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My friend emails me this morning with what seems to be the latest protest action in the post California Proposition 8 passing called a Day Without a Gay, supposedly in the spirit of International Human Rights Day, Wednesday December 10th.
On December 10, 2008 the gay community will take a historic stance against hatred by donating [...]

Even as I enjoy the pictures over the weekend, I’m reminded that less than 40 years ago in the U.S. being openly gay or lesbian was considered a mental illness and a crime in which you could lose your job and family, and possibly your life.
Even today as we enjoy freedoms in the United States [...]