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Legal Progress is Good, But Don’t Forget About Cultural Progress
I can relate to some of the disappointment with either the inaction, slow action, or counteraction of the Obama administration regarding sexual and gender equality. Over a year ago, then-candidate...
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Two Steps Forward, And One Step Back For LGBT Rights In The Mid-Atlantic US
After much hype and some oppositional efforts, Washington, DC finally began issuing marriage licenses to same-gender couples. As a result, to fulfill the promise they made months ago, Catholic...
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It Does Get Better — We Can And Have To Make It Better
I appreciate the many messages from everyday people and celebrities alike that it gets better, and I have added my own message "we have to make it better."
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Sexual (Orientation) Equality: Equality For Whom? Or What?
What is sexual equality? To be clearer, I am referring to equality that exists on the basis of sexual orientation/sexual identity. In a recent post, I sought to complicate, yet further clarify what...
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In Defense Of Femininities — All Of Them
Happy Women’s, Womyn’s, Womanist Herstory Month! Yep, it is March already. A time the US has set aside for obligatory celebration of girls and women and their contributions to the world. Sadly,...
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On The Proposal To Replace LGBT With “Gender And Sexual Diversities” (GSD)
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people have made a great deal of progress toward gaining equal status and rights in the US, particularly within the past decade. But, on the eve of the...
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Happy Pride Month! #LGBTPride365
June is LGBT Pride Month! (It’s true — even the President recognizes it.) Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, and queer communities in the US have come a long way, with so much progress toward equality...
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Tear-Jerker Expedia Commercial Features Same-Gender Wedding
Earlier this week, Cheerios received very nasty, racist responses to its new commercial featuring an interracial family. It’s 2013, and racist prejudice still reveals its ugly presence every once in a...
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Legal Progress is Good, But Don’t Forget About Cultural Progress
I can relate to some of the disappointment with either the inaction, slow action, or counteraction of the Obama administration regarding sexual and gender equality. Over a year ago, then-candidate...
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It Does Get Better — We Can And Have To Make It Better
I am not certain why the mainstream media have shown interest in the recent tragic losses of five queer youths, but this national attention is long overdue. One suicide is too many suicides. These...
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In Defense Of Femininities — All Of Them
Happy Women’s, Womyn’s, Womanist Herstory Month! Yep, it is March already. A time the US has set aside for obligatory celebration of girls and women and their contributions to the world. Sadly,...
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