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The state House of Representatives passed a memorial Friday congratulating the nation of Azerbaijan on its one-hundredth anniversary. Continue Reading
The bill carried with support from a handful of Republicans, including Reps. Zach Cook, Jim Dines and Jim Smith. Continue Reading
The debate revealed a divide not just between the GOP and Democrats but between old school Republicans and the party’s younger members, particularly those from urban areas. Continue Reading
The Senate approved a bill that would make it easier for transgender people to change the gender listed on on their birth certificate. Continue Reading
This is how democracy works, and how our country rights itself. Continue Reading
Physicians and therapists groups have condemned the treatment, but most states allow the therapy for children. Six states, including California and New York, and several cities have imposed bans. Continue Reading
Until we acknowledge and dismantle the historic and intersecting systems of oppression that have created this reality — imperialism, colonialism, white supremacy, capitalism, patriarchy — systems in which I am complicit and from which I benefit — communities will not be safe or free. Continue Reading
I am angry that queer and trans people of color continue to be used as collateral to push a single-issue policy. Continue Reading
We cannot ensure the well-being of all children unless we show them that, whatever their racial or ethnic heritage, they matter. Continue Reading
It’s not just bathrooms. Lawmakers also took away the right to sue under state law for all kinds of employment discrimination. Continue Reading
I will never forget what is was like to be there, feeling completely immersed in human joy and waves of love. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Many New Mexicans joined people across America on Friday to celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. Continue Reading
if you are straight, when you consider this issue, you may feel like I do – an initial repulsion. But when that happens, I ask only one thing: Think. Understand that base reactions are not good enough to make or justify laws. If you do, I am confident you will come to the same conclusion I did. Continue Reading
Our government and too many churches contribute to the culture of discrimination against gay people that exists in America. I’m taking a stand because it’s time that we put an end to that discrimination. Continue Reading
When it comes to continuing their quixotic defense of DOMA, House Republicans have a simple choice: Focus on getting the economy back on track or spend millions of dollars defending a law that denies benefits to thousands of military families. Continue Reading