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Gay Marriage: HRC Red Equal Sign Goes Viral on Facebook

By Samantha Leal | 03/27/2013 - 10:32 | 0 Comments

As the Supreme Court hears arguments to decide the fate of marriage equality, including the fate of Proposition 8, which outlawed same-sex marriages in California, a number of Facebook users have changed their profile pictures to a red image featuring an equal sign. But what's this all about?

Turns out, it's the red version of the Human Rights Campaign logo, an...

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Latinos Support Legalizing Gay Marriage, Exit Polls Show
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Latinos Support Legalizing Gay Marriage, Exit Polls Show

By Samantha Leal | 11/14/2012 - 13:23 | 0 Comments

There may be one more roadblock for conservatives trying to woo Latino voters -- Latino voters are more likely than the electorate in general to support gay marriage, according to exit polls reported by ABC News. The poll shows that the Latino population may play an important role in the expanding of legalized gay marriage across the country, reports the ...

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Brazilian Judge Approves Country's First Gay Marriage
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Brazilian Judge Approves Country's First Gay Marriage

By Fox News Latino | 06/30/2011 - 15:30 | 0 Comments

First New York, now Brazil.

How the NY Gay Marriage Bill Is Changing Latina Lives

Just days after New York passed gay marriage, a Brazilian judge has approved what is apparently the South American nation's first gay marriage. Sao Paulo state judge Fernando Henrique...

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Music News: Carlos Santana
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Carlos Santana Speaks Out Against Immigration Laws in Arizona, Georgia

By Johanna Ferreira | 05/17/2011 - 16:18 | 2 Comments

On Sunday, legendary guitar God Carlos Santana was given the Beacon of Change award before the Atlanta Braves played their fifth annual Civil Rights Game.

Santana used the opportunity to stand up for...

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Sylvia Mendez

WATCH: See Latina Who Fought Segregation Receive Highest Presidential Honor

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 02/04/2011 - 12:09 | 0 Comments

She was a civil rights hero at age 8, a Rosa Parks before Rosa Parks whose struggle to end school segregation is still shockingly little known by the public, but nevertheless inspired a postal stamp. At 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sylvia Mendez will receive an even bigger honor: the Presidential Medal of Freedom,...

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DREAM Act Delay Could Lead to Latino Revolt
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Rep. Luis Gutíerrez says DREAM Act Delay Could Lead to Latino Revolt

By Mariela Rosario | 12/02/2010 - 12:00 | 7 Comments

The failure to address immigration reform and, more specifically, the DREAM Act, may backfire miserably on both Republicans and Democrats. Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) filed a motion on Tuesday to vote for closure on the DREAM Act, essentially forcing Congress to...

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Accusations of Voter Fraud Among Undocumented Immigrants

Republicans Make Accusations of Voter Fraud Among Undocumented Immigrants

By Mariela Rosario | 11/02/2010 - 14:30 | 2 Comments

Even though Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett already confirmed that there was no proof of widespread or systematic voter fraud, many local pro-enforcement groups like Americans for Legal Immigration PAC and Ban Amnesty Now are insisting that the threat exists.

“Democrats are trying to limit their losses on Election Day by cheating and...

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Latinos and the Obama Administration
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Latinos and the Obama Administration

By Mariela Rosario | 11/01/2010 - 12:25 | 0 Comments

Much noise has been made recently about President Barack Obama's delay in passing immigration reform—with some special interest groups going so far as to suggest that Latinos refrain from voting since the "Do-Nothing" Democrats haven't, well, done anything for us.

So we decided to take a look back at policy over the last two years to see what President...

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