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I am not entirely sure how to start this article or which direction I want to start from. What I do know is that I hope to instill enough courage and confidence when you finish reading this article. The City of Visalia has now issued a proclamation for their LGBTQ population for two consecutive […]
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An anti marriage equality attorney has admitted to feeling same sex attraction as a teenager, Gay Star News reports: Pacific Justice Institute president Brad Dacus has admitted to past same-sex attractions in a discussion with gay rights activist and YouTube personality Jeff 4 Justice and has apologized for a 2008 speech he gave which referenced
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It may seem surprising given the masculinity and violence often displayed by professional hockey players, but they are the most supportive of all the major sports of marriage equality, according to a new survey. Chicago Now reports: Should the U.S. Legalize Gay Marriage? 62 professional athletes from the NBA, NFL, NHL, and MLB, responded to
Boy Scouts vote to allow openly gay youths, maintain ban on gay adult leaders. In what way isn’t this the cart before the horse? Does this make sense to any one person outside of the scouts? I fear their motives are more sinister. “It is the mission of the Boy Scouts of America to serve
Why should I personally go forward as a trans activist pushing for change? Why do anything for trans and LGBT community members when I have received a significant amount of pushback through the years from the religious right, LGBT community members, radical lesbian feminist separatists and even transsexual separatists? I’ve written in the past about
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Salutations readers, I am Billy (Billie) LewisArtist / Writer / Photographer / Actress / Multifaceted in other areas that do not define me.I am a 43 years young, male to female transgender in her early stages and growth towards my true self. I am Lady Katherine’s ball and chain, for whom I have spent the
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In a highly anticipated vote Thursday, the Boy Scouts of America lifted its ban on gay youth starting next year, the latest sign of a shift in American attitudes toward gays and lesbians. The resolution was adopted with more than 60% of the vote. The vote to allow gay youth in Scouting — but not gay adult
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This past week, there has been a massive media flurry about marriage equality, with both Delaware and Rhode Island both passing marriage equality laws and the Minnesota House voting to legalize same-sex marriage. News networks have been lauding the progress made by the LGBTQ movement, and to be fair, I was pretty excited myself. I
After Marriage Equality, What Else Needs to be Done? Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court fight over California’s Proposition 8, viewed by gay-rights advocates as a historic opportunity to establish same-sex marriage nationwide, may not even settle the issue in the state. The justices, who probably will rule next month, signaled during the March 26 argument that they might sidestep the underlying constitutional questions and decide
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The Mormon Church has been strangely quiet over the last year or so as marriage equality bills and laws have begin passing across the USA. Mother Jones reports: But after the Mormon involvement in Prop. 8 was fully exposed, the backlash was severe–and apparently unexpected. The church became a target for public protests, and lost
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