“Is This Feminist” Reveals What’s Really Problematic
“This woman is riding two dolphins, in a magical moment of pure joy, feeling like a mermaid princess surveying her kingdom in a glimmering sea chariot. IS THIS FEMINIST?”
Violence Against Women Act Doesn’t Include LGBT Protections; White House Disapproves
Republicans may have succeeded in making sure the Violence Against Women Act doesn’t have any protections for LGBT people — unless Obama vetoes it.
Jane Lynch and Rachel Maddow Switch Seats and Discuss Gay Marriage
Rachel and Jane dish about gay media representation and gay marriage on The Rachel Maddow Show. So this is basically relevant to every interest you’ve ever had, ever.
Sarah McBride: The Autostraddle Interview
If you’ve been reading about Sarah McBride elsewhere on the Internet, you may already have realized that when she came out, the world cracked open. Or at least it shook.
Obama, Gay Marriage and America One Week Later
President Obama announced he supports same-sex marriage, and then what happened?
Parents Just Don’t Understand, But Maybe Young People Don’t Either (About Gay Rights)
Maybe young people aren’t going to be the saviors of the campaign for equal rights for gays.
Romney Says He’s Not a Bully, Just Likes Pranks And Stuff
In high school Mitt Romney and his friends jumped some kid and forcibly cut off all his hair while he screamed and cried. Romney thinks this is mostly NBD.
Homophobes Throw A Stupid Party for North Carolina’s Stupid Amendment 1
Tacky.
Gay Catholic Student Success Story Ruined By Homophobic Bishop
Keaton Fuller is the only gay kid at his Catholic high school – and it wasn’t even that bad until Monday.
North Carolina’s Amendment One Passes, Outlawing Already-Illegal Gay Marriage
“I have never seen a community mount such a forceful, unified, creative response to a collective threat. I have never had so many neighbors tell me, “Your battle is mine too.”
BREAKING: President Obama Announces He Supports Same-Sex Marriage (With Video!)
Obama has just announced he personally supports gay marriage.
New York Works for GENDA and Gender Identity Workplace Protection
Now that marriage equality has passed in New York state, one organization is turning its attention towards gender identity protection in the workplace.
Joe Biden Goes Rogue With Same-Sex Marriage Support
Joe Biden finished “evolving” a long time ago, it seems.
Violence Against Women Act May Be Stripped of LGBT Protections Because of Awful Republicans
The Violence Against Women Act was going to be updated to include protections for gay people, undocument immigrants, and Native American communities, but House Republicans are doing their best to make sure it isn’t.
Rachel Maddow Talks About Wage Inequality, Drops Some Knowledge on Republicans
Lizz’s Team Pick: Rachel Maddow drops some serious knowledge about gender based wage inequality in basically the most amazing video ever. It gets real.
Missouri Republican Zach Wyatt Comes Out Against “Don’t Say Gay” and Also As Gay
Rep. Zach Wyatt of Missouri came out as a “proud gay man” on the floor of the House.
Romney’s Bigot Base Bullies Gay Foreign Policy Spokesman Into Quitting
The gay foreign policy spokesman Romney hired tolerated about two weeks of B.S. before jumping ship — yep, it’s gotten that bad over there.
Amendment 1 Advances in North Carolina, Religious Homophobes Rejoice
North Carolina’s anti-gay Amendment 1 looks like it might succeed.
Mitt Romney and Gay Marriage: It’s Complicated
Once upon a time, Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, and he wasn’t quite as anti-gay as conservatives might like.
Tomorrow ACT UP! And OWS Join Forces, Ask Lawmakers to Give Wall Street the FiST
By which they mean a Financial Speculation Tax (Fi.S.T.)