Two national gay rights organizations have proposed new elementary teaching guides. Under the banners of “Ready, Set, Respect!” and “Welcoming Schools,” they offer lesson plans and tips for introducing diverse families, challenging gender stereotypes...
The status of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ( LGBT ) peoples remains as one of the last great civil issues of our time. In the Philippines, the LGBT community faces a multitude of issues: hate crime, discrimination, and HIV/AIDS, to name a few.
Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney claimed another victory on Saturday in the GOP primary contests by coming out on top in the Nevada caucus. | The former Massachusetts governor was expected to win because polls throughout the week placed him well ahead of his competitors. In 2008, Romney won the caucus by taking 51 percent of the vote.
Like other lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ( LGBT ) people, they came to this urban jungle seeking anonymity, explained the official running a programme that looks after these refugees. His organisation, which last year alone looked after 67 LGBT...
Gay and lesbian rights group GLAAD launched their own counter-campaign, Stand Up For Ellen, in response to One Million Moms, attracting more than 25000 signatures in their petition to JC Penney to keep DeGeneres as their spokesperson, and applauded...
Isn't it interesting? Some citizens select portions of the Bible's Old Testament to deny other citizens certain fundamental rights and still call themselves Christians.
LGBT Weekly: Tell me a little bit about how you came to the role. Did you work with an agent? Did the producers approach you? Were you surprised by the quality of the script given the possible variables of not having worked with this team before? What sort of experience did you draw on for the part of Chris Wachowsky. | Sean Lockhart: Jody Wheeler, a producer on the film, wrote and directed a short film called "In the Closet"
Herndon Graddick, Senior Director of Programs and Communications at GLAAD stated “This week Americans spoke out in overwhelming support of LGBT people and JC Penney's decision not to fire Ellen simply for who she happens to love, but while Ellen...
Certain symbols have become universally recognizable in society, like the Christian fish that adorns many a bumper sticker, or the rainbow flag displayed in support of gay rights.
Attendees at the 2011 WinterPride in Whistler, B.C. | Break out your rainbow colours, head up to the slopes and join the 20th annual WinterPRIDE, an LGBT-friendly week of snowy fun in Whistler. | Later in the week, the mountain town will also host its first-ever Pride Ski Out and March through Whistler village. | "So for them to be able to have that feeling of being an equal human being for that one week out of the year –"
Joseph Hennelly: These unsettling notes are a testament to the lingering decay of gay-based odium still rampant in so much of the world. | Easier said than done. But his message reflects the values of Montclair€™s campus, along with many other campuses in the United States: that intolerance cannot be endured, that community members have a right to security in their self-expression and identities, and that death threats are fundamentally unacceptable.
McAdams' presentation was bolstered by testimony from Clifford Rosky, a professor of law at the University of Utah and board member of the LGBT -advocacy group Equality Utah. Rosky tried to cut off criticism from the beginning that the bill would create...
Mike Watkins - Content Editor: The sports charter, launched in June 2011, also aims to tackle transphobia in sport too. The campaign began at Downing Street and now has spread across the UK with all Premier League clubs now signed up to the cause. | "The Premier League and our member clubs believe that everyone should be able to participate in, watch and enjoy sport - whoever they are and whatever their background."
Gayapolis, Inc.: AK: Former Anchorage Mayors Support Gay Rights Initiative According to Alaska's News Tribune, five former Anchorage mayors have come out in support of a measure that would give legal protections to Alaska's LGBT citizens. The mayors, Rick Mystrom, Jack Roderick, Matt Claman, Tony Knowles and Mark Begich, spoke out on favor of the initiative. Note: we do not link to or post direct content from the News Tribune because of the paper's...
Gayapolis, Inc.: New Canada Air Regulations May Exclude Transgender Travelers A number of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights advocates and media outlets are expressing concern over recent Canadian air travel regulations which they feel exclude transgender passengers from flights. Among the first to draw attention to the regulation was blogger Christin Scarlett Milloy, who points to one specific passage which states that "an air carrier...
COLUMBIA, S.C. €” SC Equality, a statewide LGBT education and advocacy group, announced on Jan. 18 that state motor vehicle officials have begun offering a specialty plate themed with SC Equality€™s name and logo.
