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Terrence Meck, President and Executive Director of the Palette Fu…
SistersTalk Radio - Lesbian & Gay Podcast | December 15th 2009 by Genia
Terrence Meck, President and Executive Director of The Palette Fund, joins us on SistersTalk Radio to discuss the organization's mission and vision. The Palette Fund honors the legacy of Rand Harlan Skolnick through collaborative grantmaking an read more
Honduran Gay Activist Walter Trochez Assassinated
El Kaleidoskopio de Gabalaui | December 15th 2009
Source: Common Dreams By Doug Ireland Walter Trochez, 25 years old, a well-known LGBT activist in Honduras who was an active member of the National Resistance Front against the coup d'etat there, was assassinated on the evening of December 13, shot read more
Openly gay Annise Parker wins Houston mayoral election
Gay Persons of Color: An Eye On The Gay Worlds Of Color And… | December 14th 2009
After the recent oppressive defeats on the same-sex marriage front for the LGBT community in Maine and New York, this past weekend finally brought some historic happy-making news to America with the election of openly gay Annise Parker as mayor of Ho read more
10 Iranian Men Await Execution For Being Gay
Dungeon Diary | December 14th 2009
It's not just African countries that abuse and imprison LGBT people. It comes as no surprise that Iran is holding 12 young men in prison for "sodomy". What's worse is they are awaiting execution!Though Iran may look pretty civilized from pictures o read more
HRBOR's President Among Women in Business Receiving Honor
Michael-In-Norfolk - - Coming Out In Mid Life | December 14th 2009 by Michael Hamar
Inside Business, the local business newspaper, will honor 20 women in the Hampton Roads business community for their accomplishments in their careers and contributions to their community. Among those being honored is my good friend Nicole Carry, the read more
Dünyadan Pembe Özetler
PembeDergi.com | December 14th 2009 by burak berk
İran: 12 eşcinsel erkek İran’da idamı bekliyor. 21 yaşındaki Hesam Misaghi üniversiteler arası bir LGBT haber örgütünün başında. Kendisinin bildirdiğine göre idamı bekleyenlerin bazıları şöyle; - Ghaseem Bashkool (25 yaşı read more
Stonewall Democrats Denounce Congressman Michael Burgess
WhosPlayin? | December 13th 2009 by WhosPlayin
Unfounded comments and bill harmful to LGBT equalityDenton, TX --- Stonewall Democrats of Denton County denounced the recent actions of Representative Michael Burgess (R) in regards to President Obamaâs âSafe Schools Czarâ Kevin Jennin read more
Houston picks Annise Parker, an out lesbian, as its next mayor
lgbtQnews | December 13th 2009 by Robin Evans
Houston Mayor-elect Annise Parker Annise Parker was elected mayor in Houston Saturday in a race that was closely watched by the nation’s LGBT leaders. When Parker is sworn in, Houston will become the largest US city with an out gay or lesbian may read more
A City Where the Future Has Already Arrived
The Online Side of the Rainbow: Glad's Unofficially Official… | December 13th 2009 by gladUNT
Last night, Annise Parker, 53, former Houston controller of five years, was elected the first-openly gay mayor of Houston, the fourth largest city in the United States. It's not the first large city to elected an openly gay c read more
Houston elects openly gay mayor
Philadelphia Freedom Watch | December 13th 2009
Good news for LGBT equality: The people of Houston, Texas, the fourth-largest city in the U.S., situated in a decidedly red state, have just elected their first openly gay mayor. Mayor-elect Annise Parker is also only the second woman in Houston's hi read more
China to host first gay pageant
Gay Persons of Color: An Eye On The Gay Worlds Of Color And… | December 13th 2009
Living in North America, I sometimes forget the fact that the majority of people in the world are of color, and when I read this story about the first ever Mr. Gay China pageant, to be held in Beijing in January 2010, I began to wonder how the LGBT c read more
Why I Refuse to Donate to the Salvation Army
Mississippi Atheists | December 13th 2009 by vjack
There are many worthwhile charities in Mississippi who do good work locally. Of course, nobody has enough money to support all of them. In selecting which organizations to support, it seems like there are some fairly obvious decision points. For exa read more
Stories I Noticed This Week
Observation Casserole | December 13th 2009 by art sindlinger
All via CurrentTaxpayers forced to pay for neo-Nazi's daily makeoverPaying $150 / day to cover up his tattoos. My first reaction was this is absurd. He got the tattoos, he should live with his tattoos. Or he --- not the taxpayers --- should pay th read more
California Companies Fight Same-Sex Marriage Nationwide
Michael-In-Norfolk - - Coming Out In Mid Life | December 13th 2009 by Michael Hamar
A New York Times story looks at those companies who would be profiteers off of the efforts of the Christianists and Mormons to deprive LGBT Americans of equal marriage rights. These PR mercenaries place making a buck - or a lot of bucks - over integr read more
UN to Still Accredit First LGBT Group, Top LGBT Related Films, Al…
DailyQueerNews.com | December 13th 2009 by Matt Comer
The United Nations still has not accredited the LGBT Group. Read more What would happen if the feminist movement and the LGBT movement joined forces. Read more The top grossing LGBT related films. Read more Alabama love Carrie Prejean. Read mor read more
Houston elects openly lesbian mayor
ratboy's anvil | December 13th 2009
Another step forward for the LGBT community. But one question is whether this victory comes at the racial expense of a Black man. Annise Parker: Openly Gay Mayor Elected In Houston, Texas Annise Parker has an unbeatable lead over Gene Locke in H read more
President Obama Condemns Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Law!
