The Prop 8 ruling does not change the hearts and minds of the LGBT community’s friends and family in many cases. There is still a long way to go.
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Start A Conversation
Posted by admin on August 24th, 2010
Posted in glbt, same-sex marriage 
Tags: Katie Covell, Start A Conversation, Tricia Brumit 
No Comments »Mexico to Allow Gay Couples to Adopt
Posted by admin on August 18th, 2010
Mexico’s Supreme Court upheld a law this week allowing gay couples to adopt children in the capital, Districto Federal. But the United States has yet to pass any laws regarding the constitutionality of same-sex rights.
Fried Chicken? Gaydar’s Cool Summer Recipe
Posted by admin on August 9th, 2010
The economy’s got us all bent over, and feeling a bit ruffled ‘n’ plucked, but Gaydar.net has a cool summer deal to take the heat off college-conscious wallets: free unlimited access for new and existing members aged 18 – 23 to the world’s largest gay dating website.
Former Suburban School Chief FIRED For Being Gay
Posted by admin on August 2nd, 2010
Nearly four years ago, Bremen Community School District 228 Superintendent Rich Mitchell was fired after his contract had been extended through 2009. Last week, the Cook County Human Rights Commission figured out why: because he is gay.
Posted in glbt, news Tags: Bremen Community School District 228, Evelyn Gleason, Rich Mitchell No Comments »County settles suit by elderly gay couple
Posted by admin on July 25th, 2010
Clay Greene, a 78-year-old gay man, said Sonoma County forced him and his 88-year-old partner into separate nursing homes, denied the couple’s relationship, sold off their possessions and kept them apart until the partner died.
FTC Warns Gay Youth Site About Sale of Personal Data
Posted by admin on July 12th, 2010
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has warned two people associated with a now-defunct magazine and Web site for gay teens and young men that they would violate the privacy promises the publication made to subscribers by selling their personal information during a bankruptcy proceeding.
Turkey: Stop Violence Against Transgender People
Posted by admin on June 7th, 2010
The recent murders of two transgender women in Turkey highlight an ongoing pattern of violence and the urgent need for stronger protection measures by the government, four Turkish and international human rights organizations said in a letter to Turkish authorities.
Posted in glbt, news Tags: Kemal Ördek, Pembe Hayat, Pink Life, police violence, Thomas Hammarberg, turkey No Comments »Gay Site Crashes Over Anna Paquin’s Bisexuality Revelation
Posted by admin on April 2nd, 2010
Demand for the public service announcement that includes True Blood star Anna Paquin’s revelation that she’s bisexual has crashed a gay rights group’s website.
Posted in glbt, news Tags: Anna Paquin, Bisexual, Cyndi Lauper, Cynthia Nixon, Elton John, True Blood, True Colors Fund, Whoopi Goldberg No Comments »Worldwide Gay Media and Press Professionals Connect
Posted by admin on January 13th, 2010
Your local gay newspaper has never seen anything like it. In the “good old” days, the gay newspapers job was to publish breaking news for the gay community. In those days the mainstream media would not even touch a story in the GLBT community.
Posted in Headline, glbt Tags: gay newspapers, magazines, news, radio stations, TV stations, web portals No Comments »World AIDS Day action alert: Call your senators today!
Posted by admin on December 1st, 2009
Mother-to-child transmission can be prevented. Call your senators to voice your support for programs to protect these innocent children.
Posted in glbt, hiv & aids Tags: aids, Craig Jaggers, hiv, world aids day, World Vision United States No Comments »The first international treaty banning sexual orientation discrimination comes into force today – the Treaty of Lisbon
Posted by admin on December 1st, 2009
Today the European Union’s Treaty of Lisbon is coming into force. The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights which constitutes an integral part of the Treaty of Lisbon is the first and the only international document containing provision that discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation is prohibited.
Posted in glbt, news Tags: eu, European Union, Linda Freimane, Lisbon, Martin K.I. Christensen No Comments »
