 CBC.ca | Minneapolis rally protests gay marriage bans Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - By CURT BROWN, Star Tribune Some people say allowing gays to marry somehow condones the "gay lifestyle" and therefore it is "shoved down their th roat. ... Video: Gay Advocates Protest Marriage Ban Around Nation Calif. gay marriage ban vote sparks New Mexico protests Prop 8 Protest Rally Instills Kim Stolz And Others With Hope For ... |
 Sydney Star Observer | Arnold won't join gay fray Calgary Herald, Canada - "I think that the Supreme Court was right by saying (a gay marriage ban) was unconstitutional and that everyone should have the right," Schwarzenegger said. ... I feel your pain, Rosie, Ellen and Melissa Marriage should be open to all More Imposition to Fight Imposition |
 Rediff | Good to be gay? Times of India, India - The only problem is that Bollywood’s new leading pair isn’t really gay, but just masquerading as a homosexual couple because they want to get a flat. ... Pakistan bans Bollywood "gay" buddy movie Playing it gay: On the sets of DOSTANA John gives it straight: Dostana isn't anti-gay |
 Bay Area Reporter | Proposition 8 protestors rally for rights MLive.com, MI - "Proposition 8 is a slap in the face," said College junior Dennie Zastrow, chairman of the Lambda Alliance, an umbrella organization for Penn LGBT groups. ... Proposition 8 and LGBT rights: The people have not yet spoken Thousands Rally for Marriage Equality at LA City Hall as Part of ... Gays Must Blame Themselves, Not Blacks, for Prop 8 |
 Comic Book Resources | A Month of Good LGBT Comics - Vellevision: A Cocktail of Comics ... Comic Book Resources, Ca - by Brian Cronin In conjunction with Prism Comics, the preeminent website for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) comics and creators, ... |
Nepal's highest court confirms full rights for LGBT people PinkNews.co.uk, UK - LGBT people joined the Maoist rebels and others to protest in a democracy movement against the king, demanding a freely elected, secular government. ... |
GLBT Spiritual Site Marks Third Anniversary The Open Press (press release) - Since November 2005, it has presented a positive vision of GLBT spirituality and tracked censorship of queer religious art. “I founded JesusInLove.org ... |
Video and photos from yesterday's Orlando rally for GLBT equality ireport - Contrary to the fear that is fed into people from those who would choose to spread discrimination, the GLBT population is no greater in the United States ... |
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All PFLAG members are invited to join us for the organization's annual meeting, being held this Saturday, November 15 from 9:30 to 11:45am at the Washington Marriott, at 1221 22nd Street, N.W.In addition to voting on important measures proposed by the PFLAG board, PFLAG members are also invited to a special Straight for Equality training: The Care & Feeding of Straight Allies.
PFLAG's annual meeting is open to all PFLAG members in good standing and the Straight for Equality training is offered to members at no charge. A continental breakfast will be served.
Please make plans to join us on November 15th. And if you're not yet a PFLAG member, but want to sign up, just click here.
Dave Parker is a PFLAG National board member and has served as president of TNET, the PFLAG Transgender Network."I’d rather be shot dead than know my son is queer!"
To me, this is the heart of the crisis discussed in Mithcell Gold’s book, Crisis. It reflects the verbal abuse of gay young people by those who have a responsibility to love and support them. It also reflects the perverted teachings of many churches â€" that gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (GLBTQ) youth are not worthy of respect and love.
The forty short autobiographical sketches that make up the bulk of Crisis largely show over and over the oppression experienced during their formative years by these gay men and women. All of them finally overcame their religion-based oppression. Most are now highly respected leaders in their chosen professions. Still, their stories reveal the years of fear and shame they â€" and so many others like them â€" experienced in their most formative years.
Many young gays are not so lucky. Many suffer total rejection by their church, schoolmates, and family, and are left to fend for themselves at a vulnerable young age. They suffer both verbal and physical abuse simply because of who they are. Too many are lost, through murder and suicide. Is no one ashamed that their words have cost these young people their lives?
Crisis stresses the need for acceptance and support of all our GLBTQ children. Parents, churches, schools, and politicians must recognize the grave harm they do not only to the GLBTQ youth themselves, but also to their families and friends.
It is Mitchell Gold’s expressed hope that families, church leaders, politicians, and school authorities will read his book. There is a desperate need for all of them to act to eliminate the violence inflicted on the millions of American GLBTQ teens by the very people charged with protecting them.
To order a copy of 'Crisis,' visit Lambda Rising bookstore online.
Despite setbacks in California, Florida and Arizona, there is some good news: this week Connecticut officially opened it's doors to marriage equality and began issues marriage licenses for same-sex couples.Last month, on October 10, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that gay couples must have the same rights to marriage as straight couples. And now that ruling has gone into effect.
Among the couples that gathered in New Haven, Peg Oliveira and Jennifer Vickery (pictured, above) were the first same-sex couple in Connecticut to exchange vows and become legally married.
"Today, Connecticut sends a message of hope and inspiration to lesbian and gay people throughout this country who simply want to be treated as equals by their government," Ben Klein, the lead attorney for the plaintiffs in the case, said shortly after the final ruling was issued. The Connecticut decision, Klein said, is "living proof that marriage equity is alive and well and making progress in this country."
Congratulations to all of the couples in Connecticut who are now able to legally marry! Be sure to read the complete story in today's Boston Globe.
From LA Times: “It’s disconcerting to Latter-day Saints that Mormonism is still the religious tradition that everybody loves to hate,” said Melissa Proctor, who teaches at Harvard Divinity School. As an indication of how seriously the Mormon leadership takes the recent criticism, the council that runs the church — the First Presidency — released a statement Friday [...]
From Out Gay Life: During 15 years as a child-welfare judge, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Cindy Lederman has been a lawyer, a social worker and even a bit of a cheerleader, encouraging troubled parents to make better choices. When Lederman rules later this month on a gay foster father’s petition to adopt the two small boys he has [...]
President-Elected Barack Obama has stated he does not support gay marriage, but he believes gay couples should have the se the same rights as straight married couples, only under a separate institution of civil unions. Obama supports the complete repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which prohibits the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages. Obama says [...]
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