gay rights

Don’t leave LGBT families out of immigration reform »

By Ben de Guzman and Deepa Iyer, June 6, 2013

LGBT immigrant families especially know what’s at stake with such an overly constrained definition of family.read more

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Jason Collins, Meet Brittney Griner »

By Dave Zirin, April 30, 2013

Ten days before his courageous act, the best college women's basketball player also came out. They both could teach the men of the NFL a thing or two.read more

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The Bravery of Jason Collins »

By Matthew Rothschild, April 30, 2013

Jason Collins no longer has to endure the misery or live that lie. And no other athletes should have to, either.read more

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Dave Zirin talks about Jason Collins coming out »

By Dave Zirin, April 30, 2013

Dave Zirin, called Collins move "massively huge."read more

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Bravo, Jason Collins!

April 29, 2013

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Same sex marriage fight a civil-rights battle »

By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington, April 12, 2013

On the issue of same sex marriage, the U.S. Supreme Court should follow the lead of the NAACP.read more

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From Our Archives: Institutional Bigotry »

By Erik Lorenzsonn, March 20, 2013

The first eBook in our Hidden History series is available for purchase, and a second is on its way!read more

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Pepe Palacios

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My guest today is Pepe Palacios, a gay rights activist in Honduras.read more

Happy 80th Birthday, Jim Hormel »

By Kate Clinton, January 8, 2013

The former ambassador says Chuck Hagel apologized to him recently.read more

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Baldwin Right to Question Hagel

January 8, 2013

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California couples on stand-by as Supreme Court considers gay marriage  »

By Claudia Boyd-Barrett, December 9, 2012

After four years on stand-by, thousands of gay couples hoping to marry legally in California learned Friday they could be in for another six-month wait.read more

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Why the Supreme Court Will Affirm Same-Sex Marriage »

By Matthew Rothschild, December 8, 2012

Justice Kennedy was the author of the two biggest Supreme Court decisions so far upholding gay rights. The logic of his two decisions should propel him forward.read more

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Mazal Tov to Dan Savage and Terry Miller on Their Wedding »

By Matthew Rothschild, December 6, 2012

“It’s gotten better for us because straight people have gotten better about us. And gay people made that happen.”read more

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Dan Savage

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My guest this week is Dan Savage, the sex columnist and gay activist.read more

Frank Ocean’s revelation changes conversation »

by James Ross, July 19, 2012

Ocean isn’t the first hip-hop artist to be open about his same-sex desires. The problem is that the mainstream music establishment marginalized such voices.read more

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