Also.Also.Also: Gay Marriage Is For The Goats and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Freedom to Marry, Freedom to Love, Freedom to Wear A Tampon Costume.
On Fixing The Institution of (Gay) Marriage
“If the institution is in need of an update, is the inclusion of gay marriage enough to jumpstart a healthier version of marriage?”
Sunday Funday Is Still Happy About Tuesday
The 2012 Election is a gift that never stops giving. Or at least, it hasn’t yet.
Gay Marriage, Minnesotans, and a Canadian, Oh My!
Malaika’s Team Pick: The opposition to marriage equality will fade away to never-never relevant-land as proponents for marriage equality keep winning, and winning, and winning some more.
Gay Homophobe: Hypocrisy is Trackable
Kristen’s Team Pick: #dayssincethelastprominenthomophobewascaughtinagaysexscandal isn’t just a hashtag.
Gay Marriage Wins: In Which We Celebrate and Also Push Forward
“For even one vote to come out in favor of gay marriage only three years later would have been historic; the fact that all four states did so is nothing short of incredible.”
Renegade Sandy Relief Needs Your Help
Crystal’s Team Pick: Holly Miranda and iO Tillett Wright have launched a relief effort for areas of New York affected by hurricane Sandy. Here’s how you can get behind it.
NOM Grasps Desperately For Post-Election Relevance
Four states made progress on same-sex marriage, but someone didn’t get the memo.
“A ‘Mad Men’ Party in a ‘Modern Family’ America”: On The Future of the Republican Party
Everyone (except FOX News agrees): Republicans lost the Senate and presidency this year because they aren’t paying attention to the demographic and opinion changes in the U.S. But will their base let them make this change?
Also.Also.Also: A Bunch of Voting Galleries and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Young Hillary Clinton, the activists who did it for love – and life, and the ultimate response to the unforgettable question.
Top Seven Great Things That Happened On Election Night
But seriously, let’s get to the actually important stuff and talk about the lady with the flag in her hair and Donald Trump’s Twitter tantrum.
25 Things Mitt Romney Can Do Now
Here’s what he can do with his time now that he has to find a way to bide it.
Malawi Might Be One (Small) Step Further On The Path to Gay Rights
“Whether [President Banda] will be able to overcome centuries of entrenched homophobia and help Malawi become one of the few African countries without anti-gay laws remains to be seen, but her political savvy and credentials in the women’s rights movement make her a fairly strong candidate.”
Ill Theory Documents Where Theory And Practice Collide For Young People of Color
Rachel’s Team Pick: “Theory is different from real life, but it helps us figure out how to live.”
In God We Trust: Gay Kids, Religion, and Group Homes
A gay man in Florida reports being abused at the hands of his Christian group home. However, this is only the start of Florida’s problems with religion and the foster care system.
Sally Kohn, Badass Extraordinaire, Gays Up Fox News And Believes In You
A self-proclaimed “Professional Gay” and the woman behind the provocative essay rebuffing Paul Ryan’s RNC speech, Sally Kohn also happens to be the most optimistic person we’ve ever spoken to about politics.
We Won So Many Things! Obama, Same-Sex Marriage, Drugs, Rock ‘n Roll
Tonight Obama won, Tammy Baldwin won, Todd Akin lost, some states legalized marijuana and voted for marriage equality in four states!
Notes On Watching America Vote, From A Canadian
Today is a very important day for our country: America will vote for a president and everybody in Canada is watching.
90 Days, 90 Reasons: 90 Good Reads for Obama
Cara’s Team Pick: Here’s hoping that by tomorrow this website will be unnecessary.
Things I Read That I Love: U.S. Presidential Election Edition
Election-related reads! Topics include The Ballot Cops, Obama circa 1993, Joan Didion on John Kerry, “the politics of personality destruction,” Red States/Blue States , the history of voting and so much more!