The idea of retaining dignity while grieving, of keeping up appearances and not losing your composure, is to repress the very emotions that grieving helps to ease. Grief is a necessary part of dealing with loss, though every person expresses…
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US District Court Judge Joseph Tauro ruled on two cases in Boston, Massachusetts on July 9, 2010 that deemed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional. DOMA was passed by the US Congress in 1996, and signed by President Bill…
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The U.S. State Department announced on June 9, 2010 that persons identifying themselves as transgender and intending to have a sex change do not have to have undergone sex reassignment surgery to have their gender changed on their passports. The…
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