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Why the GOP Is (Slowly) Coming Around on Marriage Equality

Will the next Republican nominee for President support gay marriage? It is a question that was unthinkable years ago, but amid a rapid shift in public opinion and demographics, it is being seriously considered in GOP circles. “At the rate this issue is changing within the party, I think it’s not out of the question,” […]

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Poll Says 63% Should Recognize Gay/Lesbian Couples Legally Married in States

Another detail from that new NBC News/Wall Street Journal marriage equality poll that came out this week. Think Progress reports: A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that nearly two-thirds of voters (63 percent) support the federal government recognizing same-sex marriages when they’re legal in states, while only 34 percent oppose this recognition. This

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New Chart Shows Shift in Marriage Equality Support Since 2004

A new chart released by the Williams Institute at UCLA shows the huge increase in Mexico party support state-by-state between 2004 and 2012. The Dallas Voice reports: The study found that the country’s overall support for marriage quality had an average increase of 13.6 percent, with more than 50 percent of citizens in 12 states

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Medical Matters – Spring

April is here and that means the seasons are about to start changing…for some it’s a pleasant relief because those days when depression hits with clouds and snow and rain will soon be on the wane. For others it means spring allergy season is almost upon us and with the first buds will come the

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Standing Decision in Prop 8/Defense of Marriage Act Cases Could Lead to Earlier Announcement

Lisa Keen at Keen News Service focuses on Kennedy’s questions: In the Proposition 8 argument, Kennedy asked three questions concerning legal standing and five concerning constitutional issues. On legal standing, he sent mixed signals. He expressed discomfort with the idea that the governor or attorney general of California could seemingly “thwart the initiative process” by

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The word by Sheila

The times, they are a changin’. In fact, I’m beginning to wonder whether gay, lesbian, bi & trans folks are todays canaries in the coal mine. For those of you unfamiliar with the canaries’ function, the phrase refers to the fact that well into the 20th century; coal miners would bring canaries into the mines

Are We Overlooking Transgender Rights In Our Rush To Marriage Equality?

Two weeks ago, Hillary Clinton announced her support for gay marriage. Placid and well-coiffed, she looked at the camera with Clintonian firmness, and said, “L.G.B.T. Americans are our colleagues, our teachers, our soldiers, our friends, our loved ones, and they are full and equal citizens and deserve the rights of citizenship. That includes marriage.” That

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Standing for Marriage Equality as a Muslim

Over the course of Spring Break, my traditionally blue Facebook page was turning red. My friends, it seems, are overwhelmingly supportive of gay rights, changing everything from their profile pictures to their banners in response to the recent Supreme Court case, United States v. Windsor. Likewise, thousands more rallied outside the high court to show

Advice: Pink In The Sheets

Mz. Pink, I’ve never been to a Gynecologist. How important is it for me to go see one? Since I don’t have sex with men is it necessary to go? Pap Fear   Read my answer by clicking read more ——————->  

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Pecs and the City

When I was a scrawny little pup, I dreamed of the day I would be older, bigger and free to come and go as I pleased. The world seemed to be waiting for me to claim it as my own. I would be able to drive wherever I wanted, eat cake for dinner, have a