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Civil Rights

Thailand: ‘Phoenix Rising’ For LGBT People — But Questions Remain

by Guest Author ● 4:23 PM April 14, 2013
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Guest author Grace Poore talks with Thailand’s National Human Rights Commissioner about LGBTI Rights at ILGA-Asia Conference.

Marriage

Op-Ed: My Supreme Court Marriage Rally Transphobic Experience From Hell

by Guest Author ● 6:00 PM April 8, 2013
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Openly identified transman Bryan Ellicott became a target of several HRC staffers who asked him to remove the trans flag he was holding near the rally stage. Ellicott’s essay painfully outlines the deep animus broadly directed toward transgender people in America.

News

Op-Ed: United For Marriage Rally’s Anti-Diversity Events Expose LGBT Community’s Needs

by Guest Author ● 8:00 AM April 6, 2013
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Several anti-diversity acts scarred the historic United For Marriage rally at the Supreme Court last week. Guest author Cd Kirven was present and offers this intelligent response.

Civil Rights

Targeting Minorities: NYPD And ‘Stop And Frisk’ Go On Trial Today In Federal Court

by Guest Author ● 3:38 PM March 18, 2013
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Today the New York City Police Department goes on trial. After more than a decade of stopping and frisking literally millions of New Yorkers, the tables have been turned and the NYPD will have to account for its actions.

News

Exclusive: GetEQUAL Announces Exciting And Important Leadership Change

by Guest Author ● 11:30 AM March 18, 2013
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Heather Cronk has served as the Managing Director of GetEQUAL and today she announces an important change at the LGBT civil rights organization, in this exclusive op-ed.

News

Why Did Pope Benedict Resign? Who Will Replace Him? Exclusive Analysis And Backstory.

by Guest Author ● 1:46 PM February 11, 2013
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It is clear the financial and sexual abuse scandals have taken a toll on the Pope. Who will be his successor? Exclusive analysis from a professor of Vatican studies.

families

Family Equality Council On FMLA: Protecting Our Families When They’re Most Vulnerable

by Guest Author ● 5:08 PM February 5, 2013
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Today, we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the inclusion of same-sex headed families in this important law.

Analysis

Licensed To Parent: The Unasked Question

by Guest Author ● 1:41 PM December 29, 2012
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Lance Fein challenges America and its policy makers to consider licensing parents in view of the tragic mass murder of 20 children and six adults in Newtown, Connecticut.

International

Lesbian, Bi, And Trans Women At The Intersection: The Case Of ‘The Good Mother’

by Guest Author ● 12:32 PM December 6, 2012
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Lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (LBT) women are generally judged more harshly — and have more at stake when such judgments are made than other women.

Marriage

Struggling NYC Actor Needs Your Help So His Fiancé’s Family Can Attend The Wedding

by Guest Author ● 4:35 PM December 2, 2012
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Regular readers may remember the story of NYC actor Ivan, who is getting married next month, and desperately wants his in-laws to be to be able to attend their wedding.

Bigotry Watch

Gay Former Christian College RA To NOM: Recant Your Attack On Gay RAs

by Guest Author ● 9:05 AM November 29, 2012
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We invited one former RA from a Christian college, Brandon Habron, who is gay and a NRCM reader, to write NOM’s Dr. Roback Morse in response to her attacks.

News

‘Barack Obama Really Is The Man You Have Always Believed Him To Be’

by Guest Author ● 4:14 PM November 5, 2012

“President Obama is driven by a core belief that government can play a role in improving people’s lives and protecting human dignity. I have experienced the force of those values firsthand.”

International

Transgender Women’s Constitutional Challenge To Sharia Law Fails In Malaysia

by Guest Author ● 7:00 AM October 16, 2012
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Many countries in the Southeast Asian region are incrementally shifting on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people’s rights, but not Malaysia.

Arts

Exclusive: Famous Writer Del Shores Endorses Obama. ‘I’ve Got His Back.’

by Guest Author ● 2:29 PM October 13, 2012
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In our exclusive interview, Del Shores, of “Sordid Lives” and “Queer as Folk” fame, tells guest author Jeremy Stubbs he’s endorsing President Obama: “I’ve got his back.”

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