February 2012
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One Town's War on Gay Teens →
In Michele Bachmann’s home district, evangelicals have created an extreme anti-gay climate. After a rash of suicides, the kids are fighting back.
January 2012
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“[T]he born-this-way approach carries an unintended implication that the behavior...”
– New York Times columnist Frank Bruni, on Cynthia Nixon’s controversial comments.
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“I shudder to think what would have happened if the civil rights gains,...”
– Newark Mayor Cory Booker (D), who supports gay marriage, criticizing the comment Governer Chris Christie made comparing the fight for gay marriage to the struggle for Civil Rights of black people in America.
Christie said, “I think people would have been happy to have a referendum on civil...
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“Ask yourself what you are worried about if same-sex marriage is legalized....”
– Why A Heterosexual, Married, North Carolinian Father Of Three Cares About LGBT Equality (via raeraenjma)
This.
(via lady88)
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December 2011
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October 2011
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Officials Deny Deportation Reprieve for Gay... →
projectqueer:
By Andrew Harmon
Brian Andersen (left) and Anton Tanumihardja CNN
A gay Indonesian man fighting to remain in the U.S. with his American husband has been denied a reprieve from deportation — a decision that appears to contradict Obama administration promises that members of same-sex binational couples can be considered lower-priority cases among the nation’s 300,000...
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“One of the most disturbing elements of the Right Wing’s political agenda is that...”
– Barbra Streisand, The Advocate (1999)
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“Gay brothers and sisters, you must come out. Come out to your parents… I...”
– Harvey Milk
“That’s What America Is,” speech given on Gay Freedom Day in San Francisco (1978)
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“Most people think they don’t know anyone gay or lesbian, and in fact...”
– Robert Eichberg
Founder of National Coming Out Day
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Today is National Coming Out Day! →
Why this day?
The date of October 11 was chosen because it was the anniversary of the 1987 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. NCOD was officially established in 1988.
Who founded it?
Robert Eichberg, a psychologist and author from New Mexico, and Jean O’Leary, a gay-rights activist and politician.
Why does it matter?
NCOD brings attention to the lack of rights...
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“A life without love is a sinful and immoral thing.”
– Vincent van Gogh
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Demand an Investigation of LGBTQ Student's... →
Why This is Important?
This is a joint petition by the Tennessee Equality Project and Gay-Straight Alliance Network’s Make It Better Project.
When several students at Sequoyah High School in Madisonville, Tennessee tried to start a Gay-Straight Alliance club after years of bullying, their principal said no. When the students circulated a petition and gathered 150 student signatures supporting...
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LGBTQ Young Adult Books 2009-2011 →
Literature with pride.
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“There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or to...”
– Denis Waitley (via artoftransliness)
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Pentagon OK's On-Base Same-Sex Weddings →
As part of the ruling to repeal DADT, the following specification was made for military couples:
“The Pentagon says a military chaplain may officiate at any private ceremony, but isn’t required if it would conflict with his or her religious or personal beliefs. The Pentagon also says Defense Department property may be used for private functions, including religious and other...
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“Don’t let anyone tell you that you have to be a certain way. Be unique. Be what...”
– Melissa Etheridge (via gaywrites)
September 2011
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“Be not simply good; be good for something.”
– Henry David Thoreau (via gaywrites)
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Sign the Petition! Tell Google to Remove the "Is... →
From AllOut.org:
We demand that you immediately remove the “Is My Son Gay” application on the basis of hateful and abusive content. The homophobic quiz decides sexual orientation by asking whether their son “takes a long time to do his hair,” or if he “likes football” rather than “musicals”. What’s worse, the app implies that being gay means...
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SIGN THE PETITION: Tell The Masters School in CT... →
WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT:
It has been widely reported that the The Master’s School in Connecticut recently asked a student to leave after finding out she was a lesbian.
No student should ever be kicked out of a school because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. The Master’s School should immediately pass a non-discrimination policy that includes sexual orientation and...
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DADT by the Numbers:
13,000+ soldiers have been discharged under the law since 1993
4,000+ soldiers have quit in fear of being discharged
$37,000 per service member is spent by the US government to discharge and replace them
$1.3 billion dollars overall spent by the US government to enforce DADT
24 countries that already allowed gay people to serve openly in their military
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“It is the right thing to do. No longer will able men and women who want to serve...”
– Admiral Mike Mullen’s conclusion on why DADT needed to die
December 18, 2010
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