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Prejudice Alive and Well in the 2008 Elections

Abby L. Ferber | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sociologists for Women in Society, 2008 Elections, Gay and Lesbian Marriage, Lesbian, Suicide, Special Needs Children, Election Results, Gay, Prejudice, Civil Rights, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, Children's Safety, California, Proposition 8, Children of Gay and Lesbian Parents, Gay and Lesbian Adoption, Homophobia, Gay and Lesbian Rights, Discrimination, Gay and Lesbian, Heterosexism, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Abby L. Ferber

Of course people always want to know if the children of LGBT parents are more likely to grow up to become gay or lesbian themselves. The answer is no.

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A Green Opposition to a Colorless Proposition

Michael DeJong | Posted 11.18.2008 | Green

Read More: Al Gore Global Warming, Green Jobs, Think Globally Act Locally, Proposition 8, Lesbian, Rachel Carson, Green, An Inconvenient Truth, Straight, Gay, Civil Rights, Barack Obama, Teresa Heinz Kerry, Eco-Toxins, Transgender, Greenwashing, Henry David Thoreau, Environment, Green News
Michael DeJong

Eco-activists Rachael Carson and Henry David Thoreau didn't call for cleaner air and water for gay people - they raised their clarion call to ignite a flame under all people.

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Four Lessons Gay Marriage Activists Must Learn From Obama

Lee Stranahan | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mormons, Seperation of Church and State, Proposition 8, Lesbian, Obama, Church, Election 2008, Gay, Election, Latter Day Saints, Barack Obama, California, Marriage, Bisexual, Gay Right, Gay Marriage, Catholic, Ds, Politics News
Lee Stranahan

I am in total agreement with those who want gay marriage to be legal -- they are right. But being right isn't enough.

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Prop Eight Should Be Called Prop Hate

Jenny Block | Posted 11.03.2008 | Style

Read More: Infidelity, Marriage, California Gay Marriage, Ellen DeGeneres Gay Marriage, Proposition 8, Divorce, Lesbian, Legalizing Gay Marriage, Homophobia, Racism, Equal Rights, Gay, Affairs, Gay Marriage, Style News
Jenny Block

If Prop Eight passes, D and E will no longer be married. Their wedding photos will become a farce. And hate will actually be legalized. Legalized hate. Is that really the direction we want to take?

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Top McCain Advisor Learned Slime Tactics From Jesse Helms

Erik Ose | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Chapel Hill, GOP Slime Machine, Jesse Helms, Obama, Mccain, General Election, Presidential Campaign, Civil Rights, Politics News, Fear Watch 2008, 2008, Gay-Baiting, Hate Speech, Voting, North Carolina, Jim Hunt, Fear, John McCain, John McCain Attack Ads, Obama 2008, Battleground States, Gay, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Charlie Black, Gay-Bashing, Barack Obama 2008, Mccain-Palin, Swing States, Lee Atwater, John McCain 2008, McCain-Palin Ticket, John McCain 2008 Campaign, Joe Herzenberg, Mcdesperate, Southern Voters, Race-Baiting, Race, Lobbyists for McCain, Race in Politics, Glbt, Southern History, 1984 Election, Race Card, GLBT Democrats, McCain's Lobbyist Problems, GLBT History, South, Politics News
Erik Ose

During the '84 NC Senate race, one of Helms' top aides responsible for implementing a gay-bashing strategy was McCain advisor Charlie Black.

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Palin's All Dressed Up and Plotting

Wayne Besen | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jerry Falwell, John McCain, Rick Warren, Gay, Prop. 8, Wayne Besen, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Lgbt, Politics News
Wayne Besen

Like vultures circling the walking dead, social conservatives, these rapacious and repugnant culture warriors, are already poised to foist blame on McCain -- if he loses -- for not being conservative enough.

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Protect Marriage Equality, Join California's Fight

Gavin Newsom | Posted 10.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, California, Gavin Newsom, Barack Obama, Gay, Mayor Newsom, San Francisco, Gay Marriage, Civil Rights, Election, Politics News
Gavin Newsom

When it became clear a few weeks ago that right-wing extremists were pouring millions of dollars into our state to attack our fundamental freedom to marry -- Californians who care about justice started fighting back.

