Gay/Gender Issues

BSA has been sued many times over their ban on gays and lesbians serving as leaders. Is the 100 year old policy discriminatory?

Feb 8, 2010 - Jennifer Terry

Teenage popularity is determined by criteria with strict boundaries which have persisted for decades : girls are valued for their looks; boys for their athletic prowess.

Feb 4, 2010 - Audrey Henderson

The company which controls around 50 % share in India's greeting cards market and has presence in 6 other countries has come out with a Valentine card for Gays

Feb 4, 2010 - Raj Kaushik

Prop 8, approved by California voters, overturned the Constitutional right for Gays & Lesbians to marry their partners. "Equal Rights" are what is being argued in Calif.

Jan 26, 2010 - Gina Youngren

Despite being in centuries-old profession, sex workers in the country face persecution at the hands of police, pimps, brothel owners, senior prostitutes & moral police.

Jan 25, 2010 - Raj Kaushik

Adoption laws for same-sex people vary widely in the United States. Some states allow adoptions by same-sex couples and individuals; Florida denies gays adoption rights.

Jan 21, 2010 - Lorah Delaney

As Obama's administration tackles contentious issues like health care reform, a jobless recovery, and issues of war and peace, civil unions may need action as well.

Jan 14, 2010 - Paul Hamilton

On January 11, 2010, Perry vs. Schwarzenegger got underway. The federal case concerns California's ban on gay marriage and the constitutional validity of Proposition 8.

Jan 12, 2010 - Kristin Krogh

The Portuguese parliament has passed a bill extending the right to marry to same-sex couples within its jurisdiction. It does not include adoption rights for LGBT couples

Jan 12, 2010 - Gonzalo Torres

Conservatives are dismayed and liberals distrustful of Ted Olson's legal fight for gay marriage. Is he disloyal to the conservatives or a wolf in sheep's clothing?

Jan 10, 2010 - Richard Cleary

Violence against women is not confined in time and space. It is as common now as it was in16th century England when majority of those accused of witchcraft were women.

Jan 9, 2010 - Syed Ahmad

Obama has supported Don't Ask Don't Tell as well as the Defense of Marriage Act. Will these acts keep gays home from the voting booth in 2012 on election day?

Jan 7, 2010 - Chris Congdon

Although the D.C. Mayor signed a bill to sanction gay-marriage in the District of Columbia, the council needs approval from Congress to finalize it.

Dec 23, 2009 - Irene Warren

While the idea of women in the military is still debated by many military experts, statistics and history show the benefits of adding women to our fighting forces.

Dec 21, 2009 - Jason Chavis

Many say same-sex marriage poses a threat to Western civilization, the traditional family, freedom of religion, gender identification and even the heterosexual lifestyle

Dec 8, 2009 - Irene Warren