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Prayers for Equality: An interview with Sigourney Weaver
In our struggle for equality, we are so often met with the question “Can people really change?” We so frequently run up against the wall of having a conversation with someone who seems unmovable. And sometimes, the sad truth […]
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Activist Frank Kameny: ‘helping our brothers and sisters’ for 40 years
Dr. Frank Kameny is one of the most significant figures in the American equality movement — he has spent nearly four decades of fighting the establishment on our behalf. And now he needs OUR help…
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Seven-year-old benefactor supports LGBT equality
“I am sending you this money because I don’t think it’s fair that gay people are not treated equally.” That note, accompanied by a donation of $70, was received by the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center, and signed by Malcolm — a 7 year-old-boy.
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Bush daughter comes out… for marriage equality (Video)
It would seem that the children of those who so staunchly fought against equality are now coming around. It could be a case of rebellion, but more likely than not, the younger generations just happen to know and love far more lesbian and gay […]
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HRC to share Harvey Milk’s Castro storefront with The Trevor Project
Following a national outcry over the HRC’s announcement that they were turning the space that once housed the camera store owned by Harvey Milk into a gift store, the Human Rights Campaign announced they are donating part of the space to the Trevor Project.
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Apple rejects anti-gay ‘Manhattan Declaration’ from App Store — again
Apple has once again rejected the anti-gay iPhone application, Manhattan Declaration, from its App Store even after its creators submitted a revision.
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Media Matters launches war room for LGBT equality rights
Media Matters, a Washington D. C.-based media watchdog group has announced it is launching a new effort to combat the increasingly strident offense against LGBT equality rights by right wing conservative organizations and conservative run media outlets such as Fox News and pundits such as Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh. Former presidential adviser Richard Socarides, […]
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Mother of gay teen who committed suicide speaks out on anti-gay bullying
Seth Walsh, a California teen who spent 9 days on life support after attempting suicide over relentless bullying because he was gay, died Sept 28. Now, Seth’s mother, Wendy Walsh, has teamed up with the ACLU to help make a difference in the lives of LGBT youth facing harassment.
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Gay rights activist, PFLAG’s first national president Adele Starr dies at 90
Adele Starr, a Brentwood, Calif., mother of five who overcame dismay at her son’s homosexuality to become a leading voice for gay rights and marriage equality, and eventually the first national president of PFLAG, died Friday. She was 90.
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Apple removes anti-gay ‘Manhattan Declaration’ application from App Store
Over the Thanksgiving weekend, Apple removed the new “Manhattan Declaration” application from it’s App store after a petition of over 8,000 signatures was sent to them decrying the anti-gay marriage messaging it carried. Pro-Hate groups are flipping out of course. The application, dubbed Manhattan Declaration and described as a “call of Christian Conscience,” was yanked […]