Results for: Feel good
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Illinois State Senate Gives Gay Couples Best-Ever Valentine’s Day Present
On Thursday, Valentine’s Day, the Illinois State Senate approved a bill which would legalize same-sex marriage!
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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.”
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Turning the Tide: How Activism to Protect Queer Students and Communities Works
How activists in Louisiana use everything from direct action to meetings with senators to try to pass laws that would protect queer and trans* students from bullying, queer and trans* employees from discrimination, and more. This is how your legal progress sausage is made.
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What Does The Pope’s Resignation Mean For Us?
With the opportunity for change on the horizon, we look at Pope Benedict XVI’s legacy and how we can benefit from learning about what we don’t believe.
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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.
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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.
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Kansas Tries To Get Child Support From Sperm Donor Because Lesbians Aren’t Real Parents
A state in America has once again tried to eff things up for a same-sex couple!
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Obama Wants Same-Sex Immigration Reform, Congress Prefers to Just Argue About It Forever
A Canadian’s take on how backwards the struggle to get immigration reform for same-sex couples has turned out to be.
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“We Support At-Risk LGBT Youth” Deemed “Offensive Language” By Youth Festival
In news from Australia, the City of Parramatta council has deemed a banner promoting Twenty10’s support services for LGBT youth to be “offensive.” What the hell.
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Mormons’ “Softened Stance” On Homosexuality Still Feels Pretty Hard
The Church acknowledges that “same-sex attraction is a complex reality for many people,” and goes on to conclude that “even though individuals do not choose to have such attractions, they do choose how to respond to them.”
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Once More with Uneasy Feelings: California’s Ex-Gay Therapy Ban Halted, Must Go Back to Court
California’s ban on ex-gay therapy was slated to go into effect on January 1, 2013. But now, a federal court has ordered an injunction on the law, stopping it from going into effect until further hearings can be conducted.
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Now That We’re Really Talking About Gun Control: Where We Go From Here
In the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting, America is finally ready to talk about gun control. But will things really change, and if so, what must we do to make it happen?
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“This is Our Last Step”: Same-Sex Marriage Goes Live in Washington State
Remember when Referendum 74 passed? Now we get to celebrate all over again.
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Canada’s New Policies Toward First Nations Are Racist, Embarrassing, F*cked
“We are dying. No one should expect us to stay quiet or polite about this.”
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News of the World: Foreign Policy and The Last Presidential Debate
In large part, though, more than individual issues, this debate showcased how each candidate would approach the fact that America is only one citizen of the globe, and has to interact with many other nations and governments.
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How You Can Help Make Things Better Post Frankenstorm Sandy
This is what’s going on — and a place to comment if you know of underserved areas of the country in need of help who aren’t getting the press coverage they need.
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Your Turn: Vote Early with President Obama
This afternoon, Barack Obama did indeed become the first sitting president to take advantage of early voting in person. The message behind these actions? You too can cast your vote. Right now.
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Republican Anti-Gay Attack Texts Create Unnecessary Noise, Not Much Truth
In a perfect example of how this campaign is becoming an elementary-school-style cry for attention, Â Americans’ evenings were recently rudely interrupted when they were texted anti-gay and anti-Obama messages.
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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.
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“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?