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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
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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
Politics + Activism

Anti-Gay Groups Misrepresent 98% Of The Data They Use Against Us

Distorting evidence in homophobic arguments happens more than you think. LOTS more.

Ryan Yates July 22, 2011 21 Comments
Politics + Activism

Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Will Really, Truly, Absolutely, Forever & Ever End In September

What a long, strange, monumentally confusing trip it’s been.

Riese July 22, 2011 21 Comments
Politics + Activism

It’s Okay, Some Of The Bachmann’s Best Friends Are Ex-Gay

If you were concerned about the Bachmann’s connections to ex-gay therapy, you can relax now – it’s just that they’re really good friends with someone who is conveniently proof that homosexuality can be cured.

Rachel July 22, 2011 22 Comments
Politics + Activism

What Young New Yorkers Really Think About Gay Marriage

“We have these television shows in which Brett Michaels has a bus of like these women and one he’s gonna end up marrying, that’s not a sacred institution.”

Riese July 21, 2011 27 Comments
Politics + Activism

All the News that’s Fit to Print on New York Marriage Equality

If you want to get married in NYC on the 24th, you’ll have to take a number. Best weekend ever? That and more on this historic moment.

Rose July 21, 2011 32 Comments
Politics + Activism

Al Franken Slays Focus on the Family’s “Facts” and Other DOMA Hearing Highlights

Today the Respect for Marriage Act had it’s day in court and it was pretty awesome.

Riese July 20, 2011 26 Comments
Politics + Activism

Obama Supports Respect for Marriage Act to Repeal DOMA, Make Gay People Happy

“Obama is proud to support the Respect for Marriage Act.”

Riese July 19, 2011 40 Comments
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Artists, Politics and the Gays

What is the role of artists in the fight for queer equality — if they have one?

Rose July 19, 2011 19 Comments
Politics + Activism

Court Appeals Injunction Of DADT and The Painted Pony Goes Up and Down

Don’t Ask Don’t Tell was over but then a court appeal made it not over anymore, and everyone is asking why but no one is telling.

Rachel July 17, 2011 3 Comments
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