Sikh Pride, Gay Pride
This past weekend was pride weekend in my home of New York City and many other cities around the country and world. I missed many of the festivities because I was traveling but did attend the annual Trans Day of Action last Friday, a march a rally organized by the Audre Lorde Project and many other groups...
Gay Marriage, Sikhi, and the Repeal of DOMA
Advocates of gay rights celebrated after the Obama administration in late February said that it would no longer support the Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law that bans the recognition of same-sex marriage.  The Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, signed into law by President Clinton in 1996, defines...