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Repeal of DADT – a Stepping Stone to Nowhere
“[This] weekend on Memorial Day, America will come together to honor all who have served our nation in uniform… Today, by repealing the discriminatory Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, we also honor the...
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Gender inequality and gender differences
Polite Ire critiques gender essentialism, from Libcom: The supposed ‘fundamental’ differences between sexes have historically been used as an argument against equal rights, notably in the opposition to...
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Why I’m not Going to Pride
by Mia McKenzie of Black Girl Dangerous It’s almost pride weekend in San Francisco. Preparations are being made for any number of festive activities. Marches, parades, parties. Right now, countless...
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No One is Born Gay (or Straight): Here Are 5 Reasons Why
Are some people born gay? How about straight? EjaneWard of Social Inqueery looks at the science: 1. Just because an argument is politically strategic, does not make it true: A couple of years ago,...
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Bradley Manning is off limits at SF Gay Pride parade, but corporate sleaze is...
By Glen Greenwald of The Guardian: News reports yesterday indicated that Bradley Manning, widely known to be gay, had been selected to be one of the Grand Marshals of the annual San Francisco gay pride...
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Human Rights Campaign: Largest LGBT Donors Are Drone Manufacturers
By Hannah Kapp-Klote of Policy Mic: In the 1960s and 1970s, LGBT liberation (what we now call “LGBT equality”) was seen by its advocates as an all-inclusive movement intrinsically bound to other social...
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Eliut Hazzi, Miami Beach Cop, Rehired After Alleged Role In Gay Bashing Attack
From Huffington Post: A Miami Beach cop fired for his alleged role in a brutal physical and verbal attack of two gay men will not only get his job back, he may also receive back pay of his six-figure...
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Pissed-Off Transfolk, Queers, and Friends Descend on Seattle Trans* Pride
For the first time in the history of Seattle there will be a Trans* march to coincide with the celebrations of Gay Pride. Most Trans Pride marches throughout the country continue to maintain a somewhat...
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What to the American slave is your Fourth of July?
On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass delivered an address to the Ladies of the Rochester Anti-Slavery Society.
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The gay radicals of the past didn’t want equality: they wanted liberation,...
By Brendan O’Neill of the Telegraph: Some overexcited observers are describing last night’s passing of the gay marriage bill as the glorious endpoint to nearly 50 years of agitation for gay rights....
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Enough (some thoughts on Cathy Brennan)
BY QUINNAE MOONGAZER of quinnae.com My approach to Cathy Brennan has long mirrored my approach to Ann Coulter; I generally refuse to dignify their deliberate attempts to cruelly incite. Rising to meet...
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