lgbt

LGBT is an acronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. The LGBT community is a diverse community of people embracing a variety of sexual identities that are alternatives to heterosexuality.

As a movement, the LGBT community encourages the rights and equality of all people despite their sexuality or sexual preferences. LGBT activists have fought for the right to marriage, which has been a main point of contention among many within the heterosexual community.

Like any community of activists, LGBT members encourage a renewed sense of tolerance and inclusion, with the hopes of gaining the same rights that heterosexuals are afforded.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “lgbt”

 

• After Marriage Equality, What Else Needs to be Done?

  
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  This past week, there has been a massive media flurry about marriage equality, with both Delaware and Rhode Island both passing marriage equality laws and the Minnesota House voting to legalize same-sex marriage. News networks have been lauding the progress made by the LGBTQ movement, and to be fair, I was pretty ...
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• NBA Player Jason Collins to Receive Courage Award at the 10th Annual GLSEN Respect Awards – New York

  
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  GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network, today announced it will honor NBA player Jason Collins with the Courage Award at the GLSEN Respect Awards – New York on Monday, May 20. “We are incredibly proud to honor Jason Collins with our Courage Award,” said Dr. Eliza Byard, GLSEN’s Executive ...
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• Rod 2.0 Wins GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Blog

  
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  Hooray! Rod 2.0 won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Blog at the GLAAD Media Awards presented last night in San Francisco. Rod 2.0 was nominated for "Outstanding Bog" for the third consecutive year. The other nominees: Autostraddle, Blac(k)ademic, The...
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• This Week In Gay History May 12 – 18: Nero Marries 1st Gay Couple, Divine, Auntie Mame, and ENDA

  
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  ANCIENT HISTORY 54 AD - Nero becomes Emperor of Rome. Nero married two men in legal ceremonies, with at least one spouse accorded the same honours as an empress. Gay relationships are accepted and institutionalized in this time period. 1102 AD – The Council of London took measures to ensure that the public, ...
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• Whose Turn Is It To Tell America’s 3 Million Homeless And Foster Children Gays Can’t Marry?

  
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  If you believe that LGBT people should be allowed to adopt children, you are logically required to believe that LGBT people must be afforded the right to marry. And if you care about this nation’s two million children who are homeless or in foster care, you have no moral ground to be against either. The 1138 ...
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• Lancashire Anglican church signs up to LGBT inclusive mission

  
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  An Anglican church in Lancashire has become the first in the region to sign up to a mission which aims to be inclusive of all worshippers, including LGBT people. The St James Briercliffe church, Burnley, headed by Reverend Graham Sawyer, signed up to the Inclusive Church (IC) organisation, which aims to be fully ...
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• Victoria Libertore: No Need for Seduction

  
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  By the way, that photo above is by Jim R. Moore I hope I’m not dating myself for loving Victoria Libertore’s work as much as I do and for the reasons I do. When I first came to this city, her brand of autobiographical solo work was branded “performance art”. I haven’t heard the term in a long time, mostly ...
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• Seventh-Gay Adventists

  
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  Faith, identity and sexuality collide as three gay and lesbian Seventh-day Adventists are caught between the church they know and love and their desire to be fully accepted for who they are. One young man spent five years in "ex-gay" therapy trying to become straight, but now hes falling in love with another man and ...
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• Happy Mothers Day

  
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  Happy Mothers Day! A mother’s love is unconditional, instinctual and forever As youth fades, skin droops, and the tides of life ebb and fall A mother’s love outlasts them all. Happy Mother’s Day With Love,   Jive in the [415] In ...
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• Hey, so my friend Sam needs your help! Over the past five or so...

  
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  Hey, so my friend Sam needs your help! Over the past five or so years, he’s been going through treatment to be the man he is. But the next step is - financially speaking - out of his reach. It involves surgery to remove the top-parts, so that he no longer has to bind. While he’ll get a significant portion back ...
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• A Strong Fighter and an Even Stronger Woman

  
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  Oh, QL ,I have missed you sooo … M is back after a short break!! Born Boyd Burton, Fallon Fox became the first transgender fighter in mixed martial arts (MMA).  It has been a difficult road since she came out … Continue reading →
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• Happy Mothers Day!

  
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• [Pink Scene] Know Your Oh Divas - Nap

  
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  It wasn’t until Tobie started regularly bringing me to O Bar that I learned to appreciate the unique culture of drag queens. More than just trying to dress up as women, drag is many things to different queens ranging from a serious art form to a way to escape into campy comedy. This is the first in a new series of ...
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• Kiss Mama on Mothers Day!

  
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  Daily Cartoon from CartoonStock.com � original artist c/o CartoonStock.com – unauthorised reproduction is illegal Like this cartoon ? License this cartoon for print use, web or presentation use. Buy this cartoon on a mug, mousemat or t-shirt. Buy this cartoon as a print or original artwork. Filed under: 99%, ...
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• Im a lesbian crushing on a man. What now?

  
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  Im a lesbian whos recently found herself crushing on a man. Does this mean anything? Has anyone been through this? I guess its usually the other way around. Ive known him for six months, recently confessed to wanting to sleep with him, we did it and I wasnt as grossed out as I have been with my previous experiences ...
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• Ohio, USA: Bill to Prohibit LGBT Discrimination Introduced in House

  
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  As things get moving on the effort to repeal Ohio’s ban on gay marriage, lawmakers are considering another gay-friendly measure. On Top Magazine reports : A bill which seeks to prohibit housing and workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity was introduced in the Ohio House and ...
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• To end our day here are 6 amazing facts about Mr. Rogers to help you love him even more.

  
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  Courtesy of Ned Hardy : 1. He basically saved public television. In 1969 the government wanted to cut public television funds. Mister Rogers then went to Washington where he gave an amazing merely six minute speech. By the end of the speech not only did he charm the hostile Senators, he got them to double the ...
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• A Cluster of Links

  
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  articles elsewhere The House Next Door Aaron Tveit on the rise Salon Jennifer Wright relays the joy and weirdness of tweeting The Great Gatsby line by line In Contention Warner Bros will distribute Ryan Goslings directorial debut How to Catch a Monster starring Christina Hendricks. Im so excited for this ...
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• Netroots Nation 2013 LGBT Connect Scholarship Applications Are Now Available! – Deadline May 17, 2013

  
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  Every year Netroots LGBT Connect offers a limited number of scholarships to help bring the best and brightest grassroots LGBT  advocates, activists, and bloggers together to attend the Netroots Nation political convention for American progressives and the Netroots Connect LGBT Pre-Convention this year held ...
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• Standing with Susie the Intersex Dachshund

  
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  What does Susie, a long-haired dachshund who was discovered to have an intersex trait, have to do with feminism? I’d argue quite a bit.
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