what's most disturbing about Lindsey Graham's dismal defense of his inclinations to censorship is the lack of even the slightest attempt to underpin his position with any kind of principle.

Giving Transportation Security Administration agents a peek under your clothes may soon be a practice that goes well beyond airport checkpoints.

Postulate: Over time, democracy always degenerates into authoritarianism.

Christopher Drew is a 60-year-old artist and teacher who wears a gray ponytail and lives on the North Side. Tiawanda Moore, 20, a former stripper, lives on the South Side and dreams of going back to school and starting a new life.

A fairly decent rundown on the 287g controversy in Tennessee: a must-read if you care about the ensuing civil rights struggle in this country! When was the last time you were indefinitely detained because of the color of your skin?

Year after year, the 42-year-old Saudi surgeon remains single, against her will. Her father keeps turning down marriage proposals, and her hefty salary keeps going directly to his bank account.

"A vote last week by the United Nations General Assembly Human Rights Committee has LGBT and human rights activists outraged over the decision to remove "sexual orientation" from a resolution that protects people from arbitrary executions.

BEIJING - China has sentenced a woman to a year in a labor camp for "disrupting social order" by retweeting a satirical message urging Chinese protesters to smash the Japan pavilion at the Shanghai Expo, an international rights group said.

I have been writing articles called "Are you for Gay Rights Yes or No?". As it grew it became more of an article about educating people on the culture of homosexuals. For that reason I have decided to separate the two series.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently asked Palestinian peace negotiators to acknowledge Israel as a Jewish state. Some critics have called this move cynical, because Palestinian leaders are unlikely to offer such an acknowledgment.

Recently I conducted a poll on here asking some pretty basic questions regarding gay rights. Though you can visit the article yourself for more detailed information, I am going to summarize here what the poll showed and do some follow-up on the subject.

A FEDERAL appeals court on Wednesday granted the Obama administration's emergency request for a stay against a lower court order lifting the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy barring openly gay service members.

Under orders of Nouri al- Maliki and on the eve of his trip to Tehran, yet another good will gesture to Iranian regime, was thrashed onto Camp Ashraf residents this evening. Iraqi forces attacked Ashraf residents by firing bullets, and ‎using sticks and truncheons.

Pretty simply question. Yes or no. I get on different seeds and we debate on what the majority thinks. Some seeds are anit-gay while others are not...so, lets throw it out there a poll. You can discuss if you wish, but lets focus on answering the questions in the poll.

Christianity has been both a flag ship and a target in the last couple of years. As we come near to an election values of candidates are looked at more on the moral ground then the economic. So I asked myself, if God, the center stone for several of the morality good vs.

Satire-- but perhaps with more than a bit of truth...? (Turn on your speakers...)

Sunday, Adam was arrested by the Metro Vegas PD earlier today for "obstructing". The bail amount is $640 but Adam indicated prior to being transported that he did not want people to bail him out but that if they're so-inclined they can make calls on his behalf.

As a gay diplomat seeks US asylum, Saudi Arabia seems torn between wanting a civilised image and appeasing traditionalists

First off, I'd like to state for the record that I am against the Q'uran burning planned in Gainesville, Florida this coming Saturday. I'd also like it to be known that I am not in favor of the construction of the 51 Park Place Mosque.

Wow! Conservative lawyer Ted Olson - who won the case finding California anti gay marriage Prop 8 unconstitutional - responds honestly, intelligently and rightly to every stupid question FOX News Sunday host Chris Wallace asks him.

Governor Schwarzenegger wants same-sex marriages to resume immediately!

A handful of activists interrupted a meeting on gender equality Thursday, demanding that a Turkish official apologize for saying recently that homosexuality is a disease.

Homeland Security has announced that body scanners will appear at virtually every major airport in the United States; however, not everyone is happy with what critics call a "virtual strip search," especially since a government agency has recently admitted to saving the images of …

WASHINGTON — You have the right to remain silent, but only if you tell the police that you're remaining silent.

The Obama administration and 14 members of the U.S. Congress are urging the U.N. Economic and Social Council to accredit the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission so it can work at the United Nations.

Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a 43-year-old mother of two, convicted of adultery in Iran, may be stoned to death unless a last-minute campaign saves her.

British Columbia - Taser manufacturer challenges Braidwood report Lawyers for Taser International will be in B.C. Supreme Court on Monday to challenge the conclusions of the first Braidwood Taser inquiry, including the finding that the stun gun's electric shocks can be fatal.

"On March 21, 2010, the Syrian security forces opened fire with live ammunition on a crowd of 5,000 in the northern Syrian town of al-Raqqah. The crowd had gathered to celebrate the Kurdish festival of Nowruz. Three people, including a 15-year-old girl, were killed.

Psychological violence is now a criminal offense in France, but some judges say the new law may be difficult to enforce and prosecute.

Dr. Jack Kevorkian has something very specific in store for you when you meet him these days: an education.

Troy Davis, on death row in Georgia since his 1991 conviction for the murder of Savannah police officer Mark MacPhail, sat in white prison scrubs with chains on his waist, as his lawyers presented their case to the U.S. Supreme Court in a rare innocence appeal Wednesday.

"The Free Kurdistan Movement, human rights group, says it is planning the first international flotilla and motor convoy to reach Turkish-occupied Kurdistan-

The video speaks for itself

Canadian authorities have failed to adequately protect the rights of aboriginal people, Amnesty International says in its annual report.

Some state representatives believe that the best thing we can do to help kids is give them a criminal record. House Bill 2189 makes sexting a crime. The bill is written so broadly that it walks all over young people's constitutional rights.

From the article "Never Talk to the Police":

Amnesty International on Thursday accused the government of President Hugo Chavez of using Venezuela's judiciary to persecute its opponents.

U.S.-allied Arab governments in the Middle East are flouting human rights through violations including torture, extra-judicial killings and repressive laws, an Egyptian human rights group said Tuesday.

As violence against women in Pakistan continues to grow, every new incident is eerily reminiscent of an earlier event that was equally if not more shocking. Two reports from Punjab on Monday are a blot on society's collective conscience.

Somewhere in the world, the warm fire crackles as giggling children adorn their Christmas tree with the colourful lights that William Huang made in jail.