Supreme Court to hear Fred Phelps case By Lisa Keen | Mar 10 The USSC will decide whether protestors can use private funerals as staging ground for anti-gay hate speech.
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Senate to vote on anti-bullying bill By Hannah Clay Wareham | Mar 9 Local orgs disappointed by lack of LGBT-specific language; hopeful to see bill pass Senate.
Johnny Weir: my great gay American hero By Jeff Epperly | Mar 10 I love Olympic skater Johnny Weir. No, not in that lecherous middle-age way -- he’s totally not my type. I do, however, think he’s a real gay American role model who will nonetheless get far too little praise in our community.
GLAD launches "DOMA Stories" By Hannah Clay Wareham | Mar 8 Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) has launched a series of short stories profiling gay and lesbian couples that are adversely affected by the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the ban on federal recognition of legally performed same-sex marriages.
Black motherhood lost at the Oscars By Rev. Irene Monroe | Mar 10 The historical legacy of the devaluation and demonization of black motherhood was both applauded and rewarded at this year’s Oscars.
