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Transgender Day of RemembranceSunday, November 20th, 2011
Transgender Day of Remembrance, or TDOR for short, is held each year on November 20th to memorialize the lives lost as a result of transphobia and to raise awareness for the ongoing violence against the transgender community.
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Conservatives Fight to Repeal GLBT History LawFriday, November 18th, 2011
For the second time since California Governor Jerry Brown signed the FAIR (Fair, Accurate, Inclusive, Respectful) Education Act into law this past July, conservative groups have made an attempt to bypass the bill.
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BREAKING: CA Supreme Court Issues Ruling in Prop 8 CaseThursday, November 17th, 2011
The California Supreme Court decided today that the sponsors of Proposition 8 and other ballot measures are entitled to defend them in court when the state refuses to do so, a ruling likely to spur federal courts to decide the constitutionality of same-sex marriage bans.
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Overcoming DADT, by AVER President Danny IngramTuesday, November 15th, 2011
In the spring of 1994 I became one of the first service members to be discharged from the military under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" following a statement I made in support of presidential candidate Bill Clinton's promise to lift the ban in 1992. I remember being called into the office my commander in 1993. There were three of us in the office, the commander, who
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Holding My Head Up High, by Chris S.Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
I'm so thrilled my best friend Deena and I got to pose for the NOH 8 Campaign! It means so much to me as an openly gay man to spread the message of tolerance in my community. It's important to me because no one person is better than any other individual, and as a gay man I only ask for the same rights and privileges given to anyone else. I hold my head up high when I walk
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