As the country turned its attention to the two historic marriage equality cases before the Supreme Court, Prop 8 on March 26 and the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) on March 27, a handful of celebrities voiced their support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community this week.
BLOG POSTS  | Jacob Combs: Oh, the Places We (Might) Go: A Roadmap of Possible Supreme Court Decisions on DOMA and Prop 8
After the whirlwind that has been the last two days at the Supreme Court, it's hard to point to any outcome as more likely than another. Here's a brief look at the possible outcomes available to the Court in each case. |  | Phillip M. Miner: Why You're a 'Faggot'
For over a year I researched the words that people use to describe gay men -- words like "faggot," "pillow biter," "queer," "gym bunny," "bear," "twink," "homosexual" and even "gay" -- to get at the heart of the assumptions that people make about us. |  | Dr. Joe Wenke: Is It Right to Call a Bigot a Bigot?
It really comes down to this: If, based on your religious beliefs, you demonize people because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, and you deny people the right to have sex and marry, then you are against freedom and equality for those people. You are practicing bigotry. |  | Prerna Lal: How Queer Undocumented Youth Built the Immigrant Rights Movement
How did we build an immigrant rights movement? As undocumented queer immigrants, we learned from our own experiences. |  | Darnell L. Moore: Tongues Untied: Shade Culture -- Throwing Shade, Reflecting Light
It can be quite easy for us to direct the negative energy that is projected at us within a largely homophobic and transphobic, racist society toward one another. It seems that "throwing shade" is the only way some of us know how to relate. | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.COM |
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