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Anti-Gay Organizing on the Right

In January of 1977, the Dade County Commission passed a gay-rights ordinance ... letter that reminded his followers, "Please remember, homosexuals don't reproduce! They recruit! read more

Gay rights

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A Date To Remember

He easily recalls the dates – and days of the week – of, for example, meeting gay-rights pioneer Frank Kameny ... church groups and trade unions. I remember being on the monument grounds ... read more

Remembering David Mixner, a 'titan' in the fight for gay rights

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly remembers the life of civil rights leader David Mixner with his friend and mentee, Brian Sims. A titan in the fight for gay rights has died. David Mixner was an activist ... read more

LGBT Rights

Human Rights Watch works for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender peoples' rights, and with activists representing a multiplicity of identities and issues. We document and expose abuses based ... read more

Botswana churches oppose gay rights proposal

A coalition of churches in Botswana has voiced its opposition to parliament's latest effort to amend the constitution to include gay rights ... for legislators to remember that their democratic ... read more

Remembering Israeli Surfboard Pioneer Moshe “Musa” Yarom

In 1956, California surfer Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz landed at Frishamn Beach in Tel Aviv and introduced the country to surfing. At the time, a ten-year-old kid named Moshe Yarom was a regular ... read more

Remembering Paul Farmer, Pioneer In Global Public Health

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I write about healthcare policy, with an emphasis on Rx drugs. Yesterday marked two years since Paul Farmer's passing in Rwanda at the age ... read more

The Gay Rights Movement

Since then, terms like 'clause 28', 'the age of consent' and 'civil partnerships' have become part of the political language in the fight for gay rights. In this collection, we chart the story so ... read more

Remembering David Mixner, a 'titan' in the fight for gay rights

A titan in the fight for gay rights has died. David Mixner was an activist and Democratic political strategist working on JFK's campaign as a teenager, voicing his opposition to the Vietnam War ... read more