Bill Richardson has announced that he's dropping out of the Democratic presidential primary race. Pam Spaulding reminds us of his good record on LGBT issues.
The guy in Boston who tried to sue the Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners over a question on the bar exam relating to gay marriage is now apologizing to gays and lesbians for being "instrument of bigotry and prejudice."
An interesting story in the Middle East Times about gay and lesbian Israelis and Palestinians working together for equal rights.
A 14-year old girl in England committed suicide after enduring endless taunts from her peers who called her a lesbian because of how she dressed and behaved. This incredibly sad and AVOIDABLE event is exactly why it's so important that lawmakers in New York State pass the Dignity for All Students Act.
Paris' openly gay mayor may be the target of Islamic Radicals, reports the Assoicated Press.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Morning Sweep
Hillary Clinton and John McCain won in New Hampshire's primary elections yesterday. And the mayor of West Hollywood is endorsing Barack Obama.
The Advocate's News Editor Kerry Eleveld offers some thoughts on the presidential primary process and how Democratic candidates have communicated with LGBT voters.
A group of clergy from various Christian denominations met yesterday in Albany to discuss same-sex marriage.
Log Cabin Republicans went to New Hampshire to plug into the primary excitement--and got a less-than-friendly reception from a Mitt Romney staffer.
Indiana's Democrat-controlled state House is the one body that's holding up a statewide vote on a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. Indiana already has a DOMA, and statewide support for a constitutional ban is steadily declining.
The Advocate's News Editor Kerry Eleveld offers some thoughts on the presidential primary process and how Democratic candidates have communicated with LGBT voters.
A group of clergy from various Christian denominations met yesterday in Albany to discuss same-sex marriage.
Log Cabin Republicans went to New Hampshire to plug into the primary excitement--and got a less-than-friendly reception from a Mitt Romney staffer.
Indiana's Democrat-controlled state House is the one body that's holding up a statewide vote on a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. Indiana already has a DOMA, and statewide support for a constitutional ban is steadily declining.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Morning Sweep
An anti-gay fundamentalist Christian pastor of a church in Redmond, WA is trying to build a global coalition of fellow haters in order to buy up Microsoft stock to eventually have the power to change its corporate policies of supporting pro-LGBT legislation.
New Jersey's state legislature--pulling even further ahead of New York when it comes to LGBT equality--has passed a bill that strengthens their hate crimes law by adding transgender protections and also strengthens their anti-bullying bill by adding new enforcement requirements for schools.
USA Today reports on the military silence on the fact that many top commanders know about openly gay soldiers in their units but do not do what "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" requires them to do. One source says of the current practice ""Military managers may be turning a blind eye because it's a nuisance, and we need these people."
Guam has elected its first-ever openly gay elected official.
A course at the University of Michigan explores how to "be gay," saying in the course description "Just because you happen to be a gay man doesn't mean that you don't have to learn how to become one." The class lives in the Department of Literature and Culture.
Queerty has photos from the big L-Word premier in Los Angeles.
New Jersey's state legislature--pulling even further ahead of New York when it comes to LGBT equality--has passed a bill that strengthens their hate crimes law by adding transgender protections and also strengthens their anti-bullying bill by adding new enforcement requirements for schools.
USA Today reports on the military silence on the fact that many top commanders know about openly gay soldiers in their units but do not do what "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" requires them to do. One source says of the current practice ""Military managers may be turning a blind eye because it's a nuisance, and we need these people."
Guam has elected its first-ever openly gay elected official.
A course at the University of Michigan explores how to "be gay," saying in the course description "Just because you happen to be a gay man doesn't mean that you don't have to learn how to become one." The class lives in the Department of Literature and Culture.
Queerty has photos from the big L-Word premier in Los Angeles.
Monday, January 7, 2008
Morning Sweep
The New York Times has been writing a lot about HIV/AIDS lately, including two articles over the weekend. One looks at President Bush's surprising desire to aggressively tackle the AIDS crisis in Africa and the other looks at the increasing medical problems experienced by those who have been living with HIV/AIDS for several years. Also, in response to an article published on Jan. 2 about the increase in NYC of HIV/AIDS infections among youth (particularly in black and Latino youth), Marjorie Hill, head of GMHC, calls certain politicos to task for failing to pass policy that would go a long way towards educating NYC's various youth populations on preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS.
With the fight for marriage equality mostly behind them, MassEquality's new chairman has made it one of his primary goal to focus outreach efforts on the Massachusetts' black community.
The Hartford Courant features an article about a lesbian couple and their two sons. The couple are plaintiffs in the court case currently before the Connecticut State Supreme Court that argues that the state's current civil unions law doesn't provide full equality.
Ireland is set to pass a law that would recognize same-sex unions performed in other countries.
With the fight for marriage equality mostly behind them, MassEquality's new chairman has made it one of his primary goal to focus outreach efforts on the Massachusetts' black community.
The Hartford Courant features an article about a lesbian couple and their two sons. The couple are plaintiffs in the court case currently before the Connecticut State Supreme Court that argues that the state's current civil unions law doesn't provide full equality.
Ireland is set to pass a law that would recognize same-sex unions performed in other countries.
