Posts Tagged ‘Gay Rights Movement’
Musings: Tolerance vs. Acceptance
I have been thinking, in a random sort of way, about the difference between Tolerance and Acceptance.
First the difference – to use a couple of trivial examples: I ACCEPT that Beloved, despite being the ripe old age of 28, still decides to dye his hair colours that would make a hippie gasp, it’s...
March 9th, 2010 | LGBT, Opinion | Read More
WATCH LIVE: First D.C. Marriages Streamed Live via HRC Ustream!
Free live streaming by Ustream
Tuesday, March 9th marks the first day that same-sex couples in the District of Columbia will be able to marry. The Human Rights Campaign is hosting three ceremonies at our DC headquarters building and will be broadcast here live.
Angelisa Young and Sinjoyla Townsend
Officiant:...
March 9th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites | Read More
Get Active! Join us at the Unite+Fight Midwest Conference
Chicago, IL — Friday evening at 7pm on March 12, 2010 activists from across the Midwest will welcome Chicago artists performing at an opening ceremony and event to kick-off an unprecedented three-day event that aims at uniting many Midwestern organizers and individuals at Chicago’s Columbia...
March 4th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites, Society & Culture | Read More
Blacks play key role in D.C. marriage equality
(AP) — Gay and lesbian couples will soon be able to marry in Washington, but the debate over same-sex marriage has sounded different here, with references to interracial marriage and Martin Luther King Jr.
During the past year, both sides have courted the support of Washington’s black community,...
March 2nd, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites | Read More
We’ll Queer the Census, Will You!?
We know it’s a little clichéd – but here’s what we want to tell the census: We’re here. We’re queer. And we want you to ask us about it.
It’s crazy – the U.S. Census Bureau wants an accurate count of everyone in the country – but there’s no question in the...
March 2nd, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites, Society & Culture | Read More
Portugal moves forward with bill legalizing gay marriage
The final wording of a gay marriage bill approved by Portugal’s Parliament received approval on Wednesday, Portugal’s IOL Diario reported.
The government’s Committee for Constitutional Affairs unanimously agreed on the bill’s final language.
The measure now heads to the desk of...
March 1st, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites, World | Read More
Student activists show support for ENDA and the fight for equality
One of the things we enjoy highlighting are the things our LGBTQIA youth are doing to participate in and forward the movement. We enjoy listening to and working with students who are interested in taking a stand against discrimination, hate, injustice, and inequality.
Take a look at what this group...
February 26th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites | Read More
Florida man demonstrates absurdity of anti-gay marriage laws
Performance artist, Brian Feldman has had enough, and he’s taking a stand. Citing a recently passed Florida law defining marriage as an institution shared only between a man and a woman as “absurd,” he’s decided to demonstrate the law’s absurdity in a the best way he can:...
February 11th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites | Read More
AP: NH panel recommends against gay marriage repeal
CONCORD, N.H. — A New Hampshire House committee is recommending against repealing the state’s five-week-old gay marriage law.
The Judiciary Committee also voted Tuesday to recommend that the House kill a proposed constitutional amendment that defines marriage as between one man and one woman....
February 10th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites | Read More
U.S. Lawmakers Call For LGBT Immigration Reform
Sixty members of Congress have issued a letter to President Obama and congressional leaders calling for immigration reform to include rights for LGBT binational families and couples.
The letter asks to change the current law, which prohibits citizens from sponsoring their same-sex partners for residency...
February 10th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites | Read More



