Daily Fix

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gay marriage

politics + activism

New Poll Shows Latino/a Voters Largely Support Gay Marriage, Unfortunately for GOP

But is this really all that big of a shift?

Rose —

Oct 5, 2012

alison bechdel

children's books

book features

Read Banned Books, Be The Revolution

Banned Books Week is like Christmas for me: it allows me to queer my reading like I queer my gender. Party hard with some inappropriate reading!

A.E. Osworth —

Oct 4, 2012

Daily Fix

DOMA

politics + activism

New Guidelines Make Binational Gay Couple Deportation “Low Priority,” But Not “Non-Priority”

The Department of Homeland Security has now drafted up written guidelines for binational and immigrant same-sex couples and families to now be considered “low-priority” in deportation cases.

Hansen —

Oct 4, 2012

2012 Presidential Race

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Restrictive Voter ID Laws Halted in PA, but Voter Disenfranchisement Marches On

Judge Robert Simpson ruled that “authorities had not done enough to ensure that potential voters had access to the new documents.”

Rachel —

Oct 2, 2012

canada

Daily Fix

society + culture

Toronto Decides Whether It Needs Separate Gay High Schools, Or Just Gay Equality

Yes, it’s good for there to be a safe refuge where gay students can learn and thrive in safety, but the goal should be to create this kind of safe…

Malaika —

Oct 2, 2012

Daily Fix

event

theater

The Femme Show Effectively Showed, Told About Femme Visibility

“This slightly labelphobic queer went into The Femme Show full of unaddressed preconceived notions about the word, and left with a brand new appreciation for it.”

Cara —

Oct 1, 2012

Daily Fix

transgender

gender

Michelle Kosilek’s Surgery Raises Questions About Trans* Prisoners’ Rights

Michelle Kosilek is a trans woman who needs gender reassignment surgery. She’s also an inmate serving a life sentence since 1990 for the murder of her wife, Cheryl.

Rose —

Sep 30, 2012

2012 Presidential Race

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Let’s Be Frank: Mitt Gets Worse and Worser on Gay Rights

Barney Frank is the latest and greatest oral historian for the Mitt Gets Worse project.

Cara —

Sep 29, 2012

china

Daily Fix

society + culture

Hong Kong Business Tycoon Offers $65 Million to Make His Gay-Married Daughter Straight

Get ready to face-palm.

Gabrielle Korn —

Sep 28, 2012

canada

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Canadian Government Figured Out You’re Gay, and All It Had To Do Was Secretly Track Your Internet Use

“As a regular recipient of Gmail and Facebook ads for dog food and gay cruises, I’m well aware that companies are trying to make money off my personal information. While…

Malaika —

Sep 28, 2012

Daily Fix

gay families

society + culture

France Removes “Mère” and “Père” From French Forms For Gay Families, Which Is Magnifique

While the change in language may seem like a small thing, it’s indicative of something quite a bit larger brewing en France.

A.E. Osworth —

Sep 28, 2012

Daily Fix

religion

politics + activism

It’s Officially Okay To Preach Against the Gays on Bourbon Street Again

Eight NOLA preachers were apprehended in conjunction with New Orleans’ “aggressive solicitation” ordinance, which instructs people to not “loiter or congregate on Bourbon Street for the purpose of disseminating any…

fonseca —

Sep 27, 2012