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Conservatives seem awfully worked up about the “sexualization” of children these days. After all, American kids have traditionally learned about sex on the playground, or from their dad’s ...
by Aldous J Pennyfarthing
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on Sat Jul 08, 2023 at 12:20 PM PDT
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Black Music Month, known today as African American Music Appreciation Month , started on June 1. Former President Jimmy Carter, who is a major jazz fan , kicked off the process in 1979, which didn’...
by Denise Oliver Velez
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on Sun Jun 04, 2023 at 05:59 AM PDT
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This will prove interesting. Disney has a huge family friendly non-controversial message about love, kindness, death (coco), and the importance of family, and finding yourself despite bigotry and ignorance (Luca (a favorite)). Disney has also added to...
by iarnstein
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on Wed Apr 26, 2023 at 12:43 PM PDT
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The Wall Street Journal won't say it, but a new poll the outlet released Monday gives a pretty strong indication that Republicans have managed to sully values most Americans once held dear, such as patriotism and religiosity. The poll, conducted by...
by Kerry Eleveld
245 comments
on Mon Mar 27, 2023 at 02:20 PM PDT
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Hundreds of conservative Christian activists and a handful of local far-right extremists, led by the right-wing Christian group United Revival, marched through Santa Monica on Saturday. At its peak, the crowd size was estimated to be around 650 people....
by VPSReports
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on Sun Feb 19, 2023 at 09:02 AM PST
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The ACLU is currently tracking 272 anti-LGBTQ+ bills in the United States across over 30 states. Human Rights Watch reported last year that following Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay or Transgender” law, anti-LGBTQ+ libelous “grooming” narratives surged more...
by VPSReports
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on Tue Feb 07, 2023 at 10:10 PM PST
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(Author’s note: Some elements of the following article use citations taken from my book, Don’t Tell Me To Wait: How the fight for gay rights changed America and transformed Obama’s presidency.) As House Democrats prepared to put their final stamp of...
by Kerry Eleveld
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on Thu Dec 08, 2022 at 01:30 PM PST
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The Greatest Lesbian Web Series Ever?! Second verse, not the same as the first … Three months ago, I posted a diary about a Brazilian YouTube web series, featuring a lovely same sex couple, faced with a terrible challenge. The diary didn’t receive the...
by BeninSC
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on Thu Dec 08, 2022 at 11:22 AM PST
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Get ready for the Outrage Machine vs. the Mystery Machine. After decades of hints that she’s a lesbian, Velma Dinkley’s sexuality has officially been acknowledged in the new film, Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! Here’s the scene where Velma falls head over...
by Charles Jay
97 comments
on Wed Oct 05, 2022 at 02:27 PM PDT
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I must admit I have a pro-Vietnam bias in my own way. I realize that others might disagree with me, but I thought that I should be up front. I usually date Asian men, in the past with my exposure to gay Vietnamese men and their families I found that...
by CameronProf
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on Tue Aug 09, 2022 at 07:01 PM PDT
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What you talkin about Senator? As a gay Jewish man I have never been a fan of Senator Cruz. So when I saw this being reported I did a triple-take. ...told The Dallas Morning News that Texas should repeal its now-dormant law that bans gay sex....
by CameronProf
213 comments
on Sun Jul 31, 2022 at 05:06 PM PDT
with 203 Recommends
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To honor diversity and encourage inclusion, Daily Kos will be celebrating diversity each month. This month Daily Kos has been celebrating LGBTQIA+ Pride Month. Pride Month is when communities across the world come together and celebrate the freedom to...
by Aysha Qamar
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on Fri Jun 17, 2022 at 02:00 PM PDT
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It is our duty to come out. Not because we're proud that we're gay: rather, itz because we aren't ashamed of it. And we arent buying the bullsh*t of the people who say that we should be. We, who are old enough to know, remember the days when a teacher...
by ultrageek
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on Tue Jun 07, 2022 at 11:11 PM PDT
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I came out as gay in the mid 80s, and then after gaining more security with myself as Bisexual in the later 80s. It was in the time of Reagan and heavy into HIV/AIDS when I came out. I participated in pride marches and was out, appearing in a two-part...
by CameronProf
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on Mon Jun 06, 2022 at 08:57 PM PDT
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Here is the full text of Florida’s House Bill 1557: Parental Rights in Education,” the state’s new Homophobia law. (Pay close attention to the highlighted text.): Parental Rights in Education; Requires district school boards to adopt procedures that...
by Mark Ira Kaufman
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on Fri Apr 01, 2022 at 10:23 AM PDT
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As Republicans focus on ginning up outrage over the supposed teaching of critical race theory, the overwhelming majority of Americans believe that their local classrooms and libraries should include books by and about people of color. In fact, it's not...
by Kerry Eleveld
52 comments
on Fri Jan 28, 2022 at 08:21 AM PST
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So yesterday I wrote a diary about the incredibly transphobic BBC article that claimed trans women were pressuring lesbians into having sex with them, under the threat of being called transphobic if they refused. Aside from the "poll" they used from...
by A Bleeding God
52 comments
on Tue Nov 02, 2021 at 10:10 PM PDT
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Dear BBC, I am writing you in response to the recent article "We're being pressured into sex by some trans women" which contains a massive number of inaccuracies and outright falsehoods that the writer not only failed to investigate but simply...
by A Bleeding God
32 comments
on Mon Nov 01, 2021 at 06:25 PM PDT
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I wrote the following comment in a very important diary the other day, about the banning of trans literature. I occasionally write about Bi and Gay issues, but I feel not enough on transsexuals' issues. I do not feel the need to add anything to my...
by CameronProf
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on Fri Oct 01, 2021 at 10:16 AM PDT
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Why I can speak with authority Let me explain why I feel so strongly that it is the woman who must make the decision to bring a child into this world and why outlawing abortion is not the answer. I speak with authority on many fronts. I was adopted and...
by progressiveolderthandirt
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on Fri Sep 03, 2021 at 03:20 PM PDT
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