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• What is this administration up to now?

  
  The Thinker — Authority: 127
  Ahem...notice anything unusual is this photo? What is this administration up to now? What is congress up too other than doing precisely the opposite of what the American people don’t want? An overwhelming majority of Americas do not support the health care bill that the Senate recently voted on pursuant to ...
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• Harassment Hotline

  
  Stop Street Harassment! — Authority: 423
  Should employers be responsible if their employees harass women in public, while the employee is on the job?Recently I read Deborah Thompson’s article “‘The Woman in the Street:’ Reclaiming the Public Space from Sexual Harassment” (a 1994 article in the Yale Journal of Law and Feminism) and I like her ideas ...
  3 days ago

• so, CNN doesnt completely suck. neither does Arkansas, apparently

  
  Jockey Full of Bourbon — Authority: 135
  this. is. awesome. missed it when first aired because I stopped watching CNN a while back. found via Shakespeare sister blog [partial transcript] entire at link Will Phillips: Well, I looked at the end [of the Pledge] and it said "with ... Read and post comments | Send to a friend
  4 days ago

• the debate I wanna see (Will Phillips v. Carrie Prejean)

  
  Tony's curricublog — Authority: 104
  On CNN Monday morning (Nov. 16, 2009), ten-year-old Will Phillips his reason for refusing to say the pledge of allegiance in his fifth-grade class:I’ve grown up with a lot of people and I’m good friends with a lot of people who are gay and I think they should have the rights all people should, and [...]
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• I heart Sir Ian

  
  Jockey Full of Bourbon — Authority: 135
  amen. Read and post comments | Send to a friend
  5 days ago

• Momentum for DOMA Crashes to a Halt. Will Anyone Get Out And Push?

  
  That's My Congress — Authority: 479
  In the immediate wake of the National Equality March, some momentum for equal rights legislation was apparent. But that momentum seems to have come crashing to a halt. Senator Carl Levin had promised in October to hold a hearing on reform to the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell law, a law that codifies military [...]
  5 days ago

• We pledge allegiance to Will Phillips, 10, for standing up for gay rights

  
  ShortFormBlog — Authority: 571
  It’s official. Will Phillips is the coolest kid ever. Phillips, a fifth-grader, has chosen to take a different kind of pledge of allegiance – he’s pledging to stay seated when the pledge is recited until gays have equal rights. Despite being ten, he clearly has thought about the ramifications of what he’s ...
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• LOVE AFFAIR SPARKS SOMALIAN WOMAN’S DEATH BY STONING

  
  Jacky Jasper's Diary of a Hollywood Street King — Authority: 148
  Tweet This Story! A crowd of more than 200 people watched as a 20-year-old divorced Somalian woman, accused of committing adultery, was stoned to death by Islamists, Tuesday. The woman was charged, by militant group al-Shabab, with having an affair with an unmarried 29-year-old man…he was given 100 lashes. ...
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• Win one for the gay guys!

  
  Last Blog On Earth — Authority: 130
  This just in from the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers San Diego: Appellate judge Stephen Reinhardt has ruled that the federal government must compensate federal Public Defender Brad Levenson and his spouse Tony Sears for denial of spousal benefits. Here’s the opinion . In a previous ruling, the ...
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• Are Gays On TV Hurting The Fight For The Gay Marriage Law?

  
  ForWomenOnline — Authority: 146
  I ran across this interesting editorial on Newsweek.com by Ramin Setoodeh that explores the tie between the amount and acceptance of gays on television and the growing number of states that are denying gay marriage rights. In the interest of true journalism (yea, we have ethics once in a while) I want to share this ...
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• Woman Jailed For Voting; Trains Finally Run on Time

  
  Symon Sez — Authority: 132
  The Criminal Susan B Anthony! On This Date in History: The presidential election of 1872 was rather odd and somewhat brutal. It was between President Ulysses S. Grant and New York Tribune editor Horace Greeley. The first term of Grant had been clouded by some questionable moves and charges of ...
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• Colbert Takes Gay Marriage Haters Out of the Closet

  
  TakePart Social Action Network — Authority: 626
  Last week the one story that had me fuming more than any other was the one about the Catholic Church saying they would cease their social service programs in Washington D.C. if a same-sex marriage bill is passed there. As someone who was raised in the Catholic Church it sickens me to think that the Church would ...
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• Vigil And Funeral Procession Against The Veto

  
  Providence Daily Dose — Authority: 486
  If you’re equally pissed-off about Governor Carcieri’s deplorable, inhumane veto of the domestic partners’ funeral rights bill last week, come out and show it this Thursday, November 19th. From the Facebook invite: On Tuesday November 10, 2009 Governor Donald Carcieri killed a bill that would allow ...
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• Student Refuses to Pledge Allegiance Til Gays Have Equal Rights

  
  The Vibe - The World According to SocialVibe — Authority: 511
  A 10 year-old Arkansas student is challenging the time-honored tradition of saying the pledge of allegiance because he feels the values stated arent currently holding true, due to the current lack of equal rights for gays and lesbians. After taking a good hard look at the pledge and deciding he didnt think the ...
  1 week ago

• i think my person of the year is

  
  ravings of a semi-sane madwoman — Authority: 448
  will phillips. how brave is he? at ten he understands more than most adults. at ten hes not cursed with the fears (of the unknown) that adults are. at ten hes old enough to actually KNOW WHAT LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL really means. will, man, i am mighty mighty mighty impressed. keep on keepin on. please know ...
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• Women Had Right to Vote, Lost it, Then got back the right to vote

  
  Symon Sez — Authority: 132
  New Jersey Women Stormed To Take Back What Was Once Theirs Early Suffrage Poster Featuring George On This Date in History: The original constitution of the state of New Jersey said that “all inhabitants” who met residency requirements and had a net worth of at least 50 pounds had the right to vote. I ...
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• Final NOH8 Pics!

  
  Kim Kardashian official web site photos, blog, news, bio — Authority: 667
  I love how our NOH8 pics turned out! Im so glad we got to be a part of the campaign! Go to Khloes site to see her pic and Kourtneys to see hers! What do you think of the... ...read full story
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• Standing Up for Liberty and Justice for Gays

  
  TakePart Social Action Network — Authority: 626
  Need a little inspiration to get your Monday started? Want a little reminder that we all need to stand up for what we believe in?  If so you’ll want to meet Will Phillips, an extraordinary 10 year old who has waged a war on his school by refusing to say the pledge of allegiance until gays have the same rights as ...
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• Ten Year Old Will Phillips Is The Hero

  
  the time of my life — Authority: 139
  10 year old Will Phillips, a native of Arkansas, whom I previously posted, has refused to stand each morning in class to recite the pledge of allegiance, because, as Will rightly points out, the ideals of the words – liberty and justice for all – is not a reality, because gay men and women cannot legally marry in ...
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• A Long Way from Equal

  
  feminist blogs — Authority: 160
  I was complaining to my father after learning a male coworker made more money than me despite the fact I was on the management team and my coworker was not. My father responded, “I didn’t think women had to deal with that anymore. I thought women were treated as equals these days.”  I’ll spare you the 30 ...
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