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Some Rights to Be Extended to Same Sex Military Spouses

The Pentagon has identified some benefits that can be extended to gay and lesbian spouses of military members in spite of DOMA. Matthew Tharrett at Queerty reports: Beginning September 1, LGBT servicemember spouses will be eligible to receive identification cards allowing them to claim education, survivor, commissary, travel, counseling and transportation benefits. Although the Defense […]

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Survey of Professional Athletes Shows Hockey Players Have Strongest Support for Marriage Equality

It may seem surprising given the masculinity and violence often displayed by professional hockey players, but they are the most supportive of all the major sports of marriage equality, according to a new survey. Chicago Now reports: Should the U.S. Legalize Gay Marriage? 62 professional athletes from the NBA, NFL, NHL, and MLB, responded to

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Boy Scouts Ruling

Boy Scouts vote to allow openly gay youths, maintain ban on gay adult leaders.  In what way isn’t this the cart before the horse?  Does this make sense to any one person outside of the scouts?  I fear their motives are more sinister. “It is the mission of the Boy Scouts of America to serve

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Transgender Activism Pays it Forward

Why should I personally go forward as a trans activist pushing for change? Why do anything for trans and LGBT community members when I have received a significant amount of pushback through the years from the religious right, LGBT community members, radical lesbian feminist separatists and even transsexual separatists? I’ve written in the past about

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