Alison Bechdel Interview
Posted: January 24, 2014Cartoonist Alison Bechdel, author of the legendary comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For and the bestselling graphic memoir Fun Home, has been traveling the country in support of...
View ArticleThe NFL Should Welcome an Openly Gay Player
Posted: February 12, 2014It's 2014, time for the NFL to accept Michael Sam and any other gay player.Topics: LGBTSports
View ArticleFederal Judge Kicks Over Texas Same Sex Marriage Ban
Posted: February 26, 2014A federal judge in San Antonio ruled Wednesday (PDF) that the same sex marriage ban in Texas violates the Constitution by depriving the LGBT community of equal protection under...
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Marriage Equality Takes a Few More Steps Forward
Posted: May 21, 2014Recent court decisions in Idaho, Oregon and Pennsylvania overturning bans on same-sex marriage illustrate how indefensible these bans are.Roughly a dozen state and federal courts in...
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Wisconsin Overturns Gay Marriage Ban
Posted: June 9, 2014After Wisconsin’s gay marriage ban was struck down as unconstitutional late on Friday, gay and lesbian couples rushed down to the courthouse in Madison and Milwaukee to take their...
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Obama Does the Right Thing on Job Discrimination
Posted: July 24, 2014President Obama signed an executive order on July 21 prohibiting federal contractors from engaging in employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender...
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Progies Honor 'Selma,''Dear White People' Among 2015's Progressive Films
Posted: January 12, 2015The James Agee Cinema Circle of film critics, historians, and scholars has announced its nominations for the eighth annual Progie Awards, recognizing 2014’s best progressive...
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In Alabama, Civil Rights Take More Than a Ruling
Posted: February 13, 2015As an African-American lesbian, the struggle for equal rights has always been personal for me. Image: Shante Wolfe and Tori Sisson were the first same-sex couple to marry in...
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Civil Rights, Surveillance Films Sweep 8th Annual Progie Awards
Posted: February 19, 2015The cinematic surge of civil rights-related cinema has swept the eighth annual Progies, awarded by the James Agee Cinema Circle to the year’s Best Progressive films and...
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#BoycottIndiana Turns Up the Heat
Posted: April 3, 2015The threat of a nationwide boycott on the eve of the NCAA Final Four basketball tournament sent Republicans in Indiana scrambling to amend their anti-LGBT Religious Freedom...
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Are We Married Yet?
Posted: April 29, 2015For Wisconsin couples, the road to equality has been paved with fear, hope, uncertainty, and joy.Topics: Civil LibertiesCivil RightsCourtsCultureLGBTPoliticsWisconsin Wire
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For Pride Month, Short Film Shines Light on a Coming-Out Story
Posted: May 29, 2015Dylan, a new short film by Emmy award-winning filmmaker director Elizabeth Rohrbaugh based on her interviews with childhood friend Dylan Winn Garner, aims to show transgender kids...
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Love Conquers All: Supreme Court Makes Historic Decision for Marriage Equality
Posted: June 26, 2015Photo by Suzette' FranckToday, the United States Supreme Court made a historic decision for marriage equality.Topics: CultureLGBT
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LGBT Voices: What the Supreme Court’s Marriage Decision Means For Me
Posted: June 29, 2015Photo by Stephen LukeTopics: CourtsLGBT
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The Confederacy Is Alive and Well in Texas
Posted: July 6, 2015Photo by Kevin DooleyTopics: CultureLGBTTea Party
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Heats Up Over Scott Walker Appointee's Anti-Gay...
Bill LuedersShe's also a judicial candidate with uncommonly conspicuous ties to ideological and political groups. Topics: CourtsLGBTPoliticsRightwing
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The Long, Ugly History of Bathroom Segregation
Elizabeth Ann ThompsonCivil rights go way beyond race.Topics: Civil RightsEducationLGBTProgressive Media ProjectAfrican Americans
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What Will Congress do to Address Gun Violence? Pray.
Mark FioreWith a little help from the NRA...Topics: CorporationsCriminal JusticeLobbyingMoney in PoliticsGunsLGBTNational SecurityRepublicansRightwing
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Walker’s Supreme Court Pick: Affirmative Action as Bad as Slavery
Bill LuedersAnd Walker claimed he didn't want an "activist judge."Topics: CourtsLGBTRightwingRace / Ethnicity
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Meet Pioneer of Gay Rights, Harry Hay
Anne-Marie CusacHis should be a household name. Topics: Civil RightsCultureLGBT
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