Posts Tagged ‘Education’

15-Minute Survey Tackles HIV/AIDS In Online Dating Community

15-Minute Survey Tackles HIV/AIDS In Online Dating Community
There is a unique study now underway to help determine which online strategies are preferred by webmasters, public health experts and users for how to reduce HIV and STD infections among gay and bisexual men, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) who meet partners online. Many sites already have...
March 5th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites | Read More

HUD needs your help in developing its LGBT discrimination study

HUD needs your help in developing its LGBT discrimination study
CHICAGO — When federal officials studied housing discrimination based on race, the setup was simple: They sent in testers of different backgrounds and gauged how landlords and real estate agents treated people of color compared with whites. As the government prepares a first-ever study of housing discrimination...
February 25th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites | Read More

Servicemembers United mobilizes one-stop shop for information on DADT

Servicemembers United mobilizes one-stop shop for information on DADT
WASHINGTON, DC – Servicemembers United, the nation’s largest organization of gay and lesbian troops and veterans and their allies, announced today the launch of two new websites that are poised to become valuable resources for the media, advocates, researchers, and the public as the debate over...
February 17th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites | Read More

Imagine continuing to pay for an act that’s no longer illegal

Imagine continuing to pay for an act that’s no longer illegal
(AP) — LONDON – He was convicted of a crime more than half a century ago, but what he did in 1959-have consensual sex with another man-would be perfectly legal today. So John Crawford, 70, wants his criminal record cleaned up for good, so that he doesn’t have to disclose his conviction...
February 17th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites, World | Read More

Know Your History: Simone Bell

Know Your History: Simone Bell
Simone Bell is a community organizer and politician from Atlanta, GA, and the first African-American out lesbian elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in December 2009 from the state’s 58th district in DeKalb and Fulton counties. The seat had been held by Rep. Robbin Shipp (D-Atlanta)...
February 15th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites, Society & Culture | Read More

Male Cheerleader Suffers Discrimination and Fights Back

Male Cheerleader Suffers Discrimination and Fights Back
PALOUSE, WA. — A male student at Garfield-Palouse High School in Palouse, WA is a cheerleader but he isn’t content with doing typical male cheerleader stunts. He wants to do the same dances and kicks and fist pumps as the females, but his mom says school administrators are discriminating...
February 10th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites | Read More

Wealthy Street Theatre to host LGBT Film Series

Wealthy Street Theatre to host LGBT Film Series
“Queeries,” a monthly lesbian, gay, bisexual, trangender film series is set to launch at the Wealthy Street Theatre on March 19th at 8 p.m. The series premiere (‘Hedwig & the Angry Inch’) will feature live music in the lobby; renowned Grand Rapids photographer Terry Johnston will take “glam”...
February 9th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites, Society & Culture | Read More

Lt. Dan Choi Called Back To Active Duty, DADT In Flux

Lt. Dan Choi Called Back To Active Duty, DADT In Flux
The following was posted via the fine folks at Queerty: Los Angeles-based photographer Jeff Sheng, who shot Choi for a photo series (and took this picture), spoke with the lieutenant to find out what the deal is. He relays: “Apparently, Lt. Choi’s commander has always been in full support of him,...
February 9th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites | Read More

Ohio Parent Files Federal Lawsuit Against Teachers Who Harassed, Bullied Her Son

Ohio Parent Files Federal Lawsuit Against Teachers Who Harassed, Bullied Her Son
An 11-year-old boy says that he was harassed and humiliated at school for having long hair. The boy, who lives in Milford, Ohio, in the greater Cincinnati area, says the bullying he endured included being forced to wear his hair in pigtails and being taunted with girls’ names. What shocked his mother...
February 9th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites | Read More

Call To ACTION — Repeal DADT!

Call To ACTION — Repeal DADT!
This Thursday, as the Senate Armed Services Committee meets again to hear testimony on repealing Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, it is vital that citizens flood the Senate with phone calls demanding the law be repealed NOW! Capitol Hill Switchboard: (202) 224-3121 Senate Contact List: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm Our...
February 8th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites | Read More

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