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Also.Also.Also: Mike Pompeo Definitely Still Thinks You’re a Perversion and Other Stories for Fuck’s Sake

FOSTA, journaling, LGBTQ students and STEM, Wrestlemania, Ramona Quimby, your insecurity, Gabi Fresh, a boxing club, and so much more!

By Laneia| April 12, 2018 | 20 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: LGBT LiveJournal Content Now Subject to Russian Censorship and Other Stories

New York’s free college plan has some fine print, LiveJournal has some Russian laws now, bleeding, more on the nightmare situation in Chechnya, and so much more!

By Laneia| April 13, 2017 | 20 Comments
News + Politics

Ugandan President Signs Anti-Gay Bill Into Law and the U.S. Might Be Making Things Worse

President Museveni of Uganda signs into law a bill that sentences LGBTQ people convicted of sodomy, gay marriage, or promotion of homosexual activities to life imprisonment.

By Helen| February 27, 2014 | 13 Comments
News + Politics

We Need To Talk About Colonialism Before We Criticize International Anti-LGBTQ Legislation

It is important to defend human rights and to speak out against human rights violations around the world. However, to talk about anti-gay legislation internationally, we need to talk about a history of white supremacy that brought homophobia and anti-LGBTQ legislation to various countries.

By Helen| January 22, 2014 | 45 Comments
News + Politics

Anti-Gay Violence in Cameroon Rises: “We Are Calling on Our Government to Stop Waiting”

Over 100 people gathered in Cameroon’s capital city to demonstrate for harsher punishment of LGBT citizens, distribute anti-gay pamphlets and hang signs with homophobic messages

By Jamie| August 23, 2013 | 11 Comments
News + Politics

Was This Michigan Teacher Fired For Promoting Gay Rights?

Brook Johnson, an openly gay teacher claims her suburban Lansing school fired her for a diversity club that promoted LGBT equality.

By Rose| February 9, 2013 | 9 Comments
Politics + Activism

Anti-Gay Groups Going Broke For Breaking Our Hearts

With groups that oppose gay marriage finding it hard to find money to do so, the tide may be more decisively turning in gay rights’ favor.

By Rose| January 31, 2013 | 5 Comments
News + Politics

Michigan, Not Our Michigan: How MI’s Reactionary Politics are Driving Away Young Grads

I’m one of the countless numbers of educated young people who left the Detroit area. And it’s not just the economy, stupid, but the state’s constant refrain of anti-women, anti-labor, anti-LGBT politics that drove me away.

By Rose| December 24, 2012 | 24 Comments
News + Politics

Gay Reporter Infiltrates NOM’s Youth Conference, Finds It Even More Awful Than Expected

“I’d heard this kind of anti-gay rhetoric hundreds of times before… So why was I getting so upset?”

By Vanessa| August 29, 2012 | 20 Comments
News + Politics

Homophobic Michigan Mayor Up For Recall Proves Why She Should Be Recalled

As the citizens of Troy, MI prepare to vote out their infamous mayor, she digs herself deeper by comparing homosexuality to smoking, among other things.

By Rose| June 20, 2012 | 9 Comments
Youth + Family

VIDEO: Pastor’s Defender Proves It’s Hard To Defend Bigotry Without Sounding Like A Total Moron

Watch Anderson Cooper roast Stacy Prichard as she attempts to defend the idea of trapping gays and lesbians behind a giant electric fence until they die out.

By Riese| May 24, 2012 | 126 Comments
Television

Known Lesbian Ellen DeGeneres Addresses JC Penney Controversy Like A Boss

Ellen talks about Prop 8, gay marriage and the 40,000 alleged Moms who thought JCPenney shouldn’t be associating its fine brand with Ellen’s lesbianism.

By Riese| February 8, 2012 | 62 Comments
News + Politics

Troy, MI Mayor Suggests Gays Should Be Cured, Manages to Look Like Even More of a Jerk

Michigan mayor’s attempt to get friendly with the gays by attending a Troy High GSA meeting proves insincere.

By Rose| January 16, 2012 | 13 Comments
Politics + Activism

“Weekly Standard” is Kinda Sorta But Not Really Sorry About Homophobic Ad

The Weekly Standard sent out a ranty, uninformed tirade in support of homophobia, and then apologized for it. NOT.

By Carolyn Yates| January 9, 2012 | 6 Comments
News + Politics

More on Nigeria’s Terrible, Horrible Anti-Gay Anti-Human Rights Bill

“…under the proposed legislation, even writing journalistic pieces such as this would be illegal.”

By Jamie J. Hagen| December 6, 2011 | 16 Comments
Politics + Activism

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.”

By Riese| October 17, 2011 | 27 Comments
News + Politics

Maggie Gallagher Quits Being In Charge of NOM

Maggie Gallagher will step down as Board Chair of the National Organization for Marriage and be replaced by Dr. John Eastman.

By Rachel| September 23, 2011 | 23 Comments
News + Politics

Anti-Gay Religious Group in Iowa Uses Federal Funds to be Total Assholes

A story about how your tax dollars were used to pay the salary of people taking fighting against the rights of gay families for religious reasons, and there seem to be no consequences for it.

By Rachel| August 29, 2011 | 4 Comments
News + Politics

Focus on the Family Thinks Companies are Under Pressure to Be Pro-Gay

And why’s that such a bad thing?

By Laura| August 23, 2011 | 21 Comments
Politics + Activism

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

Double illegal < double rainbow.

By Laura| August 4, 2011 | 33 Comments
News + Politics

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.

By Rachel| July 26, 2011 | 23 Comments
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