While much of the country seemed to be rapidly advancing towards equal marriage rights in 2013, Indiana seemed to be moving backwards, with the threat of an anti-gay constitutional amendment seeming to march towards inevitable passage amidst an orgy of …
Indiana Moving Backwards? Read more »
Kim Hunt of Affinity Community Services joins Brent Holman-Gomez of the Gay Liberation Network to discuss the forthcoming October 22nd March on Springfield for Marriage Equality. Ms. Hunt explains the disappointment many felt over the failure to pass marriage equality …
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On the night that Illinois’s equal marriage rights bill went down to ignominious defeat, the Gay Liberation Network’s Bob Schwartz interviews GLN co-founder Andy Thayer, who came direct from the statehouse to the CAN TV studio. They discuss the bill …
Marriage Equality in Illinois Finally? Read more »
In March 2013, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on two anti-gay measures, California’s Proposition 8 and the so-called “Defense of Marriage Act,” which was signed by President Clinton in 1996. Both measures ultimately make same-sex couples second class citizens …
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Respecting each other’s self-identification on gender is about respecting other people’s dignity and humanity. Transgender people face much higher levels of violence and unemployment than the general population, and so the last thing they need is disrespect. Kate Sosin, Senior …
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With contract negotiations in full swing between the Chicago Teachers Union and the City, Mel Ferrand, chairwoman of the Chicago Teachers Union’s LGBT Rights Committee, joins the Gay Liberation Network’s Roger Fraser, himself a retired school teacher and union activist. …
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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender seniors face unique challenges as our identities and relationships are not always respected by institutional and government authorities. The vulnerabilities that all elders are potentially prone to are thus accentuated for LGBT seniors. In this …
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The Occupy Wall Street Movement has captured international attention as a breath of fresh air in contrast to the financial scandals, economic malaise and bankruptcy of “mainstream” politics. What stake do Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people have in this …
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Scott Lively, widely seen as the principal North American promoter of Uganda’s infamous “kill-the-gays bill,” was recently honored by the anti-gay hate group “Americans For Truth About Homosexuality” in Arlington Hts, IL. While Lively and AFTAH founder Peter LaBarbera have …
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Joe Murray of the Catholic, pro-LGBT Rainbow Sash organization is interviewed by Bob Schwartz of the Gay Liberation Network regarding a forthcoming protest against Chicago Cardinal Francis George at Holy Name Cathedral on February 13, 2011. Originally broadcast February 11, …
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