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HRC gave LCR $10,000 but not the Stonewall Democrats?

Bil and I have already gotten a few emails about this one. This post is all after the jump, and, no, I don't think HRC's about to commit political suicide.

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Top Ten Problems with the Gender Identity Disorder Diagnosis

Editors' note: Kelley Winters, Ph.D. is a writer on issues of transgender medical policy, founder of GID Reform Advocates and an Advisory Board Member for the Matthew Shepard Foundation and TransYouth Family Advocates.

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Talking About the Black Blog Rankings

Some of you Projectors are aware of the fact that Pam's House Blend is the Number 1 ranked African-American blog.

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Sarah Palin's speech to the RNC

If you missed a chance to see last night's Sarah Palin speech to the Republican National Convention, you missed drama at its highest.

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Sarah Palin on the biased media

"And I've learned quickly these past few days that if you're not a member in good standing of the Washington elite, then some in the media consider a candidate unqualified for that reason alone.

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MSNBC correspondents: You're mic is still on!

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Conservative commentators Peggy Noonan, a former Reagan speech writer, and Michael Murphy, McCain's 2000 campaign manager, thought their mics were off when they started chatting with host Chuck Todd about Sarah Palin.

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Back to school...

This week, millions of kids and young adults will stream back to school. It is a perennial media story usually focusing on the cost of supplies.

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I have Palinitus

Wow. Sarah Palin. Hurricane Gustav. Mitt Romney. The Republican convention. Tom Ridge. The plane circling LA with a broken wheel.

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I'm John McCain and I Approved This Anti-Gay Message

Despite the spin being put on John McCain's anti-gay record by Log Cabin Republicans, there is ample evidence that McCain is no "maverick" on LGBT equality.

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Ricky Martin's a father

A little late, but worth mentioning (via Feministing):

"In recent weeks, Ricky Martin became a proud father by the birth of twin sons," his rep tells PEOPLE.

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In Secularism We Trust

This clip from The Colbert Report had me peeing my pants. Atheists are a totally oppressed group and we need to stand up for godlessness!

In all seriousness, though, I think Colbert has a point.

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Barefoot and Pregnant in the White House: Sarah and Bristol Palin

Some on the putative left, represented by the likes of John Nichols, have taken it upon themselves to tell us all that the Bristol Palin pregnancy story is simply too insignificant in comparison to, for instance, the "Troopergate" story.

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HRC's Corporate Equality Index 2008

I could tell that HRC's Corporate Equality Index, which ranks LGBT worker friendliness of major corporations based on a questionnaire, was out because I got a bunch of press releases from corporations with subject lines bragging about how LGBT friendly they are.

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Commander in Chief - Geena Davis vs. Sarah Palin

I was very surprised when I heard about John McCain's recent VP pick in Alaska governor, Sarah Palin.

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New Study Reveals Dems and HRC Still Lagging

A new study released today indicates how woefully behind the times the Democratic Congressional leadership and the Human Rights Campaign are in terms of their support for LGBT "bread and butter" issues, and most especially on workplace rights for transgender and gender variant people.

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Transgender Themes in Science Fiction

Editors' note: Cheryl Morgan is a science fiction critic who takes a particular interest in feminist and gender issues.

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Last night's Republican convention headliners

Just in case you missed every thrilling moment of last night's Republican National Convention, our partners at MSNBC bring you video of all the major speakers.

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Trans/Dyke take on Michael Jackson

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Did you ever wonder what a trans/dyke reenactment of the most stylized battle of the 80's, Michael Jackson's Beat It music video, would look like?

Well, now you have the answer.

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Doing the Right Thing?

I don't understand all the praise I'm hearing from Republicans and Christian conservatives about Bristol Palin (the 17-year-old daughter of VP pick Sarah Palin) doing the right thing by having her baby and marrying the baby's father.

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Best of DNCC week in pictures

Since I have more pictures than I could ever use in posts, I thought I'd put some of the best from the week (political, blog related and sightseeing) in one post.

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