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What The Research Really Says About Gay Parents and Kids

Feb 25, 2014 | Civil Liberties, Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, mic, Science and Technology

Published: mic (February 25, 2014)

To determine the fate of Michigan’s constitutional ban on gay marriage, a federal court in Detroit is holding hearings on whether having same-sex parents is harmful to children.

It’s a tricky question (for some), but here’s the truth.

The Heritage Foundation held meetings to discuss “the need for new studies and research to back up claims that same-sex marriage is actually bad for the family.” ... Read Original Article

A HUGE Gay Rights Battle Was Just Won in Kentucky. This is a Really Big Deal.

Feb 12, 2014 | Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, General Advice, mic

Published: mic (February 12, 2014)

A federal judge has struck down Kentucky’s law banning gay marriages from other states.

This historic decision, which is being rightly celebrated by the pro-LGBT community, sets an important precedent. By establishing that the constitutional guarantee to equal protection under the law applies to gay couples, it exposes the lie in the “states’ rights” rhetoric embraced for so long by ideological homophobes like those that originally created the Kentucky legislation.... Read Original Article

Watch As These Conservatives Recycle the World’s Worst Talking Point

Jan 21, 2014 | Conservativism, Democrats, Extremism, Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, Gender and Sexism, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Race and Racism, Republicans

Published: mic (January 21, 2014)

You’d think that conservatives, after being repeatedly humiliated for their insensitivity toward rape victims, would have learned to be careful when discussing the plight of the marginalized and oppressed.

For proof that this lesson has yet to take, let’s look at one of the right wing’s most obnoxious, entitled, and ill-informed rhetoric motifs: comparing liberal policies to American slavery.... Read Original Article

Freakout Over Gay Marriage in Utah Resurrects Ghosts From America’s Past

Jan 7, 2014 | Civil Liberties, Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, History, mic

Published: mic (January 7, 2014)

In light of the Supreme Court’s recent decision to temporarily halt gay marriages in Utah, it’s time to take a closer look at some of the most common anti-LGBT arguments. After all, the Mormon Church been conspicuously active in anti-gay marriage movements (most notably by passing Proposition 8 in California,) while Utah has long been ranked as one of America’s most staunchly conservative states, trailing only Alabama, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Mississippi in a Gallup survey last year.
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Brian Boitano Gay: Queue the South Park Ballad!

Dec 19, 2013 | Arts and Entertainment, Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, mic

Published: mic (December 19, 2013)

By coming out as gay shortly after being appointed to the U.S. delegation to the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games, male figure skating champion Brian Boitano is not only standing up to the oppressive homophobic policies enforced today by host country Russia. He is also putting Trey Parker and Matt Stone to shame.... Read Original Article