The new frontier of LGBTQ civil rights, explained
Recent history has brought incredible progress for the LGBTQ community in the form of this map ". Total victory for the advocates of samesex marriage. " But lesser known is …
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Yoruba Richen: What the gay rights movement learned from the civil rights movement
Election night 2008 was a night that tore me in half. It was the night that Barack Obama was elected. [One hundred and forty-three] years after the end of slavery, …
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The Civil Rights Movement’s Gay Hero You’ve Never Heard Of
Bayard Rustin was one of Martin Luther KingJr. 's closest advisors and a principal architect of the American Civil Rights movement forracial equality. So why have you probably never heard …
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Biden ties gay rights to civil rights
An early supporter of gay marriage, Biden sought to draw parallels between civil rights for gays and African-Americans as he addressed a summit of the Human Rights Campaign, a major …
Read MoreBlack pastor says gay marriage is not a civil right
9 by Judge Ginny Granade of Mobile, gay marriage has been legal in Alabama. Jordan, noting that many ministers who favor gay rights have made their case on AL.com, asked …
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Baker faces civil rights complaint for refusing to put anti-gay message on …
DENVER — A dispute over a cake in Colorado raises a new question about gay rights and religious freedom: If bakers can be fined for refusing to serve married gay …
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Chilean House of Representatives Approves Civil Unions Bill
6a00d8341c730253ef01b7c6f0ecfa970b-200wi “People of the same-sex will have the opportunity to demonstrate that they have the right to be happy,” said gay Congressman Claudio Arriagada Macaya after the vote,according to La …
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Civil Unions and Beyond in 2012: Jan 2 Marriage News Watch
Welcome to 2012! We got a lot of work to do this year, so let’s roll up our sleeves and get to work. The new year marks new civil union …
Read MoreCivil rights loom as appeals court considers gay marriage
"Feldman's opinion most clearly state's the opposing view," said Kenneth Upton, a lawyer for Lambda Legal, a national gay-rights legal organization that will argue on behalf of seven Louisiana gay …
Read MoreGay Marriage Prompts a Call for Clergy to Shun Civil Ceremonies
If you read wedding announcements, you may have noticed that members of the clergy do not matter as much as they used to. More and more people are married by …
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