This is the sentiment evoked by one Mississippi school that, this week, has decided to cancel its annual prom rather than let a young female student, who self-identifies as lesbian, bring her partner to the school to the prom.On Top Magazine reports:
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Cyberbullying. Heard of it? It's a form of bullying that is sadly on the increase today. It involves young people harassing or being harassed by their peers through email, instant messaging and social networking sites, and is often hard to spot becaus...
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Last week, Virginia's attorney general, Kenneth Cuccinelli, wrote to Virginia's college presidents and officials recommending that they rescind all anti-discrimination policies concerning "sexual orientation," "gender identity" and "gender expre...
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As an LGBT rights blogger, one of the things that has made a fundamental difference to the way that I do my job, and to how I stay informed about the world of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights, is the creation of the Gay Rights Media colle...
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As promised last month, Senator Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) this week introduced legislation into the US Senate that aims to repeal the military's anti-gay policy 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' (DADT) that bans lesbian and gay personnel from serving while being ...
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Same-sex couples in the District of Columbia (DC) are celebrating as marriage equality legislation comes into force today, Wednesday, March 3. Couples can now apply for a marriage license, although, due to existing DC regulations, they will stil...
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Young actor Daniel Radcliffe, who shot to fame playing everyone's favorite teen wizard Harry Potter, has been a long time supporter of The Trevor Project, a leading national organization that focuses on crisis and suicide prevention efforts for le...
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On Friday, lawyers in the Perry v. Schwarzenegger Proposition 8 trial submitted their case summaries as per Judge Vaughn Walker's request. Both sides are said to have included their most hard-hitting points, including a claim from the Propositio...
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Earlier this week I wrote about how, in many states, it is still legal to deny people housing for the simple reason that they are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. Your response to the post, entitled "Housing Discrimination Because of 'The...
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A couple from West Virginia were left reeling following an encounter with a landlord whose "hurtful decision" to deny them an apartment was, they allege, based on the fact that they were same-sex partners, something which remains an all too common occ...
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From (Fair & Balanced) Fox News:
Carrie Prejean isn't the only beauty queen open to expressing her objection to same-sex marriage. Miss Beverly Hills 2010 Lauren Ashley is also speaking out in support of traditional nuptials.
"The Bible say...
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Since Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs Chairman Admiral Michael Mullen declared that they would be starting the long process toward repeal of the US Army's openly gay service personnel ban 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' there seemed to...
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On Friday, Mexico's Supreme Court chose to dismiss three of six challenges facing Mexico City's gay marriage law. The legislation was passed in December, 2009, and has faced staunch opposition from many quarters of the largely Roman Catholic nation. O...
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This week, a video made by World Net Daily contributor Jason Mitchell resurfaced in which he expresses support for Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill of 2009 – which, among other punitive clauses, calls for repeat "offenders" to be given the death...
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On Wednesday, legislators will vote on two separate bills that aim to repeal New Hampshire's gay marriage law which took effect on January 1. The first is House Bill 1590 which is an act to repeal same-sex marriage, and the second is a constitutional ...
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Malawi's crackdown on its gay and lesbian citizens has been stepped up a gear this week, with more arrests having been made in what appears to be a strategic police campaign. From the Associated Press:
Police in Malawi say they have arrested a man in...
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Together with the New York Times, CBS has released the results of their latest poll in which they attempt to gauge support for repealing the military gay ban 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.' Interestingly, according to their data more people support letting g...
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What a week! And how quickly did it go by? Luckily, Care2's Causes team has been here every step of the way to bring you the latest news stories, the controversies and the sheer craziness that's occurred. Here are the highlights:Valentine's Day is jus...
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Cure 'em young! That seems to be the message that Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays (PFOX) is trying to push in American schools. The Washington Post reports that, along with student report cards, high schools in Potomac last week distributed PF...
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Over the weekend, the San Francisco Chronicle revived the story that the judge in the Perry v. Schwarzenegger Proposition 8 case, Judge Vaughn Walker, is probably gay. This has led to social conservative group the National Organization of Marriage, po...
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