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Do you think Sarah Palin's "target map" influenced the Arizona shooter on Saturday? Language always matters. And injecting imagery suggestive of violence [...]
LGBT foster youth overlooked
By Ruth Ellis Center Executive Director Laura Hughes PQ/ While we have made some progress in providing support and a safe environment for these young people, [...]
Religion, HIV/AIDS
S/he Said "Perhaps the most important development (in 2010) is that we're zeroing in on who is at risk for HIV in America today – and why. And we're [...]
2010: Hope to be found
By Gwendolyn Ann Smith When I sat down to write about 2010, I wanted to tell you how horrible the year was. With the election year politics, the Tea Party, [...]
A HD is forever!
Arriving in the afterlife one unexpected Sunday, the result of a left turn onto a one-way street, Mr. Average Southern Baptist Joe was met at the Pearly Gates [...]
Creep of the Week: Michael Medved
Happy New Year, everybody! And just in case you wondered if 2011 would find the anti-gay right as fixated on the complicated genital equation of penis + penis/ [...]
More to do after DADT repeal
Compiled by Howard Israel S/he said "The end of 'don't ask, don't tell' will finally allow our brave women and men in uniform to defend their country [...]
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Discrimination is getting worse, according to a new survey in Michigan. Do you agree? From a straight point of view, I think things have gotten much better, [...]
Affirmations, Equality Michigan, Ruth Ellis: Will our 'big 3' be stronger?
We've all felt the effects of this economic downturn in our personal lives. Companies downsizing, jobs lost, friends moving to other states. Even Detroit is [...]
Bogart. Jesus. Annie Lennox. Sol Invictus!
If your birthday is December 25th your sun sign is Capricorn – in case you're wondering while kissing Santa underneath his merry mistletoe. Advises the Sexual [...]
don't ask, don't tell' and progress
Compiled by Howard Israel "Yesterday's win isn't just about DADT. Consider what repeal means: Even in a situation where people are, and should be, the most [...]