Our State: The Southern Home
About one year ago, I found myself sitting in a room full of passionate North Carolinians in one of the many workshops at the annual Equality North Carolina (ENC) Conference hosted at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Their passion was so apparent and their eagerness to ensure equality, opportunity, freedom, and safety for.. read more →
Top 10 Sensational Stories of 2011
Here is our list of the top sensational stories of 2011. Leave us your comments on which stories made your list. #10: Anthony Weiner and “Weinergate” The former New York House of Representatives member, whose tenure spanned over 12 years, resigned from his position over the summer following the “Weinergate” scandal. The scandal surfaced after.. read more →
Who are our Immigrant Women?
It would have been near impossible to miss the news that dominated headlines this past summer, on either side of the Atlantic: an African immigrant woman, Nafissatou Diallo, working as a hotel chambermaid, accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn–one of the world’s symbols of political and economic power, head of the International Monetary Fund–of sexually assaulting her in a hotel.. read more →
Legislating Love: GLBT Rights, Laws, and the Morality Paradox
In regards to the forms of arguments against GLBT rights, we’ve witnessed the vast majority of them. One major Supreme Court case that illustrates a fight against GLBT rights is Lawrence v. Texas, after two men were arrested for engaging in homosexual activity, due to a “Texas statute forbidding two persons of the same sex.. read more →