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Society + Culture

Why Does Boston Have Two St. Patrick’s Day Parades? In A Word: Homophobia

It’s an exciting day for people across the Greater Boston region and Massachusetts – except for its LGBT citizens, apparently. Because even in the first state to gain marriage equality, there’s still discrimination, and one is in the city’s annual parade.

Rose March 13, 2013 18 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Everything the Homophobes Told You Was A Lie and Other Stories We Missed This Week

Family matters, queer poetry, undocumented LGBT immigrants and more!

Carmen March 13, 2013 11 Comments
Politics + Activism

This Is How We Shatter Rape Culture

If we #EducateCoaches, we’ll be educating the next generation of men. And it’s time for them to get schooled, and I’m at the forefront of the movement to make that happen.

Carmen March 13, 2013 30 Comments
Politics + Activism

Christine Quinn for (Openly Gay, Female) Mayor of New York City!

Totally qualified, totally awesome Christine Quinn wants to be the next mayor of New York City! Also, she walked down the aisle to Ave Maria… the Beyoncé version. I mean come on.

A.E. Osworth March 12, 2013 19 Comments
Politics + Activism

We Won A Thing: Colorado Civil Unions Pass The House

Colorado State Legislature has passed the Civil Unions bill!

Hansen March 12, 2013 22 Comments
Politics + Activism

EU Wants To Fix Gender Inequality… By Banning Porn?

The European Parliament is set to vote March 12th on a proposal that seeks to ban all forms of “pornography” from “the media” without really specifying to which pornography or media they’re referring.

A.E. Osworth March 11, 2013 21 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday Means Business As Usual for the Queen and the Queers

Totally Homosexual Gay LESBIAN Marriage. Famous People. Puppies. This is the first day of the rest of your life.

Carmen March 10, 2013 2 Comments
Politics + Activism

Lesbian Couple Tries To Change Michigan’s Gay Adoption Laws

In one of the most surprisingly gay-unfriendly states in the U.S., same-sex couples still can’t adopt children together. Here’s how two Hazel Park nurses are trying to change that.

Rose March 9, 2013 29 Comments
Politics + Activism

Rachel Maddow Did A Reddit AMA!!!

I know you’ve been wondering what her favorite type of whiskey is.

Cara March 8, 2013 26 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Brittani’s Video Party: Mila Kunis Does the Shamrock Shake the Morning After

Mila Kunis gives an interview of Jennifer Lawrenceian proportions, an animated comedy short about a McDonald’s dessert, a lesbian short, and a music video for the gaydies.

Brittani March 7, 2013 9 Comments
Society + Culture

Québec Government Wants to Know What Your Deal Is With Homosexuality

A new government campaign asks simple questions to win all the points.

Kristen March 6, 2013 19 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: “Flying While Butch” And Other Stories We Missed This Week

Russia’s new lesbian magazine, Kansas’ proud gay parental unit, and women working harder than men. Again.

Carmen March 6, 2013 28 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Ellen Writes Brief to the Supreme Court, Continues to be Perfect Human

Gabrielle’s Team Pick: “Portia and I have been married for 4 years and they have been the happiest of my life. And in those 4 years, I don’t think we hurt anyone else’s marriage. I asked all of my neighbors and they say they’re fine.”

Gabrielle Korn March 6, 2013 5 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday Found A Gayby in a Hopeless Place

Would you adopt a baby you found in the subway? Would you like a donut?

Carmen March 3, 2013 10 Comments
Politics + Activism

Obama Administration Joins the Club, Files Amicus Brief Against Prop 8 in Supreme Court Case

The Justice Department’s amicus brief joins other ones opposed to Prop 8, including one from 75 pro-equality Republicans. This leaves a lot of questions: namely, what took them so long?

Rose March 1, 2013 3 Comments
Politics + Activism

Marco McMillian, Gay Man of Color and Candidate for Mayor, Murdered in Mississippi

“On Wednesday, Marco McMillian was found dead on a Mississippi River levee. He was a gay man of color running for mayor of Clarksdale, Mississippi, and his death is being investigated as a homicide.”

Gabrielle Korn March 1, 2013 13 Comments
Politics + Activism

House Finally Passes Expanded Violence Against Women Act, With Extremely Minimal GOP Cooperation

Today the House of Representatives has finally passed the Violence Against Women Act – and it includes expanded protections for Native women and survivors in same-sex relationships.

Rachel February 28, 2013 5 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Brittani’s Video Party: British Teenagers Explain Football to Lena Dunham, Michelle Obama and Jeremy Lin

Lena Dunham auditions for Zero Dark Thirty, Jeremy Lin gets you all teary eyed, British teenagers answer questions about the “National Football Legion”, and Michelle Obama shows off her motherly dance moves.

Brittani February 28, 2013 11 Comments
Politics + Activism

75 Republicans and 278 Businesses Sign Briefs Supporting Gay Marriage, Recognize That DOMA Helps No One

“Yesterday it was revealed that 75 prominent Republicans have signed onto an amicus brief arguing for the legalization of gay marriage in the Supreme Court case dealing with marriage equality.”

Rachel February 27, 2013 7 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: The Frat Brothers You Wish You Went To College With And Other Stories We Missed This Week

Homophobes get told off, allegorical vegetarians, and Brokeback Bollywood.

Carmen February 27, 2013 10 Comments
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