Persephone Takes On “We Are The 53%”
“In other words, that part of the photo is especially ridiculous, too ridiculous to refute. The rest, however, I’m happy to refute – with facts and stuff.”
“Occupy Tim Horton’s” Protests for Lesbian Couple’s Freedom to Enjoy Coffee, Timbits
“The manager said that our behaviour was inappropriate and that it was a family friendly establishment and it wasn’t acceptable there,” Duckworth said.”
And then Judith Butler Showed up at Occupy Wall Street
“If hope is an impossible demand, then we demand the impossible.”
You Can Put the Uniting American Families Act on Obama’s Desk
If you sign this petition by October 28, it goes to President Barack Obama’s desk. And maybe that means something.
It’s the “Year of the Woman” In Politics, Unless It’s Actually the Opposite
Will the coming election year usher in more female incumbents than ever before, or watch them all disappear?
Keeping It Real: Authentic Diversification in Occupy Wall Street
“What exactly does ‘success’ mean for OWS? It could mean giving power to conversations and movements that activists, organizers and thinkers have been having for years.”
I Went to a NY Times Panel On Same-Sex Marriage And This is What Happened
What I wrote on my ipad while Governor Cuomo, Christine Quinn, James Alesi and Bruce Gyory talked about our equal rights.
Gays Flock to NY Conservative Party to Save Senator Mark Grisanti
“If you can’t beat them, join them. And once you’re in, take them over and throw them out.”
Michigan Campaign Hopes to End Gay Job Discrimination, Is Funny
“We want to warn Michiganders that coming out may cost them their jobs.”
Ugandan Lesbian Kasha Nabagesera Honored with Top Human Rights Award
In Nabagesera’s words, “the struggle for human rights is one struggle and no human rights defender should be left to do this work alone. Courage is our virtue, and freedom is our goal.”
Hot Chicks of Occupy Wall Street
Jess’s Team Pick: The sexy side of protesting corruption
Anti-Gay Petition Signatures of Washington’s Ref. 71 Released
“If just a few instances of harassment were used as the standard for preventing the release of names, then disclosure would become the exception, rather than the rule, Settle said.”
GOP Squabbles Over Which Candidates Really Truly Really Hate Gay People For Real
“Mr. Cain, Governor Perry and Congresswoman Bachmann all believe 50 different definitions of marriage is fine. But I strongly disagree and will continue fighting for traditional marriage between one man and one woman.”
DADT Repeal, DOMA, and Gray Areas: It’s Still Not Easy Being Gay
This is what not-quite-equal looks like.
We Are the 53%. Or not.
“The problem is, Erickson’s campaign, asinine and divorced-from-reality as it might be, appeals to a lot of folks’ view of themselves as better than the next guy — harder-working, not looking for a hand-out, subsidizing all of Those People who are complaining whiners.”
Effort to Repeal California Gay History in Schools Officially Fails
The people trying to repeal SB 48, California’s gay history bill, aren’t going to be able to pull it off.
Ex-Ex-Gay Minister Has Never Met an Ex-Gay
The former leader of Love in Action comes out as gay and pretty cool.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron Comes Out In Support of Gay Marriage
Conservative British PM David Cameron supports gay marriage. What does this mean?
What Do You Think?: Racism in the Queerest, Most Feminist of Places
“Why on earth would any white girl want to hold up a sign with the n-word on it? …Did she just wake up and lose her damn mind?”
Rachel Maddow Talks Gay Marriage, Conflicted Feelings
Rachel Maddow is on the cover of The Hollywood Reporter, and on the inside she’s talking about her feelings.