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Songs Can Bring Gay Solidaritynew
So the Indigo Girls are a lesbian cliche -- we still revel in the memories their music elicits.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Paige Parvin |
10-05-2011 |
LGBT
Google Doodle Just Isn't Gay Enoughnew
Don't do it yet, but when you Google the words "gay" or "lesbian" you will see the small rainbow tucked around the end of the search bar. But curiously when you type in any variation of those words, such as gay civil rights, lesbian avengers, or even the name of a gay icon like Harvey Milk, the power rainbow mysteriously disappears.
Power, Pride and Pocketbooknew
Tim Gill wants gay rights -- and even Colorado's listening.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
07-13-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tales of Commitmentnew
Same-sex couples share their stories.
Eugene Weekly |
Jes Burns |
01-12-2007 |
LGBT
Tags: Oregon, gay, ceremony, commitment, marriage, wedding, weddings, Eugene, lesbian, homosexual, Multnomah, Multnomah County, same sex, same-sex
Who's Your Momma?new
Everything was perfect as Becky and Sharon Flynn went through Sharon's pregnancy -- until the local daily paper refused to print Becky's name in the birth announcement.
Eugene Weekly |
Suzi Steffen |
12-26-2006 |
LGBT
Taking the Straight Roadnew
You can become an ordained Presbyterian minister if you're gay -- as long as you don't tell anyone.
Style Weekly |
Melissa Scott Sinclair |
06-01-2006 |
LGBT
The Other Mothernew
I'm not the mom, and I'm not the dad -- who the heck am I?
Seven Days |
Cathy Resmer |
05-11-2006 |
LGBT
The Double Closetnew
As gay and lesbian Arabs struggle to come out, they face homophobia, racism and violence -- within their own communities.
Metro Times |
Sarah Klein |
05-03-2006 |
LGBT
Tags: Immigration, 9/11, gay, Arab, Arab American, Chaldean, Dearborn, Detroit, Gay Rights, homophobia, lesbian, racism
The Semi-Free Statenew
The author and her partner leave Virginia for Maryland in search of a place more accepting of their same-sex relationship.
Baltimore City Paper |
Laura Laing |
12-21-2005 |
LGBT
Crystal Meth Marks New Crisis for Gaysnew
The gay community has an addiction crisis that is not reported in the media because that would require straight people to take responsibility for the harm they've caused.
The Village Voice |
Patrick Moore |
06-22-2005 |
LGBT
Gaveling Gaysnew
In the courtroom of a Stark County, Ohio, judge, justice isn't blind to sexual orientation.
Cleveland Scene |
James Renner |
06-08-2005 |
LGBT
GLBT Youth and the Stifling of Discussion of Gay Sexualitynew
The queer community's fight for same-sex marriage, combined with revived AIDS hysteria, is shortchanging gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth by stifling discussion of gay sexuality.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael Bronski |
03-28-2005 |
LGBT
A Lesbian Mom Uses Issue 1 Against Her Exnew
In an early test of Ohio's new anti-gay-marriage amendment, the mother of an 8-year-old boy has filed suit to nullify her former partner's visitation rights.
The Other Paper |
Kristen Convery |
02-24-2005 |
Children & Families
Fight Over Ethnic Studies Dean Imperils Programnew
A bitchy academic fight within San Francisco State University's College of Ethnic Studies centers around former Dean Tomás Almaguer, who was accused of crossing the boundaries of political correctness.
Pink Pistols Take Militant Approach to Self-Defensenew
"Pick on someone your own caliber" is the motto of the Houston chapter of Pink Pistols, a group of concealed-pistol-toting, Second Amendment-defending sexual minorities. Their approach to self-defense hasn't won many supporters in Houston's gun-shy gay community.
Houston Press |
Mosi Secret |
01-10-2005 |
LGBT
