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Thursday Watercooler: Obama has done great things on gay issues. It’s not enough

James Withers — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:43:26 +0000

Gay Pride event at the White House. Yesterday the White House held a reception for gay pride. President Obama highlighted his record, from hate crimes legislation, the HIV travel ban, to(...)

Monday Watercooler: Another Kramer rant about gay men not being brave like him

James Withers — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:21:57 +0000

Inmate loving for New York prisoners. Let’s say the love of your life must spend some time in a New York prison facility. No need to worry about your sex life. The Empire State will now allow(...)

Liberal group buys TV ad decrying anti-gay Target donation

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:30:50 +0000

(St. Paul, Minn.) A new TV ad from the liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org goes after Target Corp. for making a political campaign donation in Minnesota.

MoveOn.org spokeswoman Ilyse Hogue said(...)

Target: No donations planned for gay groups

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:41:43 +0000

(Minneapolis) Target Corp. said Monday it won’t give money to gay-friendly causes to quiet the uproar over a $150,000 donation that helped support a Minnesota governor candidate who opposes gay marriage. The discount retailing giant said it was “best to wait” given the controversy stirred by its donation, which prompted Facebook calls for a boycott [...]

Modern Family star fights back for gay marriage

logointern1 — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:08:05 +0000

Actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson is fighting for marriage equality in New York.

Ferguson is one of the few openly gay actors who plays gay on television, too. He plays Mitchell Pritchet, half of the(...)

Eight arrested in GetEqual ENDA protest

logointern1 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:00:16 +0000

Eight protestors with GetEqual were arrested in the Capitol rotunda on Wednesday. They want Speaker Pelosi to push for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.

“In March, GetEqual held a sit-in(...)

US gay rights group gets UN accreditation

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:55:52 +0000

(United Nations) The U.N. Economic and Social Council has voted to accredit the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission after strong lobbying by the U.S. administration.

The(...)

Holiday Watercooler: Be a gay rights patriot

rayhunt — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:00:15 +0000

It’s that time of year for barbecue’s fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games and fireworks…yep it’s time for Fourth of July celebrations. I was wondering what to write for the long weekend(...)

Neff: From one life, days of action

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 24 May 2010 11:15:13 +0000

When LGBT activists were lobbying California lawmakers to establish a day recognizing Harvey Milk, I wholeheartedly embraced the idea as an important for the state and a symbolic victory for the(...)

Daigle: In the Skin

codydaigle — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:01:48 +0000

My relationship ended on a Sunday. On Monday, I got a call from my best friend.

“I think it’s time you do something you’ve been talking about doing for a long time,” she said. ‘I think you need(...)