Labor, economics, and institutions – Page 3

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You Can Still Fire Me

Chris Crain has repeatedly suggested 1, 2, 3, 4 that transgender people don’t need to be included in the Employee Non-Discrimination Act because “existing federal […]

Culture, identity, and representationLabor, economics, and institutions

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Isn’t It Ironic, Don’t You Think?

During the HRC/LOGO Presidential Forum John Edwards was asked: MR. SOLOMONESE: Susan Stanton is in our audience tonight. She was, for 17 years, the city […]

Family and relationshipsLabor, economics, and institutions

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GOPs and Gays and Good Ol’ Politics

“The gays and lesbians are after me! The gays and lesbians are after me!!!” — Texas State Rep. Robert Talton (R) while running down the […]

History, archives, and memoryLabor, economics, and institutions

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Grasping At Straws and Straw Men

The vitriol over at Traditional Values Coalition is heating up. As Bil over at Bilerico has reported : “The Traditional Values Coalition has a series […]

Community and organizingLabor, economics, and institutions

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The Blue and Yellow Stepchild

Every year around this time I start seeing the GLBT media get in a feeding frenzy about the HRC’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI). Story after […]

Community and organizingHealthcare and medicine

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Chris, I’ll Say It Again: You’re Wrong

With a vote coming soon on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, I’d like to revisit something Chris Crain said a while back in his post “A […]

Labor, economics, and institutionsLaw and civil rights

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Last Ditch Effort: The Right Wing Whopper Lies

Unbelievably, I woke up to find this in a google alert:”Bringing back Hitler and the SS” From the get go, it’s filled with lies: “Right […]

Culture, identity, and representationLabor, economics, and institutions

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ENDA Three Card Draw

With passage of The Matthew Shepard Act in the Senate on Thursday, it should have been a time for celebration. But on the heels of […]

Community and organizingCulture, identity, and representation

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Déjà Vu All Over Again!?! Do We Hafta???

“So I get on my knees and pray … we won’t get fooled again!” — the Who Fresh on the heels of Southern Comfort Conference […]

Community and organizingEducation and youth

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According to the Washington Blade: “House Democratic leaders are strongly considering dropping anti-discrimination protections for transgender persons from the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA, after […]