If you go back to 1989, her answers around AIDS were forward thinking, and she said she believed gays and lesbians deserve the same civil rights, even though she was not for overturning sodomy laws, ... Those answers were not all that out of line with people who were inclined to be fair at that time and who developed into fair-minded individuals over the years.
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I was certainly disappointed. But I would trade that Oscar for all the positive conversations that this movie spurred between parents and their gay children, or between employees and their gay co-workers. That impact transcends any accolades.Joe Solmonese
It is unacceptable to pull the rug out from under hundreds of thousands of our neighbors living with HIVAIDS and simply say your government is not there for you. We should be focusing on ways to improve these programs, not shoving them not the cutting room floor.
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The fight for fairness isn't over, and we won't give up. These amendments are part of a long-standing effort by the extreme right to eliminate any legal recognition for gay people and our families.
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placate the far right instead of appealing to the fair-minded values of the American people.
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Judge Roberts as chief justice threatens decades of a federal court system tipped against equality.
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There were very few people standing up for gay Americans 34 years ago, ... And most who did have evolved even more since.
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