News + Politics
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‘Dr. Phil’ examines Clementi suicide: Tells gay teens ‘I’m so sorry’ adults tolerate bullying [video]
”I want to say to all of y’all, on behalf of all the adults who seem to be running this society: I am so sorry....
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Stating the “State of Play”
More than 10 hours of interview time covering interviews with the leaders of 15 LGBT organizations that have a national scope or impact. One magazine...
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“Queers” and “Legislative Fruitloops” in North Carolina
Equality North Carolina recently announced plans to recognize statehouse Speaker Joe Hackney (D) by giving him an award at its Equality Gala later this year....
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Getting Better
The first time I wanted to kill myself was eighth grade. The incident leading up to that was a rather convoluted one, but the short...
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Bully Beware
My first bully was Michael Dickerson. Standing in line after recess, on the playground of Rolling Valley Elementary School in Springfield, he came out of...
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The White Knight
The ''sexual racism'' argument used by some gay people of color in order to shame white males (and yes, it is always white males) into...
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Stand Against Criminalization
On the weekend of Sept. 25, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) raided a hotel in Northwest in a prostitution-related sting. MPD has confirmed that six...
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Blowback on Bullying
Every 18 minutes, one person ''completes'' suicide. ''We use the word 'completed' rather than 'committed' because committed makes it sound like a crime and that...
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Party with Purpose
Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month, which began Sept. 15 and ends Oct. 15, the Latino GLBT History Project, a local organization, is preparing to honor...
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Non-Profit Jackpot
While the nonprofit world may understandably be excited about the Myer Foundation Exponent Awards, which annually recognize five leaders in the sector with $100,000 apiece,...
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Family Affair
At the two-decade mark, COLAGE is going through some changes. The acronym, for instance, stands for Children Of Lesbians And Gays Everywhere. And while the...
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Andrew Barnett of SMYAL explains why ‘cyber bullying’ of gay teens is different today
”Over the past several years we’ve seen a huge drop in the average coming out age. And a study that was released in 2008 actually...
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Gay college student responds to personal attacks from Andrew Shirvell, Michigan’s Assistant AG [video]
”Given what’s happened in the past week, and given the suicides that have happened in the past few weeks, it’s been, it’s been – it’s...
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Margaret Cho leaves “Dancing with the Stars” after gay pride samba [video]
”I want to be funny. Our story is serious. We wanted to celebrate pride. We wanted to show ourselves off. It’s a tough time for...
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Looking at the “State of Play”
This week’s Metro Weekly‘s cover story — out Thursday — is a detailed look at many of the LGBT organizations that...
