Gay Rights

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May 8, 2012

North Carolina bans gay marriage over objections of 'disappointed' Obama, civil rights advocates

theGRIO REPORT - An expansive constitutional amendment that could bar not only gay marriage but any kind of domestic partnership…
May 8, 2012

The political strategy of Obama's 'evolving' position on gay marriage

ANALYSIS - Making an outright declaration of support for gay marriage carries risks. First, it would reinforce what many conservatives…
May 7, 2012

Anti-gay marriage amendment divides North Carolina African-Americans

theGRIO REPORT - Key African-American leaders are aggressively mobilizing in North Carolina to persuade the state's black voters to oppose…
April 25, 2012

Will gay marriage cost Obama black votes in North Carolina?

OPINION - When it comes to blacks and gays, the GOP strategy is to divide and conquer...
April 10, 2012

Team Obama opposes anti-gay marriage initiative in Minnesota

theGRIO REPORT - The Obama campaign announced Monday it would oppose an anti-gay marriage initiative in Minnesota, further illustrating a…
March 29, 2012

Ala. civil rights museum exhibiting lesbian photos

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Founded to teach about human rights and the fight for equality during the days of racial…
March 29, 2012

Race-baiting to stop marriage equality is wrong

OPINION - Black, Latino, LGBT communities understand what it is like to fight discrimination and actually draw on each others'…
March 20, 2012

Uganda's gays see progress in public opinion war

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Four years ago Frank Mugisha begged his colleagues to join him for his first demonstration in…
March 3, 2012

Gay marriage officially legalized in Maryland

BELTSVILLE, Md. (AP) - Maryland's governor signed into law Thursday a bill to legalize gay marriage, although opponents vowed to…
March 1, 2012

Children in LGBT families of color face double stigma

theGRIO REPORT - A new report shows that the children in LBGT families of color face higher levels of discrimination…
February 15, 2012

TheGrio's 100: Janet Mock, changing perspectives on gender nonconformity

theGRIO's 100 - Born and raised Charles Mock, Janet Mock bucked societal norms early on...
February 9, 2012

Obama and gay marriage: 'Evolving' is no longer an option

OPINION - By saying that his position on same-sex marriage is 'evolving,' Obama expects to please both sides...
February 8, 2012

Brutal Atlanta beating of gay youth leads to calls for new hate crime laws

theGRIO REPORT - Brandon White, who is openly gay, says he just wants the men who attacked him to be…
February 8, 2012

GLAAD: Why CNN's Roland Martin shouldn't get a pass for homophobic tweets

OPINION - Roland Martin's tweets advocating violence against gay people were not an isolated incident. They are a part of…
February 7, 2012

President Obama still 'evolving' on gay marriage

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama is remaining on the sidelines in the gay marriage debate, even as a California federal…
February 7, 2012

Uganda's anti-gay bill reintroduced in parliament

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - The Ugandan parliamentarian who first introduced an anti-gay bill that carried the death penalty for some…
January 26, 2012

Cory Booker and NJ black leaders: No public vote on civil rights

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Two of New Jersey's most influential black leaders blasted Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday for proposing…
January 26, 2012

Chris Christie: Civil rights movement could have been resolved via referendum

theGRIO REPORT - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says the turmoil of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and…
January 13, 2012

Coretta Scott King: How she helped keep Martin Luther King's dream alive

theGRIO REPORT - They say behind every great man stands a great woman. Coretta Scott King, civil rights activist and…
December 22, 2011

Cardinal George: LGBT movement could 'morph into Klu Klux Klan'

Cardinal Francis George, the Archbishop of Chicago, this week told a Chicago news station that he agreed with a local…