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NYC Gay Pride Parade 2011

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An incredible day in New York City! There was more reason to celebrate than there has been in years past, since Governor Andrew Cuomo legalized civil unions into law only 2 days prior to the parade! Music is the original work of DJ Earworm and the rightful associated artists.

July 7, 2011 - 10:39am

An incredible day in New York City! There was more reason to celebrate than there has been in years past, since Governor Andrew Cuomo legalized civil unions into law only 2 days prior to the parade! Music is the original work of DJ Earworm and the rightful associated artists.

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The Hyde Amendment: A Legacy of Discrimination

reader diary by GWMCHstudents, gwmchstudents@gmail.com

March 1, 2011 - 2:12am (Print)

The Hyde Amendment has been wreaking havoc on reproductive rights for low-income women for decades, but where's the outrage?

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Anti-Choice Post-Violence Tactics Go Mainstream

by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

January 17, 2011 - 9:37am (Print)

A shooting in Arizona causes the right wing in general to borrow pages from the anti-choice handbook of deflection and evasion. Also, Danielle Macguire talks about sexual violence and the civil rights movement.

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Report: Sex Workers Face Widespread Abuses of Civil and Human Rights

by Penelope Saunders

November 4, 2010 - 12:48pm (Print)

A recent report on the sex trade illustrates how stigmatization and criminalization of sex workers in the United States result in widespread abuses of civil and human rights.

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Anti-Choice "Freedom Rides" Seek to Curtail Freedom

by Pamela Merritt, RH Reality Check

June 7, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)

A legacy of the Civil Rights movement is the struggle for rights and access without fear of violence. But those who oppose abortion rights are not fighting for anything; rather they are fighting against women's freedom.

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New Poll Shows Rising Support for Civil Unions

by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

February 12, 2010 - 3:15pm (Print)

A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows a rise in support for civil unions nationwide.

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Catholics, Evangelicals Pledge to Ignore Gay Rights and Abortion Laws

by John Tomasic, New Journalist Fellow

November 24, 2009 - 11:14am (Print)

Human rights advocates stated that a pledge signed last Friday by religious leaders that they won’t abide by laws supporting gay marriage or abortion "perpetuates the fallacy that equality and religious liberty are incompatible and that civil rights are another burden on religious people."

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(VIDEO) Conservative Catholic College Rejects Birth Control

by David Neipert, Belmont Abbey College

November 12, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

My employer, Belmont Abbey College, removed birth control coverage from our health plan. This is a gender discrimination, not a religious issue. Men's health is covered but not women's.

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"Mad Men" Salon: America's Struggle with Race, Shaken Not Stirred

by Pamela Merritt, RH Reality Check

August 14, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

Mad Men presents an exploration of race, class, and gender in the not-so-distant past that challenges the notion that all was well back in the day and keeps this fan coming back for more.

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Since When Are TERRORISTS allowed to give Press Interviews?

reader diary by Lorraine Berry, SUNY Cortland

July 27, 2009 - 12:49pm (Print)

Why is the man who murdered Dr. Tiller being allowed to give interviews from jail?

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