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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Original Technorati articles tagged “lgbt”

• in Music
  Sirpaul Releases The Horse
  A leading voice in Gay Music releases new album
  by jasonshaw99 / on Apr 4, 2012
• in Politics
  Catholic Church Wages War on Gay Marriage
  The Catholic Church persecution of gays continues.
  by jasonshaw99 / on Mar 11, 2012
• in Business
  Ellen DeGeneres, Ron Johnson and the 'Million Moms' Debate: Winning the Values War
  In Protecting and Preserving JCPenney's Values, Ron Johnson and Ellen DeGeneres Showed How Important and Profitable Corporate Values Really Are
  by leslielkossoff / on Feb 10, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “lgbt”

 

• Another Judge Rules DOMA Unconstitutional

  
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  Another judge has struck down DOMA, Chris Geidner at MetroWeekly reports : On Thursday evening, a federal judge in California held that the Defense of Marriage Act and a provision of tax law unconstitutionally limit same-sex couples and domestic partners from participating in the long-term care plan offered by ...
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• Anderson Coopers Questions Woman Who Regulars Church Who’s Pastor Called For Gays To Be Fenced Off

  
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  The Internet and the majority of America was outraged after video of pastor calling for gays to be locked behind an electric fence to ‘die off’ went viral.  Now, Anderson Cooper invited one of the regulars from the church to ask her about the pastor’s sermon and views . Sadly, her brain capacity is so ...
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• Failbook: So That’s Why Lesbian Pr0n Never Ends With a Wedding Ceremony

  
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• Astonishing X-Men #51 Djurdjevic Variant

  
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  Marvel is pleased to present your first look at artist Marko Djurdjevic’s variant cover to ASTONISHING X-MEN #51! This June, get ready for the wedding of the year as Djurdjevic masterfully captures one of the happiest moments in  X-Men  history. It’s the story that has everyone talking, and this June witness the ...
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• You Say Marriage, I Say Jobs

  
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  By Jessica Arevalo, New America Media The civil rights movement in the United States today has an LGBTQ agenda, and it is gaining momentum. On May 9, President Obama declared his support of same-sex marriage and following suit, the NAACP passed a resolution endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right. But with all ...
  23 hours ago

• Making History: Air Force Academy Graduates First Openly Gay Cadets

  
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  Via Getty Images Devin Dwyer at ABC  gives us a fantastic story about the first openly gay cadets graduating from the Air Force Academy. “It’s just been really open, a lot of acceptance. I haven’t heard anyone say, ‘I hate this. I can’t serve in the military with this,’” said 3rd Class Cadet Kevin ...
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• Dear Alveda King, your lie about Bayard Rustin will NOT go unanswered!

  
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  Alveda KingDear Ms. Alveda King,Bayard RustinI have watched your “career” as an “activist” and a “leader” over the years with a mixture of amusement and annoyance. I was amused as to how you were suddenly anointed as a voice for the black community simply because you are Martin Luther King, Jr’s ...
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• New Zealanders Say WTF to Homophobia

  
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  In a new campaign from New Zealand people are saying WTF to homophobia and asking for support to keep the LGBT supportive organisations running. You can help by donating and sharing the video with all you know. Check out their website for more info !
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• US embassy condemns continuous violence against DIY, LGBT people in Armenia, urges zero tolerance re hate crimes

  
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  The US embassy in Armenia issued a statement condemning the firebombing of DIY bar in Yerevan. The wording of this statement leaves no doubts that US is pretty critical of Armenian authorities handling this hate crime. "Acts of hate should never be condoned by public officials, let alone praised." - says the embassy ...
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• We are the champions... Homophobia Olympics gold medal that Armenia should be ashamed of...

  
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  The highest level prize - gold medal - that Armenia should be ashamed of... Earlier, Amnesty International expressed its shock  by official Yerevan reaction following firebombing of alternative, gay-friendly DIY bar. Id love to see this Olympics becoming a regular annual feature for the Amnesty. Smart idea. *** ...
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• Cuban First Daughter Mariela Castro Endorses President Obama During Visit To San Francisco

  
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  Cuban first daughter and Fidel’s niece Mariela Castro rounded out her visit to San Francisco with an open forum at the LGBT Center on Wednesday night. Though heterosexual, Castro is the most prominent Cuban queer rights activist and head of the National Center for Sex Education, the only government-recognized ...
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• Colin Powell Has ‘No Problem’ With Marriage Equality

  
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    Written by Zack Ford Wolf Blitzer just teased his new interview with former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who expressed that he has “no problem” with marriage equality: BLITZER: You were Chairman of the Joint Chiefs when you installed the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy in the U.S. military that prevented gays ...
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• One Million Moms Furious ‘Beloved Superheroes Will Be Homosexual’

  
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  The anti-gay fake group  One Million Moms is furious that some comic book characters ”will soon be coming out of the closet,” and angered that comic book giants Marvel and DC Comics are right now deciding which “one of their characters that children look up to,” which “beloved superheroes will be ...
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• Outlook Not Looking Good for "Conversion Therapy"

  
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  Job prospects are not looking good if you make your living doing pseudotherapy to try and change a person’s sexual orientation. read more
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• Outlook Not Looking Good for "Conversion Therapy"

  
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  Job prospects are not looking good if you make your living doing pseudotherapy to try and change a person’s sexual orientation. read more
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• Real Minnesotans Voting No

  
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• State Department Releases LGBT-Inclusive Annual Report On Human Rights

  
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  Today, the State Department released its annual report on human rights , which details how countries have been treating their citizens. According to the introduction, “In many countries there was an uptick in discrimination against members of racial and ethnic minorities; people with disabilities; and lesbian, gay, ...
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• New Polls Suggest President Obama’s ‘Evolution’ Moving The Needle On Gay Marriage

  
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  After being the hot topic for a week and change, President Obama ‘s Biden-aided evolution on gay marriage finally ceded the foreground to The Battle of Bain . While polling in the wake of the President’s announcement of support for gay marriage showed little gain for him politically, several new polls ...
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• Queer Talk: You Can’t Change Things By Leaving

  
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  Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. John Aravosis has a post up, “A straight North Carolinian weighs in about Amendment One.” It’s an excerpt from a May 12 piece by Bobby DeMuro at CLT Blog in Charlotte, NC (emphases in original). Last night, North ...
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• Anti-Gay Leader: ‘Some Same-Sex Couples Are Probably Great Parents’

  
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  Tony Perkins On CNN today, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins continued his anti-marriage-equality tour of cable news shows and repeated many of his often debunked claims about the dangers same-sex couples pose to religious liberty, public education, and the institution of marriage. But when pressed ...
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