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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.

fonseca December 12, 2012 9 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: We Get It, Bill de Blasio’s Wife Once Identified As Lesbian, And Other Stories We Missed This Week

Starring IKEA Monkey as Margot Tenenbaum.

Carmen December 12, 2012 37 Comments
Society + Culture

Notre Dame’s Gay Students Asked to Be Chaste, Because Catholicism

Notre Dame has approved an LGBT student organization and the club must preach chastity for LGBTQ students. Which makes me think maybe we should take our gay money elsewhere.

A.E. Osworth December 7, 2012 104 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: The Selfie That Helped Change The World And Other Stories We Missed This Week

Hillary Clinton is a 21st Century Girl, Drag Queens love themselves, and gay people around the globe are making strides!

Carmen December 5, 2012 14 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday Loves Being Queer, Here, Etc.

What a Presidential cat, indeed.

Carmen December 2, 2012 9 Comments
Society + Culture

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.

Cara November 29, 2012 29 Comments
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Also.Also.Also: Lesbian Excels As Sports Official and Other News We Missed This Week

Willow Smith lives on, Chris Brown finally goes away, and you really just have to see this Swedish toy catalogue.

Carmen November 28, 2012 25 Comments
Society + Culture

The Truth About Queer RAs

Hint: it’s not what The National Organization for Marriage’s Ruth Institute would like you to believe.

Gabrielle Korn November 27, 2012 31 Comments
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Sunday Funday is Really Really Really Good Looking – And Totally Gay

I bookended this article with pictures of animals. Just so you know.

Carmen November 25, 2012 13 Comments
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Also.Also.Also: The Bisexual Woman Who Made It To Congress And Other Stories We Missed This Week

Carly and Robin got married, I’m Thinkin’ Bout Booze, and it’s Trans* Awareness Week! Plus, more gay people are getting elected to things.

Carmen November 21, 2012 30 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday Is Thankful for Every Gay-Friendly Wallet

Drop the mic and walk off the stage.

Carmen November 18, 2012 7 Comments
Society + Culture

A Bailout You Can Believe In: The Strike Debt Rolling Jubilee is Here

Carmen’s Team Pick: The Strike Debt Rolling Jubilee is bailing the rest of us out. And it starts today.

Carmen November 15, 2012 9 Comments
Society + Culture

Teacher Accused of Causing Gayness, Which Is Incorrect and Impossible

A Floridian teacher stands up for her lesbian student, is blamed for student’s sexuality.

Kristen November 15, 2012 16 Comments
Society + Culture

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.

Carmen November 14, 2012 18 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday Is Still Happy About Tuesday

The 2012 Election is a gift that never stops giving. Or at least, it hasn’t yet.

Carmen November 11, 2012 16 Comments
Society + Culture

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.

Carmen November 8, 2012 8 Comments
Society + Culture

Four Election Day Apps To Combat Your Anxiety With Knowledge

On Election Day, I need to know ALL THE THINGS, and I need to know them RIGHT NOW. But no fear, because of course, there’s an app for that. Several, actually!

Rachel November 5, 2012 17 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday Is Casting A Vote for Obama, Marriage Equality, Other Great Things

This week we get to talk about Cher and Lady Gaga in practically the same breath.

Carmen November 4, 2012 10 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Gay Families Are Keepin’ On and Other Stories We Missed This Week

I’m hacking an Eagle Award tonight and then I’m gonna move to Canada.

Carmen November 1, 2012 5 Comments
Society + Culture

Point Foundation Wants to Give You Money for School

Ali’s Team Pick: Point Foundation is the largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBTQ students. If you’re going to be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program for the 2013-2014, you can apply!

A.E. Osworth October 31, 2012 6 Comments
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