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MPs Vote In Favour of Marriage Equality
Members of the British Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of full marriage equality last night, with a majority of 225 votes
The Bill was debated extensively in the House of Commons, before being passed by a margin of 400 votes to 175. The majority vote was met with applause from the public gallery.
However, over half of PM David Cameron’s Tory party declined to vote in favour of the...
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“The National Center for Lesbian Rights is representing Jennifer Tobits, the...”
– Why Marriage Equality Matters
http://nclrights.wordpress.com/2011/08/03/widow-defends-her-marriage-against-challenges-by-deceased-wife%e2%80%99s-parents/
(via zblogger)
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“There are people who have said that I’m being brave for being openly supportive...”
– Anne Hathaway (via momentewiegeschenke)
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“You cannot always have happiness, but you can always give happiness.”
– Author unknown (via gaywrites)
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In memory of Kenneth Weishuhn, age 14 →
gaywrites:
Kenneth Weishuhn, a gay 14-year-old high school freshman from Iowa, died by suicide this weekend, and bullying at school is suspected to have played a role.
Kenneth’s friends rejected him when he came out to them about a month ago. Bullies created an anti-gay hate group on Facebook and added Kenneth’s friends as members, and he eventually received death threats over the phone.
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“I think lots of people in our world were probably bullied. I think that maybe...”
– Lee Hirsch, director of the documentary Bully, which is now playing in theaters, on how he was bullied as a kid. Read the full Advocate.com interview here. (via gaywrites)
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Don't Say Gay bill passes in committee →
gaywrites:
The infamous Don’t Say Gay bill in Tennessee, once nearly long gone, is gaining momentum once again.
The bill made it out of a committee yesterday and now heads to the House for a full vote, though Republican governor Bill Haslam says he doesn’t believe it should be a priority at the moment. More from The Advocate:
He also seemed unhappy to have what was called “the monkey bill”...
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Saudi Arabian schools move to ban "gays and... →
gaywrites:
The government in Saudi Arabia has put forth efforts to ban gays and masculine-appearing women from schools to fight homosexuality, according to reports from Saudi Arabia. Details from the news source:
The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, the most feared law enforcement authority in the oil-rich country, has been asked to enforce the new orders, Sharq...
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Watchpansexualpride:
Woman Proposes to Her Girlfriend During Hockey Game, Hearts Melt
Hockey is not generally known for producing heart-warming moments, but there was a notable exception at yesterday’s game between the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs. During a break in play, Alicia was brought out on the ice where her girlfriend Christina surprised her with a proposal and impressively...
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: Starbucks stuck its neck out to publicly support... →
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“Now it is under attack by the ironically named, ultra-conservative “National Organization for Marriage.” Already more than 20,000 NOM members have pledged to boycott Starbucks, and NOM is even threatening to run ads against Starbucks in 55 countries. Let’s blow the right wing out of the…
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“All young people, regardless of sexual...
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March 2012
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Kansas House approves discriminatory "religious... →
gaywrites:
The House in Kansas yesterday voted 89-27 to pass a bill that allows people to “opt out” of the antidiscrimination laws that protect LGBT people by claiming these laws “violate their religious freedom.” It will now move to the Senate.
Essentially, a business, employer or the like could claim homosexuality was against their religion and therefore fire a gay employee or kick a gay...
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Because I want to put a stop to all the shit I had...
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People in other schools even in our county have no idea what it’s like being in our school. We, as the few that are open and honest with ourselves or even just supportive, get constantly bullied. We get called fags, and gay and every thing else you can think of. On the day of silence kids wear “it’s gr8 to be str8” shirts and when confronted about it they say “it’s freedom...
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In memory of Adrienne Rich, lesbian feminist and... →
gaywrites:
Lesbian feminist author Adrienne Rich died at her home in California yesterday from complications of rheumatoid arthritis. She was 82.
If you have ever taken a gender studies or women’s studies class, you’ve probably read something by Adrienne Rich. Here’s a little more background from The Advocate in case you’re unsure:
Her poetry and prose showed feminist sympathies from the...
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LGBT Laughs: Community Warning →
lgbtlaughs:
Today, it came to the fore that a user had been listing the addresses of LGBTQ people with the threat of outing them to their parents/peers. Some people reported them to tumblr, and tumblr sent a standard response saying they can’t remove the content due to “free speech” despite such action…
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