Gay/Gender Issues

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

The first proper Gay marriage was solemnized in April 2001 in the Netherlands. Funny enough, history tells us that it is not as new a deal as we might believe it to be.

Dec 8, 2009 - Pieter Valk

The Suicide Prevention Resource Center reports that 83% of transgender people have thought about suicide, and 32% have attempted suicide at least once.

Nov 30, 2009 - Lorah Delaney

The Seneca Falls Convention was seen as the platform for women's rights. It was designed for women and people of color to have a political voice.

Nov 24, 2009 - Maureen Zieber

The fight for gender equality is not an exclusively women's issue, because no one is truly free when the other half of the world's population is oppressed.

Nov 18, 2009 - Joni Chng

Larry Kramer is an award-winning playwright and novelist, but is best known for his tireless activism on behalf of LGBT rights and AIDS prevention.

Nov 18, 2009 - Kat Long

The terms "fat" and "fatty" are generally considered to be insults, but members of the adipositivity movement are reclaiming the term, wearing the "fat" label with pride.

Nov 10, 2009 - Sarah Tennant

The fat acceptance and Health At Any Size movement is a political feminist movement exposing and discussing fat phobia and discrimination against fat people.

Nov 8, 2009 - Sarah Tennant

Buoyed by the repeal of the same-sex marriage law in Maine, anti-gay groups look to defeat bills in New Hampshire and Washington, D.C. Gay advocates vow to fight on.

Nov 5, 2009 - Lorah Delaney

Considering the decriminalization of homosexual sex in Ireland only occurred in 1993, it may appear that gay rights in the country are advancing somewhat speedily.

Nov 3, 2009 - Lorah Delaney

Despite Black's professionalism and the students' maturity, Hope College's administration denied a proposed dialogue on sexuality, claiming he will "polarize" the campus.

Oct 31, 2009 - Angela Zito

Michael Dillon is the world's first female-to-male post-operative transsexual. He lived a rich, but tortured life.

Oct 30, 2009 - Allison Steinberg

According to the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force over 3 million LGBT people in the United States are over age 65. Housing and support services for them is limited.

Oct 27, 2009 - Lorah Delaney