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A stubborn refusal to Act. Gorton, Don Mar 1, 2010 1459
Forty-eight non-governmental organizations sent written requests to the Government and the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, complaining that in the law on prevention against discrimination, contrary to the recommendations from all international organizations, the part pertaining to gay rights was left out. Feb 22, 2010 50
PRISON PORN RIGHTS ROW; Gay criminal demands right to buy X-ratedS mags. Feb 7, 2010 464
Confronting homophobia: people of African descent worldwide have suffered under the tyranny of racism, oppression, and discrimination for centuries. We fought courageously to end slavery, colonialism, and segregation. Yet, even as we continue the battle against the myriad forms of inequality that still plague our communities, some among us seem perfectly willing to mete out the same horrific treatment to the gay community. Ray, Carina Feb 1, 2010 1507
Malawians reject gay marriages: recent resentment towards gays who dared to wed in public has clearly shown that Malawians are not ready to accept same-sex marriages despite their existence elsewhere in southern Africa, reports Lameck Masina. Masina, Lameck Feb 1, 2010 757
GAY rights campaigner Peter Tatchell [...]. Jan 20, 2010 106
Justices accept Ref. 71 case; U.S. Supreme Court; Right of privacy for ballot-petition signatures? Battle over gay rights raises question. Jan 16, 2010 828
Cynthia Nixon to be honoured for her gay rights work. Jan 15, 2010 182
On gay rights, world, U.S. continue to shift. Jan 8, 2010 708
Religious persecution okay with Boehner. Brief article Jan 1, 2010 142
GAY PARENTS NOT A FAMILY; As a sperm donor is given access to the child he fathered for a lesbian couple, a landmark ruling from the Supreme Court; Civil union lobby vow to fight back; Sperm donor ruling denies legal rights to gay couples. Dec 11, 2009 792
Kardashian sisters tape mouths for gay rights campaign. Nov 20, 2009 173
Boost for rights of gay renters. Nov 8, 2009 606
The "coming out" challenge: African American lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender professionals are trying to gain more ground in corporate America, but unchecked discrimination still exists. Hutson, Brittany Nov 1, 2009 1409
California Split. Burr, Daniel A. Book review Nov 1, 2009 1019
Created in its image: the race analogy, gay identity, and gay litigation in the 1950s-1970s. Konnoth, Craig J. Nov 1, 2009 25195
Interview with the vampires: immortal neck-biters have their moment in the sun. Brief article Nov 1, 2009 284
State of the union. Nov 1, 2009 324
Tinkering with Tinker: protecting the First Amendment in public schools. Kellman, Bonnie A. Nov 1, 2009 10247
GAY rights activist Peter Tatchell [...]. Oct 23, 2009 125
GAY rights activist Peter Tatchell [...]; Ephraim Hardcastle. Oct 23, 2009 128
Mickey Rourke blasted by gay rights activists over homophobic slur. Oct 21, 2009 189
Lady Gaga sings Lennon's 'Imagine' to garner support for gay rights. Oct 21, 2009 160
U.S. editorial excerpts -2-. Editorial Oct 19, 2009 409
Mickey Rourke blasted by gay rights activists over homophobic slur. Oct 18, 2009 189
Lady Gaga sings Lennon's 'Imagine' to garner support for gay rights. Oct 18, 2009 160
Obama promises - again. Oct 14, 2009 332
Ref. 71 opponents get large donation. Oct 14, 2009 490
LexisNexis Earns Perfect Score in 2010 Best Places to Work Survey for LGBT Equality. Oct 13, 2009 692
Obama vows support to gays in army. Oct 11, 2009 377
State of the union. Oct 1, 2009 346
Pushing buttons: funded by pins and pints, the first national gay rights march was a surprising success 30 years ago. Brief article Oct 1, 2009 219
Why I'm marching: at first he thought the march on Washington planned for October was ill-timed and ill-advised, but Michelangelo Signorile now says there couldn't be a better time to take to the National Mall en masse. Signorile, Michelangelo Oct 1, 2009 1405
