Though the past year was perhaps one of spectacular gains for the LGBTQ community, it looks as if, yet again, key issues for the transgender community will have lackluster support in the 113th Congress, with the House still controlled by Republicans. Remarkable gains in this Congress, with openly gay Tammy Baldwin taking one of the […]
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During President Obama’s second inaugural speech, he mentioned immigration reform as a goal. He has been criticized by many on the left for failing to move forward any such legislation during his first term. He did, however, make changes in policy that affected the undocumented millions to some extent. He initiated a plan to defer deportation of so called
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It has been 1,515 days since November 4, 2008. That’s the day California voters approved Proposition 8, the ballot initiative designed to end the Golden State’s heralded experiment with same-sex marriage. During that time, Prop 8 has been forcefully challenged as a violation of the equal protection and due process clauses of the Constitution, has
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A couple great updates on the DOMA Case that’s coming before the Supreme Court in March. First, there’s a new amicus brief from a law professor that contends that the Supremes don’t have the authority to rule on the validity of the Defense of Marriage Act. As reported on SDGLN: In an amicus brief, Professor,
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The reports of the death of Equality California (EQCA) are greatly exaggerated, the nonprofit’s new boss tells San Diego Gay & Lesbian News. Like Mark Twain once did, John O’Connor, who became EQCA’s executive director about six weeks ago, is dispelling rumors about the health of the organization. O’Connor, whose wide smile acknowledges that he
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“Music makes the people come together.” At least that is what one of the 20th century’s finest poets says. Perhaps you’ve heard of her? She has a knack for saying exactly what we are all afraid to say, and occasionally she hitchhikes naked. She also firmly believes that you can meet someone, fall in love
Facebook has apologized for removing a photo of a mixed-race gay couple’s wedding from Gay Marriage USA’s page then subsequently blocking the administrator from gaining access. The marriage equality campaign’s Facebook page has over 295,000 followers, but its founder, Murray Lipp, was notified that the photo of a bishop getting married to his husband at
On Monday, President Obama made gay-rights history during his inaugural address. “We the people declare today that the most evident of truth that all of us are created equal — is the star that guides us still; just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls and Selma and Stonewall,” Obama said. “Our journey is
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Some interesting news from the Los Angeles Times: Marriage should be limited to unions of a man and a woman because they alone can “produce unplanned and unintended offspring,” opponents of gay marriage have told the Supreme Court. By contrast, when same-sex couples decide to have children, “substantial advance planning is required,” said Paul D.
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Lovely. In response to President Obama’s inaugural speech that prominently mentioned gay rights and marriage equality, a former Navy chaplain goes there. From On Top Magazine: “Sadly, Obama equates sin with holiness, confusing lust with love, thereby confusing the demonic with the Holy Spirit, when Satan can never be equal with God. There is
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