Gay, Lesbian, Bi, Transgendered Rights and Stories
TweetThe Epidemic Murders of Transwomen The transgender community faces fear, discrimination, and silence in the wake of their sisters’ murders. Written by Jacquie Piasta An upcoming episode of the television program “What Would You Do?”…
TweetWe hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.-…
TweetFear, hatred, and religious dogma… It amazes me that this far into the civilized human condition we are still debating whether or not some of us deserve to have rights that most of us enjoy. …
TweetAn oft heard phrase is “I know my rights.” The question is do American citizens really know their rights? Do they know that those rights can disappear in an instant at the whim of the…
TweetDuring a recent stay at the Philadelphia Prison System I saw, first hand, how the gay population in a correctional facility so large is treated. A county jail in which inmates prey upon each other…
TweetIn apocalyptic times, people look first for a saviour. On paper, it looks like the United States is limping into its 57th presidential election in bad shape. Taxes are high, debt is the dirty word…
TweetGone are the days when a gay man is expected to marry a woman and live as if he’s straight, never mentioning the truth of how he feels, but there is still a long way…
TweetIn regards to civil rights, North Carolina has decided to take more than a few steps back rather than forward. The GLBT people of NC have endured more out loud discrimination recently due to voting…
TweetThe question of equality in America is really a matter of time at this point; polls show an increasing number of Americans support marriage equality and those numbers show no signs of decreasing. President Obama…
TweetFor me, the most important evolution in any GLBTQ person’s life is becoming comfortable in their own skin. We’ve come a long way from bullying and hate crimes and made coming out more comfortable than…
TweetIt was a warm, spring day in northern Mississippi when I asked my brother’s friend to humor me with an impromptu photo shoot. Despite his insecurities, he obliged, pulled off his shirt, and let me…
TweetMuch the way I do not understand poor, uneducated, blue-collar or service industry workers in the South voting for rich, privileged, Ivy League, Republicans to represent their best interests, I find Gay Republicans to be…
Tweet On International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) that was celebrated on May 17, Ms. Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, called on countries to “repeal discriminatory laws and ban discriminatory…
TweetThe first major comic character to be confirmed as gay was announced. The Emerald Guardian’s sexuality was rebooted along with the rest of his fictional universe as part of DC’s “New 52″ initiative aimed at…
TweetA federal appeals court Thursday declared that the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutionally denies federal benefits to married gay couples. According to the AP: The appeals court agreed with a lower court judge who ruled…
TweetYeah, this chic is really a witty mind. Hear the backwards logic of the this religious lunatic, so typical for Southern “Christians”.
TweetWatch this “pastor, Reverend Welton Gaddy, from a North Carolina church tell his congregation not to vote for “baby killer” Obama and how he would get rid of all of the “queers” in a very…
TweetAfter the passage of North Carolina’s Amendment 1 last week, nine gay and lesbian couples filed applications for marriage in protest last week. Their applications were denied, of course, but adding insult to injury,…
TweetThe conservatards are always saying that marriage has always been between one man and one woman. Lawrence O’Donnell sets the record straight.
TweetCheck out this hilarious video in which Colbert lays down the factual law of the Bible and Jesus’ take homosexuality.
TweetToday, President Obama announced his support for gay marriage. He said that after years of “struggling” to come to terms with his belief that civil-unions would be sufficient for gays and lesbians, he has not…
TweetPowerful and poignant video showing gay marriage opponents why gay couples want and NEED gay marriage equality and federal recognition of gay marriage. Watch this but be prepared to cry if you have a heart.…
TweetYou have to see this video for his song Ben. It has an incredible message for the GLBT community, one which we see far too little of. Watch it all the way through to get…
TweetJulie Ward and her friends went to The Bunkhouse, a bar in Weir, Texas for drinks this past weekend. Ward recounted her incident saying that a female bartender at the bar told them that they…
TweetWith a vote of 24 – 16, the New Jersey Senate voted today to advance a bill which would legalize same-sex marriage. Governor Chris Christie (R), insists that there will be a veto and that…
TweetIf you missed our launch party, listen to our discussion with writers Scott Patrick Humphrey, Lane Buckman and Editor-in-Chief, Donovan Lord discuss articles in our premiere issue from religion, politics, to Atheism and more! Click…
TweetThe judges of the 9th Circuit court in California agreed that the ballot initiative, Proposition 8, violates the 14th Amendment and that they could find no “legitimate reason” for the law to be in force.…
TweetSo how many times have you said, at a dinner party or during a political discussion, how stupid Republicans and racists are ? Well now you have scientific proof. Researchers from Ontario, Canada’s Brock University have…
My Big Fat Legal Wedding
by Ivy Louise Crawford-Jonker on Jun 05, 2012 | No Comments
TweetMy wife of three years and I are going to get married in New York next week. We have intermittently discussed going somewhere to get legally married, but have always decided that there is no…
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