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California Legislature Officially Endorses Repeal of DOMA

Written on 23 Aug, 2010 at 23:57 in Activism, Family, Family Equality, Featured, Hot Topics, News, Organizations, Politics, Special Reports | viewed times | 0 Comments

Melanie Nathan m- August 23, 2010 CA Legislature Officially Endorses Repeal of DOMA Equality California-sponsored resolution puts State of California on record supporting repeal of so-called “Defense of Marriage Act” Sacramento – Today, the California State Senate approved a joint... (Continue reading)

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Al Sharpton Asks Feds to Investigate Mitrice Richardson’s Death

Written on 20 Aug, 2010 at 12:52 in Crime, Featured, Minority Rights, News, Organizations, People | viewed times | 0 Comments

8/20/10-by Paula Brooks Saying her death was emblematic of law enforcement’s general lack of interest in finding and saving missing African Americans, the Rev. Al Sharpton has sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to ask for an official... (Continue reading)

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British Catholic Adoption Service Can’t Ban Same-Sex Couples

Written on 19 Aug, 2010 at 8:42 in Family & Children, Featured, LGBT Rights, News, Organizations, People, Religion, World | viewed times | 0 Comments

8/19/10-by Paula Brooks A Catholic adoption service in Britain that has refused to work with same-sex couples will not be allowed an exemption from Britain’s anti-discrimination laws. The British government imposed anti-discrimination rules in 2007 that prevent organizations from discriminating on the... (Continue reading)

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Swimmers to Plunge into the Great South Bay for LGBT Foundation

Written on 18 Aug, 2010 at 1:58 in Events, Featured, Fitness, Fundraiser/ Non-Profit, LGBT Rights, Lifestyle, News, Organizations, Photo Posts, Sports | viewed times | 1 Comment

Melanie Nathan; August 17, 2010 On August 21, 2010, Fifty Master Level Swimmers will plunge into the Great South Bay to swim from Sayville to Fire Island Pines,   to raise funds to benefit the Stonewall Community Foundation, a philanthropic... (Continue reading)

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Gay Bar to Be Built Across from the Ground Zero Mosque?

Written on 15 Aug, 2010 at 2:17 in Environment, Featured, Hot Topics, News, Offbeat, Op-Eds, Organizations, Religion, Religion | viewed times | 8 Comments

Clipped from: Carnal Nation (share this clip) Melanie Nathan ; 8-14-10 Opponents of Cordoba House, the Islamic cultural center   planned for erection a few blocks away from where the World Trade Center once stood, have come up with a... (Continue reading)

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Russian Gay Rights Advocate Announce Plans For 2014 Winter Olympics

Written on 8 Aug, 2010 at 19:00 in Featured, LGBT Rights, News, Organizations, People, Politics, Sports, World | viewed times | 0 Comments

Image via Wikipedia 8/8/10-by Paula Brooks Gay rights advocates in Russia say they will open a “Pride House” at the 2014 Winter Olympics scheduled to be held in the Black Sea city of Sochi. According to the organization Gay Russia, gay rights advocates... (Continue reading)

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Ann Coulter To Be Featured At Gay Conservative Convention

Written on 6 Aug, 2010 at 19:38 in Events, Featured, News, Organizations, Politics | viewed times | 0 Comments

8/6/10-by Paula Brooks Gay conservative group GOProud has scheduled conservative pundit and author Ann Coulter to headline their upcoming convention in New York City. The group announced in a statement today that Coulter would make an appearance at its first annual convention... (Continue reading)

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Frederick County Maryland Public Schools Give Health Insurance To Same-Sex Partners

Written on 5 Aug, 2010 at 10:50 in Featured, News, Organizations, People | viewed times | 0 Comments

Image via Wikipedia 8/5/10-by Paula Brooks Employees in Frederick County Maryland Public Schools will now receive health insurance for their same-sex domestic partners. The Frederick County Teachers Association’s has announced its new contract will include health insurance benefits for the domestic partners of... (Continue reading)

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Survey Names Nations Most Gay Friendly Colleges

Written on 4 Aug, 2010 at 15:50 in Education, Featured, News, Organizations, People | viewed times | 2 Comments

8/4/10-by Paula Brooks Campus Pride, the only national nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization for student leaders and campus groups working to create a safer college environment for LGBT students, has issued their annual Campus Climate Index rating of over 200 colleges for their... (Continue reading)

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Empire State Pride Agenda Releases Second Round of Endorsements

Written on 3 Aug, 2010 at 14:49 in Election 2010, Featured, LGBT Rights, News, Organizations, Politics | viewed times | 0 Comments

Image via Wikipedia 08/03/2010- by Natasia Langfelder Listen up New Yorkers, the Empire State Pride Agenda has released their roster of LGBT and civil right minded candidates. Keep our State gay friendly and pick politicians who will work towards marriage equality! 2010 Endorsements... (Continue reading)

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Jerusalem Pride Marchers Brave Hostile Protests

Written on 29 Jul, 2010 at 14:18 in Featured, LGBT Rights, News, Organizations, People, Religion, World | viewed times | 0 Comments

7/29/10-by Paula Brooks As Gay Pride events in Jerusalem kicked off today, they were met with anti-gay protests from that city’s ultra-orthodox religious community and a boycott of the event by the city mayor. The gay pride events in the capital were... (Continue reading)

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Ads to Promote Same-Sex Marriage Run In Oregon

Written on 28 Jul, 2010 at 12:24 in Election 2012, Featured, LGBT Rights, News, Organizations, Politics | viewed times | 1 Comment

Image by lez get real via Flickr 7/28/10-by Paula Brooks An Oregon LGBT advocacy group has produced a series of television ads aimed at lifting that states ban on same-sex marriages. Basic Rights Oregon it plans to put an initiative on the ballot... (Continue reading)

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MTV Is The Gayest According To GLAAD

Written on 23 Jul, 2010 at 10:29 in Entertainment, Featured, News, Organizations | viewed times | 0 Comments

Image via Wikipedia 7/23/10-by Paula Brooks Yesterday, The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) released its fourth annual Network Responsibility Index (NRI), a report that maps the quantity, quality and diversity of images of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people... (Continue reading)

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North Carolina Bar To Debate LGBT Protection Language

Written on 22 Jul, 2010 at 11:57 in Featured, In The Courts, LGBT Rights, News, Organizations, People, Politics | viewed times | 0 Comments

7/22/10-by Paula Brooks Two committees of the North Carolina State Bar are scheduled today to debate a proposal that would encourage the states lawyers to keep personal prejudice out of their work by endorsing language designed to protect gays and transgender... (Continue reading)

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Federal Money To Go To Vermont LGBTQ Youth Group’s Anti-Bullying Campaign

Written on 22 Jul, 2010 at 11:04 in Featured, News, Organizations, Politics | viewed times | 0 Comments

07/22/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire There is an old truism to politics that what is pork to you is necessary spending to me. It is the same with earmarks. Basically, people love pork and earmarks if they are flowing into... (Continue reading)

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