Beyond benefits: you deserve equal benefits in your job. Given. But what is your company doing to truly create a gay-supportive work atmosphere? Davidson, Alex Report Oct 1, 2009 1718
Kirk backs gay rights group that defaced the Bible. Sep 19, 2009 577
Barnes & Noble Earns Top Rating in the 2010 Corporate Equality Index for the Second Year in a Row. Sep 14, 2009 511
Savannah and the spirit of Stonewall in 1969. Miller, Jack Sep 1, 2009 1010
Out in the open: landmark ruling in India delights activists. Sep 1, 2009 513
Jai Ho! After winning a protracted legal fight to end Delhi's ban on sodomy, Indians prepare for their next battle: ensuring the victory sticks. Pinto, Jerry Sep 1, 2009 340
City of big shoulders ... and opinions. Sep 1, 2009 408
A (federal) case for marriage: as an all-star legal team mounts an ambitious federal challenge to California's Proposition 8, the future of national marriage equality weighs heavily on its shoulders. Gumbel, Andrew Aug 1, 2009 1962
100 Nations Meet in Copenhagen to Celebrate and Fight for Homosexual Rights. Jul 22, 2009 552
The gay man who saved Ford's life. Luzer, Daniel Essay Jul 1, 2009 3501
India decriminalises same-sex relationships. Jul 1, 2009 323
"Bollywood supports gay rights," says Celina Jaitley. Jun 29, 2009 272
We've come too far to use identity as a weapon. Jun 21, 2009 572
Gay rights law halts Catholic adoptions. Jun 20, 2009 476
AMERICAN gay rights campaigners. Jun 15, 2009 140
Our man in Warsaw walks into a row over gay march. Jun 11, 2009 534
Gay rights, yes; intimidation, no. Jun 8, 2009 298
The state and the union: should the government get out of the marriage business? Laituri, Logan Jun 1, 2009 739
Public rights, global perspectives, and common law. Davis, Martha F. Jun 1, 2009 15452
Enchanted April: big wins in Iowa, Vermont, and D.C. suggest Prop. 8 was more anomaly than harbinger. Bolcer, Julie Jun 1, 2009 628
Keep the win at your back: wins in Iowa and Vermont give gay rights activists some of the biggest boosts in four decades--and suddenly it's far-right blowhards like Tony Perkins and Rick Warren who are struggling for footing on the issue of marriage equality. Signorile, Michaelangelo Jun 1, 2009 1155
Editor's letter. Barrett, Jon Editorial Jun 1, 2009 456
Do you feel more optimistic about the prospects for gay rights legislation than you did last year? Brief article Jun 1, 2009 167
California ban on gay marriages; Activists in liberal state stunned as judges uphold 'people's will'. May 27, 2009 716
California bans gay marriages. May 27, 2009 464
Russian police break up gay march. May 16, 2009 334
Group that peddles gay rights to children. May 8, 2009 367
Gay rights marchers to defy Moscow ban; WORLD IN BRIEF. May 7, 2009 54
Two separate actions offer encouragement to same-sex couples. Gajewski, Karen Ann Brief article May 1, 2009 87
Now conservatives are in the closet. May 1, 2009 405
Lost in translation: a gay Minnesota legislator from a conservative district says there are bigger priorities than marriage equality--like saving the English language. Birkey, Andy May 1, 2009 385
Peaks and Valleys: fighting for equality in the Mormon Church's backyard. Bolcer, Julie May 1, 2009 451
Business meets brotherly love: Philadelphia rolls out the red carpet for work and play. Harvey, Ben May 1, 2009 1398
Running scared: no reprieve for gay community living with 30 years of sharia law. Webster, Anna May 1, 2009 510
'Homosexuality not a crime'. Brief article Apr 17, 2009 70
Adoption-row council gives gay rights group [pounds sterling]150,000. Apr 15, 2009 627
Fear and loathing in Gainesville: a campaign to kill trans and gay protections in a Florida city heads straight to the toilet. Christensen, Jen Apr 1, 2009 325
Landmark tribute to US gay rights pioneer; WORLD IN BRIEF. Mar 5, 2009 66
