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Written by:  Marni LaFleur, Ph.D., is a Biological Anthropologist and Writer who is passionate about human equality, nature, and the environment. Public attitudes on sexual orientation are becoming increasingly liberal. This shift in general acceptance of same-sex couples has also been reflected in some civil liberties. For example, as of January 1, 2013, same-sex marriage [...]

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By:  Andrea Johnson Andrea is a birth doula, an LGBT rights activist and a mother of four.  Besides her role as “domestic goddess” and entrepreneur, she enjoys writing about childbirth, parenting, feminism, and LGBT issues. Bishop Gene Robinson is the first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church in New Hampshire.  He has spent many [...]

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The LGBT community has never been stronger, and even though we’ve still got a long way to go in this world, we should always take time to celebrate who we are and what we’re all capable of!  Tokii’s got the internet’s very best LGBT quotes out there. Quick little jokes, and big powerful shots of [...]

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As of August 29, 2012 eight states have legalized gay marriage, with Maryland signing legislation legalizing the act on March 1, 2012 to be effective January 1, 2013.  Since Massachusetts made gay marriage legal in 2004 there has been an outcry from religious and conservative leaders regarding the decay of the moral fiber of America. [...]

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By: Andrea Johnson Many of us would agree that the LGBT community has in one way or another been marginalized, often having the fate of their rights placed in the hands of the general public.  There are some organizations that make it a little more difficult for the LGBT community, but there are also those [...]

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This article contains sexually explicit content. To paraphrase former US Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart, it’s not always easy to define hard-core pornography, but I know it when I see it. And boy, have I seen it (and seen it and seen it again). Odds are, you have too. After all, why else would you [...]

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It seems that the portrayal of gay characters on TV has come a long way. Where once we had TV shows like My Two Dads, Kate & Allie and The Odd Couple which seemed to be veiled attempts to present homosexual relationships, we now have shows like Modern Family and The L Word which both [...]

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