How Can We Win in Wisconsin?
A small group of us LGBT activists went to Madison today to join the tens of thousands of people from there and around the region standing up for union rights against the vicious union-busting campaign […]
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Russian Gay Leader Touring U.S. — Feb. 26-March 7
In a bid to promote the prominence of this May’s Moscow Pride and thus hopefully forestall threatened repression by the authorities, Russia’s foremost gay leader, Nikolai Alekseev, will tour seven U.S. cities February 26 thru […]
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LGBTs Respond to Cardinal George’s Criticism of Our Protest
Chicago’s Cardinal Francis George recently took the Gay Liberation Network (GLN) to task for our protest Sunday morning in front of Holy Name Cathedral against his anti-gay policies. Cardinal George issued the following statement: “Some […]
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Cardinal George Responds to Gay Protesters
On the eve of Valentine’s Day, Helen Moshak pinned rainbow ribbons to her white knit cap and returned to the Roman Catholic Church she left five years ago, dismayed by its opposition to gay marriage […]
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Chicago Won’t Block GLN Sunday Demo
Written by Gary Barlow Gay Chicago Magazine CHICAGO – The city won’t use an ordinance aimed at preventing protests outside houses of worship to stop a Gay Liberation Network demonstration planned for 10:30 a.m. Feb. […]
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Important Win for LGBT Rights and Secular Activists!
The City of Chicago said they would not arrest protesters at a forthcoming Gay Liberation Network protest for violation of an ordinance which bans most picketing of religious institutions immediately before, during or after religious services are being conducted.
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Cardinal George Again Blasts ”Gay Marriage”
In this week’s Windy City Times, Chicago’s Cardinal Francis George again speaks out against equal marriage rights while traveling to Boston. “No one has the right to change marriage,” he says. Funny, women used to […]
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OPINION: Weren’t the Democrats to Blame for DADT in the 1st Place?
For those not old enough to remember, the passage of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) marked the first step on the road to what became known as “The Republican Revolution” of the 1990s. With the […]
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OPINION: DADT and the Wider Justice
DADT repeal is a victory for equal employment rights, but if that’s the only thing we take away from this event, we miss the boat. The Democrats will try to take credit for DADT repeal, […]
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Who Cares Who Wins the Elections – Part 2
Here is an exchange which took place in response to my article, “Who Cares Who Wins the Elections”: http://chicago.indymedia.org/newswire/display/92274/index.php
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https://feastoffun.com/topics/news-rumors/2012/01/08/todays-protest-canceled-but-cardinal-georges-apology-to-gays-doesnt-get-to-the-heart-of-the-matter/ Please note that today’s protest is canceled. However, there will be a protest in front of Holy Name Cathedral on Sunday, Feb. 12 — see... » More
I wish it were simply the incompetence of the police. Instead, they directly attacked us, with the fascists getting in their kicks and punches where... » More
By our count, 18 pro-lgbt demonstrators were arrested today (15 Russians and 3 internationals), as were an unknown number of fascists who tried to attack us.... » More
My statement at the Press Conference on the Day Before Moscow Pride 2011 Introduction by Nikolai Alekseev, President of GayRussia: [Switching from Russian to English]…and the third time... » More
http://ukgaynews.org.uk/Archive/11/Mar/2302.htm Yes, a nice victory! The only shame is that Apple still hasn’t issued a public apology, let alone acknowledged that they made a mistake in... » More