Recent strides in the fight for equal LGBT rights, such as Wednesday’s Supreme Court decision to overturn DOMA and Proposition 8, are uplifting and show promise for the future of…
Time to Drop the ‘I’ Word
Our basic discourse has come to accept the terms “illegal immigrant” or "illegal alien" when referencing migrants that are not authorized to live in the U.S. This is despite the…
Undocumented Immigrant Rights in Fair Housing
Recent U.S. immigration policies spark provocative debates through their attempt to secure national borders and modify the process for legal residency. Federal spending heightens the awareness of this issue…
The Pledge for Full LGBT Equality by 2014
The New Year is off to a robust start as several LGBT Grassroots Organizations approve the Pledge for Full LGBT Equality by 2014. Supporters anticipate that the pledge will…
Discussion: What Should Communities do to Further Fair Housing
The Fair Housing Act of 1968 banned housing discrimination and mandated that the government “affirmatively further” fair housing. But the law didn’t make it clear exactly what that meant. The Department…