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Black people need to stop treating homosexuality as if it's a white man's disease. We need to embrace the vibrant presence of gays and lesbians in our community and stop siding with bigots and racists. by Topher Campbell

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 — The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund today submitted testimony to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee that underscores the critical need for passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation...

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National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30.

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During the past 48 hours more than 4,000 Change.org members joined in calling for Scholastic Books to reverse their decision to exclude a book from Scholastic's popular book fairs, simply because the book featured two moms raising a child. The book in question is Luv Ya Bunches by best-selling children’s book author Lauren Myracle.

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Civil Rights advocates and LGBT Americans herald new legislation to overturn one of the nation's most discriminatory laws WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Congressman...

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Ellen DeGeneres has been picked to replace Paula Adbul as a judge on American Idol. The actress and comedian is one of the most popular entertainers in the US and also one of the most high-profile lesbians. Announcing the news during the recording of her talk show, she said: "This is so exciting for me...

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Reposted from The Serafemme Network: None of us are without an insecurity.... At some point in our lives there was something that caused us great pain and insecurity!! What was your's and how did you overcome them?