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The Time Has Come
Originally posted by gestaltrose at The Time Has Come
March 21, 2012. It's not every day that a major world figure speaks out forcefully in defense of equality. But earlier this month, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon did just that when he made an incredibly powerful speech at the U.N. in Geneva. But most people didn't even hear about it ( Read more... ) -
Michele Bachmann vs. 8 year old (vid & article)
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When the fuck are we going to learn?
This was made on May 4 by a 14-year-old boy - Jamey Rodemeyer - who had recently come out at his middle school:
Jamey just started high school. On September 9th, he wrote on his Tumblr: "I always say how bullied I am, but no one listens. What do I have to do so people will listen to me?"
He killed himself on Sunday. -
Don't Ask, Don't Tell is finally history
Today, the military officially ended its 17-year-old Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, allowing soldiers to openly serve.
In happy news, gay servicemembers are celebrating this new respect in different ways:
There's the 21-year-old soldier who came out to his Dad on YouTube: And Daddy responds lovingly.
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[Lesbian News] Rose By Any Other Name: Cast Interviews
It's about a lesbian. It's about a man. It's about to get confusing!
( In it August 2011 Cover Story, the Lesbian News sat down with three of the actors (Stephanie Reibel, Kristen Howe and Fay Wolf) who star in the ground-breaking LGBTQ web series to talk about their lives, their roles in the series and more. )
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