Results for: meet up
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South Africa Starts Anti-Hate Crime Task Force
South Africa’s Ministry of Justice has established a national task team to address homophobia-based hate crimes. After 170,000 people accused them of maybe not doing enough.
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Republicans for Gay Rights & Other Homosexual News Updates
GOP adds another pro-gay-rights presidential candidate, Log Cabin Republicans push for marriage in NY, craziness in Iowa and a disappointing ruling in Montana.
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Burnaby Parents Will Fight for Their Kids’ Right to Discriminate Against LGBT Students
A group of parents in British Columbia are planning to hold a protest later this evening over the Burnaby school district’s proposed anti-sexual-orientation-based-discrimination policy.
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Texas Colleges To Subvert Homogay Club Agenda With “Traditional Values” Resource Centers
Needless to say, if this bill goes into effect, and it looks like it will, the gay clubs will be offering superior refreshments and entertainment.
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One Canadian’s Mission to Help GLBTQ Refugees Find a Kinder, Colder Home
David Pepper is traveling around Canada to mobilize the LGBT community to sponsor people being persecuted because of their sexual orientation or gender expression.
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Canada Will Have Election on May 2, Bad News For Bill C-389
For the fourth time in seven years, Canada is going to have a federal election. This one is slated for May 2, mark it on your calendars, Canadians!
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California Textbooks Might Include Gay Role Models, History
What if you had found out about gay historical figures and role models from your teacher, and not frantic late-night googling?
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Fred Karger is Gay, Jewish, Republican, Kinda Awesome and Running for President
He’s “a different kind of gay activist.” He’s “a little wilder.” And he’s been working for 3 years to expose the Mormon involvement in the Prop 8 campaign. This may be a Republican even my gay mom could love.
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How To Be A Gay Family In An Unfriendly State, According To The New York Times
Do you know what a revocable living trust is? It might be the difference between having a family tragedy be heart-breaking or world-ending.
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Lady Gaga Makes Sh*t Happen, Demands Target Play Nice With the Gays
Lady Gaga lays the smackdown on Target and demands that they support the LGBT community if they want a piece of her Born This Way action.
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Is Another Popular Vote California’s Best Hope for Getting Gay Marriage this Century?
We’re all tired of waiting for Prop 8 to finally be struck down permanently in court, and Equality California thinks we might be better off doing it on our own.
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Obama Administration is Over DOMA (UPDATED: Sen. Feinstein Will Now Introduce DOMA Repeal Legislation!)
In which Barack Obama declares that he officially has our backs, seemingly out of nowhere.
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On A Scale Of One To Repealed, How Repealed Is DADT?
Have you forgotten about DADT now that the judicial brouhaha is over? The answer had better be no, because our servicemembers definitely haven’t. Here’s what the deal is for them right now.
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Haters Gonna Hate (Gays) Forever, Apparently
Bad and not-that-bad stuff happening with homophobes in the UK, Toronto, Ohio, Michigan and New Zealand. Also some good news, silver lining, heartwarming things and a Daily Show clip!
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Is Oklahoma’s Del City High School Encouraging Lesbian Students to Drop Out? [UPDATED]
Forget prom — lesbians at Del City High School are being told they shouldn’t even bother showing up to graduation.
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The Prop 8 Appeal Hearing: OMFG What Happened
Your recap of the Prop 8 hearing is here! It took a while to get to you but that’s because Charles Cooper’s ears are just too weird, that and his terrible legal arguments kept throwing us off. Anyhow let’s talk about the future of gay marriage in California!
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U.S Government Really Likes Us Gays or is F*cking With Our Heads
The Pentagon has agreed to meet with a group of partners of gay servicemembers and discuss the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell repeal in addition to listening to the opinions of straight soldiers’ partners. One small step for mankind, amirite? (amirite?) Furthermore, Ken Mehlman being gay is NBD ’cause apparently the GOP doesn’t care about same-sex marriage anymore anyhow? Also the (conservative) guys raising money for our rights have historically raised money for anti-gay candidates. Oh yeah and Roger Ebert loves gay people.
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Midterm Elections Cram Session: Autostraddle’s Gay Guide to Voting on November 2
Who thinks homosexuality is like alcoholism? Which queers are running for office in California? What the hell are the midterm elections anyhow? Why do the Republicans think they have this one in the bag? The answers to all these questions and more in Autostraddle’s official guide to the 2010 Midterm Elections.
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Some Conservatives Hate Gays Less Than Others, Possibly Have Been Influenced by “Facts”
Glenn Beck and Ann Coulter have gone rogue on the Hatred of Gay People issue, and other conservative groups are Very Upset about it. What goes into the making of a conservative who just kind of feels whatever about gays? We check Google News, look at the Jennifer Keeton case (we won!) and make an informed report – and consider the possibility that maybe The Facts sometimes win.
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Why Activist Judges Are A [Gay] Girl’s Best Friend, and That’s Okay
This weekend, a district judge in Arizona reversed a ruling that would have denied domestic partner benefits to the gays and lesbians of the entire state. In honor of his decision, we investigate what exactly an activist judge is, and why they make us feel so warm and fuzzy.