Rights

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• A Plea to Uganda

  
  Wake up and LIVE — Authority: 126
  Pressure continues to mount in the effort to stop the Ugandan government from falling into a nasty homophobic pit of rotten legislation. The African government is proposing a law that would lead to the imprisonment, and in some cases death, of LGBT citizens and anyone who sympathizes with them. In this essay ...
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• Queer Culture and the Reasons You Should be an Activist.

  
  jaysays.com | — Authority: 421
  No matter how you spin it, there is something for everyone in being an activist. Within the broad gay community, we have developed our own labels. Some of those labels cross the boundaries into the straight world, some are fairly queer specific. Queers United covers many of these gay phrases under “Word of the ...
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• Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Women’s Rights and Vital Voices

  
  Vital Voices Blog — Authority: 130
  On November 6, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addressed the “No Limits” public policy conference where she spoke of her dedication to the promotion of women’s rights around the world. Clinton also honored the work of Melanne Verveer, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues and Vital Voices Co-Founder ...
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• John Aravosis launches Dont Ask, Dont Give

  
  Maybe it's just me... — Authority: 518
  Gay activist and blowhard, John Aravosis is launching a new campaign called Dont Ask, Dont Give. Their goal is keep the DNC and Obama on track. Joe and I are launching today a donor boycott of the DNC . The boycott is cosponsored by Michelangelo Signorile, and soon others. Its really more of a "pause," ...
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• Keeping Mandela’s torch for human rights burning

  
  themcglynn.com/theliberal.net — Authority: 142
  Nelson Mandela served 27 years in prison for demanding political change in South Africa. [There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.] First Nelson Mandela interview, May 21, 1961 Nelson Mandela, already a leading figure in resistance to apartheid, was asked by ...
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• Kansas City Chiefs Release Homophobe Running Back, Openly Gay George Smitherman Candidate Toronto Mayor, New Jersey Gay Marriage Ground Zero, Wal-Mart

  
  the time of my life — Authority: 137
  The Kansas City Chiefs announced Monday morning that they are deactivating running back Larry Johnson, releasing him from the remainder of this contract for conduct detriment rail to the team. Johnson was to return to the team today after being suspended for anti-gay comments he made, in addition to a number of ...
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• 20 Years Ago Today

  
  Paul M. Jones — Authority: 121
  The Berlin Wall came down. Via 20 Years Ago Tomorrow - The Austrian Economists.
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• ‘Wheel of Time’ rolls over ‘Lost Symbol’

  
  Nerdvana: Sci-fi, comics, games & more — Authority: 132
  The latest installment in the epic fantasy series “The Wheel of Time” has dethroned Dan Brown’s latest thriller on the New York Times bestseller list . The Gathering Storm, by the late Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson, took the top spot last week, knocking off The Lost Symbol, which spent seven weeks ...
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• Copyright should be an author’s right (part 2)

  
  Scholarly Communications @ Duke — Authority: 108
  As promised in the last post, here is a very different look at the copyright incentive and the need to be thoughtful and cautious when we talk about copyright as an author’s right. In the Autumn 2009 issue of The American Scholar , William J. Quirk writes an absolutely fascinating reflection on the finances of F. ...
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• China’s Wild West Force in East Turkistan

  
  Fourth World Eye — Authority: 122
  Uyghurs are a distinct people with their territories claimed by the Peoples’ Republic of China. They are largely practicing Muslims and speak their own language. For more than sixty years the Uyghurs have agitated against the growing domination of their territory by Han-the majority population in China. The Chinese ...
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• Ridiculing the ridiculous

  
  My Point Exactly — Authority: 130
  I’m all for ridiculing ridiculous things, like anti-marriage equality arguments. LeftTake.com shares a list of “ Top Ten Reasons to Make Gay Marriage Illegal ” that apparently debuted on Facebook. Click over to read the whole list, but this is my favorite: 04) Straight marriage has been around a long time and ...
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• Mathematical Visualization Of U.S. Public Opinion and Policy

  
  The Mad Professah Lectures — Authority: 437
  The above graphic is getting a lot of buzz in the blogosphere after it appeared in the New York Times Economix blog and many LGBT blogs, like Professor Nan Hunters Hunter of Justice . Recently on DailyKos, Steven Singiser posted this corrolary picture , showing the age democraphic split on explicit ...
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• Mon youth group statement opposes Burmese government pressure on NMSP before 2010

  
  democracy for burma — Authority: 498
  Mon 09 Nov 2009, Arkar, IMNA In a joint statement issued, the Mon Youth Progressive Organization (MYPO) has condemned the Burmese government’s pressure on the largest Mon political group to disarm, and sides with the same Mon group in its stance of conditional refusal to participate in the 2010 election. On the 3rd ...
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• Sans Comment

  
  Mike Tidmus : A blog from San Diego — Authority: 540
  Ameriqueer and HEY #p2 — a group of progressives at Twitter (video: TheAmerqueer at YouTube )
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• Can a Boy Wear a Skirt to School? When Gender Bends the Dress Code.

  
  Through Your Body: — Authority: 427
  By JAN HOFFMAN BY now, most high school dress codes have just about done away with the guesswork. Girls: no midriff-baring blouses, stiletto heels, miniskirts. Boys: no sagging pants, muscle shirts. But do the math. “Rules” + “teenager” = “challenges.” If the skirt is an acceptable length, can a ...
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• Singapore: Obama Should Address Human Rights Abuses

  
  Singabloodypore — Authority: 424
  Singapore Opposition Leader Wants Obama To Address Human Rights Abuses During Upcoming Visit Posted by  Ellen Ratner on  November 9, 2009   Talk Radio News Service Burea u Chief Ellen Ratner speaks with Mr. Soon Ju-An Chee, the opposition leader in Singapore. Soon Ju-An tells Ms. Ratner that he and his ...
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• who is SPDC?? by Mr.Creator

  
  democracy for burma — Authority: 498
  [IMG: http://democracyforburma.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/thanshwe348_680px.jpg?w=600&h=455][IMG: http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=democracyforburma.wordpress.com&blog=5783676&post=19081&subd=democracyforburma&ref=&feed=1]
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• Free Speech = Hate Speech

  
  The Real Revo — Authority: 489
  Just another example in a long line of ‘liberal tolerance’.  This ‘politically correct’ thing is spinning way, way out of control. Reader’s Digest Version:  Lesbian co-worker blathers on and on about her pending nuptials,  trolling for acceptance  and affirmations from her male Christian Conservative ...
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• China Aims to Supplant Western Aid to Uganda’s Executioners

  
  Truth Wins Out Blog — Authority: 563
  Even as Western nations slowly rise to protest Uganda’s vow to exterminate HIV-positive Ugandans and to imprison friends and families of LGBT Ugandans, China is stepping in with $10 billion in new aid to Africa — much of it targeted at Uganda. Unlike Western importers of African goods, China attaches no strings ...
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• Dutch tulip named in honor of Ayaan Hirsi Ali

  
  Life Without Faith — Authority: 131
  On November 4th a ceremony was held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art honoring the beautiful Ayaan Hirsi Ali. During the event, a tulip was named “Ayaan” in recognition of her human rights stance for Muslim women. From Flora Culture International : Ms. Hirsi Ali, a feminist, author, activist and former member ...
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