LGBT Rights
Gay marriage backers put the spotlight on Illinois
January 8, 2013"We are a stable family, why shouldn't we have the same respect and the same rights as any other couple, as any other family?"
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Rally in Tenn. demands LGBT rights
December 12, 2012All across the state, similar rallies took place to petition President Obama to sign an executive order barring discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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LGBT hunger striker: I want the same rights as you
August 9, 2012Sometimes, it's a good thing to go hungry. Throughout the state, Michigan's "anti-equality environment" is being protested with a 100-day hunger strike.
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Vietnam considers same-sex marriage
August 8, 2012Today I am proud to call myself a socialist. And I am proud to be gay at a historic intersection of two diverse and compatible movements.
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Gore Vidal: brilliant provocateur
August 8, 2012Gore Vidal was a very specific sort of figure, heir to the heritage of Oscar Wilde and Dorothy Parker. His description of himself: a "gentleman bitch."
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