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    When it rains, it pours: NAACP now OK with same-sex marriage

    MAY 20, 2012 4:53PM

    By Robert Crook


    Topics: politics, family, gay/lesbian, belief/religion, william saletan, same-sex marriage, proposition 8, prop 8, president barack obama, politics, ohio, obama, national association for the advancement of colored people, naacp, marriage, lgbt, lesbians, jesse jackson, human rights, hope, homophobia, hiv, george w. bush, gays, gay rights, gay community, fourteenth amendment, equality, equal rights, equal protection clause, civil rights, change, california, black homophobia, black homophobes, black community, bigots, bigotry, benjamin todd jealous, barack obama, al sharpton, aids

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    • 15 Ratings
    • 3114 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Women Lead Defense of Maldivian Democracy (Updated)

    MARCH 10, 2012 11:56AM

    By profkeck


    Topics: politics, news, feminism, belief/religion, equality, women's rights, gayoom, dictator, democracy, waheed, elections, voting, human rights, contraception, protest, mohamed nasheed, coup, maldives, islam, extremism, muslim, international women's day, flogging, hillary clinton, condoleeza rice, michelle obama

    • Editor's Pick
    • 28 Ratings
    • 3496 Views
    • 76 Comments
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    We Are The Future of Occupy

    NOVEMBER 18, 2011 2:36AM

    By Julie Morse


    Topics: open+call, open call, occupy america, occupy wall street, ows, #ows, occupy everything, occupy anniversary, the future of occupy, the future of ows, what does ows want, why are they occupying, why do they occupy, politics, news, equality, end corruption, end economic inequality, economics, occupy mayors, jean quan, occupy oakland, police brutality, the expense of occupy, the point of occupy, the message of occupy, the message of ows, occupy the internet, occupy in solidarity, solidarity, we are the future of occupy, economy

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 1992 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    ..Late to the Gay Pride Parade...

    JULY 13, 2011 3:31PM

    By Barbara Weicksel


    Topics: news, open+call, gay/lesbian, belief/religion, family, politics, gay rights, gay pride, gay pride parade san diego, equality, human rights

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 2062 Views
    • 36 Comments
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    DSK Case as a "Victory for Justice"? Really?

    JULY 5, 2011 10:04AM

    By Heather Michon


    Topics: asylum, money laundering, prostitution, french politics, france, anne sinclair, william saletan, guinea, equality, justice, cyrus vance jr., sofitel hotel, maid, rape, dominique strauss-kahn

    • Editor's Pick
    • 25 Ratings
    • 3508 Views
    • 48 Comments
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    I'm Not All That Proud, Really

    JUNE 21, 2011 10:34PM

    By Constant Calliope


    Topics: community, pride, equality, lesbian, gay pride, open call, my tiny hypocrisy

    • Editor's Pick
    • 33 Ratings
    • 2059 Views
    • 48 Comments
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    Prop 8 - Equality in America (Terms and Conditions Apply)

    AUGUST 4, 2010 4:55PM

    By lemonpulp


    Topics: prejudice, marriage, equality, prop 8, gay marriage, gay/lesbian, open call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 22 Ratings
    • 3445 Views
    • 24 Comments
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    Profiles in blogging courage: Nigerian scholar Issah Tikumah

    APRIL 29, 2010 7:31AM

    By Judy Mandelbaum


    Topics: nigeria, africa, human rights, niqab, women, equality, islam, fundamentalism, freedom of the press

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 5651 Views
    • 56 Comments
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    President Sarkozy makes good on French burqa ban

    APRIL 21, 2010 1:43PM

    By Judy Mandelbaum


    Topics: equality, fundamentalism, women, burqa, islam, sarkozy, france

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 2374 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    Adventures in PC: Are East Germans an "ethnic group"?

    APRIL 16, 2010 7:43AM

    By Alan Nothnagle


    Topics: germany, east germany, berlin, stuttgart, political correctness, civil rights, equality, politics, history, communism, cold war

    • Editor's Pick
    • 18 Ratings
    • 4340 Views
    • 39 Comments
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    Sex, Equality And The Art of "Faking It"

    APRIL 12, 2010 11:13AM

    By Mary Ann Sorrentino


    Topics: sex, erectile dysfunction, faking it, equality, sexism, penile pump, sexual aids

    • Editor's Pick
    • 25 Ratings
    • 8011 Views
    • 54 Comments
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    Sorry Miss. parents, prom isn't as wholesome as you think

    APRIL 7, 2010 2:40PM

    By Cathy Wilson


    Topics: intolerance, tolerance, decoy prom, segregation, wholesome, parents, mississippi, equality, lesbians, heterosexuality, homosexuality, constance mcmillian, prom

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 3753 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    Good news from Africa: Mauritania bans female circumcision

    JANUARY 18, 2010 11:24AM

    By Judy Mandelbaum


    Topics: unesco, equality, women's rights, africa, mauritania, circumcision, fgm

    • Editor's Pick
    • 28 Ratings
    • 7046 Views
    • 60 Comments
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    A Love Letter to Maine from One Second-Class Couple

    NOVEMBER 4, 2009 2:43AM

    By JustMarriedUs


    Topics: equality, lgbt, marriage, maine, family, politics, gay/lesbian

    • Editor's Pick
    • 42 Ratings
    • 5148 Views
    • 63 Comments
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    Women's Work is Still Not Done. Nor is Men's

    OCTOBER 21, 2009 9:50PM

    By Lisa Solod


    Topics: household negotiations, children, housework, equal pay, equality, feminism, the shriver report, maria shriver

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 1040 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    National Equality March: "The Beginning of the Struggle"

    OCTOBER 11, 2009 10:29AM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: television, hope, change, grassroots, politics, media, news, cspan, obama, congress, capitol, rally, protest, march, harvey milk, equal rights, equality, civil rights, transgender, bisexual, lesbians, gays, lgbt

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 8807 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    "Indecent acts": African women fight to dress as they choose

    SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 1:42PM

    By Judy Mandelbaum


    Topics: africa, women, gender, sudan, uganda, buganda, lubna ahmed al-hussein, equality, human rights

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 1550 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    The Right Wing War on Reproductive Health Care for Women

    JULY 31, 2009 10:01AM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: government, taxpayers, anti-abortion, anti-choice, pro-life, pro-choice, pelosi, obama, democrats, republicans, congress, equality, women, reproductive health, news, politics, healthcare, reform, abortion, health care

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 1241 Views
    • 19 Comments
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    Maine Legislation: Not Over Until the Gay Lady Sings

    MAY 7, 2009 3:09PM

    By Leonde Delmare


    Topics: same sex marriage, opposition, freedom, equality, rights, petition, people's veto, baldacci, gay marriage, maine

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 1046 Views
    • 21 Comments
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    Equal Pay . . . Equal Work?

    APRIL 28, 2009 5:11PM

    By CoyoteOldStyle


    Topics: business, government, human rights, glbtqi rights, disability rights, equality, equity, feminism, equal pay day open call, nonfiction, open call

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