Friday, January 4, 2008
Morning Sweep
Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee were the victors in last night's Iowa caucuses. LGBT groups were highly visible during the campaign in Iowa and used to opportunity to increase public awareness on important LGBT issues. David Mixner, no stranger to electoral politics, provides his analysis on his blog.
Peggy Drexler's column on the Huffington Post introduces "The Gaybe Boom" phenomenon and discusses the large number of gay and lesbian parents and the increasingly large number of gays and lesbians who plan on having or adopting children in the near future.
Chris Hinesley, Executive Director of the Gay Alliance of Genesee Valley, writes about the need to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle.
Pam Spaulding talks with SLDN's Cholene Espinoza about her 60 Minutes interview with Leslie Stahl for an upcoming piece dealing with the U.S. military's inconsistency with upholding the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
Domestic partners in California will benefit from a State Supreme Court decision handed down yesterday that requires the state to provide the same property tax breaks to DPs as it does to married couples.
Peggy Drexler's column on the Huffington Post introduces "The Gaybe Boom" phenomenon and discusses the large number of gay and lesbian parents and the increasingly large number of gays and lesbians who plan on having or adopting children in the near future.
Chris Hinesley, Executive Director of the Gay Alliance of Genesee Valley, writes about the need to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle.
Pam Spaulding talks with SLDN's Cholene Espinoza about her 60 Minutes interview with Leslie Stahl for an upcoming piece dealing with the U.S. military's inconsistency with upholding the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
Domestic partners in California will benefit from a State Supreme Court decision handed down yesterday that requires the state to provide the same property tax breaks to DPs as it does to married couples.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Morning Sweep
The 2008 elections officially begin today, and Gay City News Editor in Chief Paul Schindler has some thoughts on the primary process and the need to elect a Democratic president.
Newsday workplace columnist Patricia Kitchen writes about a law firm on Long Island specializing in legal matters for the LGBT community.
Vodafone, a British-based multinational telecommunications company, has blocked some gay news sites from its mobile phone customers, deeming the sites "adult content." New York City's Gay City News is among the banned sites.
Barack Obama released a statement in support of New Hampshire's newly enacted civil unions law. And Chris Crain writes in the San Francisco Bay Times that Obama would be the best Democratic (and therefore the best overall) choice for president.
Meanwhile, Mitt Romney's campaign pledges to stop the "militant gays" from changing the "cultural institutions of the country."
Much controversy surrounds the decision by an Oregon judge to delay enacting the Beaver State's domestic partnership law in order to re-examine Oregon's ballot-based initiative system.
Being fired from her job as City Manager of Largo, FL for being transgender apparently wasn't enough to keep Susan Stanton herself from making some transphobic comments.
Newsday workplace columnist Patricia Kitchen writes about a law firm on Long Island specializing in legal matters for the LGBT community.
Vodafone, a British-based multinational telecommunications company, has blocked some gay news sites from its mobile phone customers, deeming the sites "adult content." New York City's Gay City News is among the banned sites.
Barack Obama released a statement in support of New Hampshire's newly enacted civil unions law. And Chris Crain writes in the San Francisco Bay Times that Obama would be the best Democratic (and therefore the best overall) choice for president.
Meanwhile, Mitt Romney's campaign pledges to stop the "militant gays" from changing the "cultural institutions of the country."
Much controversy surrounds the decision by an Oregon judge to delay enacting the Beaver State's domestic partnership law in order to re-examine Oregon's ballot-based initiative system.
Being fired from her job as City Manager of Largo, FL for being transgender apparently wasn't enough to keep Susan Stanton herself from making some transphobic comments.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Morning Sweep
HIV/AIDS infections are increasing in young men (under 30) and specifically among black and Latino men.
Being an openly gay Muslim may be much safer in Europe than in the Middle East, but still brings widespread fear of family abandonment and even in some cases death threats.
The openly gay creator of the ABC show Brothers & Sisters has left the show after some backstage drama and moved back to New York.
40+ gay and lesbian couples in New Hampshire participated in civil union ceremonies on Jan. 1 as the state officially began legally recognizing same-sex relationships.
The Denver Post profiles the difficulties faced by same-sex binational couples, who many times are forced to live apart because of this country's discriminatory immigration laws.
Efforts are underway by anti-gay groups in California to repeal the passage of a bill that forbids discrimination against "actual or perceived" sexual orientation or gender identity/expression in public schools.
Even when it comes to divorce gay couples are often subject to unequal treatment under the law.
Being an openly gay Muslim may be much safer in Europe than in the Middle East, but still brings widespread fear of family abandonment and even in some cases death threats.
The openly gay creator of the ABC show Brothers & Sisters has left the show after some backstage drama and moved back to New York.
40+ gay and lesbian couples in New Hampshire participated in civil union ceremonies on Jan. 1 as the state officially began legally recognizing same-sex relationships.
The Denver Post profiles the difficulties faced by same-sex binational couples, who many times are forced to live apart because of this country's discriminatory immigration laws.
Efforts are underway by anti-gay groups in California to repeal the passage of a bill that forbids discrimination against "actual or perceived" sexual orientation or gender identity/expression in public schools.
Even when it comes to divorce gay couples are often subject to unequal treatment under the law.
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