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In light of the recent suicides of gay teens around the country, we asked our colleague, Darrell Tucci, to share his story for the first time to let youth know it gets better and to let people know they can do something to help.

It’s in poverty. And charity.

It’s simply not right for the government to deny Social Security benefits to gay and lesbian people!

“We Are in a Progressive Era” Say Healthcare Activists
The question posed to national leaders of the healthcare reform campaign at a discussion in Santa Monica last night was “With healthcare legislation passed, what’s next?”

We just finished Liberty Hill’s conference call with former ACORN staff Amy Schur and Peter Kuhns, with assist from Center for American Progress founder and President John Podesta about the lessons to be learned from the attacks on ACORN. A lot of heat was generated around the question: Are Progressives Too Polite?

Turns out L.A. is home to the country’s largest population of HTCs. Liberty Hill is tracking stories about creative community-efforts to count HTCs in Los Angeles.

Who are L.A.’s unsung grassroots heroes? Who are L.A.’s community organizers to watch? Liberty Hill Foundation has announced its first annual spotlight on exceptional local grassroots leaders who face make-or-break battles for change in 2010.