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INDIA: Supreme Court Recognizes Trans People As Third Gender

In what is being hailed as a landmark ruling, today the Indian Supreme Court recognized transgender people as a third gender. Via the BBC: “It is the right of every human being to choose their gender,” it said in granting rights to those who identify themselves as neither male nor female. It ordered the government to provide transgender people with …

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Enter The Shoe Truthers

Wingnuts are saying that Hillary Clinton planted that shoe-throwing woman in order to look more presidential. Because it happened to Dubya. Seriously. From a post on the website of Fox commentator Bernard Goldberg: There is a political axiom, I believe first posed by Euclid or Archimedes, that when Hillary does something, or when something happens to her, she has carefully …

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Robin Roberts On Coming Out

“Shortly after I posted about my relationship with Amber on Facebook last year, I showed a picture of us with my niece — who’d gotten married in Baton Rouge, LA — on GMA. It was like a beautiful family picture. I was so moved that people got it and said, ‘You’re happy.’ Others, though, were asking, ‘Why didn’t you say …

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New JMG Mobile Interface Launches

We launched a new mobile interface for JMG today. Don’t freak out if you don’t like it – just hit the “desktop” button at the top and you’ll be returned to the regular version. The new interface supports the following devices at this stage: iPad (Mobile Safari on iOS 5+, Chrome on iOS 5+) iPhone (Mobile Safari on iOS 5+, …

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Quote Of The Day – Chelsea Manning

“As a trans woman, I appreciate the Pride movement’s significant role in bringing together diverse communities and elevating the public profile of the fight for queer rights, I have always enjoyed attending Pride celebrations given the opportunity, and I’m deeply honored to receive this title.” – Chelsea Manning, writing from federal prison in reaction to being named honorary grand marshal …

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MICHIGAN: ACLU Sues For Recognition Of Existing Same-Sex Marriages

Via press release: The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Michigan filed a lawsuit today to guarantee that the marriages of 300 same-sex couples performed last month are recognized by the state. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of eight same-sex couples who were married after a federal judge struck down the state’s ban and before the Sixth …

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