esamarimacha: queeradical: ……not a corporation-sponsored street closing where people buy Absolut and impose Doryphoros-like standards of muscularity on everyone. and the riot was started by gender-transgressing poor folks of color (many were sex workers too).. not rich white boys appropriating the language/bodies of femmes of color while spending half their day on their smartphones (checking Grindr)
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esamarimacha:

queeradical:

……not a corporation-sponsored street closing where people buy Absolut and impose Doryphoros-like standards of muscularity on everyone.

and the riot was started by gender-transgressing poor folks of color (many were sex workers too).. not rich white boys appropriating the language/bodies of femmes of color while spending half their day on their smartphones (checking Grindr)

(via socialistexan)

Source: swallowtheother

Montana officially decriminalizes sodomy

gaywrites:

More than fifteen years after the state Supreme Court struck it down, Montana’s anti-sodomy law has finally been taken off the books. 

The Supreme Court in 2003 ruled all anti-gay-sex laws unconstitutional in Lawrence v. Texas and the state’s Supreme Court had made a similar decision in 1997, but Montana’s law banning sodomy was still on the books. On Thursday, Gov. Steve Bullock finally signed the official repeal. 

“I am not going to speak too long,” Bullock told those gathered at the state capitol for the signing ceremony, Reuters reports. “Because frankly, the longer I talk, the longer this unconstitutional and embarrassing law continues to stay on our books.” The law had classified gay sex as a felony punishable with 10 years in prison and a $50,000 fine.

Supporters cheered as Bullock signed the repeal bill, which the state House of Representatives approved last week, following an earlier vote by the state Senate.

Among the celebrants was activist Linda Gryczan, who had filed the lawsuit that led to the 1997 court ruling. “All through this struggle, we’ve said, ‘Not tonight, dear, it’s a felony,’” she said. “Well, now we’re gonna say, ‘Tonight, dear — it’s not a felony!’”

2013, everyone. It’s 2013. 

Bryan Fischer says forced drowning ‘would be better’ than inclusion in the Boy Scouts

Anti-gay Christian radio host Bryan Fischer has tweeted his distaste at the decision to allow gay members into the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), tweeting a bible reference suggesting drowning would be better than inclusion.

outmediaoutloud:

Boy Scouts open ranks to gay members (by telegraphtv)

In a press conference earlier today, OUTmedia’s Zach Wahls speaks out on the Boy Scouts’ policy regarding LGBT scouts and leaders.

Zach is an amazing speaker and has been on national media spearheading the movement towards full LGBT inclusion within the Scouts at the young age of 19. If you would like to have him on your campus, get in touch with us.

(via outmedia)

Source: youtube.com

What LGBTQ Students Need to Know About Graduation and Prom

Congrats, High School Seniors! It’s that time of year—young people across the country are sporting tuxes and prom dresses as well as caps and gowns. Lambda Legal congratulates all high school grads-to-be on making it this far! For LGBTQ high school students, this should be a season of celebration, not trepidation. 

53% of Americans Support Gay Marriage In Recent Survey

Gallup’s Third Consecutive Reading of 50% or Above over Past Year May 2-7 poll by Gallup suggests that U.S. support for marriage equality is solidifying above the majority level. Findings Very Different From 3 Years Ago Three years ago, only 44% were in favor of gay marriage.  In 1996, only 27% of Americans supported same-sex&

Church of Scotland Accepts Gay Ministers.

The Church of Scotland‘s ruling general assembly has voted to allow congregations in Scotland to admit gay ministers, if they elect to do so, in a radical departure from more than 450 years of history and ending a four year long argument. The ‘gay ministers’ issue has dominated discussion within the church for some time&