Divide and conquer: the Episcopal Church may have just lost 100,000 members because of its pro-gay stance, but Bishop V. Gene Robinson says the denomination isn't about to waver in its support. Martin, Michael Mar 1, 2009 338
Dissenting. Tomasin, John; Rison, Laverne Mar 1, 2009 452
The Obama inauguration: signals and prospects. Gorton, Don Essay Mar 1, 2009 467
Bitter leavings. Brief article Mar 1, 2009 177
The 'netroots' revolution. Sousa, Paul Essay Mar 1, 2009 1806
The look of gay liberation. Dansky, Steven F. Essay Mar 1, 2009 3375
Pop art goes political. Hundley, Jessica Brief article Feb 1, 2009 150
The revolution will be digitized. Brief article Feb 1, 2009 127
Our journey to holy union: the ceremony was everything we had imagined it would be from the moment our families lit the candles to our tear-filled exchange of vows to the closing prayer. Graham, Kate Childs Jan 23, 2009 825
Prop. 8: which way now? Will the courts or the ballot box be the best way to overturn California's anti-gay marriage constitutional amendment? Legal scholar Kenji Yoshino examines both approaches. Yoshino, Kenji Jan 13, 2009 1803
25 years ago ... January/February 1984. Miletich, Leo N. Brief article Jan 1, 2009 245
On the PR failures of the anti-8 side. Burnett, Christopher Jan 1, 2009 517
Honoring Jane Addams a WILPF commitment to gay rights. Bombasaro-Brady, Jessica Jan 1, 2009 1623
Vatican declares opposition to gay rights. Brief article Dec 22, 2008 184
Dear President-elect Obama, we gave you our vote (at least most of us did). Will you now fight for our full equality? Open letters from 17 gay men and lesbians. Dec 16, 2008 6774
Do you think the next U.S. president will champion LGBT rights on the international stage? Brief article Dec 2, 2008 175
The name game: California says gays are "suspect." Connecticut calls us "quasi-suspect." Huh? Marler, Regina Brief article Dec 2, 2008 262
Connecticut rings in: now that the Constitution State has become the third in the nation to extend marriage equality, what's next? Weisberg, Julie Nov 18, 2008 1212
Corridor of love: Connecticut could tip the scales in favor of a marriage equality zone that stretches from Vermont to New Jersey--but how will the decision sway voters in California? Kaiser, Charles Nov 18, 2008 852
Candidates face off: wonder where the presidential hopefuls stand on gay issues? Look no further. Sullivan, Emmet Nov 4, 2008 594
Back to the bully pulpit: after eight years of avoidance by the Bush administration, will Obama or McCain champion gay rights in American foreign policy? Thoreson, Ryan Richard Nov 4, 2008 1456
Nov.-Dec. 2008: winter reading. Schneider, Richard, Jr. Nov 1, 2008 503
Get a job--and keep it! Gay-friendly employment policies and protections are of little solace if your company goes belly-up. So it's with today's tumultuous economy in mind that this year's profile of the country's most pro-gay companies focuses on the businesses with the best staying power. Whether your employer is one of the picks or not, it never hurts to check out your options. Hofman, Mike Oct 7, 2008 2273
Mile-high expectations: with people like Tammy Baldwin center stage, there's hope that the Democratic National Convention will give gay issues the spotlight. Garcia, Michelle Brief article Sep 9, 2008 245
Israel at 60: as the Jewish state celebrates its diamond anniversary, its progressive policies continue to shine like a gay jewel in the Middle Eastern rough. Kaufman, David Sep 9, 2008 1162
The map of Asia. Gardner, Dinah Sep 9, 2008 1955
This critical moment. Frank, Barney Essay Sep 1, 2008 2477
"Troubling the Definition of Pornography: Little Sisters, a New Defining Moment in Feminists' Engagement with the Law?". Karaian, Lara Brief article Sep 22, 2007 95
"Marrying Citizens! Race Subjects? Re-thinking the Terrain of Equal Marriage Discourse.". Lenon, Suzanne J. Brief article Sep 22, 2007 140

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