By Ann Rostow– Notes from Underground I have a habit of putting vague column ideas into the “notes” area on my iPhone. I’m not talking about GLBT stories per se,…
By Andrea Shorter– He was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana, and is the son of an immigrant. Both of his parents were professors at the University of Notre…
By John Lewis– As I type, Stuart’s 95-year-old mom is approaching the end of life. Stuart’s mom was always ahead of her time. She holds degrees from UC Berkeley, the…
By Assemblymember Phil Ting– Gun violence has become all too common in our country. Nowhere is safe—not a movie theater, not a school, not a workplace and not even a…
By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– The fiscal difficulties facing the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) made national headlines earlier this year. The OUSD Board voted to cut $21.75…
By Dr. Bill Lipsky– In Berlin’s Topography of Terror Museum, built upon the ruins of the building that housed many of the most infamous offices of Nazi evil, archivists and…
The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) each year presents Courage and Vanguard awards to recipients during the organization’s Anniversary celebrations. At this year’s event, which will take place on…
The following represents NCLR’s most recent cases. In addition to those mentioned, NCLR pioneered second-parent adoptions and other parenting protections. NCLR was also lead counsel on winning marriage at the…
By Kate McCobb– My name is Kate McCobb and I survived eight years of conversion therapy. This is my story. In 2006, when I was 25, I began seeing a…
By Tyrone Hanley– When I went to law school, there was that initial reaction of: Oh! There are already too many lawyers in Washington! But guess what? There weren’t—and still…
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