502. Anderson Cooper: Gay

In an email exchange with The Daily Beast columnist Andrew Sullivan published Monday, the 45-year-old journalist finally indicated that he is, indeed, a gay man.

"The fact is, I'm gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn't be any more happy, comfortable with myself, and proud," the CNN anchor wrote.

tags: Anderson Cooper, Gloria Vanderbilt, CNN, gay, lgbt, GLBT, equality, Gay Rights, Gay Flag

477. Birth Control

(tags: birth control, Political Series, Politics, election, Equality, Women, Smiley Face, Guns, GOP, Election 201)

472. Slut

Is Rush Limbaugh damaging the Republican Party? On Friday Limbaugh drew withering criticism from all colors of the political spectrum for his comment that Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke is “slut” and a “prostitute” for testifying in favor of mandatory coverage of contraception in employer-provided health insurance.

(tags: Political Series, Politics, birth control, Health, Health Care, condom, GOP,  rush, limbaugh, Equality, contraception)

445. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: The Mountaintop

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a United States federal holiday marking the birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year, which is around the time of King's birthday, January 15.

King was the chief spokesman for nonviolent activism in the civil rights movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. The campaign for a federal holiday in King's honor began soon after his assassination in 1968. Ronald Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first observed on January 20, 1986. At first, some states resisted observing the holiday as such, giving it alternative names or combining it with other holidays. It was officially observed in all 50 states for the first time in 2000.

(tags: Political Series, Holiday, MLK, Martin Luther King, Jr, Equality, Racism, civil rights)

419. World Cup, 2011

Japan shocked the U.S.A./Americans on Sunday, July 17, 2011 in an incredible Women’s World Cup Final, winning 3-1 on penalty kicks after coming from behind in a 2-2 tie.

(tags: Equality, Flag, Football, Hope Solo, Japan, Samurai, Soccer, Sport Series, Sword, USA, Women, World Cup. Football)

414. July Fourth, 4th of July

(tags: Holiday, fourth, 4th of July, Independence Day, Safety, Fireworks, Disabled, Equality)

360. Homophobia Defined

WASHINGTON — A doubting John McCain led Republican opposition to letting gays serve openly in the military, sternly clashing with the Pentagon's top leaders and warning that troops would quit in droves if Congress repealed the "don't ask, don't tell" law. In tense exchanges with Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, McCain and other Republicans dismissed a Pentagon study on gays as biased and said objections by combat troops were being ignored. (and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah)

(Tags: DADT, Don't Ask, Don't Tell, dont ask don't tell, Equality, Gay, GOP, Homophobia, Homosexual, Homosexuality, John McCain, Laws, McCain, Military, Political Series, Senate, Senator)

267. Census 2010

260. Olympic Women's Curling and Men's Hockey Mash-Up

Women's curling meets men's hockey in strange winter Olympics mash-up.