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Quickies: 01/25/2012

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On January 25, 2012
Colorlines has posted a great “political obituary” for Etta James. Gay filmmaker Ryan James Yezak is Kickstarting a documentary about discrimination against the LGBT community called Second Class Citizens. Watch the trailer here. Matt Alexander, the openly gay mayor of Wappinger Falls, NY, is running for Congress. Apparently some Indiegogo users are upset that Arkh, […]

Quickies 01/23/2012

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On January 23, 2012

On the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, President Obama reaffirmed and defended the decision, saying, “We must remember that this Supreme Court decision not only protects a woman’s health and

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Quickies 1/16/2012

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On January 16, 2012
A 2006 honor killing in Turkey inspired the movie Zenne. The recently released movie explores sexuality and bases a main character on the victim, Ahmet Yildiz, a young student who was murdered by his father for being gay. The filmmakers, who were friends of Ahmet, have also come out, risking their lives and their reputations […]

Quickies: 1/13/11

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On January 13, 2012

As discussed on Skepchick, a 14-year-old girl scout posted a video on YouTube calling for a boycott of Girl Scout cookies over the Girl Scouts’ policy of accepting everyone who presents as fema

Quickies: 01/11/2012

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On January 11, 2012

Hey North Carolina fans of marriage equality, check out Vote Against and this inspiring message from a former elections supervisor in Harnett Co. who resigned her position so she could campaign agains

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QUICKIES 01/09/2012

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On January 9, 2012
An openly atheist, bisexual Arizona state representative, Kyrsten Sinema, has resigned in order to run for Congress. Follow the link to watch a video of her. She is fantastic. A bit of disheartening news: 48% of gay men would trade a year of their life for the perfect body. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has […]

Quickies: 01/05/12

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On January 6, 2012

Yet another anti-bullying bill provides a loophole for religious excuses, this time in Tennessee. Rick Santorum wants to make the procedure that saved his wife’s life illegal. Michael Warner, a

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