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San Jose Civil Rights

How to protect your traveler rights despite TSA concerns

As a follow-up to an earlier article about the Transportation Security Administration and travel concerns, here are some suggestions for securing...
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Ultrasounds 'testify' of unborn's humanity on Capitol Hill

A powerful message was demonstrated on Capitol Hill Friday, October 14th when an ultrasound showed a 9-week old baby moving in the womb of a mother...
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Civil rights giant Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth dies at age 89

Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, a civil rights giant that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called “one of the nation’s most courageous freedom...
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Moving toward greater LGBT equality in California

If Governor Jerry Brown signs the FAIR Education Act, another step toward LGBT equality will have been taken in California [1]: recognition within...
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More politicking for LGBT equality, gay marriage, in California

The history of so-called “gay marriage” in California is long and laden with polarity changes, and the fight for Proposition 8 [1], the...
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National Day of Prayer lawsuit rejected by 7th US Circuit Court

A lawsuit filed by Freedom From Religion Foundation to stop the National Day of Prayer was rejected by the 7th US Circuit Court yesterday. In a...
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Don't forget King was a bible-thumping fundamentalist too

As we in San Jose and everywhere prepare to observe January 17th as a national holiday for Martin Luther King Jr., let’s not forget who the...
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Court strikes down Defense of Marriage Act

This week, a Bay Area lesbian couple's challenge of the Defense of Marriage Act was victorious. The law was ruled unconstitutional by a...
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Contraception Controversy: Politics and Red Herrings prevail

Going Back to the Future is certainly the discussion and subtext for the absurd baseless opinions being offered as positions that contain the well...
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Celebrate Black women in American culture and history with children's literature

February has been celebrated as Black History, or African-American History, month since it was first suggested as a way to recognize the...
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