Results for: be the change
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Québec Government Wants to Know What Your Deal Is With Homosexuality
A new government campaign asks simple questions to win all the points.
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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.
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Was This Michigan Teacher Fired For Promoting Gay Rights?
Brook Johnson, an openly gay teacher claims her suburban Lansing school fired her for a diversity club that promoted LGBT equality.
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Chevi Rabbit is Attacked for Being Gay but Won’t Stop Being Fabulous
“…yes, this was a terrible hate crime and attack! But I will not let that change who I am! I will continue to wear makeup and live a fabulous gay life!”
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Also.Also.Also: Marco Rubio Likes Eminem, Ellen Takes on the Boy Scouts and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Frank Ocean, studs and Big Tobacco all sit down to watch JLo’s new lesbian show on TV. What happens next?
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Also.Also.Also: Let Lesbians Eat Cake and Other Stories We Missed This Week
The 49ers have been practicing their selective memory in preparation for this loss, and we’re gonna learn why they call it “Charm City.”
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Also.Also.Also: “No Slut Sauce for You, Mr. Homophobe” and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Azealia Banks is controversial, but then again, what isn’t? Everyone’s freaking out right now about gay marriage, Amber Riley’s haircut, and Obama’s pen.
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It’s Getting Better for Gays in Latin America Thanks to Todo Mejora
“There is someone looking out for them …and it will get better.”
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LGBT Retirement Homes Step Up in Response to Homophobia and Mistreatment of LGBT Elders
With support for gay equality at an all-time-high and the focus on an aging generation of baby boomers, our LGBT predecessors are finally getting the much-needed care they deserve.
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More Than Words: The Associated Press Stamps Out Homophobia
You can take the word out of the stylebook, but you can’t take the complexity out of the word.
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Anti-“Conversion Therapy” Bill Passes in the CA State Senate
“The bill is one of the government’s many first steps toward defending the mental and physical health of LGBTQ youth. Courts and politicians are starting to become more aware that the mental health of America’s children also means the mental health of LGBTQ teens and children.”
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A Little Glimpse at a Lesbian Church
Carmen’s Team Pick: A church founded in 2011 by lesbians is fact, not fiction. We’ve got photos to prove it.
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Michele Bachmann’s Gay Sister Also Not A Fan of Michele Bachmann
“It felt so divorced from having known me, from having known somebody who’s gay. I was just stunned.”
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Stonewall Grants Anti-Gays Awards on Being Year’s Most Outstanding Bigot
The Stonewall Awards recognizes individuals for outstanding acts of bigotry but banks, backers and bigots are less than thrilled.
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Banned Cub Scout Troop Leader Jennifer Tyrrell Isn’t Giving Up: The Autostraddle Interview
The Boy Scouts of America decided to keep their anti-gay ban, while Jennifer Tyrrell keeps fighting. “How dare someone tell a mother they can’t be a part of their child’s life?”
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Can You Sew Your Bigotry Badge on Yourself? Or is That Too Gay?
You can be a Chief Executive Scout too! (As long as you aren’t female, queer or compassionate.)
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B&B Stands for Bigoted & Bitchy When the Owner Hates Gay People
Innkeepers are using their title of Boss to freely discriminate against patrons and spew hate on religious grounds. Luckily brave individuals are calling them out and you can too.
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Indonesian LBT Women Exposed to Backlash
CEDAW–the international beacon for women’s rights–does not shine on lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people in Indonesia. This is a painful disappointment, given LBT people’s need for protection from a fundamentalist backlash.
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Homophobic Michigan Mayor Up For Recall Proves Why She Should Be Recalled
As the citizens of Troy, MI prepare to vote out their infamous mayor, she digs herself deeper by comparing homosexuality to smoking, among other things.
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Calling Someone Gay Isn’t Defamation, Just Anti-Gay, Rules NY Court
According to a New York mid-level appeals court, it’s not defamation to call someone gay, because being gay isn’t embarrassing.