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Goodbye Gay Conservatives, Don't Let the Door Hit You On the Way Out

Wayne Besen | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pat Buchanan, Dan Quayle, Log Cabin Republicans, Dale Carpenter, Lesbian, George W. Bush, Pat Robertson, Gay, Truth Wins Out, Barack Obama, Wayne Besen, Politics News
Wayne Besen

I wasn't aware that Congress had to choose between the economy and protecting GLBT people from job discrimination. I had no idea that passing a hate crime law might hinder our efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Sex, Drugs and Earmarks: Virgil Goode makes his party proud

Michael Rogers | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Virgil Goode, Congress, Gay, Earmarks, Sex, Politics News
Michael Rogers

Virgil Goode Anti-gay Congressman "How does Virgil Goode (R-VA) square his condemnation of gay and lesbian Americans while helping to make Eden's Cur...

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Arizonans Reflect On Times McCain Couldn't Handle Opposing Viewpoints

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 10.08.2008 | Home

Read More: Mccain Gay and Lesbian Voters, John McCain Arizona, Arizona Voters, John McCain, John McCain's Temper, Gay, Economic Crisis, Home News
Marlene H. Phillips

If anyone is wondering why John McCain is not holding a commanding lead over Barack Obama in his own state, all you have to do is listen to the people...

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Religious Right Trolls "Horror Stories" to Oppose Gay Troops

Nathaniel Frank | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Unfriendly Fire, Palm Center, Religion, Karl Rove, Conservative, Culture War, Military, Gay, Gay Ban Military, Social Conservatives, General John Shalikashvili, Christian Right, Colleen Holmes, John Hutson, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Homosexuality Military, Will and Grace Effect, Elaine Donnelly Dont Ask Dont Tell, Politics News
Nathaniel Frank

I set out to learn if reason or prejudice was behind the gay ban in the military.

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Candidates' Silence On Gay Marriage Shows A Growing Acceptance Of It

Charlotte Robinson | Posted 10.01.2008 | Home

Read More: California, Joe Biden, Straight, Gay, Civil Unions, Lgbt, Don't Ask Don't Tell, California Gay Marriage, Barack Obama, California Supreme Court, Sarah Palin, LGBT Rights, Election 2008, Massachusetts, John McCain, Gay Marriage, Glad, Home News
Charlotte Robinson

Below is an interview with Lee Swislow, the executive director of Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders. GLAD, a 30-year-old organization, is probab...

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Univeral Health Care and the New Fiscal Meltdown -- Run to the Border for Health Care

Thomas DeLorenzo | Posted 09.29.2008 | Living

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Universal Health Care, Gay, 2008 Election, Health Care, Aids, Health, Living News
Thomas DeLorenzo

I got my own bailout recently when my blood work came back. I am very, very elated that my T cell count is 852, which for the first time since I started counting these things is now in the "normal" range.

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Fans Not Going to Work Because Clay is Gay?

Michelle Renee | Posted 09.25.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Gay, Self-Esteem, Self Love, Gay Issues, Clay Aiken, Acceptance, Fan, Celebrity Fan, American Idol Aiken, Celebrity, Entertainment News
Michelle Renee

To Clay Aiken, I would say your honesty is a great way to start your new and amazing life as a parent.

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Why Clay Aiken's Coming Out Matters

Andrew Belonsky | Posted 09.25.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Melissa Etheridge, Religion, Lance Bass, Gay, George Michael, John McCain, David Crosby, Culture, Rosie O'Donnell, Ellen Degeneres, Politics, Clay Aiken, Sarah Palin, Culture Wars, Christian Right, American Idol, Entertainment News
Andrew Belonsky

Aiken's outing is different in two notable, intrinsically entwined ways.

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Possibly Gay Socks Now Living In My Apartment

Dave Hill | Posted 09.23.2008 | Living

Read More: Gay Socks, Socks, Gay, Dave Hill, Gay Marriage, Food, Living News
Dave Hill

I recently walked past a seriously gay store in the seriously gay neighborhood I live in and spotted some awesome socks in the window. These socks were so awesome I just wanted them on my feet immediately, regardless of their sexual orientation.

