John Becker
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President Obama Officially Opposes MN Marriage Discrimination Amendment
As in North Carolina, President Barack Obama’s Minnesota campaign office issued a statement today officially opposing that state’s proposed marriage discrimination amendment: “While the President
Seattle Bishops Ask Churches to Collect Signatures for Anti-Marriage Amendment
The National Organization for Marriage posted an article from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer which reports that that city’s Catholic bishops have asked priests to deploy their parishes to
New Study: Many Homophobes are Self-Loathing Gays
An important series of studies recently conducted by researchers in the U.S. and the U.K. lend credence to the long-held belief that homophobic people often
California Bathroom Sting Reveals Double Standard
Earlier this week, the CBS News affiliate in Los Angeles ran a story about eighteen men who were arrested by the Manhattan Beach Police Department
First DOMA Challenge Reaches Federal Appeals Court
In Boston yesterday, a challenge to the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was heard in federal appeals court for the first time. In July 2010,
Iowa Rep. Steve King Wants “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in the Workplace
Talk about trying to put the genie back into the bottle: in an exclusive interview with ThinkProgress’s Scott Keyes, notoriously bigoted Iowa GOP Rep. Steve
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Calling All Vermonters: Join TWO Tomorrow at the State House
Tomorrow — Friday, April 6 — Truth Wins Out will be joining Vermont Freedom to Marry, RU12? Community Center, Outright Vermont, Vermont CARES, and members
Can a Man Be Raped? The LAPD Doesn’t Appear to Think So…
On August 31, 2009, James Hornik was raped by another male in Hollywood, California. Naturally, Hornik contacted the Los Angeles Police Department to report the
Viral Blog Post Inspires Teen to Come Out to His Mom
One of the most rewarding (not to mention humbling) things about working for LGBT equality — or any other social justice cause, for that matter
Minnesota Catholic High Schoolers Not Happy With Mandatory Marriage Discrimination Lecture
Even among the virulently homophobic American bishops, Twin Cities Archbishop John Nienstedt stands out. More than perhaps any other prelate in the country (with possible
