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Court Rules that Religious School Has Right to Expel “Suspected Lesbians”

by Cara January 30, 2009

In 2006, two teenage girls were expelled from California Lutheran High School on suspicion of their being lesbians. That’s right — though expelling students because they actually were lesbians would have been a gross violation of civil rights, this took it a step further by expelling the two students merely on a guess. Now, amazingly, [...]

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Woman Gang Raped in Homophobic Hate Crime

by Cara December 23, 2008

Trigger Warning Having just yesterday discussed the ways in which many depictions of rape uphold the violent act as an appropriate punishment for women who behave outside of patriarchal expectations, I couldn’t not post this story (h/t). A woman in the San Francisco Bay area was jumped by four men, taunted for being a lesbian, [...]

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No Kissing Allowed . . . Unless, Of Course, You’re Straight

by Cara June 5, 2008

For those of you not aware, June is LGBT Pride Month. And, incidentally, there has also been a lot of news with regards to rights for same-sex couples. The California Supreme Court ruled same-sex marriage bans unconstitutional, and legal same-sex marriages will start being performed later on this month. Governor Paterson issued a directive that [...]

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Sydney Gay Pride Parade Celebrates a Landmark

by Cara March 1, 2008

Sydney Australia celebrated its 30th Gay Mardi Gras last night! The Mardi Gras Parade is quite the huge event, and draws up to half a million people, both residents and tourists, each year. It is, without a doubt, one of the largest LGBT pride events in the world. The original 1978 march took place when [...]

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