Results for: be the change
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Idaho Campaigns Look to Protect LGBTQ People From Discrimination, Bigots Look to Stop Them
In Idaho several campaigns have started up to make sure that the few protections LGBTQ people have remain and that more are added. They are currently facing strong opposition, but haven’t given up the fight yet.
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State of the Struggle: First Come LGBT Legal Protections, Then Comes Marriage
The new Momentum Report from the Movement Advancement Project proves that gay marriage is just the tip of the iceberg. How is the LGBT community doing when it comes to everything else?
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Also.Also.Also: LGBT Americans Love to Smoke, Supermodels Love to #Fork, and Other Stories We Missed This Week
From Russia to Pennsylvania, we’re all just trying to spoon.
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UK LGBT Politics Crash Course: What Austerity and the Far Right Mean For Queers
With austerity here to stay and far-right parties on the rise, it is time now more than ever to recognise that queer liberation cannot be disentangled from economic justice.
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Trail Life USA Tries to Blaze A New Trail For Anti-Gay Scouting
Luckily there are other scouting alternatives for your kids!
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Anti-Gay Violence in Cameroon Rises: “We Are Calling on Our Government to Stop Waiting”
Over 100 people gathered in Cameroon’s capital city to demonstrate for harsher punishment of LGBT citizens, distribute anti-gay pamphlets and hang signs with homophobic messages
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A Few Anti-Gay Apples Ruin the Bunch in Manitoba, Help Make the Case for Bill 18
In Winnipeg it proves difficult for restauranteurs and citizens to thrive when homophobia is the only thing being dished out. But hopefully Bill 18 can change that.
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Dean of Women’s College at Rutgers May or May Not Hate Lesbians
…which, if she does, would be super unfortunate for her, since Douglass is filled with a bunch of lesbians. I was one of them.
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Survey Says: Gay is Still Not Okay in Singapore, Won’t Be Any Time Soon
A national survey using homophobic language yields homophobic results: 47% of Singaporeans “reject gay lifestyles.” What does this mean and why is it important?
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Dutch Filmmakers Face the First Backlash Against Foreigners from Russia’s Anti-Gay Law
Homophobic legislation escalates and expands in Russia, despite the international attention for the 2014 Olympic Games. Four Dutch immigrants were recently arrested for filming a LGBT themed documentary.
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From India to Singapore, Queer Visibility in South and Southeast Asia is On the Rise
It’s been a big summer for South and Southeast Asia when it comes to LGBT/queer news. The most important aspect of this news, however, is that it was reported at all.
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Also.Also.Also: Sheer Dykeadence and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Time to Werk Those Pecs!
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Back to the 80’s and Section 28: Anti-Gay School Policy Resurfaces in the UK
A decade after its repeal, sex ed policies which are alarmingly similar to Section 28 have cropped up again, raising questions as to how much autonomy schools should have over sex and relationship education syllabi.
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In Addition to Twitter Hero, Cory Booker Is Also Reformed Homophobe
In an op-ed from 1992, “Pointing the Finger at Gays,” Cory Booker admits to being homophobic. And then he talks about how all that changed.
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Also.Also.Also: When Transphobia and Whorephobia Collide and Other Stories We Missed This Week
bell hooks is still right, Hillary Clinton becomes a thing of television history, and Aubrey Plaza looks great in those glasses.
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In The Midst of Protests, Will Brazil Finally Outlaw LGBT Discrimination?
After months of political turmoil and public unrest — and in the face of a growing Evangelical lobby and extremely distressing hate crime statistics — it may finally be the Anti-Homophobia Bill’s time to shine.
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New Study Shows Discrimination Makes it Harder to Move In With Your Girlfriend
Moving is stressful for everyone, but a new study shows it could lead to even more late-night teeth grinding episodes among queers.
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Also.Also.Also: Exploring Women(‘s Lives) and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Everything’s coming out gay!
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‘Day of Dialogue’ Brings Back A Conversation We’re Tired of Having
This time, stick to silence.
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John Boehner Would Hate Gay People Even If He Was Raising One
John Boehner should spend more time with his kids and less time on his talking points.