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    • In which CNN’s Brooke Baldwin challenges the Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins to justify his anti-gay views. More. 

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      Saturday, May 26, 2012 ♥ 52 notes


    • Check out Jane Lynch’s commencement speech at Smith College, her wife’s alma mater. How I love this woman. More. 

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      Wednesday, May 23, 2012 ♥ 108 notes


    • In which Anderson Cooper wins $50,000 for The Trevor Project as a Jeopardy! contestant. More. 

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      Sunday, May 20, 2012 ♥ 91 notes


    • Zach Wahls, the college student whose testimony for marriage equality in Iowa went viral on YouTube, is doing a series of news events with In The Life media as a promo for his new book, My Two Moms. (I bought the book a couple of days ago and I’m almost done - totally worth the read. Also, I really want to meet him.) More. 

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      Monday, May 14, 2012 ♥ 88 notes


    • In which Hank Green tackles marriage equality perfectly. 

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      Saturday, May 12, 2012 ♥ 139 notes


    • In which Ellen DeGeneres thanks the president for his huge announcement. More.

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      Friday, May 11, 2012 ♥ 105 notes


    • After North Carolina passed Amendment One this week, banning marriage equality and all other unions other than opposite-sex marriages, a new campaign called WE DO has launched to show the world that this isn’t over. Same-sex couples across North Carolina are asking for marriage licenses though they know they’ll be denied, but they’re all doing it together. More. 

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      Thursday, May 10, 2012 ♥ 152 notes


    • In which Barack Obama becomes the first president of the United States to endorse marriage equality. 

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      Wednesday, May 9, 2012 ♥ 1,100 notes


    • North Carolina: Vote NO on Amendment One today!

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      Tuesday, May 8, 2012 ♥ 38 notes

    • North Carolina preacher's homophobic rant

      You’ve heard the sound bites - now here’s the full video (at the link above) of North Carolina preacher Sean Harris’s extremely homophobic sermon encouraging parents to beat their gender-nonconforming children. This is especially relevant considering North Carolina will vote on Amendment One next week. 

      TW: This is extremely homophobic and transphobic to the point of inciting violence, and should not be taken lightly. More. 

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      Saturday, May 5, 2012 ♥ 108 notes


    • Even though mainstream media has spoken out loudly against their racist and homophobic strategies, the National Organization for Marriage is still trying to perpetuate their anti-gay cause by pitting LGBT people against people of color. More.

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      Sunday, April 29, 2012 ♥ 36 notes

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