Tag Archives: LGBT issues

Court rules Prop 8 ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional

By Miriam | Published: February 7, 2012
Tweet“Proposition 8 served no purpose, and had no effect, other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in California,” the court said. The ruling upheld a decision by retired Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker, who struck down the ballot measure in 2010 after holding an unprecedented trial on [...]
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Friday Feminist Fuck Yeah: queer family models

By Maya | Published: February 3, 2012
Tweet In this video, Shawnta Smith and Jas Cruz, who are are ex-wives or best friends depending on which one of them is doing the telling, talk about the home they’ve built together and what it means to them and their community. It’s wonderful. They have separate beds but their bookcase is merged. I mean, [...]
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Proposed bill in Tennessee would essentially legalize anti-LGBTQ bullying

By Vanessa | Published: January 5, 2012
TweetNo joke. Former Republican Senator David Fowler is pushing the Tennessee legislature to take up a new bill he’s proposed that would create a loophole in the current anti-bullying policies in the state that would — rather than protect students from being bullied — protect students’ right to bully. TPM reports: The proposed bill would [...]
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Another positive story of trans identity in the media

By Miriam | Published: December 19, 2011
TweetIn seems there has been a recent spate of articles featuring trans folks in positive ways. It’s a really important departure from the past trend of only writing sensationalized articles, or worse, only writing about trans folks when the stories were crime related: murders, sex work, hate crimes. I’ve been happy to see trans stories [...]
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Who Will Speak for the Closeted Christmas-Celebrators? Rick Perry, that’s who!

By Katie | Published: December 8, 2011
TweetWho will speak for the persecuted Christians? “I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m a Christian…But you don’t have to be in the pew every Sunday to know that there’s something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military, but our kids can’t openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school. As [...]
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