Upon inauguration, President Obama’s first promise to the American people was to shut down the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison. Not only did Obama break that promise, he has managed to make the United States’ record on civil liberties violations even …
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Maine was the latest in dozens of referendum defeats for the LGBT community. But it was eminently winnable. Unlike in many other campaigns, our side had a decisive 2-1 fundraising advantage. The examples of marriage equality not leading to the …
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Andre Perez leads a discussion of a new project he’s launching focusing on an often-neglected portion of the LGBT community, recording the histories of Transgender, Transsexual,Intersex, and Genderqueer people. Since our show is for a general audience of people who …
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The Gay Liberation Network’s Scott Free discusses Chicago’s premiere LGBT music/performance event, Alt Q, which aims to bring together leading Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans performers in one venue each year. For too many years, street fairs and entertainment events …
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State Representative Greg Harris joins the Gay Liberation Network’s Andy Thayer to discuss the prospects for winning the equal rights for same-sex couples in Illinois. Harris is the lead sponsor of a bill for civil unions, a lesser form of …
Equal Marriage Rights in Illinois Read more »
Vicki Cervantes of La Voz de Los de Abajo leads a discussion about events to protest the U.S. war on Iraq on the sixth anniversary of the American invasion. To protest not only that war, but the war in Afghanistan, …
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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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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 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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