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On AlterNet: gay rights

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "gay rights"

Priceless: Gay Rights Activists Take Over Christian Right Hate-Fest in DC

Priceless: Gay Rights Activists Take Over Christian Right Hate-Fest in DC

Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 17, 2009.
A techie hired by a group of radical clerics who went to the capitol to denounce homosexuals decided not to risk the bad karma.

MSNBC's Brewer Adopts Anti-Gay Rhetoric

MSNBC's Brewer Adopts Anti-Gay Rhetoric

Jamison Foser, Media Matters for America AlterNet: Media and Technology. November 4, 2009.
Anchor Contessa Brewer's introduction of a segment about Maine's repeal of a law allowing same-sex marriage is right out of the right-wing playbook.

An 83-Year-Old Republican Vet Talks About the Need for Equal Rights for Gays

An 83-Year-Old Republican Vet Talks About the Need for Equal Rights for Gays

BarbinMD, Daily Kos AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. October 22, 2009.
I anxiously await the rebuttal to this video from homophobes everywhere who are hell-bent on denying equal rights for the citizens of Maine (or anywhere else).

A National Treasure -- The Memoirs of Gay Rights Pioneer Martin Duberman

A National Treasure -- The Memoirs of Gay Rights Pioneer Martin Duberman

Doug Ireland, Gay City News. October 20, 2009.
Father of gay studies programs in universities, Duberman was early to embrace the nascent, post-Stonewall gay liberation movement and join its militant ranks.

White House Muddying the Waters on Gay Rights

White House Muddying the Waters on Gay Rights

Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog AlterNet: PEEK. October 13, 2009.
The contradictions are the message.

Michele Bachmann Lobbies for Christian Punk Ministry Bent on Forcing Christ in Public Schools

Michele Bachmann Lobbies for Christian Punk Ministry Bent on Forcing Christ in Public Schools

Andy Birkey, RH Reality Check. October 5, 2009.
The Christian punk rock band organizes motivational student assemblies to bring conservative Christian dogma to public schools. Separation of church and state, anyone?

Progress on Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Progress on Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. October 1, 2009.
The tide continues to turn.

No, Not All Bi Women Love Threesomes: Silly Myths About Women and Bisexuality

No, Not All Bi Women Love Threesomes: Silly Myths About Women and Bisexuality

Saucy Sarah, SeXis Magazine. October 1, 2009.
Being bisexual means that you are attracted to members of both sexes, even if you’re not sleeping with them. Here are some things bisexuality doesn’t mean.

Why Sex Is So Much Better Today

Why Sex Is So Much Better Today

Greta Christina, The Blowfish Blog. September 4, 2009.
Our sexual world is not perfect, or even that great. But things are so much better now for sex than they were 50 years ago.

Pressuring Obama To Ditch the Defense of Marriage Act Is AlterNet's Top Take Action Campaign This Week

Pressuring Obama To Ditch the Defense of Marriage Act Is AlterNet's Top Take Action Campaign This Week

Byard Duncan, AlterNet. August 24, 2009.
DOMA is an offensive relic. Time to give it the boot.

The Sky Isn't Falling: It Turns Out Gay Marriage Has Not Destroyed the Institution for Heteros

The Sky Isn't Falling: It Turns Out Gay Marriage Has Not Destroyed the Institution for Heteros

M. V. Lee Badgett, NYU Press. August 15, 2009.
A new book shreds the conservative talking points.

The Straight State: How Gays Became the

The Straight State: How Gays Became the "Anticitizen"

Steven Epstein, The Nation. July 31, 2009.
A new book show how government officials, courts and politicians have struggled to make sense of sexual nonconformity.

Fired for Being Gay

Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. July 21, 2009.
In 30 states, being gay is still enough to get you fired. Former Sen. Bob Packwood urges passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.

Episcopal Church Moves to End Ban on Gay Bishops

By LAURIE GOODSTEIN, The New York Times July 14, 2009.

It's Time to Drop

It's Time to Drop "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" -- End of Story

Melissa McEwan, AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. July 1, 2009.
Robert Gates said he wants to make DADT more humane; the only way to do that is 86 the policy altogether.

Obama: Gays Will Be Happy By the End of My Administration

Obama: Gays Will Be Happy By the End of My Administration

Rachel Weiner, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. June 30, 2009.
"We've been in office six months ... I suspect that by the time this administration is over, you guys will have pretty good feelings."

When Is Obama Going to Stop B.S.ing About Gay Rights?

When Is Obama Going to Stop B.S.ing About Gay Rights?

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. June 18, 2009.
Obama has a majority and a mandate -- what's he waiting for?

When Will Obama Deliver on Gay Rights?

When Will Obama Deliver on Gay Rights?

Kos, Daily Kos AlterNet: PEEK. June 16, 2009.
An Obama Administration official tells gay Americans to wait another 7 years for equal rights.

Bill O'Reilly Defends Gay Penguins: 'God Made the Penguin That Way'

Bill O'Reilly Defends Gay Penguins: 'God Made the Penguin That Way'

Ali Frick, Think Progress AlterNet: Media and Technology. June 11, 2009.
If only O'Reilly were as tolerant of gay humans; alas, his record shows quite a different picture.

Beyond Prop 8: What's Next for the LGBT Equality Movement?

Beyond Prop 8: What's Next for the LGBT Equality Movement?

Laura Flanders, GRITtv AlterNet: Video. May 28, 2009.
Joel Silberman and The Nation's Richard Kim discuss the implications of the Prop 8 ruling.

California Was the Cutting Edge for Gay Rights -- Not Any More

California Was the Cutting Edge for Gay Rights -- Not Any More

Sandip Roy, New America Media. May 28, 2009.
What the California Supreme Court's verdict on Proposition 8 means for the the nation's historical gay rights leader.

Watch Out Conservative America: The Queer Base Is Getting Organized

Watch Out Conservative America: The Queer Base Is Getting Organized

Tara Lohan, AlterNet AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. May 21, 2009.
There's a new call to action being sent out and it's time to start listening.

Get Over It, Conservatives: Same-Sex Marriage Will Be Legal in All 50 States

Get Over It, Conservatives: Same-Sex Marriage Will Be Legal in All 50 States

Michael Abernethy, PopMatters. May 19, 2009.
Some day, people will look back with amazement and disdain that same-sex couples were denied a fundamental right for so long in America.

GOP Rep. Virginia Foxx Dishonored Matthew Shepard's Death, Saying it Was a Hoax

GOP Rep. Virginia Foxx Dishonored Matthew Shepard's Death, Saying it Was a Hoax

Jeffrey Gantz, Raw Story. April 30, 2009.
Rep. Virginia Foxx said Matthew Sheppard was murdered in an attempted "robbery."

NY Gov. Announces Legislation Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage

NY Gov. Announces Legislation Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. April 16, 2009.
But some critics argue that Paterson is gambling with gay rights.