The Defense of Marriage Act was deemed unconstitutional by a New York district judge. A women whose wife passed was left an estate, upon other things. The government, because of DOMA, did not acknowledge the women's spouses wishes.

Despite the misconception that Latin-Americans have a conservative view point when it comes to homosexuality, recent polls have showed that the majority of Latin-Americans support homosexuality.

A US Citizen was pulled over and was accused of being an illegal alien. The policeman who had pulled her over threatened that if she did not say she was an illegal, she would be detained and put in jail.

Many activist groups protested at the stonewall inn in New York City. The protest was about the stop-and-frisk practice of New York Police. New York police utilize racial profiling to stop-and-frisk people of color to see if they have anything illegal on their person.

The author analyzes an issue that involves civil rights lawyers being detained in China. A rumor that a rebellion of human rights protests and activism might break out causes the Chinese government to become uneasy.

This is another article about contraception. The author tries to argue that emergency contraception, such as Plan B, should not be compared to an abortion. The author argues that while abortion kills the fetus, emergency contraception merely suppresses ovulation.

Slate publishes an article discussing the usage of contraception in America. The governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley, states that women care as much about the issue of contraception as men do. Political science shows that there is not much of a difference in view points when comparing men and women.

Washington Post publishes recent polls on America's view point on the legalization of gay marriage. The poll is beginning to trend more positively than it was 5 years ago.

Author Kevin Cox discusses Arizona's lenient gun laws. The article implies that Arizona's gun laws are, perhaps, too lenient. People may purchase a firearm with more ease in Arizona than any other state.

The article brings up the idea that Obama is being criticized for only supporting gay marriage for votes. The author analyzes the presidential candidates view point on gay marriage. Romney is criticized for saying he supports it, and than recently switched his opinion by stating he does not support it.