Target Under Fire for Anti-Gay Donations

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Emily

It was only last December that the HRC released its “Buy For Equality” report on corporate equality practices, highlighting Target’s 100% rating on LGBTQ rights. But now the gay rights group has issued a clear repudiation of the retail giant, calling on them to seriously reevaluate their donation policies, or lose all support of “fair-minded [...]

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Doctor Tries to Vaccinate Against Lesbianism & Interest in Male Careers

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Emily

A steroid known as dexamethasone has been making headlines in its connection with prenatal usage and health risks. Yet one team of doctors remains committed to the drug, and is currently conducting studies to prove the effects of its use on reduction of homosexuality and ‘masculine life choices’ in girls. Yes, you read that right. [...]

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Gardasil Effective for Older Women, Gay Men

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Emily

Good news– a study has found that Gardasil protects two other groups, than those it was originally intended for. First, the drug has shown to be 90% effective at protecting older women, ages 24-45, against the cancer-causing HPV virus. Secondly, the drug has promising results for gay men as well, as a trial found that [...]

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Feminist Culture in NYC

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Emily

One of the things I’m loving the most about living in NYC is the abundance of creative and progressive-minded options for art and culture. For instance, I live in Brooklyn, about 3 blocks from the Brooklyn Museum, which contains the Sackler Center for Feminist Art. It’s wonderful to know that I’m a short walk from [...]

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First Known Trangendered Presidential Appointee

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Emily

President Obama has named Amanda Simpson a Technical Advisor at the Commerce Department, making her the first known (openly) trangender person appointed to a position in the federal government. This is exciting– but of course the religious right is up in arms. Calling Obama’s decision a far-left, politically correct quota fulfillment, many key figures on [...]

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Quick Hit: Fenty Signs DC Same-Sex Marriage Bill

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Emily

This morning, Adrian Fenty, Mayor of Washington, DC signed the gay marriage bill into law. Last week the DC Council passed the piece of legislation, and today is another step closer to same-sex couples legally getting married. Said Fenty, “We’ve set the tone for other jurisdictions to follow in creating an open and inclusive city.” [...]

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Buy for Equality

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Emily

It’s holiday season, which for many people means gift-seeking season. In conjunction with this, the HRC released their timely report called “Buying for Equality 2010″– a corporate equality index of hundreds of businesses, evaluated on the basis of support for LBGTQ rights. Each business is given a rating, a number out of a maximum of 100 points. [...]

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Don’t Be A Girl– Buy the Droid!

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Emily

My dad, ever the technologically savvy geekster, forwarded me this article about the ‘masculine’ advertisement campaign for the new Droid phone– the latest and greatest smartphone from Verizon that should encroach on sales of the iPhone and Blackberry. “Do you think this would be good for your blog?” he wrote me. The ad campaign for the Droid [...]

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‘Moral’ Hypocrisy in the NY State Senate

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Emily

Two days ago I wrote about how NY State had voted down a same-sex marriage bill. After impassioned commentary from some senators, including the widely-circulated Diane Savino speech shown below, the State Senate disappointed millions by voting against civil rights. In the aftermath, I’ve learned disturbing information about one NY Democrat who cast his vote [...]

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Quick Hit: NY Shoots Down Gay Marriage

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Emily

Bad news from my state: the NY Senate has voted down a same-sex marriage bill that would have allowed gay marriage in the state. The bill was also voted down by a wider margin than expected– 38 to 24. One of the state senators who supported the bill, Tom Duane, the first openly gay on [...]

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