Dear Amy and producers of Democracy Now!,

As a loyal listener, I have been shocked and appalled at your coverage of the controversy over whether LGBT people should be kicked out of the military.

Now, as a lesbian, and as a progressive and a supporter of human rights, of course I support people's right

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Democrats in GLBT

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A wonderful project has been launched in the United Kingdom, called FLOWE(RED)™, a new online flower delivery service from (RED)™, operated in collaboration with Flamingo Flowers. All proceeds from the sales of the bouquets go to The Global Fund to help those livin

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It was quite a moment when the 19,000-plus fans at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto rose together and joined the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators in silence Saturday in memory of Brendan Burke, the youngest son of Leafs President and General Manager, Brian Burke, who, along with friend Mark Reedy, was killed in a car accident in Indiana Friday.

Brendan Burke was a student at Mi

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British "Metal Gods" Judas Priest, led by openly gay frontman Rob Halford, won the Best Metal Performance prize for "Dissident Aggressor," edging out Lamb of God, Megadeth, Ministry, and Slayer during Sunday's pre-telecast portion of the 2010 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Accepting the award, Mr. Halford noted, "Fifth time is a charm. This is our fifth nomination. Judas Priest has been making metal for over 35 years around the planet. We… Continue

The State We're In, from Radio Netherlands Worldwide (RNW), is a radio program that highlights first-person stories from around the world about human rights and the ways in which we treat each other. This week's instalment, The State We're In - Being gay in Africa - special, looks at what it's like to be gay throughout the African continent where in 37 countries homosexual acts are illegal.

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While putting up posters that read "gay rights are human rights" along a main road in Blantyre, Malawi, Peter Sawali was taken into custody last weekend and was charged with "conduct likely to cause breach of peace," reports the AFP. The arrest comes less than two weeks after it was disclosed that anonymous sources from the Netherlands… Continue

At the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C., President Barack Obama on Thursday denounced the proposed anti-gay legislation in Uganda that would broaden the criminalization of same-sex relationships, and, in some cases, call for the death penalty. From AFP:

"We may disagree about gay ma… Continue