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Equal Rights
In Honor of St. Valentine’s Day, Marry a GLBT Couple
by Nathan Smith on Feb 12, 2012
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Goal of Life in Maximum Security: Meet your new teacher.
by Anneke Lucas on Feb 9, 2012
"I’ve discovered that the energy of devotion is the same as the energy of gratitude. ... Even here in a place like this it is easy to find gratitude for many things, like having yard every day, for having programs so we can rehabilitate ourselves, for having many like-minded people I can talk to, for getting three meals a day, for the sunshine…”1,119 views
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Ellen vs. One Million Moms.
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 7, 2012
My haters are my motivators.8,530 views
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Good News for All Californians Endowed with Unalienable Rights.
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 7, 2012
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To My Old Master.
by Colin Wiseman on Feb 6, 2012
But from the irony in the letter, I can take from this is that no matter what, this guy was strong, and he did everything to provide for his family. And when it came to make a choice he was strong enough to take the correct one. Don't give in to bullies. A very good lesson for us all, no?398 views
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Prisoners: Eloquently Reminding us of the Essence of Yoga. {VIDEO} ~ Robert Sturman Photography.
by Robert Sturman on Feb 3, 2012
Prisoners: Eloquently Reminding us of the Essence of Yoga (VIDEO) ~ Robert Sturman Photography.1,196 views
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When Did Self-Care Become Selfish? ~ Beth Berila
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 3, 2012
We cannot be sure to keep a grounded, clear, compassionate feminist vision of social change if we let ourselves get so burned out that our vision gets skewed and reactionary.171 views
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Colbert: No Need for Planned Parenthood.
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 2, 2012
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Sarah Palin The Movie (first video). ~ Lindsay Friedman
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 1, 2012
Out of the blue, literally from across the sea, America was rewarded with one sexy Alaskan. (Clip)209 views
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Just because I’m an acupuncture-yoga-qigong healer type doesn’t mean I don’t know my football.
by Kristin Althea on Jan 31, 2012
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Update: “Komen backs down, apologizes, pledges to fund Planned Parenthood.”
by Waylon Lewis on Jan 31, 2012
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The Will of The Majority vs. The Rights of The Minority.
by Joshua Plant on Jan 28, 2012
If religious leaders and other naysayers want to keep the so-called sanctity of marriage intact, they should demand a constitutional ban on divorce.153 views
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The Fat Girl’s Best Revenge. ~ Charlotte Heckscher {mild nudity}
by elephantjournal.com on Jan 27, 2012
This fat girl's revenge is to declare that most fat girls don't, in fact, enjoy being fat and we don't want to embrace obesity, nor do we want to be fat models, we just want to be seen for who we are, not merely as fat people.7,451 views
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Our LGBT Children.
by Joshua Plant on Jan 25, 2012
This pillar of strength is needed now more than ever because with each day that we sit in silence— for each day that we are not reminding our children that it gets better, that there is meaningful life beyond the abuse—we lose another soul.130 views
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Three College Roommates Check Out “BetterListen!” (review). ~ Lindsay Friedman
by elephantjournal.com on Jan 25, 2012
Do you need healing, relationship counseling, meditation, guidance from God, or Buddhist teachings? BetterListen!com is an online media distributor of video, audio and downloadable mp3s.77 views
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Straight, not Narrow.
by Kate Bartolotta on Jan 25, 2012
I want there to be a day when we don't have to have a Gay Straight Alliance Day--because that's every day.183 views
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How More Sex with More People was Good, then Bad, then Ugly.
by Krystal Baugher on Jan 24, 2012
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Just Say No to “Traditional Marriage.”
by Kate Bartolotta on Jan 24, 2012
Ah, "traditional" marriage. I don't know about you, but hate is not an acceptable tradition in my family.110 views
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This Is Our Civil Rights Movement.
by Kate Bartolotta on Jan 24, 2012
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." ~ Martin Luther King Jr.41 views
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Creating a better economic future for all: The Economics of Happiness conference.
by Jill Barth on Jan 24, 2012
Increasingly, we know what we’re against. It’s now time to decide what we’re for. And how to get from here to there. The Economics of Happiness Conference will focus on an agenda for change — away from jobless growth towards sustainable livelihoods; from large-scale sweatshops towards scaled-down business; from self-recrimination and guilt towards empowerment and collaboration; from a globalized system of exploitation and inequality towards an economics of happiness.126 views
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Every Bomb You Drop ~Spitting Image {Video}
by Tobye Hillier on Jan 23, 2012
"Spitting image" was a British satyrical political show that aired for 12 years until 1996. Using latex puppets and the voices of many top impersonators and comedians.23 views
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Calcutta Bites.
by Braja Sorensen on Jan 23, 2012
Elegant drinks clashed with lusty mouths. Heavy gold bangles clashed with china. Cutlery clashed with teeth. War was declared.146 views
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#BlueBra, There Comes a Time. ~ Pranada Comtois
by elephantjournal.com on Jan 23, 2012
Before we die it behooves us to give the great gifts we have received through our trials and triumphs. More has been given and more has been asked of us. More is required of us. Let us extend our love, and take any practical actions we can, to support our Islam sisters.137 views
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Can We Retire the Phrase “Real Women,” Please?
