LGBTQ+

May 29, 2013

Photo: My grandparents on their wedding day I’m gay. Though, to the chagrin of older generations, I prefer to refer to myself as queer . It’s what all the gay, cool, over-educated, hipsters are doing right now. I’m Asian. I’m engaged. Yay! I’ve also been told that I’m a funny person. Though I don’t...

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Jessica Guh

May 29, 2013

To join MomsRising.org and blog in support of LGBT families, click here . The other day, something happened on my Facebook page that gave me hope for our children and our country’s future. My mom, a socially conservative evangelical Christian, hit the “like” button after I swapped my profile photo...

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Elisa Batista

February 28, 2013

On February 12th, the Senate passed S. 47, a bill that reauthorizes the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) by a 78-22 margin. VAWA is our nation’s response to domestic and sexual violence and provides the greatest source of programming and funding for survivors of domestic and sexual violence in the...

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Sharon Stapel

February 28, 2013

On January 21, 2013, the National Mall in Washington DC was packed with thousands of eager people who witnessed President Barack Obama get sworn in for his second term. During his speech, President Obama reminded us of our “vow to move forward together” on the challenges we face together as a...

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Cristina Finch

February 28, 2013

Long before my day-to-day professional life involved advocating for the Violence Against Women Act – and before I even knew that VAWA existed – I believed in the importance of this bill. As a college student, I volunteered at a transitional housing program for survivors of domestic violence and...

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Shaina Goodman

Immigration

December 10, 2012

( Photo Credit : Amnesty International USA) As the challenges facing human rights progress are vast, it is crucially important to acknowledge victories that bring us closer to a world where human rights are a reality for all. The passage of the Maryland Dream Act manifested our belief that...

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Jiva Manske

Paid Family Leave Health Care

June 22, 2012

In the year that has passed since Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the New York Marriage Equality Act, thousands of same-sex couples have vowed to take each other "in sickness and in health." Yet because of discriminatory and inadequate federal laws that deny LGBT spouses the protections...

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Jared Make

June 15, 2012

“Parenting isn’t easy, when done correctly,” one of my moms once told me. As somebody who is not (as far as I know) a parent, I can only ruminate on the challenges I watched my moms endure in raising my sister and me, but it seems to be an accurate observation. Though, to be fair, this is coming...

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Zach Wahls

May 12, 2012

The President's support for gay marriage is a step in the right direction, but meanwhile, gay families are excluded from basic protections like family leave to care for one another in case of a serious health condition. Check out this op-ed about the issue: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/janet-walsh...

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Janet Walsh

May 11, 2012

Mother's Day has always been a special day for me -- a time to celebrate my mother, grandmothers, but most importantly, my children. It's they, after all, who make Mother's Day (and every day) a day worth remembering. But this Mother's Day, I won't be able to celebrate with all my kids. Well, to...

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