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Marriage Equality
Marriage Equality
Why Ben & Jerry's Honored Marriage Equality
Ben & Jerry's grand pooh-bah of PR talks to Advocate.com about his company’s decision to honor Vermont marriage equality with peanut butter and fudge.

By Neal Broverman
Politics
Politics
View From Washington: Ted Kennedy
Sen. Ted Kennedy's unfaltering devotion to the LGBT community during the AIDS crisis typified the wealth of humanity he offered to all.

By Kerry Eleveld
Activism
Activism
We Are (From) Everywhere
When 28-year-old Nathan Manske was laid off from his job at a large New York advertising firm, he devoted his time to I'mFromDriftwood.com, where gay men and women can remind America that we're everywhere.

By Hugh Ryan
Politics
Politics
Why I'm Marching
COMMENTARY: At first he thought the march on Washington planned for October was ill-timed and ill-advised, but Michelangelo Signorile now says there couldn’t be a better time to take to the National Mall en masse.

By Michelangelo Signorile
Politics
Politics
View From Washington: Jurisprudence
Just three years since New York's high court used procreation as a reason to block gays from marrying, the U.S. government has begun to dismantle that argument.

By Kerry Eleveld
Politics
Politics
View From Washington: DADT 2010?
COMMENTARY: Even as President Bill Clinton begins to open up on LGBT issues, the question becomes whether LGBT rights can compete with health and immigration reform.

By Kerry Eleveld
Activism
Activism
Video Content Flag  Lane Hudson on Taking Clinton to Task
Activist Lane Hudson, attending the Netroots Nation convention, took on former president Bill Clinton about two pressing issues languishing in Washington: DOMA and DADT.

By Michelle Garcia
Activism
Activism
Video Content Flag  The Kiss Heard 'Round the World
When public displays of affection by same-sex couples started capturing the attention of law enforcement agents, a few bloggers got fed up and organized this weekend's Great Nationwide Kiss-In.

By Eric Eagan
Politics
Politics
Maine Moves Into High Gear
In a campaign that promises to go down to the wire, Maine voters will be the first to weigh in on marriage equality since the vote on Proposition 8.

By Kerry Eleveld
Commentary
Commentary
The Tragic Paradox of Tel Aviv
COMMENTARY: James Kirchick says last week's shooting at a gay youth center in Tel Aviv could have only happened in Israel ... because it's the only place in the Middle East where gay people can meet in the open.

By James Kirchick