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Freedom to Marry Founder Evan Wolfson Honored
Filed by Karen Ocamb | May 16, 2012 3:30 PM |Yesterday, Freedom to Marry founder Evan Wolfson was honored with the Medal of Distinction by Barnard College, along with President Barack Obama.Read More
America Is 'Evolving' Towards Justice
Filed by Terrance Heath | May 16, 2012 2:00 PM |President Obama nearly cost me five bucks. In the build-up to his historic interview, a co-worker announced that he would bet $5 that Obama would end of his evolution on same-sex marriage and announce his support of marriage equality.Read More
DC LGBT Orgs Evacuated After Bomb Threat
Filed by Bil Browning | May 15, 2012 2:30 PM |The offices of several LGBT organizations were evacuated today after Los Angeles police recieved a bomb threat targeting a "national gay rights organization."Read More
Indiana Equality Declares Bankruptcy
Filed by Bil Browning | May 14, 2012 1:30 PM |Indiana's only statewide LGBT advocacy organization, Indiana Equality, has filed for bankruptcy. The organization has been plagued for years with a poor reputation for financial mismanagement and inefficiency.Read More
Pittsburgh Pirates Released 'It Gets Better' Video: Now What?
Filed by Sue Kerr | May 14, 2012 12:30 PM |I must admit I was disappointed that the local media ignored the Pittsburgh Pirates "It Gets Better" video. It would appear that no one really cares. Read More
Are Porn Stars Gay Men's Idolized Rock Stars?
Filed by Jesse Monteagudo | May 14, 2012 10:00 AM |We may agree that, to some extent, gay adult film stars serve our community as role models as well as objects of desire. But are they good role models? Read More
Are Log Cabin Republicans Influencing the GOP?
Filed by Karen Ocamb | May 13, 2012 4:00 PM |A memo to GOP insiders and operatives warns that if Republicans continue their rhetoric and attacks on gay people after President Obama announced his support for marriage equality - they could well render the party irrelevant.Read More
Marriage, Indiana, & High School Prom [Weekly Reader]
Filed by Bil Browning | May 12, 2012 11:30 AM |You weren't able to read every post on Bilerico Project last week? Don't worry! Every weekend I round up the best Bilerico posts from the past seven days to help you stay up to date on the latest queer news and analysis.Read More
Thoughts on the Anniversary of the Murder of Sakia Gunn
Filed by Jessica Max Stein | May 11, 2012 6:00 PM |Nearly a decade has passed since Sakia Gunn was killed in an anti-gay attack in Newark. But has anything really changed for the LGBT movement? Read More
Bad Blood in the South
Filed by Leslie Robinson | May 11, 2012 5:00 PM |Mississippi is ready to fight over North Carolina governor Beverly Perdue's recent statement on the passage of a marriage amendment.Read More
Marriage Activists Launch 'We Do' Campaign After Amendment One Passes
Filed by Karen Ocamb | May 09, 2012 6:00 PM |Sometimes it is hard to remember that history is on the side of LGBT equality. Despite a recent Gallop poll indicating that 50% of Americans support marriage equality, individual states controlled by Christian conservative Republicans continue to vehemently buck the trend.Read More
Colorado Civil Unions Bill Runs Out of Time
Filed by James Holmes | May 09, 2012 4:00 PM |On the heels of NC's Amendment One, a Colorado bill granting same-sex couples the right to form Civil Unions died along with the legislative session. With the President evolving a day late, one has to wonder if it would have made a difference.Read More
A Taiwanese Take on America's Gay Rights Struggles
Filed by James Holmes | May 09, 2012 12:00 PM |It is always interesting to see how the world views the internal politics of the United States. In this new animation video from the Taiwanese news station NMA, we see their take on America's fights on gay rights in California and North Carolina. Read More
Freedom To Marry's Chutzpah on North Carolina Loss
Filed by Bil Browning | May 09, 2012 11:00 AM |Freedom To Marry's press release about the passage of an anti-gay marriage amendment in North Carolina is amazingly tone deaf. In one of the paragraphs the org has the chutzpah to even claim credit for Vice President Biden's mealy-mouthed support of marriage equality.Read More
5 Reasons the Black Church Shouldn't Support Amendment One
Filed by Viktor Kerney | May 08, 2012 10:00 AM |The Amendment One battle is hitting inferno status. From folks shooting and pissing on signs to a slew of marriage commercials, the fight to define marriage has everyone talking. It's not a secret that the Black church is split on the matter.Read More
