On (LGBT) Rights and Wrongs

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Does same-sex marriage represent the final frontier in the movement for LGBT rights? Should it?

How the Internet Ruined Outrage

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Jeremy Feist insists that progress comes not from screaming into the Internet echo chamber, but rather through open and vulnerable dialogue.

Women and LGBT People Under Attack: 1930′s & Now

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Professor Warren Blumenfeld sees parallels between the German Third Reich and the inequalities of today

Makeovers Don’t Make the Man: A Political Lesson from the Canadian Reform Party

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The Canadian Reform Party tried to pull a Mitt Romney, once: Preston Manning. Donald D’Haene has a close encounter of the conservative kind.

Vikings’ Chris Kluwe Kicks Serious Verbal Ass—And You Should Too

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Joanna Schroeder gives a standing ovation to Vikings punter Chris Kluwe for his impassioned open letter about marriage equality, and insists that if we aren’t all doing the same, we’re participating in oppression.

Poster: I Don’t Know What My Son’s Sexual Orientation is Going to Be…

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Junior Burchall: “I don’t know what my son’s sexual orientation is going to be, and because I don’t know, I am about the business of creating a world where he can express himself in ways that are healthy and where he is safe to be who he is.”

Mitt Romney and Sally Ride: Tweets for Marriage Equality

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Yesterday Romney tweeted his admiration for astronaut Sally Ride. The irony wasn’t lost on Twitter followers who noted that Ride was partnered with a woman for 27 who reportedly will not be receiving government death benefits as other widows of astronauts have.

Matthew Shepard’s Mother Speaks About Romney’s Alleged Bullying

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HeatherN explores the idea that Mitt Romney’s flip reaction to his alleged bullying of a classmate calls into question his ability to advocate for the rights and safety of children.