Missy Lorenzen of Join the Impact-Chicago and Andy Thayer of the Gay Liberation Network discuss the anti-gay federal “Defense of Marriage Act,” also known as DOMA. DOMA was signed into law by President Clinton in 1996 and forbade any federal …
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Until his death in 2011, Ifti Nasim was perhaps the most prominent political and cultural voice in Chicago’s vibrant South Asian community. A Pakistani-American who left his native country in the 1960s to escape homophobia and an arranged marriage, Nasim …
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Many LGBTs were lynched both before and after the murder of Wyoming gay college student Matthew Shepard in 1998. Several gay riots happened before the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion. What made both events different from many other similar ones was that …
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Uploaded on Oct 31, 2008 Gay Liberation Network call in talk show host Andy Thayer interviews activist, Marcia Bernsten. John McCain AND Barack Obama have threatened war on Iran. What does this mean for the LGBT community, the country and …
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Uploaded on Oct 2, 2008 Gay Liberation Network call in talk show with hosts Bob Schwartz & Thomas Goree. Uploaded on Oct 2, 2008 Gay Liberation Network call in talk show with hosts Bob Schwartz & Jeff Graubart. Tell The …
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Uploaded on Mar 1, 2008 Gay Liberation Network call in show host Andy Thayer talks with Patty McCann from Iraq Veterans Against the War in Chicago. 2-15-2008 Discussion includes anti-war actions, soldier resistance, sexual harassment in the military. Protest Actions …
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Uploaded on Nov 7, 2008 Gay Liberation Network call in talk show with hosts Bob Schwartz & Buddy Bell. Uploaded on Nov 7, 2008 Gay Liberation Network call in talk show with hosts Bob Schwartz & Thomas Goree. GAY PRIDE …
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Uploaded on Feb 11, 2009 Mass Actions on the 6th Anniversary of the Iraq War — March 21, 2009 Marking the sixth anniversary of the criminal invasion of Iraq, thousands will take to the streets of Washington D.C. and other …
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Uploaded on Sep 27, 2009 Gay Liberation Network Television host Andy Thayer & guest Nora Flanagan from Turn It Down discuss bands that use anti-gay hate lyrics. Some lyrics cross the line between free speech and hate speech by calling …
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Published on Nov 14, 2013 Many Democratic politicians and their hangers’ on are patting themselves on the back for the recent win for equal marriage rights in Illinois. But with polls showing pro-equal rights Illinoisans far out-numbering opponents, it was …
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