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June 1, 2012 at 12:00pm
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New Faces in Advertising: Opportunitstic, Radical, or Both?

North Carolina voters ban same sex marriage, Obama comes out in favor of it, and while gay rights issues remain immediately timely and thoroughly heated, America’s corporations have not failed to find a money-making opportunity out of it. Target launched a line of gay pride t-shirts and will donate up to $120,000 of proceeds to [...]

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May 29, 2012 at 10:51am
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From The Shrug Files: Queen Latifah Comes Out?

When Queen Latifah signed on to perform at Long Beach, California’s gay pride parade, many figured she would finally seize the opportunity to come out. And she did…sort of. Does it matter if Queen Latifah explicitly comes out or not?

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May 24, 2012 at 10:09am
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REPORT: 43 Percent of Black Gay Youth Have Contemplated or Attempted Suicide

A survey of black gay youth reveals that 43 percent of Black gay youth have thought about or attempted suicide; over half of those surveyed fear or have experienced family disownment. Our young people deserve BETTER than this!

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May 23, 2012 at 12:02pm
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POLL: African American Support for Same-Sex Marriage At Record High

According to a recent ABC News-Washington Post poll, a whopping 59 percent of African Americans say they support same-sex marriage, up from 41 percent prior to President Obama’s announcement. Has the media overstated the predominance of black omophobia?

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May 22, 2012 at 9:51am
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NAACP President Ben Jealous Talks Same-Sex Marriage Support: ‘I Hope This Will Be A Game-Changer’

NAACP President Benjamin Jealous says he hopes the organization’s announcement of support for same-sex marriage will inspire hesitant African Americans to rethink their opinions on the issue. Do you think they’re resolution will impact support for the issue within the Black community?

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May 15, 2012 at 11:46am
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Jay-Z Comes Out In Support of Gay Marriage

Hip Hop mogul Jay-Z has come out in support of President Obama’s stance on same-sex marriage.

Speaking with CNN, Jay-Z called supporting gay marriage “the right thing to do.” Will Jay-Z’s comment have an impact on LGBTQ acceptance in Hip Hop? Do you support same-sex marriage?

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May 14, 2012 at 8:00am
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A(nother) Modest Proposal

To every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Example: Queen Latifah agrees to headline Long Beach’s gay pride festival; North Carolina passes Amendment One. Simple Newton, really. While many LGBT advocates assuaged North Carolina’s “Um, no” response to their “We’re just like you–except gay” claim by calling Obama’s tepid #formemyselfpersonally support of same-sex marriage “brave,” as [...]

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May 10, 2012 at 11:01am
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BLACKS SHOULD NOT ‘KNOW BETTER,’ AND HERE’S WHY

The sentiment that Blacks “should know better” when it comes to prejudice against other groups is a product of white supremacist thinking. Being Black doesn’t imbue us with special powers to automatically understand someone else’s plight…

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May 9, 2012 at 2:41pm
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President Obama Announces SUPPORT for Same-Sex Marriage

President Obama has officially announced that he’s supports marriage equality. How do you think this will impact his reelection prospects? Do you support same-sex marriage?

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May 9, 2012 at 12:23pm
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Bullied Gay Student EXPELLED for Pulling Out Stun Gun on Attackers

A bullied gay student has been expelled from his Indianapolis High School after firing a stun gun in the air to ward off his attackers. But does he deserve to be expelled? Should his high school have done more to protect him?

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