Politics and Activism
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1 Dead, 3 Shot at San Francisco Gay Pride EventThe 40th annual gay pride weekend drew thousands to Civic Center Plaza Saturday, and more were expected Sunday for the parade, a concert and comments from U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. However the event was marred after a shooting during the street party on Saturday night. In the shooting 19-year-old Stephen Powell died. and a 19-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man, were injured ... |
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Independent's Pink List honours Natalie Gamble in top 101Pride Angel is delighted that Natalie Gamble from Gamble&Ghevaert has been named in the Independent on Sunday’s Pink List 2010, the paper’s renowned annual review of the 101 most influential gay and lesbian people in Britain. At number 88, Natalie is recognised as a “pioneer of fertility law” who was “heavily involved in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 and nominated in 2008 as ... |
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Mr(s) & MrsTaking another step towards gaining by Girl Guides badge in commitment, my girlfriend and I thought it would be very fitting to open up a joint account. One where we can fill it with our pennies in the hope that one day (sooner rather than later) there would be enough pennies to pay the rent on our pretty new pad. Opening the account I found myself oddly delirious at the prospect of having a join... |
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Wonderful wonder.I wake up in the morning and ask myself so many questions about the world that we've been conditioned to either, love and endure. We love the world, and the endless possibilities that it brings us through the duration of our lives. What happened to people and the very emotions that drive us to the ends of the earth that everyone else, confined to a world of routine and social conventions, sai... |
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Forbidden passionsForbidden Passion Exceeds Desire, Offer’s of friendship Left to expire. Glued to my Heart and stuck in my head, The thoughts of us becoming wed. Your smile so precious, Your mind so pure, The look in your eye, my feelings are sure. Wreckless, rage and pure disaster, Anything to make my heart beat faster, Sensuous glimpses spent with you Wondering if at all, you ever knew. The tingles f... |
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Catholic Charity WINS gay adoption rulingAn independent Catholic charity won a High Court battle on Wednesday over adoption laws that would have forced it to consider gay couples as parents. Catholic Care, a registered adoption agency, wants special dispensation from sexual orientation regulations which forbid it from giving children solely to heterosexual couples. The organisation argued that a clause in the act allows charit... |
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A Lesbian Activist - In the Closet?OK - So most of you know me as the co-founder of PrettyPinkPearl now known as The Queen Village. I have been an OUT and PROUD lesbian for the last 17 years and have really not given 2 hoots about what people think about me or what is said about my sexuality. I declared my sexuality to my Mum at 16yrs old and faced 2 years of rejection. I was a member of Inverness Christian Fell... |
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So everyones in some sort of minority these days,let 'society' accept the post-modern movement and bring about a universal world of ultra-acceptance haha... |
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Supreme Court Campaign Finance Decision Puts Gay Rights At RiskToday a significant decision was released by the Supreme Court: corporations can now use money from their general treasury to finance campaign advertisements. The restriction on certain kinds of corporate election participation has been a long-standing part of American jurisprudence. The loosening of these restrictions spells disaster for the more liberal American factions, including those l... |
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Heterosexual NY Woman Selling Her Right to Marry on eBayFrom Towleroad News Jamie Frevele, a heterosexual New York woman who says she's not getting married, is selling her right to marry on eBay in support of those who can't. She writes: I'm an unmarried heterosexual woman, and since I probably won't be using my right to get married, I would like to give it away. I would like to sell it to the highest bidder and donate the proceeds to an orga... |
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