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Silence Is Killing Your LGBT Relatives
Jun 20, 2016 All queer people are equally in the crosshairs of homegrown hatred. Our straight families and friends need to recognize this openly and explicitly.
Stop, Breathe and Think: Tips for Effective Pre-Election Posting
Mar 14, 2016 Those who are active on social media during this contentious presidential campaign may find themselves either firing off or being hit with nasty language, or both. Here's some advice for more civilized participation in online exchanges.
‘Modern Brides & Modern Grooms’: How Same-Sex Marriage Has Opened Doors for All of Us
Feb 7, 2015 The new paradigm explodes restrictive categories and in their place offers greater freedom for both gay and straight couples.
Don’t Act, Don’t Tell: Anti-Gay Laws Make Targets of Us All
Mar 12, 2014
It Gets Better for Whom?
Mar 6, 2013 The “It Gets Better” project is a grand achievement, and the abundant and various non-famous voices on the website offer much needed empathy and recognition. But we might consider how unhelpfully easy the lucky, privileged, "normal" few can make hope sound.
Brendon Ayanbadejo and ‘The Other Team’
Feb 7, 2013 The Super Bowl-winning Baltimore Ravens linebacker holds rank as LGBT hero-of the-moment. His postgame interview with CNN's Don Lemon showcased his well-informed, well-spoken worldliness, as he declared equality for all, regardless of sexuality or gender expression.Death Wish Recognized: A Case for Long-Term Treatment
Feb 3, 2013 Who creates a massacre? Can we identify those people? Can they be stopped? Congress hopes to address these questions, but where will these answers come from? Enter the Bipartisan Task Force on Gun Violence Prevention and Children's Safety, the Connecticut legislators who will draft a bill, informed in part by public hearings related to the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook.
The Same Second Class
Aug 7, 2012 As Gloria Steinem said not too long ago, LGBT rights and women's rights "are completely the same thing."
‘Game Change’: Life Imitates TV Drama for Republican Women
Mar 17, 2012 It appears that recent events, which include the House Republicans' selection of a panel of all-male "authorities" on women's health and a certain conservative radio host calling a young woman advocate a "slut," have amounted to a wake-up call for right-leaning women.The real Sarah Palin insists that the film is pure fiction, but "Game Change" does seem to accurately capture how Republicans use women as political pawns.