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Politics + Activism

Coptic Church Defends Students’ Rights to be Homophobic

“We don’t discriminate, we just don’t believe in homosexuality.”

Laura August 13, 2011 17 Comments
Politics + Activism

Fox News’ GOP Debate Won’t Let Out Gay Candidate Fred Karger In

Why isn’t Fred Karger invited to the debate in Ames, Iowa tomorrow, despite meeting the entry requirements? What can we do to change this obnoxious state of affairs?

Rachel August 10, 2011 32 Comments
Politics + Activism

Lesbian Juror Wants You to Be Protected from Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation

One lesbian’s argument that she shouldn’t (possibly) have been dismissed from jury duty for being gay could change legislation around discrimination for gays.

Jamie J. Hagen August 10, 2011 5 Comments
Politics + Activism

Being A Gay “Good Example” in Australia

All sorts of things are being done and said about gay and trans people in Australia; here are some of them.

Rachel August 10, 2011 22 Comments
Politics + Activism

Panic On The Streets of Everywhere: UK Riots OPEN THREAD

A place for friends to talk about the riots happening across the UK and some heartwarming actions you should know about.

Lindsay Eanet August 9, 2011 113 Comments
Politics + Activism

Prague LGBT Pride’s Festival of Tolerance not Tolerated

Czech President Klaus (no relation to Santa) rains on everybody’s parade.

Laura August 9, 2011 18 Comments
Politics + Activism

Michele Bachmann Visits Anti-Gay Church Service, Covers Newsweek, Remains Popular

In addition to Bachmann’s New Yorker story and controversial Newsweek cover, she’s in the news today for visiting a homo-hating church which aired this CRAZY EX-GAY VIDEO YOU HAVE TO SEE.

Riese August 9, 2011 32 Comments
Politics + Activism

Apparently It’s OK to Attack Gays if You Go to Church, Do Charity Work

A recent decision in an anti-gay hate crime case in Windsor, Ontario has experts calling for harsher sentences. It’s about time.

Ryan Yates August 8, 2011 18 Comments
Politics + Activism

Taxes Officially Most Discriminatory, Least Romantic Part Of NY Gay Marriage

Equality’s inevitable but so are death and taxes.

Laura August 6, 2011 6 Comments
Politics + Activism

Cecil Bothwell, Gay-Friendly Atheist for Congress

Why you should care about a little Democratic primary in North Carolina.

Rose August 5, 2011 14 Comments
Politics + Activism

North Carolina Looks to Outlaw Already-Illegal Same-Sex Marriage

Double illegal < double rainbow.

Laura August 4, 2011 33 Comments
Politics + Activism

Boehner And Clement’s Brief to the Court On DOMA Is An Anti-Gay Masterpiece

The brief that John Boehner and his lawyer Paul Clement filed to try to have Edith Windsor’s case against DOMA dismissed is exactly as full of anti-gay gems as you thought it would be.

Rachel August 4, 2011 31 Comments
Politics + Activism

GSAs of the USA: A Roadtrip of Memories

The future is bright for the brave high school students who fight for GSAs in their schools.

Laura August 3, 2011 17 Comments
Politics + Activism

Latina Moms Talk About Their LGBT Kids for “Tres Gotas de Agua”

Carmen’s Team Pick: “Tres Gotas de Agua” is Latina Moms talking about their LGBT kids, and this post is me talking about that and also me talking about me. Because I relate.

Carmen August 2, 2011 18 Comments
Politics + Activism

Making Sense Of The Debt Ceiling Crisis, Sort Of

Rachel’s Team Pick: Oh good, I totally get the debt ceiling thing now.

Rachel August 1, 2011 24 Comments
Politics + Activism

New York State Doesn’t Just Allow Gay Marriage, It Opposes DOMA

New York has filed a friend of the court brief against DOMA for forcing it to discriminate against married gay couples.

Rachel July 27, 2011 16 Comments
Politics + Activism

Bachmann’s School District Excels at Gay Bashing, Fosters Teen Suicide

In the past two years, nine teenagers in Minnesota’s Anoka-Hennepin School District have committed suicide. The district is represented by Michele Bachmann, has numerous anti-gay policies. Coincidence? Critics think not.

Ryan Yates July 27, 2011 48 Comments
Politics + Activism

Haters Fight NY Gay Marriage With Idiocy, 2 Million Dollars, Lawsuits, “Bloodshed,” Etc.

Obviously anti-gay groups are doing their best to fight marriage equality in New York State, but their best just isn’t good enough.

Rachel July 26, 2011 23 Comments
Politics + Activism

Could Fox News Go Down With the Rest of Rupert Murdoch’s Empire?

Making sense of the News Corp hacking scandal, and why bad news for them could be good news for you.

Rose July 25, 2011 92 Comments
Politics + Activism

The “Institution of Marriage” Goes Gay in New York and It Looks Good

As is only reasonable given the fact that we’ve been denied access to it for all but the last decade of our nation’s history, “the institution of marriage” has come to mean something unique and unprecedented to the gay community.

Rachel July 25, 2011 21 Comments
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