What The Women Outside of The Binders Make Of Romney’s Debate Performance
“So while the “binders full of women” were in fact real, and not an imaginary item to be mocked, they weren’t exactly something Mitt can take credit for.”
All We Do Is Win: Second Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down DOMA, Scores One for Gay Marriage
Edie Windsor isn’t the only victor in round two; things are looking up for everyone.
Australia Modernizes Misogyny
We often talk about the different ways we as a community can reclaim words, but what about when an individual actually does it?
Tweeting For Freedom: The Second Presidential Debate
ABC News spent a lot of time telling you what all the cool kids were tweeting about. We live tweeted the debate and sounded marginally cooler. Join us for a fun adventure in “none of us could gchat so we decided to do this instead.”
AIDS Memorial Quilt Now Viewable Online So You Can Cry in Front of Your Computer, Too
Kate’s Team Pick: Being able to see the quilt in its entirety is probably the most intense experience of the NAMES project to date.
This Is A Melissa Harris-Perry Appreciation Post
Raised in Virginia by a formerly Mormon White mother and a Black father employed in academia, Harris-Perry’s life is as layered as the points she’s so damned good at making.
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.”
“Obama Pride: LGBT Americans For Obama” VIDEO Features Famous LGBT Americans With Strong Feelings For Obama
Jane Lynch, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Billie Jean King, George Takei, Wanda Sykes, Zachary Quinto, and Chaz Bono are leaning towards Obama.
GChatting for Freedom: The Vice Presidential Debate
“With all due respect that is a bunch of malarkey.”
Chief Diversity Officer Opposes Gay Marriage, Is Suspended From Work, Raises Important Questions
Dr. Angela McCaskill is on paid administrative leave from her position as chief diversity officer at Gallaudet University because she signed a petition opposing gay marriage. Did the university make the right decision?
Straight Man Has A Queer Year, Goes Back To Real Life With A Book Deal
Does it really take a straight man to tell the world about prejudice against queers? Apparently, yes.
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.”
Australian PM Julia Gillard Receives Backlash For Being Honest, Because of the Patriarchy
If it’s clear to us that Gillard’s speech was amazing, then why are people attacking Gillard for being a hypocrite and saying she has damaged her own integrity?
Times, They Are A-Changin’: Republican Allies and Gay Marriage
We have some allies in the Republican Party. So that means they aren’t all evil. No, seriously. Hear me out.
Anti-Gay Bigots File Lawsuit Against California’s Ex-Gay Therapy Ban, Are Unfortunately In Good Company
California is making “ex-gay therapy” history, but unfortunately the rest of the country is still far behind.
I’m Not Interested in Finding a Truce in the Culture War. I’m Interested in Winning It.
“There’s this prevailing attitude that the “culture war” is some kind of ‘discussion’ that we’re all having. But you know what? Fuuuuuuck that.”
New Poll Shows Latino/a Voters Largely Support Gay Marriage, Unfortunately for GOP
But is this really all that big of a shift?
GChatting For Freedom: The First Presidential Debate
“I’m going to live my whole life and die right here in front of my laptop while Romney talks.”
New Guidelines Make Binational Gay Couple Deportation “Low Priority,” But Not “Non-Priority”
The Department of Homeland Security has now drafted up written guidelines for binational and immigrant same-sex couples and families to now be considered “low-priority” in deportation cases.
Restrictive Voter ID Laws Halted in PA, but Voter Disenfranchisement Marches On
Judge Robert Simpson ruled that “authorities had not done enough to ensure that potential voters had access to the new documents.”