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DVDs: Did TV's "Will & Grace" Neuter Gays?

Michael Giltz | Posted 09.23.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: TV Shows, Will & Grace, Gay, Movies, Dvds, Animation, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

Here are some questions I have about this week's releases: Why didn't Will on "Will & Grace" ever get married? Will & Grace: The Complete Series Coll...

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Transgender Professor at Yeshiva U. -- Mazel Tov!

Leora Tanenbaum | Posted 09.19.2008 | Style

Read More: Religion, Yeshiva University, Orthodox Judaism, Gay, Transgender, Sexuality, Lesbian, Style News
Leora Tanenbaum

English professor Joy Ladin, formerly Jay Ladin, makes Yeshiva University the first religiously conservative university in the United States with a transgender faculty member.

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Log Cabin Republicans Should Disband

Wayne Besen | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Gay, Log Cabin Republicans, Sarah Palin, Homosexual, Wayne Besen, George W. Bush, Politics News
Wayne Besen

Log Cabin's tragic endorsement of John McCain exhibits an obdurate denial of his anti-gay record and a stubborn unwillingness to admit that their one-time hero is now hopeless.

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Gold, Light, 'Crisis,' and Compassion

Steve Ralls | Posted 09.18.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Mitchell Gold, Martina Navratilova, Pflag, Books, Gay, Ari Gold, Judith Light, Civil Rights, Entertainment News
Steve Ralls

Openly gay furniture designer Mitchell Gold is most well-known for lush and plush home decor, but what some in the LGBT community may not be as aware ...

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Gay Rights More Fully Integrated At 2008 DNC

Calvin Gipson | Posted 08.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Democratic Convention, Transgender, Glbt, Gay, Lesbian, Clinton, Democratic National Convention, Obama, Dnc, Platform, Bisexual, Civil Rights, Equality, Stonewall, Home News
Calvin Gipson

"Although the platform is not emphasizing same-sex marriage, if you look around you'll see that the sky has not fallen. The bigots are still bigots but mainstream people do not feel threatened by same-sex marriage," said Kaplan, a Massachusetts DNC delegate.

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McAdoption: Gay & Lesbian Adoption

David Ambroz | Posted 08.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Lesbian, Sexual Orientation, Foster Youth, Mccain, Discrimination, Gay, 2008 Election, Foster Care, Election, Adoption, Politics News
David Ambroz

Senator McCain: "I think that we've proven that both parents are important in the success of a family, so, no I don't believe in gay adoption." We mu...

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Convention: What Obama Must Do To Win

Wayne Besen | Posted 08.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Glbt, Gop, John McCain, Lesbian, Obama, Right Wing, Joe Biden, Gay, Barack Obama, Ted Kennedy, Wayne Besen, Democratic National Committe, Politics, Howard Dean, Andy Tobias, Dnc, Politics News
Wayne Besen

For Obama to become president, the Democrats have to stop acting like bureaucrats and sell their candidate, while tearing down John McCain.

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Rick Warren's Carnival of Confession

Wayne Besen | Posted 08.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Glbt, Social Conservatives, Homosexual, Ex-Gay, Obama, Mccain, Religious Right, Right Wing, Gay, Democrats, Presidential Debates, Wayne Besen, Evangelicals, Politics, Religion, Rick Warren, Saddleback, Same Sex Marriage, Russia, Republicans, Scott Mcclellan, Politics News
Wayne Besen

While Rick Warren is an improvement over Focus on the Family's James Dobson, he must teach evangelicals there is a better way than the selfishness of modern conservatism.

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So Many Boys, So Little Chance

Leslie Goldman | Posted 08.19.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Skin, Underwear, Fun, Body Image, Parade, Gay, Boys, Pride, Tolerance, Chicago, Chicago News
Leslie Goldman

I don't know what you all were doing last Saturday at 3pm, but me? I was surrounded by hundreds of half-naked men wearing teeny little bikini briefs, ...

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