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The nation is once again divided alone the fault line of race. In a perceived 2013 post-racial society, however, William Faulkner's prophetic quote "The past is never dead. It's not even past," has come back to haunt us in this century. Faulkner’s quote resonates now more than ever following the George Zimmerman verdict.

Hannah Alper is a 10-year-old Candanian environmental activist with an impressively prolific blog. Recently, she interviewed none other than out musician Amy Ray, one half of the iconic Indigo Girls.

Best-selling author Jodi Picoult's latest novel tells the story of a lesbian couple struggling to conceive. But Sing You Home took a personal turn when her 17-year-old son came out while she was writing the book. Jodi Picoult's newest novel Sing You Home, is the first book club selection for the Trevor Project's TrevorSpace. Heart-wrenching and at times laugh-out-loud funny Sing You Home follows the story of a lesbian couple and their struggles to start a family.

The Wyoming house advanced a bill Thursday that would bar the state from recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions, one of several equality-related measures to be considered in this legislative session. State representative Owen Petersen, a Republican from Mountain View, sponsors the antigay bill. He wants to resolve an apparent conflict in state law that defines marriage as a contract between a man and a woman, while also recognizing any marriage validly performed outside the sate.

Facebook has teamed up with Chase Bank to donate millions of dollars to small and local charities chosen and voted on by users. One million dollars goes to the winning charity - The Trevor Project, The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) and the Matthew Shepard Foundation made the cut to the final 100 charities and will receive $25,000 each.

The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community made some significant gains and suffered some devastating losses. This year,  The L Word ended, openly gay and lesbian candidates took office, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act was signed, 200,000+ came to the National Equality March, some states gained marriage equality, others lost it, out celebs like Ellen Degeneres and Wanda Sykes nabbed highly visible gigs despite gay media outlets closing.

The Matthew Shepard Foundation has declined on Friday the donation that celebrity blogger, Perez Hilton, offered to give from the proceeds of the lawsuit he filed against the Black Eyed Peas.