Dungeon Diary | December 12th 2009
I don't know if it was because of pressure from the LGBT community or because of genuine personal conviction, and I hope it is the latter, but the White House has issued a strong statement on the Uganda law I have been railing about for the last few read more
MUST SEE VIDEO: Comedian Margaret Cho Discusses A Bunch of LGBT I…
Unite the Fight | December 12th 2009 by Unite the Fight
Continued Homophobia in the Legal Profession
Michael-In-Norfolk - - Coming Out In Mid Life | December 12th 2009 by Michael Hamar
ENDA appears to be going nowhere this year and as a result LGBT employees in a majority of states - including ever backwards Virginia - will continue to have no employment non-discrimination protections. That includes LGBT attorneys and paralegals wh read more
Today in Houston
The Bilerico Project | December 12th 2009 by Bil Browning
Annise Parker, an out lesbian and solid progressive, is running for Mayor of Houston, and the runoff election is today. She has a slim lead in the polls. I posted an interview earlier this week with Annise, in which I explored her roots as a lesbian read more
Yehonathan Gatro, Nifradnu Kach יהונתן - נפרדנו כך.…
La ciudad perdida de Nivorg | December 12th 2009 by Santi
El cantante israelí Yehonathan regresa con un nuevo single y vídeo, Nifradnu Kach (נפרדנו כך), una versión de una canción de amor de los 70 que trata sobre el amor prohibido y que se ha versionado cambiando el género de la persona para read more
STOP THE UGANDAN GENOCIDE!
Warfare: The Delightful and Dreary Sides of Gay Life | December 12th 2009 by Pierre le Roux
Genocide is still occurring in the world, and another one is pending!On October 14, 2009, a so-called "Anti-Homosexuality Bill" was introduced in Uganda's parliament.This bill would:Imprison for life anyone convicted of "the offense of homosexuality" read more
Lobby Bar opens on Capitol Hill
Seattle Gay Scene | December 12th 2009 by Bill W.
At the location most recently known as King Cobra (918 East Pike Street), Capitol Hill's newest LGBT bar Lobby Bar, officially opened for business only hours after receiving its occupancy license.The Lobby Bar is Seattle's newest LGBT lounge. Located read more
Benjamin Bratt’s Signed Art Print for Charity Auction
Benjamin Bratt for the web2.0 | December 12th 2009 by Francesca
Benjamin has signed an art print from the Shepard Fairey “Love Unites” Auction. The proceeds go to FAIR (Freedom Action Inclusion Rights), a grassroots organization started by Shepard Fairey, the celebrated street artist and creator of read more
Lesbian & LGBT New Year's Eve Events 2009-2010
Lesbian Dating and Relationships | December 12th 2009 by Erica
Thinking about New Year's Eve yet? Maybe dinner and dancing? Well, if you haven't made any plans, here is a list of 2009/2010 lesbian and LGBT New Year's Eve events from around the US. Since this is a work in progress you may want to check back now a read more
Call to end LGBT discrimination on Human Rights Day
HotNYC News Photos. | December 11th 2009 by HotNYC News Blog .
Europa NewswirePhoto: Luiz Rampelottoby Nicola WinterThursday, December 10th 2009, marked the 61st anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. At United Nations headquarters in New York, a panel discussion was hel read more
Weekly Political Roundup
Mombian | December 11th 2009
U.S. National News Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), sponsor of a bill to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) said it wouldn’t be repealed in this Congress and that efforts next year will focus on building support for the issue. A Senate com read more
Not Up in the Air
The Bilerico Project | December 11th 2009 by Bil Browning
Just returned from emceeing the 25th Annual Gay & Lesbian Leadership Conference in San Francisco. The opening night reception was held in the gorgeous SF City Hall, with a welcome by the equally gorgeous Mayor Newsom. We toasted to the courage of SF' read more
Uganda Moderates - A Little - On Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Dungeon Diary | December 11th 2009
The proposed law which enraged LGBT activists and just about anyone interested in human rights in Uganda has been amended. The new Anti-Homosexuality Bill still makes it a crime to be LGBT but dropped the death penalty and life in prison portions of read more
PepsiCo regrets Beenie Man Sponsorship
Caribbean Emagazine | December 11th 2009 by Jan
Following protests, Pepsi expressed regret over their sponsorship of Beenie Man. In a statement to Change.org PepsiCo said:"We are appalled by the performer's lyrics and find them repugnant. Our bottling partner in Uganda was not aware of the perform read more
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