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05/11/2013

Geography of hate speech on Twitter (including homophobic tweets):
http://users.humboldt.edu/mstephens/hate/hate_map.html #

The Geography of Hate is part of a larger project by Dr. Monica Stephens of Humboldt State University (HSU) identifying the geographic origins of online hate speech. Undergraduate students Amelia Egle, Matthew Eiben and Miles Ross, worked to produce the data and this map as part of Dr. Stephens' Adv...

05/08/2013

"Delaware became the 11th state in the nation to allow same-sex marriage when Democratic Gov. Jack Markell signed a gay marriage bill into law just minutes after its passage by the state Senate on Tuesday.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/delaware-gay-marriage-91035.html "

04/29/2013

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/30/sports/basketball/nba-center-jason-collins-comes-out-as-gay.html?hp&_r=0

Jason Collins, 34, who will be a free agent on July 1, started his essay in Sports Illustrated: “I’m a 34-year-old N.B.A. center. I’m black. And I’m gay.”

04/13/2013

So Montana got rid of its so**my laws...
http://www.advocate.com/society/law/2013/04/13/montana-finally-strikes-law-criminalizing-gay-sex

But did you know Massachusetts hasn't?
http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/subject/about/sex.html **my

The law was declared unconstitutional in 1997, but remained on the books until this month.

03/15/2013

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/15/us-usa-portman-gaymarriage-idUSBRE92E0G020130315

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman has reversed his longtime opposition to same-sex marriage after learning two years ago that his son is gay, Ohio newspapers reported on Friday.Portman,

03/01/2013

Need a good story to lift your mood? Look to Emerson!
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/28/fraternity-raises-money-online-for-a-brothers-transgender-operation/

Members of a fraternity at Emerson College in Boston raised money to help one of their brothers cover the cost of a procedure that is part of a female-to-male transgender transition.

02/15/2013

Are you ready to party hard?!
https://www.facebook.com/events/138549956309581/?fref=ts

02/04/2013

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/05/us/politics/solicitor-generals-predicament-on-gay-marriage.html?hp&_r=0

After advocating a state-by-state approach to deciding the issue of same-sex marriage, President Obama appears now to favor a more national strategy, leaving Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli Jr. in a tough spot.

01/31/2013

http://www.npr.org/2013/01/30/170585132/boy-scouts-repeal-of-gay-ban-mirrors-its-approach-to-racial-integration

The Boy Scouts are set to let local troops decide on rules for admitting gay members and leaders, a policy similar to its approach to racial integration that many find unsatisfactory.

01/26/2013

So-called "gay propaganda" has been banned in Russia.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2013/jan/25/russia-ban-gay-propaganda-video

Russia's parliament passes a draft law on Friday banning the use of 'gay propaganda' in an overwhelming 388-1 majority

01/07/2013

Every Tuesday night during IAP G@MIT will be hosting a dinner and movie night in the Rainbow Lounge (50-005). All are welcome! Early birds pick the film.

11/28/2012

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/28/us/gay-conversion-therapy-faces-tests-in-courts.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&hp

Keep an eye out for an inspirational and educational "Conversion 'Therapy'" event next semester, brought to you by G@MIT.

Methods that claim to help men overcome unwanted same-sex attractions are being legally challenged in New Jersey and California.