Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s wife, who sadly passed away just five years ago at the end of this month, spoke in 1996 at...
The name Rosa Parks is synonymous with the fight for civil rights. I’m happy to say, “Happy Birthday!” to Rosa Parks, the woman who, sadly, we...
In the fight for full LGBT equality, let’s remember that inherently, our rights are the same as everyone else’s. The battle will be won only when...
“The only thing the repeal of DADT changes is that LGB folks can now fight and possibly die for this country. It does not allow for...
An eight-page letter that bears the signature of “Congressman Ron Paul” claims people with AIDS, “enjoy the attention and pity that comes with being sick,” warns...
  Go back to Part I. Continue to Part III. 2 My first real introduction to the film The Help was a movie poster I saw at a bus stop:...
Malcolm X — one of the African-American community’s most influential and most controversial activists — has been the subject of recent re-examinations as a new biography, “Malcolm...
A leader of the NAACP has come out attacking gays, and he is demanding the “gay community stop hijacking the civil rights movement.â€Â Rev. Keith Ratliff Sr.,...
Dear Herman Cain,  I’m writing this letter to you because you need to be told off, and I’m the one to do it. You see,...
New York State Senator and Reverend Rubén DÃaz, just hours after NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg delivered an excellent speech describing why everyone — including conservatives —...
The Facts: Born August 3rd, 1925 Married Betty Jane Secrest in 1952 Founded his own congregation in Tulsa, OK. Preached the evils of Sex Education and...
Yesterday I wrote, “Ricky Martin Comes Out: ‘I Am Homosexual.’ In Other News, The Earth Is Round.” The title itself got a lot of guffaws on...
Haha! – No, not Sarah Palin. But Margaret Hoover, who is a thirty-two year old conservative commentator and Fox News contributor (and, as it happens, the...
NOM — The National Organization for (Straight only) Marriage emailed this video to its donor list this week. (Because, let’s face it, NOM is just a...
“Stories from the Frontlines: Letters to President Barack Obama†is a new media campaign launched to underscore the urgent need for congressional action and presidential leadership...