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Call For Anthology Submissions: Black Men And Their Stories Of Sexual Abuse

Deadline: 4 March 2011 Anthology Background Information and Guidelines The genesis of this literary project began with the recent revelation/allegations (depending on who you’re speaking with) of a popular African-American minister at the center of an sex abuse scandal involving former young male members of his high profile church. Websites and blogs were inundated with [...]

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Justa Bunch Of Gay Guys Sittin’ Around Talkin’ Transgender Exclusion

Just in case anybody forgot transphobia is alive and well in the gay community. Matter of fact many gay men feel nothing about putting transgender inclusion with the LGB up for debate among one another as we’re witnessing on a forum.  As one of them astutely points out, “Trans gender isn’t an orientation, so I’m [...]

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DOJ And Log Cabin Face Off Over DADT Repeal Implementation

Last Wednesday according to the SCOTUS blog, the Department Of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion with the 9th Circuit Court requesting that the court put on hold its review of the constitutionality of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.  The DOJ asked for 90 days of inactivity on the case because the Pentagon needs time to enact [...]

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Will The Real Transgender Community Leadership Please Stand Up?

We’re so confused. We were informed just this morning by transgender activist Ashley Love that Robin McGehee and co. (Get Equal) are actually the BFF of the Transgender community. Who knew?! And all this time we mistakenly believed that the transgender community might be a bit put out by the fact that ENDA was pushed [...]

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RENWLs Top 10 Posts For 2010!

Yes, it’s that time again. Time to go down memory lane revisiting memorable moments in RENWLs history when you—our readers—-couldn’t get enough of RENWLs funky stuff. The following are the top 10 posts on RENWL for 2010. Some you would expect to be there. Others will surprise you. Either way, here’s RENWLs best moments in [...]

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GOProud Chairman Christopher Barron Clowned On MSNBC

Cenk Uygur (host of The Young Turks) filled in for Ed Schultz on MSNBC on Thursday.  He had Christopher Barron, chairman of gay conservative Republican group GOProud on the show about Family Research Council and Concerned Women for America boycotting CPAC because of GOProud is gonna be there—they hate teh gays. We posted earlier this [...]

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Robin McGehee, Gay Inc. Bloggers, Lay It Out: Transgender Community You’ve Been Dismissed

Well we guess it’s official. We knew big orgs like Human Rights Campaign, National Gay And Lesbian Task Force and the rest of the equality types had all but drop kicked the transgender community off the equality wagon.  But we didn’t think they’d make it so obvious. While Get Equal’s Robin McGehee prepares for her [...]

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