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Queer Talk: Full Equality is the Goal

Marriage equality is the current enormous focus of the bigger goal of full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, and via TPM, one response from Thursday’s pro-marriage equality vote in Minnesota reveals something about why the goal of equality is broader than marriage. After the bill passed, state Rep. Peggy Scott (R) said: [...]

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Judge Denies Obama Appeal on Plan B

THE Obama administration’s appeal on Plan B has been denied by the judge, who slammed President Obama and Secretary Sebelius’s obvious political stunt to appease political conservatives in both parties. The judge called Secretary Sebelius out for ignoring the science of Plan B, writing she “lacks any medical or scientific expertise,” which applies to President [...]

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Dr. Katz and America’s “Fat” Week

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy “If you’re not obsessed with food and, for that matter, sex, you’re not really normal. Because food and sex are about survival and obsession with them is hard-wired into us. Food is about surviving in our own lifetime. Sex is about surviving as [...]

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Stewart Slams Republicans, They Target Hillary

The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook Is this an impeachable offense? No. Will Hillary Clinton’s evident involvement in the revision of the administration’s line on Benghazi harm her presidential chances in 2016? No. Will this be of great political utility to Republicans? No. Will [...]

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Martha’s Match.com Men-apalooza on “Today”

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy The 71-year-old media mogul received more than 20,000 page views within days after loading her profile on to the site. She then weeded through 1,000 date requests before singling out a pair of possible matches: Larry and Stan. “I’m slightly apprehensive, but not [...]

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Pickering on Benghazi “Cover Up”: “Pulitzer Prize-Winning Fiction”

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy “We met with Hillary Clinton. We did so before the report was finalized. … We believed and we still believe the decision making was made quite well below her level. It was reviewed below her level.” – Thomas Pickering THE REAL loser today [...]

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Anti-Union Colbert Busch Loses to Louse

THERE’S no reason Elizabeth Colbert Busch had to lose to Mark Sanford. The cheating louse skipped into Congress in a walk. Once considered a possible presidential candidate, Sanford left office at the end of his term having admitted to an extramarital affair and under a cloud of ethics violations. He represented the district for three [...]

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Queer Talk: Delaware Joins Marriage Equality List

Equality Delaware tweets, via @EQED: BREAKING: Marriage equality passes in the Senate. Delaware is officially the 11th state to secure the freedom to marry! #DE4M At Think Progress: Just now, the Delaware Senate voted 12-9, to approve marriage equality legislation (HB 75), guaranteeing that Delaware will become the 11th state that recognizes same-sex couples’ marriages. [...]

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Bill Clinton on Hillary: Stop Obsessing

PERHAPS Bill Clinton should call Rush Limbaugh and Darrel Issa, as well as all the Republicans turning their sights on her over Benghazi. From Politico: The former president hasn’t shied away from encouraging his wife to seek the White House but in an appearance at a fiscal policy summit today, he derided the obsession over [...]

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Air Force to Female Sexual Assault Victims: “Submit”

Rape-crisis counselors sometimes advise, like the Air Force brochure does, that there are circumstances whereby fighting back against an assailant is a bad idea. Purchia doesn’t dispute that. “You can always identify some circumstances,” he said, “but as a general rule research indicates and it’s generally understood that fighting back often can fend off the [...]

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Suspect Ariel Castro and the 3 Missing Women in Cleveland

Three longtime missing women, Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, have been found alive, apparently kidnapped and held for years as prisoners inside a house on Cleveland’s near West Side. Berry called police Monday afternoon and frantically told a dispatcher that she was alive and free after being kidnapped 10 years ago and held [...]

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Queer Talk: More Steps Toward Marriage Equality in Minnesota

In Minnesota, two more steps toward marriage equality have been taken. Today, the Minnesota Senate Finance Committee voted to advance the legislation. That followed last night’s affirmative vote by the Minnesota House Ways & Means Committee. The votes, both by voice, mean that the Senate and House are ready for a floor vote. From Zack [...]

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Queer Talk: “Out” Brittney Griner in NY Times, Baylor Remains Silent

Brittney Griner – women’s college basketball superstar – came “out” several weeks ago in a Sports Illustrated interview, and Sunday had an op-ed piece in the NY Times, and Southern Baptist affiliated Baylor University still remains silent. Giner was drafted by the Phoenix Mercury, and was the first “openly gay” athlete to sign with Nike. [...]

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Air Force Sex-Abuse Chief Arrested for Sexual Assault

The Air Force official in charge of its sexual-assault prevention program was arrested for groping, authorities said Monday. Lt. Col. Jeff Krusinski, 41, was removed from his position as head of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office pending an investigation, the Air Force said. [NBC News] REPRESENTING the Air Force’s continued war on women, [...]

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Nancy Grace Lands in Arizona for Jodi Arias Conclusion

“We knew the characters involved like Jodi and Travis were interesting young people, in love theoretically, and it went dramatically bad,” said Scot Safon, executive vice president and general manager of HLN. “A crime story like this that goes to trial, it’s never just about the story itself,” he added. “You get to know the [...]

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