Recent Posts Tagged With 'sexual orientation'

• Ricky Martin Speaks Out Against Homophobia and Hate Crimes

  Posted on Wednesday December 23rd, 2009 at 00:05 in crime, celebrity gossip, hot topics, justice, gay rights, discrimination, Ricky Martin, hate crimes, homophobia, sexual orientation, gay social change

  Ricky Martin Ricky Martin comes out for acceptance In the past month, at least two gay men have been brutally murdered in Puerto Rico. Both cases are suspected hate crimes. Singer Ricky Martin has released a statement that urges peace and c...

• New York gov extends protections to transgender New Yorkers

  Posted on Monday December 21st, 2009 at 01:29 in breaking news, gay rights, discrimination, human rights campaign, gender identity, sexual orientation, gay history, district of columbia, gay activism, boomer news, discrimination act, gay social change

  By 365gay Newswire (Albany, NY) New York Governor David A. Paterson issued an executive order extending anti-discrimination policies to gender identity for state employees Wednesday. “Governor Paterson has taken significant action to advance eq...

• Oklahoma City School Board Adds Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

  Posted on Monday December 21st, 2009 at 01:22 in lesbian, gay, Identity, transgender, sexual, breaking news, gay rights, harassment, gender identity, sexual orientation, gay activism, gay social change

  GLSEN, December 11, 2009 Fantastic news out of Oklahoma: the Oklahoma City School Board voted yesterday to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of categories protected in the Oklahom City Public Schools anti-bullying policy. Oklah...

• Houston Is Largest City to Elect Openly Gay Mayor

  Posted on Monday December 14th, 2009 at 18:00 in politics, lesbian, breaking news, gay rights, sexual orientation, gay social change

  Houston became the largest city in the United States to elect an openly gay mayor on Saturday night, as voters gave a solid victory to the city controller, Annise Parker. Cheers and dancing erupted at Ms. Parker’s campaign party as her opponent, G...

• Twihards, Jacob, and a Lifestyle Choice

  Posted on Tuesday December 1st, 2009 at 11:35 in celebrity gossip, new moon, kristen stewart, sexual orientation, taylor lautner

  Much fuss has been made of Twilight author Stephenie Meyer’s relationship with the Mormon Church and its financial backing of Proposition 8 in California and Question 1 in Maine, stripping those states of legal same-sex marriage. But a line from t...

• New study offers first demographic picture of gay spouses

  Posted on Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 at 13:35 in political, gay marriage, gay rights, civil unions, sexual orientation, domestic partnerships, gay history, domestic partner, same-sex partners

  By 365gay Newswire 11.02.2009 4:04pm EST (Los Angeles) The Williams Institute for Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy at UCLA Law issued a report today analyzing newly released data from the US Census Bureau. The study examines data from the 20...

• HUD Announces Broad Initiative

  Posted on Friday October 23rd, 2009 at 03:27 in gay news, gay marriage, gay rights, sexual orientation, housing and urban development, president obama, discrimination laws

  Shaun Donovan U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced a broad initiative to ensure that the department's housing programs do not discriminate based on sexual orientation or gender identity. According to the Whi...

• Mass. Senator Comes Out in Op-Ed

  Posted on Wednesday July 8th, 2009 at 02:06 in gay, political, gay marriage, gay rights, sexual orientation, gay politician, massachusetts state, financial services committee, marriage-equality

  By William McGuinness Senator Stan Rosenberg Massachusetts state senator Stan Rosenberg, a Democrat representing Amherst, came out to his constituents in a recent Independence Day editorial, saying, “I firmly believe that we will never fulf...

• Anti-bullying bill passed by North Carolina House

  Posted on Thursday June 25th, 2009 at 01:04 in gay, disability, political, gay rights, bullies, gender identity, corporal punishment, sexual orientation, gay students, discrimination laws, personnel laws

  By 365gay Newswire 06.24.2009 3:00pm EDT I used to live there and if they can do this, we can do it anywhere. (North Carolina) An anti-bullying bill was passed in a 58-57 vote Tuesday by the North Carolina House of Representatives. The bill protects ...

• Ricky Martin Open to Gay Relationship

  Posted on Thursday June 18th, 2009 at 17:36 in gay, entertainment, Ricky Martin, ricky, sexual orientation, surrogate mother, grammy award, gay relationship, twin boys, puerto rican native

  By Julie Bolcer...