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Personhood Amendment Rejected by 55% of Voters; Fails
Phew. I doubt this’ll be the last we see of this proposal, though. It will probably continue to pop up on state ballots for a
Michigan Pastor Fighting for LGBT Protections in Tourist-Dependent Town of Holland
Holland, Michigan, a conservative tourist town best known for its popular May tulip festival*, is now gaining a different kind of fame. NPR reports that
Mississippians Voting Today on Whether Blastocysts, Embryos and Fetuses are Legally Human
The vote is today. If you haven’t been following the progress of Mississippi’s proposed personhood amendment, which would grant fertilized eggs as well as embryos
Sign Petition to Shut Down Torture Camps for Lesbians in Ecuador
The Advocate recently wrote about the testimony of lesbians from Ecuador who were forced into “prey away the gay” camps. These women report being raped, starved,
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Malaysian Gay Fest Squelched
The Malaysian gay-rights coalition Seksualiti Merdeka was set to hold its fourth annual festival in Kuala Lumpur. But on Nov. 3 police ordered the group to cancel.
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Brown U Demands Trans Equality in Military
Brown University’s president has proposed that it continue to ban military recruiters from campus until the military welcomes trans recruits. It risks losing vast amounts
Former British Empire Asked to Mull Blanket Legalization
Australia is leading the charge among Commonwealth nations–a group of 52 countries, most of which were once under British rule–to legalize homosexuality. Homosexuality is illegal
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Progressive Muslim Fighting for Gay Rights
If you don’t know about her already, go and read: Ani Zonnefeld and her org are awesome
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Enlightenment in Botswana and Zimbabwe?
A former president of Botswana, Festus Mogae, is openly calling on his countrymen to stop treating homosexuality as a crime (as at present it is). Similarly,
Utahns #1 in Suicidal Thoughts
The CDC just released results of a state-by-state survey of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts. It found some interesting variations by region–including the fact that
