Wednesday, November 11, 2009

GLBT News Headlines (T4T-6)

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Jack Mackenroth, a fashion designer from the hit reality television series "Project Runway," who has been living with HIV for more than 20 years, launched a new "Living Positive By Design: Creating Positive Conversations" online video as part of his national HIV and AIDS education initiative. Each video in the series follows Jack interviewing prominent politicians, advocates, celebrities and HIV doctors, including most recently the mayor of Philadelphia, about their important work to help the HIV and AIDS community. The Living Positive By Design campaign, supported by Merck & Co., Inc., and videos aim to confront HIV stigma and motivate HIV-positive people to have a positive outlook on life while effectively managing their disease.
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Human Rights Campaign, Austin Steering Committee today announced that its 15th Annual Austin Gala Dinner will be held on March 20, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency.
This post is from Tom Sullivan, HRC’s family project deputy director: Yesterday marked the official launch of the OurFamiliesCount.org website which will promote LGBT visibility and participation in next year’s U.S. Census. This online public education campaign is a collaboration of LGBT community and allied groups that will motivate LGBT Americans to take part in the 2010 [...]
Last night, New York Governor David Paterson, flanked by four leading Senators, announced that the marriage equality bill will be on the agenda for next week. While many expected the bill to be voted on today, those expectations were not realized once it was clear that the legislature was also not ready to vote on [...]
This is the first blog post in what we’re calling “Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Family” — a series of conversations and blog posts celebrating National Adoption Month. This post comes from Ellen Kahn, HRC Family Project director: November is National Adoption Month, an opportunity to celebrate adoptive families, to educate the broader community about [...]
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - As ABC 4 News first reported, the LDS Church made a statement Tuesday night in front of Salt Lake City Council endorsing the employment and housing non-discrimination act for gay and lesbian members of the church. At Tuesday night's Salt Lake City Council meeting, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued a statement showing its support of the city's ...
Salt Lake City approves gay rights measures after historic Mormon church backing LGBT rights by country or territory - Salt Lake City - Gay Lesbian and Bisexual - Religion and Spirituality - United States
A French court on Tuesday allowed a lesbian woman to adopt a child with her partner after 11 years of legal battle, in what gay rights campaigners said was an unprecedented victory.


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