News + Politics
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Immigration Woes
Over the past several months, many cases involving same-sex bi-national couples have hit the news. Almost all of these cases, where a U.S. citizen is...
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A Personal Aside: Seeing the Change
In 1713 — nearly 300 years ago — Chambers Russell was born. A founder of the town of Lincoln, Massachusetts, Russell built a two-story Georgian...
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NPR defends gay ‘conversion therapy’ report: Hundreds of angry responses offered ‘context’ [video]
Last week, Alix Spiegel, a reporter for NPR, aired a 9-minute piece about beliefs that “therapists” can change gay men and lesbians into heterosexuals. Spiegel’s Morning...
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Mitt Romney joins effort to overturn District’s gay marriage law, add Constitutional ban
Mitt Romney, the current leading candidate among the 2012 Republican Presidential hopefuls, has signed a pledge created by the National Organization for Marriage (NOMBlog PDF). It...
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The Big Game
For those who don't know already, I suppose I need to come out publicly. I am, of course, a gamer. I don't mean that I'm...
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Snark on a Sinking Ship
The outcome of the tea party's invented crisis over the national debt ceiling remains uncertain as I write on Monday morning, but one thing is...
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Bridge Builder
The National Council of La Raza, the nation's largest Hispanic civil rights organization, and the Gill Foundation, which advocates for LGBT equality, joined to honor...
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Equality Maryland continues search for new executive director
Equality Maryland announced today that is seeking applicants for the organization’s executive director position. While Lynne Bowman has served as the interim executive director of Equality Maryland since May...
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NPR disappoints listeners by airing claim that ‘ex-gay’ therapy works
On August 1, NPR’s Morning Edition aired a story that sought to portray “two sides” of a debate surrounding gay-to-straight “conversion therapy.” NPR says it was...
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Dolly Parton apologizes to lesbian family over gay marriage t-shirt
“I am truly sorry for the hurt or embarrassment regarding the gay and lesbian t-shirt incident at Dollywood’s Splash Country recently. Everyone knows of my...
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House GOP Leaders Say Court Should Dismiss Edith Windsor’s Lawsuit, Find DOMA Constitutional
The House Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group (BLAG) has been defending the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in court since President Barack Obama and Attorney General...
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Video Recap: NAACP tackles black & gay tensions at national convention [video]
A week ago, the NAACP held a groundbreaking discussion about LGBT issues in Los Angeles for its 102nd Convention. The panel was hosted by CNN’s...
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''Identical Situation''
Just 11 days after a transgender woman, Lashai Mclean, was shot and killed, another transgender woman, Tonya Harrell, says unidentified suspects fired shots at her...
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Judicial Symbolism
On July 18, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) spoke in soaring tones of the action the Senate was about to take on the judicial nomination of...
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Miley Cyrus gets equality tattoo; Anti-gay fan feels the heat of Tweets
”All LOVE is equal.” A short tweet sent out by actress and singer Miley Cyrus, 20. It was accompanied by a photo of what appeared...
