gay rights

Gay rights covers many topics, including marriage, benefits, tolerance, and religion. The issues surrounding gay rights invokes strong viewpoints from people on all sides of the debate. Some of the concerns deal with the line between "hate speech," "hate crimes, " and "freedom of speech."

Politicians on many sides of the issue continue to debate whether or not these matters should be settled at the national level, or if they should be handled by the individual states who continue to run their own ballot measures, initiate legislation, and hash out these arguments in court. Citizens on all sides of the debate feel as though they are fighting for the survival of an ideal society and the future of a nation.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “gay rights”

• Not sure how gay marriage threatens the institution of marriage ...

  
  Rants From The Rookery — Authority: 136
  But why cant the wingnuts who are so threatened by gay marriage change THEIR OWN terminology of marriage? So they can go around with an arched eyebrow and a curling sneer and say,"Well, were CHURCH SANCTIFIED married..." Then they could even work in their own church as kind of an advertisement: "Well, were HOLY ...
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• Which Candidate?

  
  FATWHITEMAN.COM — Authority: 128
  There are two candidates that will appear in the Republican Primary for Ohio Attorney General next year. One is Dave Yost, H-AG-candidate-Dave-Yost-answers-gun-rights-questionnaire">who just completed David Codreas candidate for public office questionnaire . The other candidate has not completed the ...
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• Re: The Peralta Stones

  
  TreasureNet Forum — Authority: 189
  Quote from: mrs.oroblanco on Today at 10:31:32 AM ... Regardless of all that - if you let those things stop you - you are giving up your rights, something I will never do..... Of course you can exercise your rights, as long as you operate within the framework of everyday society as we know it, where people are ...
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• Native Hawaiians confront the County

  
  Hattie's Web — Authority: 426
  Oh good heavens! Just lease the land over to them.   If people want to pursue property rights claims in court, let them, but open up the land now. Provide services, so that Hawaiians can build homes, do sustainable agriculture, etc. with decent access to electricity, water, and sewage systems.  Keep in mind: ...
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• Diary of a redundant person: Speak the Lingo, shape your day, see a film

  
  The Girl In The Cafe — Authority: 112
  Here are experiences from the last couple of days:I have spent the last couple of days fine tuning my CV. I did not think it would take me that long but it did, mostly because it is so important to put the right wording in it. And to mention exactly the experience they (future [...] Read more » ©2009 The ...
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• Was Stupak amendment merely an enabler for Pelosicare?

  
  TideFans.com — Authority: 167
  Were the pubs duped into unanimously voting for this at the cost of final approval of a poisoned Healthcare bill? Will the far rights right to life groups be ultimately responsible for this bills final passage? Did the pubs know this was the way it would play out all along. I dont know. I am against abortion and all ...
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• Whats new? Lots!

  
  Ottawa Watch — Authority: 117
  Sorry to my reader(s) for the lack of recent posts. I am still nipping and tucking my book on the press censorship system in Canada in World War II. This is a huge topic thats never been written about before, except for the odd passage in a few books, and some of them are wrong. First, I had to read all the ...
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• RCCL Jewel of the seas 11/20/09

  
  Cruise Critic Message Boards — Authority: 168
  Any fellow gay travellers on this cruise? Lets meet and mingle. :)
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• Harpers New Speechwriter Is A Strong Social Conservative And Gay Rights Opponent

  
  Buckdog — Authority: 131
  The following article was written by Jenn Ruddy, a Saskatchewan writer/journalist. Her articles appear in The Sasquatch, Briarpatch, Prairie Dog and Planet S: It probably won’t come as much of a shock that the Prime Minister’s Office has hired a gay rights opponent to write speeches for Stephen Harper. ...
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• Why I Voted No

  
  Willamette Reds — Authority: 128
  From CommonDreams.org, by that dogmatic ultra-leftist Dennis Kucinich, who is clearly out of touch with the democratic peoples movement led by President Obama: We have been led to believe that we must make our health care choices only within the current structure of a predatory, for-profit insurance system which ...
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• BEYOND NETWORKING: Being: What Could Be Better Than Leads?

  
  The National Networker (TNNW) Blog — Authority: 433
  Beyond Networking: Being with Ron Sukenick Youre on your way home from a networking event, and, well, youre rather pleased with yourself. Not only were you able to collect several dozen business cards while handing out a similar number of your own, but two individuals you met actually gave you ...
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• Something else to blame on the Democrats

  
  dustbury.com — Authority: 570
  The World Series results: Union workers, welfare queens and illegal aliens thrive under Democratic administrations, but not as much as the New York Yankees. In this, the first year of the Obama Administration, the Yankees won their first World Series since … the last year of the Clinton Administration. You can ...
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• RISK AND REALITY: Do You Still Think Crises Are Mere Consultants’ Creatures?

  
  The National Networker (TNNW) Blog — Authority: 433
  Risk and Reality with Franco Oboni, Ph.D. Well, all along our professional life of Risk and Crisis Management consultants and coaches we have been confronted with clients that expressed themselves with statements like: “well, you know, this kind of stuff only happens to others”, generally followed by ...
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• The Color of Juvenile Crime in St. Louis City: Almost Monochrome

  
  Countenance Blog — Authority: 134
  Hank Thompson, St. Louis black talk radio’s avuncular voice of erudition, heard from a prominent St. Louis City circuit juvenile court judge that 99% of all juvenile offenders in his court are black.  Mr. Thompson doesn’t like this, and, drawing the only conclusion that a good racial egalitarian can, thinks that ...
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• Inazuma Eleven heading to Europe next year

  
  Nintendo Everything - Our second language is Nintendo++ — Authority: 155
  There’s some fantastic news today for European fans of Inazuma Eleven. Arait Multimedia recently announced that they have acquired the rights to the franchise. And on the company’s website, it is noted that “the licensing program shall be extended to the European level during the 2nd quarter of 2010, led by the ...
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• China to give Africa $10 billion in loans

  
  The Zimbabwe Times — Authority: 142
  Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao — pictured at the opening session of the fourth Forum on China-Africa … SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) – Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao on Sunday pledged to give Africa 10 billion dollars in loans, brushing off criticism of “neo-colonialism” as China boosts its presence ...
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• Allison Kilkenny: House Representatives Vote No On Womens Rights, Yes On War

  
  The Huffington Post — Authority: 968
  The House voted yesterday and the anti-womens health Stupak amendment passed 240 to 194 with one member voting present. 64 Democrats voted yes on the Stupak amendment, which effectively bans insurance companies from selling insurance plans that cover elective abortion on the individual and small group market. ...
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• ALABAMA SPEAKS OUT

  
  Desert Conservative — Authority: 541
  Submitted by: Tony Caputo   “Those who will not even stand in defense of their own liberty should not expect anyone else to…”  Why should they?     July 4, 2009 What is We the People ? We the People is the organization of freedom loving Alabama citizens that intends to reclaim ...
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• Anti-crime drive counts more on unwanted means

  
  Bangladesh News — Authority: 151
  The present government believes, like its predecessors, that “crossfire”, “encounter” and “gunfight” are effective means to combat criminals, especially outlaws, home ministry sources said.As a result, extra-judicial killings continue unabated despite widespread criticism by human rights ...
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• German Court Questions Laser Speed Camera Accuracy

  
  TheNewspaper — Authority: 605
  A German court last month overturned a traffic citation after prosecutors failed to prove the accuracy of a new laser-based speed camera technology. The district court of Dillenburg heard testimony from four experts, each of whom cast doubt on the system. The Judge Matthias Gampe concluded that the motorist accused by ...
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