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    520 Pages Later

    MAY 30, 2012 12:01PM

    By harmonicprogression


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    Belting out "faggots" at Independence Hall

    MAY 30, 2012 10:48AM

    By Tommi Avicolli Mecca


    Topics: gay liberation front, gay liberation, stonewall, pride, gay pride, politics, news, gay/lesbian, feminism, family, belief/religion

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    • 9 Ratings
    • 1010 Views
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    On Having The Gay Beaten Out Of Me And The Party Of Bullies

    MAY 23, 2012 11:35AM

    By Kevin Army


    Topics: glbt civil rights, gay civil rights, civil rights, obama gay marriage, growing up gay, concord, glbt, romney gay, mitt romney, obama, president obama, politics, gay/lesbian, open call, bullying, bullying stories, bullying open call

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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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    Online Grieving: R.I.P. Disco Queen Donna Summer

    MAY 17, 2012 3:27PM

    By K.T. Drasky


    Topics: donna summer, gay/lesbian, music, pop culture, top40, disco

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    • 13 Ratings
    • 2019 Views
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    Conservatives Win Gay Battle, Lose Gay War

    MAY 9, 2012 12:31PM

    By StarWrighter


    Topics: belief/religion, family, gay/lesbian, politics, culture, nc, north carolina, gay marriage, amendment one

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    • 1 Ratings
    • 383 Views
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    Stop Voting To Ban Gay Marriage

    MAY 9, 2012 1:33PM

    By LateEnough


    Topics: belief/religion, gay/lesbian, politics

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    • 2 Ratings
    • 903 Views
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    North Carolina Shits the Bed

    MAY 8, 2012 3:11PM

    By John Saveland


    Topics: gay/lesbian, news, politics, north carolina, amendment one, gay marriage, lgbt, romney, obama, election, primary

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    AMERICA: From Where I See It (Open Call)

    APRIL 29, 2012 8:06PM

    By old new lefty


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    • 266 Views
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    The Whole Truth

    APRIL 21, 2012 6:44PM

    By nervousrek


    Topics: comedy, gay/lesbian, family, open+call

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    • 6 Ratings
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    Confusion at the Border for Same-Sex Couples

    MARCH 30, 2012 12:02PM

    By K.T. Drasky


    Topics: gay/lesbian, politics, travel, same-sex binational couples, immigration, marriage eqaulity, doma

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    • 23 Ratings
    • 1438 Views
    • 24 Comments
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    Rent Boy

    MARCH 21, 2012 4:00AM

    By icyhighs


    Topics: boomerang generation, babyboomers, career choices, opting out, gen y, gay/lesbian, fiction, comedy

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    • 5 Ratings
    • 953 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    A DRIVING ISSUE

    MARCH 8, 2012 6:18PM

    By Shawn O'Shea


    Topics: disabilities, dating, love, sex, writing, recovery, relapse, booze, health, gay/lesbian, food/drink, aids, hiv, choices, drinks, nightlife, bars, crystal, meth, crystal meth, drunk, 12-steps, recovery, crystal meth, crystal methamphetamine, meth, drugs, alcohol, booze, addiction, fear, panhandlers, homeless, hate, kindness, chocolate, project open hand, hiv, aids, health, gay/lesbian, food/drink, family, belief/religion, military, navy, discharge, don't ask don't tell, school, college, gi bill, crimes, belief/religion, family, food/drink, gay/lesbian, health, aids, hiv, project open hand, chocolate, kindness, hate, homeless, panhandlers, fear, addiction, booze, alcohol, drugs, meth, crystal methamphetamine, crystal meth, recovery, 12-steps, gay/lesbian, health, aids, hiv, recovery, drugs, alcohol, booze, life, new start, begining, san francisco, arvs, philadelphia, mom, mother, loss, family, death, support, recovery, relapse, self-will, procrastination, 911, help, anger, driving

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    When "Traditional Values" had a Party, and Love Showed Up

    FEBRUARY 24, 2012 8:23AM

    By Kate Geiselman


    Topics: lgbt, brite signal alliance, homophobia, homosexuality, freedom of speech, education, hate speech, gay/lesbian, belief/religion, education, protest

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    • 12 Ratings
    • 2456 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    I am who I am: children and gender identity (in life & art)

    DECEMBER 8, 2011 6:06PM

    By Neha Kamdar


    Topics: céline sciamma, zoé héran, tomboy, gay/lesbian, movies, gender, gender identity

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    • 13 Ratings
    • 4105 Views
    • 21 Comments
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    no "golden years" for queer seniors

    NOVEMBER 4, 2011 1:18PM

    By Tommi Avicolli Mecca


    Topics: cuts in senior services, ageism in queer community, lgbt seniors and poverty, aging in gay community, lgbt seniors, getting old, politics, news, health, gay/lesbian, economy

    • Editor's Pick
    • 31 Ratings
    • 3006 Views
    • 47 Comments
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    Congress Diddles Women While Americans Suffer

    OCTOBER 14, 2011 10:13AM

    By fingerlakeswanderer


    Topics: science, politics, health, gay/lesbian, feminism, belief/religion, congress, women's bodies, abortion

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 1791 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    The day I met Frank Kameny

    OCTOBER 13, 2011 11:09AM

    By Tommi Avicolli Mecca


    Topics: gay rights, mattachine society, antigay discrimination, frank kameny, science, belief/religion, politics, news, gay/lesbian

    • Editor's Pick
    • 18 Ratings
    • 3432 Views
    • 41 Comments
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    OWS: A 21st Century Revolution (Updated)

    OCTOBER 13, 2011 4:06PM

    By profkeck


    Topics: paul rosenberg, andrea schmidt, glenn greenwald, feminism, gay/lesbian, politics, environment, economy, protest, democracy, wall street, bill maher, vandana shiva, paul krugman, earth democracy, feminism, now, tea party, vietnam war, ows, occupy wall street, patriarchy, open call, occupy america

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    • 16 Ratings
    • 2784 Views
    • 22 Comments
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    Hair tales: my best friend found me where I least expected

    OCTOBER 5, 2011 8:58PM

    By Lizz Schumer


    Topics: open call, comedy, freshman orientation, open+call, gay/lesbian

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