July 2010
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Homophobia & The Reactionary Mind-Set →
I just came upon this article entitled, Race Hatred Runs Rampant in Politics These Days, part of which reads as follows:
It’s not racist to oppose Obama’s policies. And there’s plenty for Americans to be angry about – especially since the economy crashed and the federal government has spent trillions of dollars to bail out the fat cats who were responsible. But instead attacking the...
June 2010
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Supreme Court- law school does not have to... →
In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court permitted a public law school to deny official recognition of a campus Christian group because the group prohibits the participation of gay students.
The non-discrimination policy at University of California’s Hastings College of the Law includes sexual orientation as a protected class, and thus requires that officially recognized student groups...
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Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Headed to Court →
U.S. District Court Judge Virginia A. Phillips in Riverside, California agreed yesterday to hear a case that will challenge the current “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy.
Attorney Dan Woods will represent the Log Cabin Republicans in the case set to begin trial on July 13. The ultimate goal is to have the policy declared unconstitutional.
President Obama has pledged to do his best to repeal...
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Minn. Gay Pride Fest Seeks to Block Evangelists →
Organizers of Minneapolis’ Twin Cities Gay Pride Festival have announced they will continue their fight to bar Christian evangelists from the annual event.
Planners said they might opt to hold future festivals at a private venue instead.
The news comes after a federal court ruled that Brian Johnson, a Christian from Hayward, Wis., could not be blocked from passing out Bibles or...
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Gay rights activists detained in St. Petersburg →
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Russian police on Saturday detained several gay rights activists in a public courtyard within St. Petersburg’s noted State Hermitage Museum, apparently for holding an unsanctioned rally.
Two dozens activists unfurled banners and chanted “Homophobia the shame of the country” and “Marriage rights without compromises” before police moved in...
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Sup. Court decision destroyed what's left of Prop.... →
The lawyers who brought the case against Prop. 8 believe yesterday’s Supreme Court decision in the Christian Legal Society case destroyed what’s left of the other side’s argument. And, they wrote that to Judge Walker.
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Sen. Ruben Diaz, Sr.: Gay Marriage Legislation... →
State Sen. Ruben Diaz, Sr. just told our Glenn Blain he expects the Legislature’s revenue bill — which includes the controversial language allowing gay couples married in other states to file joint tax returns in New York — to be held, perhaps until Thursday.
Diaz, a Pentacostal minister, has made it clear he will not support the bill with that provision, which was part of Gov....
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The Conservative Mind: America’s Right-Wing’s... →
I’ve been working to try to understand the recent arguments America’s Right Wing has been trying to make against marriage equality. If you have been following the reports from Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the federal trial that will determine the constitutionality of Proposition 8, or have read, “Gay People Cannot Be Allowed To Marry Because Straight People Cannot Be Trusted?,” my piece...
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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds University... →
Rejects challenge to Law School Policy Requiring Funded Student Groups To Welcome All Students
Today, in a 5-4 decision authored by Justice Ruth Ginsburg, the United States Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the University of California Hastings College of the Law’s policy of requiring all funded student groups to be open to all students. The policy was challenged by the Christian Legal...
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Son of Fred Phelps speaks out about his 'hateful'... →
The son of Pastor Fred Phelps, the man who founded the adamantly homophobic Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas which claims that God hates the United States for supporting gay rights, has broken his silence and begun to publicly speak about his relationship with his estranged father.
Father of four and self-confessed atheist Nate Phelps, 51, lives in Calgary and is engaged to be married to...
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Gays protest Exodus forum at Concordia →
Waving posters and peace signs, dozens of gay activists gathered Saturday near Concordia University, which is hosting a Christian conference that seeks to counsel homosexuals through religion.
“We’re just making sure they’re getting a positive message on the way home,” said Alex Gorman, a Laguna Hills resident and team leader with Team Courage OC, a local progressive...
