state’s “sexual misconduct” law banning gay sex is unconstitutional under federal law.
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Spilling the Sweet Tea on Queer Organizing in the Deep South
We got chills and teary eyes in the first session when leaders from the southern based LGBTQ advocacy organizations we invited told us simply that we didn’t have to leave the south. I can’t remember ever having heard anyone tell me that so plainly before.
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Bridal Magazine Rejects, Then Accepts, Ad Featuring Lesbian Couple After Internet Feelingsfest
“We are so sorry that we acted out of fear and uncertainty. We had never been faced with such a decision and we should have acted with our hearts.”
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Going Down (South): Midnight in the Garden of Marriage Equality and Hate Crimes Laws
Georgia’s got a hot new lesbian in her legislature and she’s at the helm of some pretty progressive policies.
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Turning the Tide: How Activism to Protect Queer Students and Communities Works
How activists in Louisiana use everything from direct action to meetings with senators to try to pass laws that would protect queer and trans* students from bullying, queer and trans* employees from discrimination, and more. This is how your legal progress sausage is made.
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How The South Made Me A Queer Feminist
In the rural South, the word “tomboy” is basically a euphemism for “She’s genderqueer, and she may or may not grow out of it. Hell if we know.”
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Going Down (South): On Taking Your Sweet Time
Everything is slower in the South. I’m (slowly) realizing that this includes progress.
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Going Down (South): Here Comes Honey Boo Boo Child, Southern Progressive Icon
Actually, I love the image that comes from being from the same state as the Honey Boo Boo Child herself.
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The Divided States of Gaymerica: They Love You in Maine, Loathe You in Mississippi
The states are beginning to fall into four categories: Winners, Up-and-Comers, Wild Cards and Longshots. We discuss the Evangelical root of this disparity and what it means for homogays living in Longshotville.
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Queer Girl City Guide: There’s No Place Like NOLA
Hey there, Dawlin’!
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Texas Is Not the Only State: Confessions of a Lesbian Exile in New York
“I kept MapQuest directions to Albuquerque in the glove compartment of my car, just in case I needed to run away. When I graduated, I moved to upstate New York for college.”
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Queer Girl City Guide: Tulsa, OK
Stop by Tulsa on your next cross-country adventure for a surprisingly good time!