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Supporting Diversity Role Models

By Ron Kemp This is getting good. Lately, there's been more "good news" stories to write about than the heavy alternate. I like that. In the U.K., there's an organization called Diversity Role Models. Their mission is to do just that: provide role models for LGBT teens in an…

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March 15, 2012

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100 Homophobes Tweet They’d “KILL Their Gay Child!!!”

By Ron Kemp Every time it seems we're turning a corner on some of the madness we face, something comes along to remind us that there's still plenty of work that needs to be done. And, this one ranks right near the top of the list of the worst things I've…

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March 15, 2012

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The Child You Hate May Be the One You Love

This story is inspired by the real world. (Names, ages, and every other detail have been changed, to protect the innocent.) Once upon a time, about eighteen years ago, Martha, a round-cheeked baby girl was born to Max and Mary. Over the moon, Max and Mary dressed their infant…

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March 15, 2012

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Dissing the Kids of LGBTs

How many times have you heard marriage equality opponents say “Children of same-sex parents are at a disadvantage”? Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has pledged to support a federal ban on marriage equality and to annul all same-sex marriages in the country (as if he would even have that…

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March 1, 2012

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Queer Humanization Project

By: Daniel Naffer Call it an art project, or social commentary, or even a "photographical survey of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer individuals." In essence, the mission of Queer Humanization Project is, as they state on their website, to simply "humanize the LGBT community by showcasing their diversity…

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February 14, 2012

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What makes Pastor “boycott gay-loving Starbucks!!” foam?

My friends at Believe Out Loud want you to know of the virtual thank-you card for which they're currently collecting signatures. Titled Thank Starbucks For Welcoming LGBT Marriages, the card sends thanks to Starbucks for its recent decision to join more than 100 businesses in welcoming LGBT marriages in…

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February 8, 2012

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The Equality Mantra

In July 2010, as I read yet another comment of not so thinly veiled hate on a thread on Facebook, two things happened to me: (1) I vowed never to keep quiet in the presence of a hate comment (on Facebook, or anywhere else), and (2) this quote—baldly borrowed…

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January 30, 2012

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The L Project

By: Stephanie Miller "UK lesbian artists band together to combat homophobic bullying." In essence, The L Project is part non-profit organization bringing together lesbian artists for the purpose of drawing awareness to the LGBT community and other organizations involved with the LGBT community, and it's also part artistic project.…

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January 28, 2012

Culture / Rachel Hockett - Articles / Sexuality

“Straight, But . . .”

Here's what I look forward to: A day when (some) straight people no longer feel the need to say they're ‘straight, but they support LGBT rights.’ Too bad there's still the compunction to make that distinction. Gay rights = human rights. We're all the same. Someday orientation will be…

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January 26, 2012

The True Meaning of Family: The Stories of Two Zac(h)s

Dads - "My husband and I have adopted three sons, left to right: 20 years - Zac, 15 years -11 years."

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The True Meaning of Family: The Stories of Two Zac(h)s

Shared By: Ron Kemp "My mother had six children from four different men. Of the six, I only knew two. Of those two, one was given away when I was five years old because she couldn't afford to take care of all three of us. I met the man…

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January 21, 2012