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Ben & Jerry’s Say ‘I Dough’ To Marriage Equality With Ice Cream Name Change

Anthony Costello June 27, 2015

Ice Cream brand Ben & Jerry’s changed the name of their chocolate chip cookie dough to “I Dough, I Dough,” to celebrate the legalization of … [Read more...] about Ben & Jerry’s Say ‘I Dough’ To Marriage Equality With Ice Cream Name Change

Topics: Business, Supreme Court More Posts About: Ben & Jerry's, civil rights, gay marriage, gay rights, News, same-sex benefits, same-sex marriage, SCOTUS

Martin Luther King III to Honor Gay Civil Rights Leader Bayard Rustin at Logo ‘Trailblazer Honors’ – VIDEO

Kyler Geoffroy June 25, 2015

Martin Luther King III will pay tribute to gay civil rights hero Bayard Rustin at the second annual Logo Trailblazer Honors this Saturday. Rustin's … [Read more...] about Martin Luther King III to Honor Gay Civil Rights Leader Bayard Rustin at Logo ‘Trailblazer Honors’ – VIDEO

Topics: Books, History More Posts About: Awards, Bayard Rustin, civil rights, Dr. Martin Luther King, JR, Logo, News, video

Justice Dept. Sues University For Firing Professor Who Transitioned

Michael Fitzgerald March 31, 2015

The Justice Department has announced the filing of a lawsuit against Southeastern Oklahoma State University and the Regional University System of … [Read more...] about Justice Dept. Sues University For Firing Professor Who Transitioned

Topics: News, Trans Rights More Posts About: civil rights, college, discrimination, education, employee, Law - Gay, LGBT, Law Enforcement, News, Oklahoma, Rachel Tudor, Regional University System of Oklahoma, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Title VII, Transgender, University, woman

Rhode Island Firefighters Allege Rights Were Violated Following Order To Drive In Gay Pride Parade – VIDEO

Michael Fitzgerald September 24, 2014

A lawyer for Providence, Rhode Island has argued that former city mayor Buddy Cianci did not violate the rights of firefighters ordered to drive a … [Read more...] about Rhode Island Firefighters Allege Rights Were Violated Following Order To Drive In Gay Pride Parade – VIDEO

Topics: Film/TV/Stream, News, Pride, Religion, Supreme Court More Posts About: Brett Smiley, Buddy Cianci, City Hall, civil rights, Firefighters, gay marriage, Law Enforcement, mayor, mayoral race, News, News Clips, Providence, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, video, YouTube, YouTube

Jamaican Activist Fears Reprisals, Ends Legal Challenge To Anti-Sodomy Law – VIDEO

Michael Fitzgerald September 1, 2014

A gay rights activist has withdrawn a legal challenge to Jamaica’s anti-sodomy laws after growing fears of violent backlashes A gay rights activist … [Read more...] about Jamaican Activist Fears Reprisals, Ends Legal Challenge To Anti-Sodomy Law – VIDEO

Topics: Education, Film/TV/Stream, Health, LGBT Rights More Posts About: activist, AIDS, anti-gay marches, Caribbean, civil rights, gay rights, J-FLAG, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaican, Javed Jaghai, LGBT Rights, Portia Simpson-Miller, video, YouTube, YouTube

Dallas Methodist Pastor Commits Suicide To Make Statement About Homophobia, Racism, Social Injustice

Michael Fitzgerald July 16, 2014

A retired Methodist pastor committed suicide by self-immolation in Dallas on June 23 to highlight racial injustice, homophobia, and the death … [Read more...] about Dallas Methodist Pastor Commits Suicide To Make Statement About Homophobia, Racism, Social Injustice

Topics: History, LGBT Rights, Living | Loving More Posts About: Buddhist, Charles Moore, civil rights, Dallas, Dallas, gay marriage, Grand Saline, LGBT Rights, Methodist Church, monks, Reverend Charles Moore, same-sex marriage, self-immolation, suicide, Texas, Texas

Gay Teacher Files Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Against Georgia Catholic School

Michael Fitzgerald July 10, 2014

Flint Dollar, a music teacher at Mount de Sales Academy in Macon, Georgia, has filed a suit against the school after his contract was not renewed when … [Read more...] about Gay Teacher Files Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Against Georgia Catholic School

Topics: Religion, towleroad More Posts About: Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Catholic, civil rights, education, employment law, Flint Dollar, Georgia, Georgia, Law - Gay, LGBT, Macon, Matthew Franck, music teacher, school

Anti-Gay Lawmaker On Civil Rights And Sodomy

Brandon Thorp and Penn Bullock May 26, 2012

Delegate Robert G. Marshall, Virginia legislator, is one of those "straight" men who can't stop thinking about the gays. We drive him … [Read more...] about Anti-Gay Lawmaker On Civil Rights And Sodomy

Topics: History More Posts About: Bob Marshall, Bob Marshall, civil rights, Robert G. Marshall, sodomy, Tracy Thorne-Begland, Virginia, Virginia

Obama White House Has No Comments On Kameny’s Death

Brandon Thorp and Penn Bullock October 22, 2011

The Washington Blade caught Jay Carney, the White House press spokesman, in an unusually flat-footed moment when seeking the president's reaction … [Read more...] about Obama White House Has No Comments On Kameny’s Death

Topics: Uncategorized More Posts About: Barack Obama, Barack Obama, civil rights, Frank Kameny, Frank Kameny, gay rights, Jay Carney, Washington Blade, White House

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