The Gay Marriage Tide Swells

“We are firmly convinced the exclusion of gay and lesbian people from the institution of civil marriage does not substantially further any important governmental objective,” the Iowa justices ruled. Read more

GLBT Americans Need to Help GLBT People of Iraq

GLBT Americans and groups need to step up efforts to help Iraqi GLBT people move to safer locations and to raise awareness of the hostile and dangerous climate for gays and lesbians there, according to this blog post. Read more

Iran’s Gay Holocaust

If such a thing could be called a Gay Genocide, then that is exactly what is happening today in Islamist Iran. It has been the policy of the Islamic Republic since its inception in 1979. In 2005, President Ahmadinejad jacked this barbaric policy way up. Read more

Will Michigan Pride Live or Die?

In a community meeting Saturday, the board of Michigan Pride made it clear to about 30 Lansing area LBGT and ally community members that the annual pride event will happen in June of 2009. Read more

Equal Rights for All!

What is the basis of decision-making, I ask, that was used by the vast majority of individuals who voted in favor of Proposition 8? The answer can be summarized in one word: religion. Read more

By the People – For Some of the People

‘CHANGE HAS COME TO AMERICA.’ This was the basis of Mr. Obama’s victory speech. He spoke of slavery and freedom. He spoke of blacks and women getting the right to vote. Read more

Obama Emphasizes Equality

“There isn’t a black America and a white America. And a Hispanic America. Or an Asian America. There isn’t a gay or straight America. There is the United States of America.”   — Barack Obama, 2008

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U.S. Lacks in Gay Rights

Okay, this is getting embarrassing. There are many countries I’d like to think shouldn’t be passing us up on the equal rights laws, and I’ve been astonished as they have. I watched as South Africa passed us up – South Africa? Read more

Hire Gay? No Way!

Great news everyone, I found out this news today in school, there are currently no laws in place against discrimination based on sexual orientation. Just look it up if you do not believe me, The Equal Employment Opportunity Committee has not one law in place to project gays. Read more