5.08.02 gay liberation

Preventing Domestic Violence: Policy Recommendations for the Next US Administration

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Agitation for education, prevention, and intervention.

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Civil Rights Groups Sue to Block Proposition 8: Petition Filed with California Supreme Court

Spokane, WA (300 cities staged protests against electoral bigotry on November 15, 2008, coordinated by www.JointheImpact.com) photo: Nicole Kelly Hensley,

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A majority can't be allowed to vote to deprive a minority of rights.

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Working Together to Reject Bigotry: An Open Letter Following Losses for Gay Rights at the Ballot Box

Protester at a Jackson, MS rally against Proposition 8 on November 15, 2008 holds up a picture of Bayard Rustin. Rustin (1912-1987) was gay, a pacifist, and a civil rights, peace, and labor leader who chaired the 1963 March on Washington. The quotation fr

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This is a setback, but not the end, of our journey towards full equality.

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Organizing for Justice, Not "Just Us": Electoral Politics for Lasting Social Change

Students 4 Peace
Authors: Mandy Carter

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Social justice organizing is about changing hearts and minds, and about changing public policy.

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Highlights from the AFSC Film & Video Library

Highlights from the AFSC Film & Video Library
Authors: Penny Adams

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Penny Adams is a social worker and a volunteer with the AFSC Film and Video Library, AFSC-NERO.

From Issue 377 - July-August 2007

O then I Was Happy

O then I Was Happy
Authors: Robert Dove

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Robert Dove on Walt Whitman

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Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe at the World Social Forum

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Authors: Taurai Maduna

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"We are saying we exist and that we are part of society. We want to be treated as people because we are people, we are human beings living in the same world."

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Respect for All! Another World is Possible for African LGBT People, Too

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Authors: Stephen Barris

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The freedom of tone of the activists at the "Q Spot" tent was really extraordinary, and the public -- curious, intrigued, and rarely hostile -- were amazed.

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Black, Latino, Asian Same-sex Couples Have Most to Gain, Lose from Marriage Fight

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Denying the protections that come with marriage hurts all same-sex couples. But it disproportionately hurts the ability of black, Latino, and Asian same-sex couples to save money, provide for their children, buy a house, or prepare for retirement.

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Mass. Marriages and Mass Movements

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Authors: Sue Hyde

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MassEquality's work to defeat the anti-marriage amendment steams ahead with a goal of winning in the Massachusetts legislature. A win will deny the anti-gay industry what it most wants: a referendum on gay marriage in the only state that has it.

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