Topic of discussion will be how to help €œtransform the conversation€ between the LGBT community and opponents of LGBT acceptance. | The second night is intended for the Alliance and allies of the LGBT community. GCN will provide DVDs and resources, along with training to facilitate working with conservative-minded Christians and other faith-based groups who are do not accept the LGBT community.
Gay and lesbian rights group GLAAD launched their own counter-campaign, Stand Up For Ellen, in response to One Million Moms, attracting more than 25000 signatures in their petition to JC Penney to keep DeGeneres as their spokesperson, and applauded...
Gayapolis, Inc.: There is no better perspective than that of a resident and LGBT community member to get the real scoop on a city and what it offer the community. Recently we had the opportunity to speak with the owners of the Maui Sunseeker LGBT Resort and here...
South Africa's courts have sentenced four men to 18 years each for the murder of open lesbian and LGBT rights activist Zoliswa Nkonyana. The four men stabbed and sntoned Nkonyana to death back in 2006. Violence like this has been on the increase.
The first is www.talkbacktorick.com where an open letter can be signed opposing the stripping of rights from LGBT Michiganers as well as to help buy airtime for the radio ad which can be heard at www.talkbacktorick.com/ads-in-your-town .
The gay rights group Pride in Utah has embraced him as a spokesman (“Mitt Romney's Cousin Speaks Out”). And a person who manages his Web site claims that Park Romney was interviewed for a forthcoming BBC documentary on Mormonism and the presidential...
Friday a bill offering non-discrimination protections in the workplace and in housing for all lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender Utahns will get it's firs...
If Washington's gay-marriage bill becomes law, an out-of-state gay couple could get married in Washington but in the eyes of the law in Oregon, they're still not married.
His appearance was something of a career retrospective, touching on everything from his support of gay rights to his 1977 hosting gig on TV's "Saturday Night Live."
SAVAGE €ˆLOVE | Dan Savage, shown here at an appearance at the Kessler Theater last year, will appear at UNT on Feb. 7. (Rich Lopez/Dallas Voice) | Sex-advice columnist Dan Savage, known for his It Gets Better Project, will keynote the University of North Texas Equity and Diversity Conference next week. | €œI€™ll talk about how it€™s gotten worse in some ways,€ Savage said.
A Senate panel approved LGBT-inclusive legislation on Thursday that would extend and strengthen programs working to combat and prevent domestic violence. | The Senate Judiciary Committee reported out the legislation, known as Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act, on a party-line vote of 10-8.
Horrible is not the way I'd personally describe the woman who just donated $50000 to the Trevor Project a LGBT suicide prevention program. Or the woman who donates her clothes to raise money for the Dream Foundation a charity that grants wishes...
I€™m fiscally conservative, but socially liberal.€ The number of times I€™ve heard fellow students use this line to describe their political views has led me to wonder why it is so popular. | I eventually figured it out: Students are afraid of giving people the idea that they oppose gay rights.
Keywords: (Blade photo by Michael Key) The 24th National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change, produced by the National Gay Lesbian Task Force, completed its five-day stay at the Baltimore Hilton on Jan. 29. Close to 3000 attendees from all over...
Keywords: -Barr 2012- On her Twitter account, Barr has consistently spoken out about her support of gay rights , health care, and other issues — including her plans to run, even noting that the likely Green Party nominee will be Jill Stein, but saying “until...
This week Steven Andrew, president of USA Chirstian Ministries called on all Christian's to boycott Starbucks because of the company's open policy on support gay rights . “Starbucks is proud to join other leading Northwest employers in support...
Diverse Issues in Higher Education: Pepperdine University gay and lesbian students, buoyed by on- and off-campus support, are petitioning the administration to reconsider its refusal to recognize their group as an official campus organization.
"Funny that JC Penney thinks hiring an open homosexual spokesperson will help their business when most of their customers are traditional families," the group writes on its website. "DeGeneres is not a true representation of the type of families that shop at their store. The majority of JC Penney shoppers will be offended and choose to no longer shop there."
Shaun Donovan, secretary of Housing and Urban Development for the Obama administration, used the Creating Change conference on Saturday, January 28 as the backdrop for his announcement that the agency would codify its proposed ban on anti-LGBT discrimination in federal housing programs this week.