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When Gay Couples Marry, Entire Straight Families Are Destroyed

Here’s a hilarious take on the fears held by those opposed to gay marriage, which displays how completely misled and borderline ridiculous these fears are.

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Undocumented Farmworkers Make “Perfect Victims” for Sexual Harassers and Abusers

On an onion farm in Elba, N.Y., during planting and harvest season about 40 percent of the workforce are women.

The problem is also rampant in food processing plants, where often “a male supervisor will just walk down the line and run his hand along [female workers'] buttock,” according to an attorney.

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Rethinking Immigration: Moms Will Do Whatever it Takes to Protect Their Kids

Congress needs to understand something important as it works to pass a new immigration law: Neither a border nor even the threat of detention can keep a determined parent from trying to reach a child who needs her care.

As Congress works to pass a new immigration law, legislators must realize that neither a border nor the threat of detention will keep a determined parent from trying to reach a child who needs her care.

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Introducing: This Year’s Nominees for the Young Women of Achievement Awards (YWA)

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Today, we will celebrate the Young Women of Achievement Awards (YWA), an annual event that recognizes the accomplishments of young, pro-choice, Democratic women in the D.C. area. Here are this year’s nominees.

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YWA 2013 Nominee: Latishia James

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I believe my purpose in life is to assist in the development, healing and empowerment of young girls, women and  the LGBTQ community to reconcile their sexuality (sexual trauma/assault, sexual orientation, sexual expression) with their spirituality (morality, creator, divine, purpose in life).

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YWA 2013 Nominee: Holly Kearl

Holly Kearl

In 2008 I launched the website www.StopStreetHarassment.org where people around the world share their stories. I now have 15 correspondents who write monthly articles about the issue from seven countries.

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Tenets of Reproductive Justice Take Root at Red-State Conference

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The two-day Take Root conference examined the tenets of reproductive justice: ensuring “the right to have a child, the right to not have a child, and the right to raise that child in a healthy, safe environment.”

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Behind the Runway: Modeling Might Not Be As Pretty As You Think

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It’s hard for some of us to view models as “workers” in the way labor rights advocates understand the term, but working conditions in the fashion industry indicate a need to organize.

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Ellen DeGeneres On Why Acceptance Is Important, In the Boy Scouts and In Life

The Boy Scouts have delayed their vote on whether they will allow gay people to join their organization. Ellen discussed it in her monologue. (via Upworthy)

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