by admin | Mar 4, 2014 | Equality, LGBTQIA+, News
If you tuned in to the 86th Academy Awards on Sunday night, you were probably delighted by much of the evening’s program, turned off by some of it, and made teary-eyed by the tender, eloquent acceptance speeches (we’re looking at you, Lupita Nyong’o!). With so...
by admin | Feb 26, 2014 | Equality, Gender, LGBTQIA+, News
A lot of people are confounded by fashion aficionado Tim Gunn’s recent comments in a Huffington Post interview. In the interview, Gunn discusses his sexuality, and the role models that have deeply influenced his life. More controversial however, is the way the notable...
by admin | Feb 25, 2014 | Equality, LGBTQIA+, News, Power LGBT
This weekend, Arizona’s SB 1062 – a new bill that seeks to legalize LGBT discrimination under the guise of “religious freedom” – will be either vetoed or passed by Governor Jan Brewer. If passed, SB 1062 would make it legal for businesses to deny lesbian, gay,...
by admin | Feb 20, 2014 | Equality, LGBTQIA+, News
Earlier this month, same-sex couples all over Virginia were blessed with some truly good news: a federal judge ruled the state’s current ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. “We have arrived upon another moment in history when We the People becomes more...
by admin | Feb 19, 2014 | Equality, Gender, Profiles, Women's Rights
If you haven’t yet heard of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, allow me to introduce you to one of the most rational, powerful feminists of our time. The Nigerian-born author, scholar, and equal rights activist divides her time between her home in Nsukka and in the United...