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heise online UK: Online civil rights campaigners criticise Apple. www.url.inc-x.eu?DFD
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killkillkill
Jack Bauer will violate a motherfucker's civil rights.
- killkillkill about 41 minutes ago
AdeptOmega
Libertarians. You pay lip service to the idea of civil rights, but at the end of day, you're still in bed with the Republicans.
- AdeptOmega about 1 hour ago
alexsteed
@webb I am doing something similar to @rachelannyes - I've budgeted & allotted X pro-bono hours in '09 for arts/civil rights orgs #givelist
- alexsteed about 1 hour ago
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Just voted against the people who are always putting her civil rights on ballots.
- stacieboschma about 2 hours ago

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- New Burnsey See Profile I'm a Fan of Burnsey permalink

You ask: How far have we come in 30 years?

being homosecual is no longer illegal in any of the 50 states. That would be Lawrence V Texas, and it insured that we could no longer be arrested for our orientation. We now have the right to Marry in two (possibly 3) States (we have to wait for the Supremes in Cali to know the exact number). Legal rights are attainable in many of the other states, and we are now a semi accepted group not as marganlized as we were twenty or even ten years ago).

Yes, we have a very long way to go, but please, don't discount the hard work and massive improvements we have made in this fight. By doing so, you denigrate the efforts of millions of GLBT people and their friends, families and supporters.

Just because we are not where we want to be does not mean we are not better off.


I will gladly take those improvements, while continuing the struggle to gain full equality under the law.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:04 PM on 12/02/2008
- Giada See Profile I'm a Fan of Giada permalink

I enjoyed your blog and encourage keeping gay rights at the forefront, until they no longer need to be. Harvey Milk was in important part of gay history, yet the time's have changed. The web, teens who have, "coming out parties," gay adoption, foster care, a film such as Brokeback Mountain, protests which include straight people, celebrities, all marks of this decade of shift.

I agree with Sam Harris who states it will be those who are straight who are the push for human rights and will create the tipping point, and I believe within the next 10 years we will see a nationwide change.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:40 AM on 12/02/2008

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