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4 Worst Media Misrepresentations of North Carolina's Anti-Gay Amendment One

Kristin Rawls, AlterNet. May 13, 2012.

North Carolina's anti-same-sex-marriage Amendment One passed last week amid a lot of wild media speculation, especially about black voters. We set the record straight.

How My Four-Year-Old Son Came Out to Me: As Straight

Heather Aimee O'Neill, Salon. March 25, 2012.

Tommy has two moms and one gay biological dad. But at the age of 4, he had an announcement: He wasn't like us.

The Plight of LGBT Immigrant Detainees

Erwin de Leon, Huffington Post. February 23, 2012.

Clement Lee, an expert on LGBT issues within the immigrant community, discusses the plight of LGBT individuals trapped in the detention system.

How Deep Is the Republican Christian Right's Connection to the Anti-Gay Bills Sweeping Sub-Saharan Africa?

Kristin Rawls, AlterNet. February 7, 2012.

As the horrific "kill-the-gays" bill resurfaces in Uganda, Republican politicians deny connections, but their rhetoric is frighteningly similar.

The 10 Dumbest, Most Offensive Political Ads in Recent Memory

Nicholas Pell, AlterNet. December 27, 2011.

Not a single election cycle goes by without some attempt to use fear of the "other" to win votes. Sadly, the results are sometimes successful.

The Battle Over Don't Ask Don't Tell Was Won, But Are LGBT Activists in Danger of Losing the War?

Jason Farago, Comment Is Free. September 22, 2011.

The fight for open military service and its fellow traditionalist cause, freedom to marry, have transformed gay politics, and they've transformed gay Americans as well.

7 Winning Issues for Democrats (If They Only Had the Guts to Fight)

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. July 15, 2011.

It's not enough for progressives to count on Republicans to lose in 2012. Democrats need to find some issues to fight for. Here's a few suggestions.

White Men Impersonating Lesbian Bloggers Want Everything But Burdens

Akiba Solomon, Colorlines.com. June 16, 2011.

There's a long history of the struggles of women, LGBT folks and people of color being appropriated by white men--Tom MacMaster and Bill Graber are just the latest.

6 Surprising Places It's Great To Be Gay (Dallas, Texas?)

Heather Cronk, AlterNet. June 2, 2011.

It's not just coastal urban areas that can be safe havens for LGBT people.

Network TV's 5 Lesbian Weddings

Trish Bendix, AlterNet. May 5, 2011.

Grey's Anatomy's Callie and Arizona are getting married this week; here's a look at the handful of lesbian nuptials that preceded their big moment.

My First (and Second and Third and Fourth...) Threesome

Anna Pulley, AlterNet. April 5, 2011.

When it comes to sex, maybe there's something to be said for the adage: “Trouble always comes in threes.”

Can Gay Play Straight? What Sexuality Has to Do With Winning Roles and Academy Awards

Trish Bendix, AlterNet. March 3, 2011.

If gay actors can’t play straight convincingly, and are losing gay roles to straight actors, what parts are left?

Why Lesbian Porn Is the Best

Lisa Gillespie, Campus Progress. February 24, 2011.

Mainstream porn traffics in male fantasies crafted and executed by men, with not much of women's fantasies or pleasure in mind.

A New Pill Can Make a Baby Less Likely to Be Gay -- Will It Be Used to Change Sexual Orientation in the Womb?

Daniel Tencer, Raw Story. August 15, 2010.

A treatment for a birth disorder has been found to reduce the likelihood that girls will become gay. Activist groups have condemned the 'anti-gay' treatment.

Elena Kagan Is Not a Lesbian

Richard Kim, The Nation. May 10, 2010.

Kagan's sexual orientation is irrelevant. The only side this line of questioning helps is the far right, who have already mounted a whisper campaign about her sexuality.