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When an organization has been discovered to be deliberately exploiting hostilities between the gay and black communities on the subject of marriage equality, will that group: a. deny that the allegation is true b. say that the allegation is true while apologizing c. claim that the discovery of the allegation is a plot while continuing to attempt to Related Stories Court documents prove anti-gay group deliberately planned to divide black, gay communities Court documents prove religious right group deliberately planned to divide black, gay communities KONY 2012 Effort a Ministry in Antigay Evangelical Barnabas Group

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Written by Mallika Dutt for RH Reality Check. This diary is cross-posted; commenters wishing to engage directly with the author should do so at the original post. Araceli doesn’t go out alone anymore. She is frightened of ongoing harassment by local police, whom she used to trust to protect her. Trini drops her two children off Related Stories Argentina’s Supreme Court Permits Abortion in All Cases of Rape, But Access To Care Remains a Challenge Religious Freedom or Religious Control? Employees Should Get to Decide Where Their Paychecks Go Uganda: Pregnancy and Childbirth Mean Playing Russian Roulette With Women’s Lives

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Co-authored by Jesse Lava Everyone seems to be investigating Charles and David Koch lately, with exposés of their corrupt political behavior popping up in places like the New Yorker, AlterNet, ThinkProgress, and Brave New Foundation’s film Koch Brothers Exposed. Naturally, the billionaire brothers don’t like the attention, so they’re responding to it by smearing the activists Related Stories Would the Kochs rather attack me than stop cancer? (VIDEO) Would a Koch Takeover of Cato Make War with Iran More Likely? Hauling the Koch brothers into Congress

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Mounting suspicions about the evangelical nature of the Invisible Children nonprofit, which released the blockbuster KONY 2012 viral video hit in early March, have now been confirmed. As reported by the LGBT rights nonprofit Truth Wins Out, in 2007 Invisible Children officially applied to become one of the elite Christian ministries supported by the politically Related Stories Argentina’s Supreme Court Permits Abortion in All Cases of Rape, But Access To Care Remains a Challenge Religious Freedom or Religious Control? Employees Should Get to Decide Where Their Paychecks Go From Hate to Love: Why “40 Days of Prayer” is Under Attack by the Christian Right

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After more than two and half hours of a “call to audience” open mike, where passionate Tucson students, alumni, teachers, parents and community members exclusively praised the Mexican American Studies program’s achievements, values and rootedness in the city and dressed down the Tucson Unified School District”s (TUSD) disconnection from the community, a bedraggled school board

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Written by Jessica Mack for RH Reality Check. This diary is cross-posted; commenters wishing to engage directly with the author should do so at the original post. Sylvia Nalubowa’s surviving twin is two-and-a-half; Jennifer Anguko’s baby turned one this past winter. Both of their mothers died giving birth to them – they are orphans of maternal Related Stories Argentina’s Supreme Court Permits Abortion in All Cases of Rape, But Access To Care Remains a Challenge The War on Immigrant Women: Part of the Sweeping Crusade Against the Fundamental Rights of All Women Religious Freedom or Religious Control? Employees Should Get to Decide Where Their Paychecks Go

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The slaying of one Florida teenager, Trayvon Martin, roiled anger and outrage in this country among citizens who believe the killing was unjust and unwarranted. Similarly, the torture and killing of one labor organizer in Bangladesh last week provoked an outcry there and a half-page story in the New York Times. Americans don’t countenance murder, particularly Related Stories Titanic Tax Shirking by Those in First Class KONY 2012 Effort a Ministry in Antigay Evangelical Barnabas Group Argentina’s Supreme Court Permits Abortion in All Cases of Rape, But Access To Care Remains a Challenge

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Written by Ivy Abiona for RH Reality Check. This diary is cross-posted; commenters wishing to engage directly with the author should do so at the original post. This article is published in partnership with the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) as part of our joint series on STD Awareness. They are more common than an all-nighter to Related Stories Title X and The Role of Family Planning Providers in Preventing and Treating Sexually Transmitted Infections Winning in Wisconsin: Changing the Game With Innovations in Contraceptive Service Delivery Why the Affordable Care Act is Critical For Women Living With HIV

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By Alan Jenkins, Executive Director and Co-Founder, The Opportunity Agenda, This is the first entry in a series based on the National Fair Housing Alliance report, “The Banks Are Back, Our Neighborhoods Are Not,” that examines ongoing discrimination in the marketing and maintenance of bank-owned foreclosed properties. This series is also posted on Shelterforce.org’s blog Rooflines. Is there a house Related Stories Sensationalizing Drug Use in Pregnant Women: How the Media Perpetuates Racist and Ineffective Policies Banker-Run Third Way Opposes Foreclosure Moratorium On Banks The Subprime Swindle and the Foreclosure Fraud Cover-Up

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Written by Clare Coleman for RH Reality Check. This diary is cross-posted; commenters wishing to engage directly with the author should do so at the original post. This article is published in partnership with the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) as part of our joint series on STD Awareness. Over the past 40 years, Title X family Related Stories It’s 2012. Shouldn’t College Students Know to Wrap It Up Already? (A Graduate Student’s Perspective) Why the Affordable Care Act is Critical For Women Living With HIV Winning in Wisconsin: Changing the Game With Innovations in Contraceptive Service Delivery

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