by Kate Bartolotta on Jan 21, 2012
Your beauty is a true story. The parts that are unique are the parts that make it interesting.8,577 views
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Briohny Smyth: The Full Story, Straight from the Yogini’s Mouth. {Article in English & Spanish}
by Jeannie Page on Jan 21, 2012
As someone who has overcome her own struggles with Bulimia and Anorexia, Briohny Smyth is no stranger to adversity and struggles. It was the overcoming of such challenging times, with the cultivation of a strong yoga practice, that helped Briohny to become the strong and self-confident soul that she is today, comfortable in her mind, body and spirit.8,009 views
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Charlie Sheen, Kelsey Grammer, Larry King, Kim Kardashian, Newt Gingrich, Jesse James, Tiger Woods.
by Waylon Lewis on Jan 21, 2012
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Families are like Belly Buttons.
by Lorin Arnold on Jan 19, 2012
As we communicate together about family, and in families, we develop ways of understanding, or defining family. Those definitions of family then impact how we enact and respond to families, both our own and those of other individuals.442 views
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The elephant grand master plan: you & facebook are the keys.
by Bob Weisenberg on Jan 18, 2012
We want you to love elephant journal so much that you just can’t wait to tell all your friends about it.838 views
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India Joins Internet Censorship – Bans Google, Facebook, & 19 Others
by Braja Sorensen on Jan 18, 2012
While the US has SOPA, India has it's religious quarterbacks scoring touchdowns on censorship...391 views
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The single best Gay Rights video I’ve ever seen.
by Waylon Lewis on Jan 17, 2012
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The Most Racist Thing That (n)Ever Happened.
by Jackie Summers on Jan 17, 2012
Once, racism was men in hoods burning a cross on your lawn. It was separate entrances and separate water fountains and the back of the bus, and if people didn't know their place it was okay to remind them who's in charge. The great thing about those folks was: at least you knew where you stood. The problem with today's racism is: nobody ever actually admits to being a racist.713 views
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Reclaiming Words. ~ Adele Wilde-Blavatsky.
by elephantjournal.com on Jan 16, 2012
There is a massive double standard present in our culture when it comes to the public condemnation and vilification of racist versus sexist derogatory words.618 views
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Sins of the Fathers.
by Scott Robinson on Jan 16, 2012
When the irresistible force meets the immoveable object, there is going to be hell to pay.488 views
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3 Kinds of Love By Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Melissa Smith on Jan 16, 2012
Eros..a romantic love for your mate. It's inevitably a little selfish. You love your lover because there is something about your lover that moves you. It may be the way he talks or the way he walks or the personality or the physical beauty or the intellectual power-- but it's always based on that there's something that attracts you.--Martin Luther King, Jr's teaching on Love.1,360 views
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Seduction, Witches & Long Hair.
by Katarina Silva on Jan 13, 2012
Sneaking past armed guards into wilderness forbidden to tourists, I left modernity behind and entered into a remote part of our planet where backward superstitions ruled.5,945 views
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“Your choice of lifestyle is an abomination.”
by Waylon Lewis on Jan 12, 2012
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Fight Bigotry: Eat Girl Scout Cookies!
by Roger Wolsey on Jan 12, 2012
It is now official GS policy that any child presenting as a girl is welcome. They also have a longstanding tradition of accepting lesbian scout leaders and scouts. They are also fully accepting of all religions (and atheists) and while the Girl Scout Law & Promise include the word "God," there are alternative versions that are totally accepted. And YET.... ...ONE ex-Girl Scout seems to have her pretty pink knickers in a twist.6,331 views
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Yoga at San Quentin: I could have been with monks in the Himalayas, surrounded by majestic mountain peaks.
by Anneke Lucas on Jan 11, 2012
During the finishing postures, a peaceful quiet settled over everyone, and we were spared the din of alarms, gunshots (from the shooting range in the nearby hills where CO’s and other officers hold their firing practice), and the testosterone-spiked clamor from the adjoining yard.1,184 views
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Midwifery and Women’s Empowerment
by Yogi Michael Boyle on Jan 11, 2012
Truly a must watch for anyone who gets that women's empowerment (and therefore an end to patriarchy, masogyny and the greed and power-mongering included with them) is the key to our humanity unfolding in the best way possible.88 views
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Why The Sexy Equinox Yoga Video Pissed Me Off.
by JulieJCPeters on Jan 11, 2012
The Equinox video turns its gaze on this woman as an object, and defines her as a "perfectly honed yoga body" that can, robot-like, do anything. As a yoga teacher and a woman, I feel that gaze turning its head, Exorcist-like, on me--This Yoga Body is valued for its butt cheeks and MOST incredible yoga poses (dance, monkey dance!). She is not valued here for her teaching, her passions, or anything about her mind at all.26,263 views
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