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Congratulations winners!

A BIG Congratulations to the winners of our Pride Month contest!   Be sure to join our email list to know when we run our next contest!   Christopher M. won:Kwirkworld River Park Gift Bag with various items, valued at $162.20 Denise W. Won:Michael Craghead StablesCertificate for 3 riding lessons, valued at $100 Kim L. Won:Ficarra […]

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USA: Supreme Court’s Next Controversial Case Will Be Marriage Equality

The Supreme Court Justices have left a steaming Washington – a summer heat wave and a searing new dispute over how they made the health care decision – but no sooner had they departed than the next major controversy arrived. Awaiting them at the end of summer will be the issue of same-sex marriage, as

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Why Public Opinion on Marriage Equality Matters

In the nineteen-fifties, the State Department went through something like a purge, systematically seeking out and firing gay employees, who, given the times, had been living closeted lives. Linda Hirshman, writing about the episode in her new book “Victory: the Triumphant Gay Revolution,” quotes the former head of State Department security: “The only thing I

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But I love her…

When I first met Alyssa, I thought she was my dreams made real. I could see no one else in the room. Her feminine shape and delicate facial features, her boyish haircut, lopsided smile, and large doe-like brown eyes had me from the moment I laid eyes on her. As I got to know her,

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USA: New Poll Says Marriage Equality a Non Issue for 7 in 10

If you were to follow the polls put forth by most American media, you’d guess same-sex marriage divides the country wretchedly in half. As it turns out, America is certainly divided. But a new national poll commissioned by iMediaEthics that accounted for intensity of opinion has found the issue decidedly less divisive than widely reported.

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Independents Don’t Agree With President Obama’s Marriage Equality Stance

President Barack Obama’s support of gay marriage has not translated into more backing from Michigan voters overall, a new poll shows, and four in 10 self-described independents say they are less likely to vote for him because of it. “The fact that only 17 percent of polled independent voters were supportive of the President’s stance

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Interview with Jamie Nabozny: From Bullied Teen to Full Time Activist

Jamie Nabozny agreed to this interview shortly after testifying to the bullying task force established in Minnesota by Governor Mark Dayton in an executive order . Jamie Nabozny won a Landmark Lawsuit in Federal court which rocked the public education system with the message that no child should be bullied. This does include people who identify

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Salvation Army Official Says Gay People Must Die

Just hours after the LGBT advocacy group “Truth Wins Out” published an interview in which a senior Salvation Army official in Australia said the belief that gays must die is part of the Salvation Army’s “Christian doctrine,” the organization issued an apology to the LGBT community. Major Andrew Craibe, Territorial Media Relations Director for the

Suze Orman to Do Show on Marriage Equality Tonight

Suze Orman is doing a Saturday night show on marriage equality and the financial reasons it is so important, at 9 pm ET on CNBC. Says Orman in a preview of the show. “Here I sit in front of you. A 61-year-old woman who has been gay my entire life. Who has been in a