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U.S. Court: Can’t Keep Opposition Secret! →
The Supreme Court in the US made a great step forward in the Gay Marriage battle. They ruled on Thursday that gay marriage opponents do not have an automatic legal right to prevent public release of the names of those opposed to gay marriage who signed a Washington state ballot on marriage.
As reported by Reuters news agency the high court’s 8-1 ruling was a defeat for a group called...
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CHICAGO PRIDE 2010 - the WBC?
Apparently the WBC (Westboro Baptist Church) AKA the ‘God Hates Fags’ Church were at the CHICAGO PRIDE PARADE 2010? However, I never saw them.
Someone told me that they got pretty aggressive around Belmont and Clark?
Did anyone else who went come into contact with this hate group?
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So.. if anyone remembers, I posted a message stating that I went to CHICAGO PRIDE with my girlfriend yesterday. I also PROMISED to post photos of the awesome event later last night, but tumblr has been giving me problems lately. If I understand correctly, many other fellow blogs have been facing difficulties too.
Anyhow, MANY apologies for not having the photos up.
Let them start...
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Tulsa is now ‘OK’ with LGBT Protections →
Yes, even in the land of virulently anti-gay Sally ‘Get Your Gun’ Kern, some municipalities in the Sooner state are moving forward to offer protections against discrimination for it’s LGBT citizens.
On Thursday, the Tulsa City Council voted 6-3 to add sexual orientation to the list of protected classes for its city employees.
The city’s discrimination policy now reads:
“The city of Tulsa...
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Rapist of Lesbian Gets Jail Term →
A former child soldier and Sudanese refugee who twice raped an Australian woman has been sentenced to four years in jail, reports the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. A lawyer for Condoc Mario Ring claimed that he had consensual sex with the 45-year-old woman, but she told the court she is a lesbian and not had sex with a man for 22 years.
nosourcreamplease asked: Are you a proud supporter of the gay community? Tribeca Films and American Express are teaming up for a contest called: My Movie Pitch. Having experienced some really tough, heartbreaking events lately due to me being gay, I took it upon myself to submit a movie pitch. I want to make a movie that talks about how the gay community is constantly struggling to get what we want. We’re constantly...
Will Phillips, 10 year old, won't pledge... →
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Woman Sues D.C. Church Over Gay Marriage →
CNN’s Soledad O’Brien brings the story of Yvonne Moore, who sued Covenant Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., over its support for marriage equality. Moore, a parishioner for 37 years, sued to reclaim a portion of her weekly donations, which she estimates totaled nearly $250,000. She attended a commitment ceremony at the church in 2007, before same-sex marriage became legal in the district,...
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Court: Gay marriage is not universal right →
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that countries are not obliged to allow gay marriage, rejecting a bid by an Austrian couple to force the state to let them wed.
The court said the rights of Horst Michael Schalk and Johann Franz Kopf had not been violated by their inability to get married.
In Austria, same-sex couples can enter into legally recognized partnerships, similar to...
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Activists, Filmmakers, Pop Stars Pose for No H8 →
Derrick Martin, the 18-year-old Georgia high school student who fought for and won the right to take his boyfriend to his prom, has posed for the No H8 campaign.
Other notables who posed for photographer Adam Bouska are Hairspray director Adam Shankman (far right, with Martin), former Menudo member Angelo Garcia, and speed skater Blake Skjellerup. The photos were taken by Bouska at the...
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Fuck Yeah LGBT: Texas GOP says gays shouldn't have... →
What you are about to read is shocking but true.
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It’s one thing for extremist groups to spout this type of bigotry. But one of the nation’s two main political parties? That’s taking it WAY too far.
The Republican National Committee is trying to avoid the issue, but a huge public…
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Obama Initiative to Help Homeless Gay Youth →
The Obama administration unveiled a plan Tuesday that is intended to end chronic homelessness by 2015 and homelessness among families, youth, and children by 2020 — and LGBT youth are one of the target populations being included in the initiative.
