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Facebook’s Gay Marriage Support Map Looks Exactly How You’d Expect It to Look

Facebook’s Gay Marriage Support Map Looks Exactly How You’d Expect It to Look

By Josh Wolford March 29, 2013 | 6 Comments

As you may remember, Facebook was painted red on Tuesday as marriage equality supporters changed their profile pictures to a red and pink equals sign to show their support of the cause. The image was shared by the Human Rights …

Church's Marriage Equality Stand Sparks Controversy Church's Marriage Equality Stand Sparks Controversy
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One North Carolina church is taking a stand for marriage equality by refusing to marry anyone until the right is granted to all people. Green Street United Methodist Church in Winston-Salem, NC, has asked that its pastors refrain from signing …

Microsoft Embraces Gay Marriage in a Product Ad Microsoft Embraces Gay Marriage in a Product Ad
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It looks like Amazon isn’t the only tech company that’s finding a way to work gay marriage into their product ads. Last month, an ad for Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite ereader featured a gay couple and made people on the internet …

ACLU Targets Unconstitutional LGBT Internet Filters ACLU Targets Unconstitutional LGBT Internet Filters

The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Pennsylvania have sent a letter to the Governor Mifflin School District in Shillington, PA which threatens legal action if the district doesn’t address the claims of high school student Maison Fioravante. …

Tech Companies Join to Back Same-Sex Marriage Tech Companies Join to Back Same-Sex Marriage

On March 26th, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry, in which the respondents will broadly argue that state laws banning same-sex marriage (like California’s Prop 8 ) are unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of …

Amazon's New Kindle Paperwhite Ad Has People Arguing Amazon's New Kindle Paperwhite Ad Has People Arguing
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Amazon’s new ad for the Kindle Paperwhite is the backdrop to a flame war on YouTube. Let’s see if you can figure out why. “I’m throwing away my kindle. I cannot believe they included a straight couple in this commercial. …

Facebook Backs LGBT Tax Equity Legislation in CA Facebook Backs LGBT Tax Equity Legislation in CA
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Facebook is throwing its weight behind a proposed California law that would provide tax equity for the state’s LGBT couples. AB 362, proposed by Democratic Assemblymember Philip Ting (San Francisco), would provide tax relief for employees who receive reimbursement from …

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Democratic activist and same-sex marriage proponent Sean Eldridge has just filed forms with the Federal Elections Commission announcing his intent to run for Congress. Eldridge, who will run for the House of Representatives as a Democrat, has a major Facebook …

Facebook's Chris Hughes Dislikes Zuck-Christie Love Facebook's Chris Hughes Dislikes Zuck-Christie Love

Last week, we heard that Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to hold his first-ever political fundraiser at his Palo Alto home. The lucky recipient of the funds? Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. But not everyone credited …

EFF Joins r/Gaymers’ Fight Against Trademark Holder EFF Joins r/Gaymers’ Fight Against Trademark Holder
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One reddit community, with the help of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, is taking on a trademark holder who they say was wrongfully granted a trademark registration for a term that belongs in the public domain. Gaymer is a broad term …

Facebook's Content Removal System Under Fire Again Facebook's Content Removal System Under Fire Again

Facebook is (once again) in the middle of a content removal drama – except this time is doesn’t have anything to do with breastfeeding, racy cartoons, art, exposed nipples, or racially charged posts. This time, the drama centers around a …

National Cathedral to Host Same-sex Weddings National Cathedral to Host Same-sex Weddings
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Very Rev. Gary Hall, the dean of Washington National Cathedral, announced today that same-sex weddings can now be performed at the cathedral. The cathedral has been designated by congress as the “National House of Prayer” and has been the venue …

George Takei Helps You Come Out to Your Family George Takei Helps You Come Out to Your Family

The holidays are hard enough, but if you’re a gay man or woman who has chosen that special time fo the year to come out to your family – well, it may make the holidays a bit harder (depending on …

Spirit Day: Go Purple, Take a Stand Against Bullying Spirit Day: Go Purple, Take a Stand Against Bullying

If you see a bunch of purple profile pics, Timeline photos, and Twitter avatars today – don’t worry, everyone hasn’t uploaded a new photo from their iPhone 5 cameras. All that purple is for #SpiritDay, an anti-bullying awareness campaign first …

Gay Students' Outing Shows Privacy Flaws in Facebook Gay Students' Outing Shows Privacy Flaws in Facebook
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If you’re under the impression that you can maintain social media accounts and still have true privacy, you’re probably going to have a bad time. Although there are ways to make sure only certain people can see your Facebook posts, …

Facebook at the San Francisco LGBT Pride Parade Facebook at the San Francisco LGBT Pride Parade

Facebook, widely known as one of the top corporate backers of LGBT rights, has posted a video detailing their experience at this year’s San Francisco Gay Pride Parade. The parade actually took place back in June (during gay pride month), …

People Tweet "Faggot" Over 200,000 Times a Week People Tweet "Faggot" Over 200,000 Times a Week
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In an effort to “put an end to casual homophobia,” the Institute for Sexual Minority Studies and Service at the University of Alberta has fashioned the NoHomophobes tracker, which logs every use of the word “faggot” and other gay slurs …