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Benjamin Phillips

Let It Go, GOP.

by Benjamin Phillips ● 8:00 AM April 13, 2013
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The terms are simple: Stop. Stop saying horrible things about us. Stop trying to take our children away. Stop trying to get us fired. In return, we’ll agree to let you off the hook for every horrible thing you’ve ever done to the LGBT community.

News

Retired GOP Senator Olympia Snowe Comes Out For Same-Sex Marriage

by David Badash ● 3:53 PM April 5, 2013
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Retired GOP Senator Olympia Snowe today announced her support of same-sex marriage. “We’ve seen a sea change in society’s whole attitude,” Snowe said.

Caleb Eigsti

WATCH: 27 Million People Have Seen This Marriage Equality Video And Yes It Will Make You Cry

by Caleb Eigsti ● 2:34 PM March 26, 2013
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Today the Supreme Court heard testimony for and against Prop 8, the California law that keeps LGBT Americans from marrying the one that they love.

Civil Rights

Breaking: Hillary Clinton Officially Announces Support For Marriage Equality

by David Badash ● 11:21 AM March 18, 2013
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Hillary Clinton has just announced her official, formal support for same-sex marriage, a concept she was unable to specifically mention in her capacity as the U.S. Secretary of State.

Marriage

Only Groups Opposing Gay Marriage Are Evangelical Christians, Non-College-Educated, Elderly

by David Badash ● 9:23 AM March 7, 2013
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A new study finds the only groups who still do not support same-sex marriage equality are non-college-educated whites, white evangelical Christians, and older people.

Economics

Apple And Facebook Join 250 Employers Asking Supreme Court To Support Gay Marriage

by David Badash ● 5:27 PM February 26, 2013
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Apple, Facebook, Morgan Stanley, Intel — over 250 employers — are filing amicus briefs in the Prop 8 and DOMA cases asking the Supreme Court to make same-sex marriage legal.

Discrimination

Watch: Suze Orman Says ‘Gay Americans Pay More Taxes For Fewer Rights’

by David Badash ● 2:46 PM February 25, 2013
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Suze Orman says that “gay Americans pay more taxes for fewer rights,” and adds that if heterosexual couples had to pay in taxes half of what they inherited upon the passing of their spouse “they wouldn’t stand for it.”

Marriage

Look: NY Magazine Cover Story On ‘Divorce Equality — When Gay Marriage Ends’

by David Badash ● 1:50 PM February 25, 2013
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In a piece titled, “From ‘I Do’ to ‘I’m Done,’” New York Magazine’s cover story this week is on “Divorce Equality — When Gay Marriage Ends.”

Discrimination

New Poll: Six Out Of Ten Americans Say DOMA is Discrimination (Infographic)

by David Badash ● 1:47 PM February 19, 2013
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A new poll finds that six out of ten Americans believe DOMA is discrimination and oppose the law that bans the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriage.

Bigotry Watch

Watch: ‘The World’s Best Mommy Is Not A Good Daddy’ Says Michael Brown

by David Badash ● 4:35 PM February 18, 2013
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Dr. Michael Brown tells David Pakman that “the world’s best mommy is not a good daddy,” which apparently his way of claiming kids need a mom and a dad — a tireless falsehood that attacks single parents and same-sex couples with equal arrogance and ignorance.

Discrimination

Women In Combat: Female Former Army Captain Speaks Out

by David Badash ● 9:00 AM February 12, 2013
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Tanya Domi is a former Army Captain who served her country, left with an honorable discharge in 1990, and now shares her thoughts on women serving in combat roles.

DOMA

Breaking: Defense Department Extends Benefits To Same-Sex Partners

by David Badash ● 12:26 PM February 11, 2013
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Today, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced he is ordering the Defense Department to extend benefits to partners of military same-sex couples.

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.

News

Women In Combat? Majority Of Men, Women, Democrats, Republicans, Young, Old Say Yes

by David Badash ● 6:07 PM January 25, 2013
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Should DoD Secretary Leon Panetta have moved to allow women in the military into combat roles? 74% of all Americans say “yes,” according to a new Gallup survey.

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