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Operation Relocation, the urgent removal of 30 young Iraqis who had been marked for death just for looking “gay”, has already begun with the first seven Iraqis now on their way. Here’s one testimonial from someone yet to be transported to safety. It’s hard to hear, but important to share: “I am in hiding in Baghdad because people found out I am gay, and I fear being beaten badly...
THE GUARDIAN: "The real impact (of the... →
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BREAKING: OBAMA MAKES HISTORY
Friends and followers,
Today, President Barack Obama sat for an interview and publicly declared for the first time that he believes lesbian and gay people should have the right to marry.
This is an incredible, historic moment with huge implications for the US and the world. As many US states continue to ban marriage and 76 nations criminalize people because of who they love, President Obama...
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What if this were your son?
30 in Iraq are “marked for death” because of who they are and who they love.
Will you consider making a small contribution to help dozens of gay Iraqis get to safe houses and start a new life where they can live openly?
Dear friend,
Yousif* is one of 30 Iraqis currently marked for death because he’s perceived to be gay. He just had his skull smashed with a pipe, but...
April 2012
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It's still legal to be fired for being trans in... →
projectqueer:
socialistexan:
Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New York North Carolina North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah West...
oddnessweirdness asked: Because everyone should be treated the same, no matter what. Because as a black woman, I understand what it's like to experience prejudice.
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Anonymous asked: Because the world is too small and our lives are too short to victimise and/or stigmatise people for being themselves. Some people are Gay; Transgender; Bisexual; Heterosexual; Unsure: Get Over It.
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Anonymous asked: Of my mom's 4 siblings, 3 of them are homosexual. My grandparents, conservative Catholics, are supportive of all of them. I wish every other family was as supportive as mine, and I hope one day they will be!
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Anonymous asked: My son is gay and i have supported him for many years but still the less open-minded people seem to think they have the right to tell gay/lesbians/bis, etc how to live. I get very annoyed with them...I would do anything to help my son and his partner
Anonymous asked: Because it's the right thing to do.
Anonymous asked: I hope to one day be able to come out as a non-binary identifier. This movement is a stepping stone for my journey & thousands of other's. Thank you.
idolwatch asked: Because my brother and I are gay and I believe that equality should be shared around the world. So that other homosexuals will have the freedom and liberty that I was lucky enough to be born with. I will never stop fighting for equality.
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Straight. Married. Arrested for supporting gay...
My name is Sergey and I’m an attorney in Russia. I’m straight - happily married for 16 years - and until last week I would not have been called an “activist”. But in just five days I will got to court, fined and maybe even thrown in jail because I held up a banner in Saint Petersburg and told the truth:
“A dear family friend is lesbian. My wife and I love and...
Anonymous asked: Human rights!
Anonymous asked: I'm bi-sexual and tagged as trans-gender/trans-sexual - male to female - so I know all too well what it's like to be hated and targeted by bigots all too often after being attacked all my life for being myself.
Anonymous asked: Because PEOPLE I LOVE, FAMILY, FRIENDS, some of the BEST PEOPLE I have EVER KNOWN are GLBT. Love knows no color and no restriction. For the "land of equality" there is great prejudice towards people who are NORMAL and that is WRONG. - Kerrigan A. Swan-Garcia
Anonymous asked: yes Love is equal and i wish that many games had a gay/lesbian option. Its not fair and there are many gay video game designers that people dont know about.
AllOut.org Thanks Electronic Arts (EA) for...
In Two Days, Over 60,000 Sign Petition Urging Electronic Arts to Resist the Power of the Dark Side
San Francisco, CA - In the face of right-wing attacks by the Family Research Council, consumers and citizens around the world are strongly backing one of the largest video game makers, Electronic Arts for their inclusion of LGBT characters in the new video games Star Wars: The Old Republic andMass...
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Updated: Save Star Wars
Electronic Arts (EA), distributor of the highly popular Star Wars: The Old Republic video game - is the target of a boycott orchestrated by hateful anti-gay groups. Why? Because they had the courage to give players around the world the option of including a gay romance storyline in their interactive Star Wars game.
Right now, thousands of anti-gay letters are flooding Electronic Arts...
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March 2012
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Action Alert! Don't let the homophobes drown out...
We didn’t want you to see this but…
Since we launched this video to protest Russia’s new gay censorship law 4 days ago, thousands of people have left horrendous, hateful comments like “Die all of you, faggots!” and “Fags should go in the oven”.
Thanks to you, the video is having a huge impact and going viral with over 200,000 views1, but right now a...
Action Alert! Don
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February 2012
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Russia ‘gay propaganda’ proposal to be protested... →
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BREAKING - In major U-turn, Sweden poised to end...
Conservative Christian Democrats announce, “It’s time to abolish the requirement for sterilization at sex change.”
With no remaining obstacles, Sweden’s repeal sets a new precedent for the 28 remaning European countries with laws requiring forced sterilization
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (February 18, 2012) - Today the conservative Christian Democrats - members of the governing...
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Urgent call to action: pick up the phone for...
Dear friend,
I’m writing from St. Petersburg and I desperately need your help. We’ve just learned that the horrific anti-gay bill is back, and it could pass tomorrow.
In December, you and hundreds of thousands of All Out members from around the world stood with me and my friends in Russia to stop this bill - one that would make it illegal to speak publicly about being gay, lesbian,...
January 2012
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In a Stunning Turnaround, Ecuador Pledges to Close...
AllOut.org mobilized thousands in Latin America to spur unheard of “people-powered” victory
January 24, 2011 New York, NY—After hundreds of thousands signed petitions denouncing abusive gay “cure” clinics in Ecuador, and months of closed door negotiations between Ecuadorian human rights defenders and the Health Ministry, the Ecuadorian government just announced a...
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Forced sterilization in Sweden?
Ask Prime Minister Reinfeldt to finally end forced sterilization in Sweden:
Dear friend,
If you are a transgender person in Sweden wanting to change your legal gender, you are forced to undergo surgery that will render you permanently infertile and unable to have children in the future. That’s right: in 2012, Swedish law still mandates forced sterilization in order to do something as...
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