LGBT rights
Court Bars Enforcement of Don't Ask, Don't Tell
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
July 6, 2011 - 2:56pm (Print)
In a busy day of court rulings, a federal appeals court has blocked implementation of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
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The Princess Bride and Why "Mawwage" By Any Other Name is Not the Same
by Martha Kempner, RH Reality Check
June 21, 2011 - 4:24pm (Print)
Some opponents of same-sex marriage sound rational when they offer civil unions as a substitute for marriage but marriage by any other name is not the same. Our society can’t hold out marriage as this ideal and then withhold it from some--even if it is in name only. We tried separate but equal and we all know it isn’t equal.
"It Gets Better?" I Sure Hope So, Because Right Now It's Pretty Bad
June 12, 2011 - 8:20am (Print)
Research came out today from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicating that GLBTQ young people are shockingly underserved, and facing health risks on every front. Will we continue to allow malevolent neglect to rule these young people's lives?
The Invisible "Pink Homophobia"
May 13, 2011 - 9:12am (Print)
Despite significant progress in gay rights and economic power in some quarters, middle and lower class LGBT individuals can be more vulnerable to institutional homophobia and to violence in public spaces, and may suffer from a dual discrimination.
Texas to Consider "Traditional Values Centers" at State Universities
by Julie Sunday
April 3, 2011 - 8:34pm (Print)
The Texas House passed an amendment requiring a university that has a "gender and sexuality center" to equally fund a center that teaches, ahem, "traditional values."
Justice Department Report Calls Louisiana's "Crime Against Nature" Law Discriminatory
March 18, 2011 - 9:21am (Print)
A US Justice Department investigation specifically mentioned Louisiana's Crime Against Nature law, calling it "a statute whose history reflects anti-LGBT sentiment.
Gaga Fans: Please Explain
by Bianca I. Laureano, LatinoSexuality.com
February 13, 2011 - 8:54pm (Print)
I don't usually follow Lady Gaga, but the lyrics of a recent song contain language suggesting bias and discrimination against Latinos, transgendered and gay persons.
Lesbian Ugandan Threatened by Lawmaker
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
January 27, 2011 - 4:54pm (Print)
In the immediate aftermath of the murder of a prominent LGBT advocate in Uganda, Ugandan lesbian who is set to be deported from Britain fears for her life in returning to her country. She has reason: One virulently anti-gay Ugandan lawmaker has threatened her with "punishment" if she does not "repent."
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Prominent Human Rights Activist Murdered in Uganda
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
January 27, 2011 - 4:37pm (Print)
Human rights advocates and the US State Department are calling for a thorough investigation of the murder of a Ugandan human rights advocate murdered after he had been publicly targeted by an anti-gay publication.
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"Anti-Gay" Pastors in Uganda Charged with Conspiracy to Slander Religious Leader
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
December 23, 2010 - 1:01pm (Print)
Eight people, including several religious figures active in Uganda's "anti-gay" movement, have been arrested on charges of conspiracy to injure the reputation of a rival religious leader, according to in-depth reports by Box Turtle Bulletin.
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