var addthis_config = {“data_track_addressbar”:true};Stuart Wilber and John Breitweiser got married today, the first day the state of Washington allowed same-sex couples to enter into the institution...
STANDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY examines ideas, events, places and people standing on the wrong as well as the right side of history. I...
A prominent voice of the wide-open poetry movement that began in the 1950s, Lawrence Ferlinghetti (image, above, 1959) has written poetry, translations, fiction, theater, art criticism,...
To this day, few know that Martin Luther King, Jr.’s right hand man, the architect of the March on Washington, was openly-gay African-American Bayard Rustin. To...
I first learned of Jack Andraka from the above photo posted on my Facebook page. It was captioned: “This is Jack Andraka, he is 15 years...
Via Culture Project: If you’re in the New York City area, check out IMPACT 2012: A Festival of Political Art presented by Culture Project. Running now through...
As we celebrate the accomplishments of Olympic Athletes, too often the contribution of mentors and team leaders, and coaches, like Hope Powell and Pia Sundhage who were profiled earlier in this series, are...
On July 28th, The New Civil Rights Movement profiled London 2012 Olympics archer Karen Anne Hultzer. Hultzer, 46, had not publicly spoken about her sexuality but...
var addthis_config = {“data_track_addressbar”:true}; 2012 was definitely an election year of epic proportions, a watershed moment in history that no one alive will soon forget. But...
var addthis_config = {“data_track_addressbar”:true}; Hundreds of same-sex couples across the state of Washington at midnight this morning lined up to get their marriage licenses — the...
This is the twelfth in a series of articles profiling known out and proud Olympic athletes who are openly LGBT. The New Civil Rights Movement will publish one article...
This is the ninth in a series of articles profiling known out and proud Olympic athletes who are openly LGBT. The New Civil Rights Movement will publish one article...
Claire Harvey, 38, is the captain of the British women’s sitting volleyball team, an awesome accomplishment since she only took up the sport 4 years ago....
Over 1000 Catholics in Washington state have joined together to support same-sex marriage equality, and are urging voters to approve Referendum 74, which will make marriage...
2012 may be the most important Presidential election of your lifetime. For me, not voting has never been an option and this year not exercising your...