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NPR: Vibrator Maker To Pay Millions Over Claims It Secretly Tracked Use

lafinjack wrote in ontd_political Mar 16, 2017 18:08

The makers of the We-Vibe, a line of vibrators that can be paired with an app for remote-controlled use, have reached a $3.75 million class action settlement with users following allegations that the company was collecting data on when and how the sex toy was used ( Read more... )

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Study: Soldiers of All Ranks Engage in 'Dishonesty and Deception'

lafinjack wrote in ontd_political Feb 24, 2015 16:30

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Welcome home

mountain_hiker wrote in ontd_political Feb 27, 2012 10:59

A feel-good story for once!

Gay Marine's Homecoming Kiss Is Lighting Up The Web

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About time!

hllangel wrote in ontd_political Feb 17, 2012 17:10

Obama Administration Wouldn’t Defend Blocking Military Benefits From Same-Sex Couples

The Obama Justice Department has concluded that legislation banning same-sex couples from receiving military and veterans benefits violates the equal protection component of the Fifth Amendment and will no longer defend the statute in court, Attorney General Eric ( Read more... )

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TRIGGERS WARNINGMemories of a gay man's suicide loom over Fremont Presbyterian Church

chantalzola wrote in ontd_political Jan 01, 2012 04:55

By Jennifer Garza, jgarza@sacbee.com ( Read more... )

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Fischer: ‘Every homosexual represents a heightened security risk’

chaya wrote in ontd_political Dec 20, 2011 09:06

American Family Association spokesman Bryan Fischer said on Focal Point Monday that gays and lesbians could endanger the military and represent a risk to the country’s security because of mental health problems in the gay communityResearchers have consistently linked prejudice and stigma against gays and lesbians to increased feelings of depression ( Read more... )

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Rick Perry Confronted By 14 Year Old Bisexual Girl About Gays In The Military

sunoftheskye wrote in ontd_political Dec 19, 2011 14:26

Rick Perry was confronted by a teen girl after a town hall in Decorah, Iowa yesterday, about his views on gays in the military.

ABC News reports:

“I just want to know why you’re so opposed to gays serving openly in the military, why you want to deny them that freedom when they’re fighting and dying for your right to run for president,” Rebecka Green ( Read more... )

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"Gay rights are human rights, and human rights are gay rights."

poetic_pixie_13 wrote in ontd_political Dec 07, 2011 01:30

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US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton addresses the UN in recognition of International Human Rights Day. It's 30 minutes long but honestly a very powerful speech. It recognizes a lot of difficulties with regard to international queer and trans rights, such as the idea that being queer or trans is a Western (read:white) ( Read more... )

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Shocking Discovery: Conservative Ears Unable to Hear Homophobia!

evildevil wrote in ontd_political Sep 23, 2011 15:47

Rick Santorum's Homophobic Ears Impaired Him from Hearing the Booing. Medical Doctors Recommend a Simple Home Remedy, a Frothy Mixture of Petroleum Base Oil and Dung Matter to Be Applied to His Ears.

Santorum: ‘I Condemn The People Who Booed That Gay Soldier’ (VIDEO)

In an appearance Friday afternoon on Fox News, Rick Santorum responded to one of the ( Read more... )

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Tell: An Intimate History of Gay Men in the Military

jetaimerai wrote in ontd_political Sep 10, 2011 14:14

As "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" comes to an end, we sent Chris Heath to interview dozens of gay servicemen from the past and present to find out what life was really like as America's military struggled with its last great identity crisisBY CHRIS HEATH ( Read more... )

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