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Youth suicides caused by bullying and bigotry
Tyler Clementi, 18-year-old Rutgers University freshman, jumped off of the George Washington Bridge after his roommate videotaped him in an…
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Grassroots Boycott of Target and Best Buy
A grassroots boycott campaign has sprung up against Target and Best Buy, because these companies donated $150,000 and $100,000, respectively,…
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LGBT movement and allies stand for marriage equality
According to the reactionary group the National Organization for Marriage, "For over a decade, the institution of marriage, the very…
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Widow faces anti-trans bigotry
Since July 4, Texas resident Nikki Araguz has not only had to deal with the death of her husband Thomas,…
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A lawyer’s look at the Prop 8 decision
Prof. Zachary Wolfe teaches "Law As a Force for Social Change" and "Progressive Movements: Rewriting History" at George Washington University,…
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Calif. Proposition 8 overturned
California's Proposition 8 was overturned in U.S. Federal Court Aug. 4 as unconstitutional. Proposition 8 is the voter referendum that…
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Victory over Prop 8: The struggle for equality continues
Carlos Alvarez, candidate of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, is running for governor of California on the Peace and…
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Activist soldier Dan Choi discharged
Dan Choi recently learned that he had been honorably discharged from the Army National Guard. He was dismissed for publicly…
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Kagan likely to move Supreme Court further right
On May 10, President Barack Obama nominated Elena Kagan, the current U.S. solicitor general, to fill a vacancy on the…
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Chicago Pride Parade numbers 450,000 people
The Chicago Pride March on June 27 was a joyous celebration of the LGBT community in support of full equality.…
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