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A Real Hometown Hero & True Pioneer →
You’ve all heard the story about Constance McMillen, the Itawamba, Mississippi high school student who was banned from attending her senior prom with her girlfriend and you’ve heard the controversy over fake proms, harassment and bullying.
Well, onto bigger and better things for this small town youth as she, along with many other LGBT youth received a prom with a little help from celebrities...
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Obama, White House Celebrate Pride →
President Barack Obama told LGBT advocates who attended a White House Pride reception Tuesday that he would stand “shoulder to shoulder” with them as they fight for equality across the country. “The fact that we have activists here is a reminder that change never comes – or at least never begins – in Washington,” Obama said. “It is when ordinary people out of love for a mother or a father, a...
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S.F. Worker Fired for Being "Too Gay"? →
A San Francisco shipyard worker is threatening to file suit against his former employer, claiming he was fired for being “too gay.”
Vincent Atos, who worked for Alcatraz Cruises, said he was terminated in October as a result of his personality and for trying to organize a union, according to ABS-CBN news.
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Homeless youth disproportionately LGBT →
The Center for American Progress estimates in a new study that gay and transgender youth account for 20-40 percent of homeless youth in the US, while only about 5-10 percent of the general youth population is LGBT.
The report comes just before the Obama administration is scheduled to release the first-ever national strategy to prevent and end homelessness. The federal government’s budget for...
flowerchildfemme-deactivated201 asked: I appreciate all of your comments and reblogging of my request for help, which apparently spurred your sense of 'correctness'. Just to clarify a couple of things.
"you do not want to set an age limit, but you only want those who are 18+ to submit information"- My request was generalized. I have accepted someone under 18. This is why at the end of it I posted ALL...
"you do not want to set an age limit, but you only want those who are 18+ to submit information"- My request was generalized. I have accepted someone under 18. This is why at the end of it I posted ALL...
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Vanessa Carlton Comes Out As Bi!
fuckyeahbisexuals:
Click Here For The Article
“I’ve never said this before, but I’m a proud bisexual woman,” the 29-year-old “Thousand Miles” proclaimed at the Nashville Pride festival on Saturday.
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Gay Mag Outs Anti-gay Pastor →
Lavender Magazine, a Minneapolis-based gay publication, has outed a Lutheran pastor critical of gay clergy after reporter John Townsend found the pastor, Rev. Tom Brock, at a confidential Catholic meeting for gay men struggling with chastity.
Brock is known for his denunciation of homosexuality, Townsend reported. His church, Hope Lutheran in Minneapolis, left the Evangelical Church in America...
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Gay political roundup: Minn. next gay marriage... →
President Barack Obama includes gay Maryland legislator in his Father’s Day mentoring barbecue.
The President’s father abandoned his family when he was a young boy, but Obama has used fatherhood as a theme in his presidency, hosting annual Father’s Day activities and addressing fathers in his speech to the NAACP.
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Would you please post the following so everyone has a chance to be heard? Thank you so much!!! Alright all! I am looking for a few members to join FYLGBTQIssues!! http://fuckyeahlgbtqissues.tumblr.com/ I do not want to overcrowd it so I am going to post a few guidelines. I am not trying to leave anyone out, but we are trying to cover all spectrums of advice. I already have a few people helping...
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Bulgarian Gay Pride Faces Protest Groups →
Religious and anti-gay groups combine to try and halt the 3rd annual Bulgarian gay pride march from taking place this weekend.
“This is another purposeful attempt to try and wash away the conventional borders of the society and erode its perceptions in regard to the Bulgarian family,” the group claim in a declaration, that has been sent to the Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov, the...
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To all whom are concerned (or just feel like starting pointless shit WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY):
I use the word ‘queer’ to describe my sexuality and those within the lgbtqia community, because we ARE queer by definition. PERIOD.
The only reason the word ‘queer’ is used as an insult today is because people allow it to be. Those who are ignorant enough to use it as such do not...
