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Thursday, June 26
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Source: Arizona Republic , Arizona Capitol Times , KTAR-TV The long, strange legislative odyssey of an anti-gay amendment in the Arizona statehouse took another unexpected turn Wednesday when a Republican lawmaker who was key to the bill's passage in the Senate took off for a few vacation days. The measure would have placed a constitutional ban on marriage equality on the fall ballot. With the measure failing by two votes, the lawmaker who proposed putting the proposal on the November ballot said he will try Friday to resurrect it. With the clock running out on this year's session, conservative...
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Thursday, June 26
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Source: WPLG-TV , South Florida Sun Sentinel , NBC6 Miami , Lambda Legal press release MIAMI -- The family vacation cruise that Janice Langbehn, of Olympia, Washington, her partner Lisa Marie Pond, and three of their four children set out to take in February 2007 was designed to be a celebration of the lesbian couple's 18 years together. But when Pond, a healthy 39-year-old, suffered a massive stroke before the ship left port and was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital (JMH), the trip became a nightmare. Hospital administrators refused to let Langbehn into the Pond's hospital room, and...
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Saturday, May 31
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Source: KOMO4 TV , Seattle Post Intelligencer blog , The Stranger's SLOG Sirbrina Guerrero Photo via KOMO TV SEATTLE -- A local lesbian couple says a peck on the lips nearly got the two of them tossed out of a Mariners game. The women said they were singled out by a security guard simply because they kissed each other. Sirbrina Guerrero says she only gave her date a peck, but a mother sitting with her son complained to security and, as a result, they were told to stop or leave. "And he (the guest services agent) goes 'there's a lady whose son says he saw you guys making out, and...
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Friday, May 30
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Source: AFP , Reuters , Associated Press via IHT , The News (Pakistan) ISTANBUL -- A leading Turkish gay rights lobby group vowed Friday to fight a court ruling that ordered its closure after prosecutors accused it of breaching morality and family norms. A Turkish court closed Istanbul's only gay rights association on Thursday after the prosecutor said it broke public morality laws. The prosecutor said that LambdaIstanbul violated a constitutional provision on the protection of the family and an article banning bodies "with objectives that violate law and morality." The court's...
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Tuesday, May 13
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Source: New York Daily News , New York Times blog , Village Voice A lesbian who was booted from the ladies' room at a Greenwich Village restaurant because she looked too much like a man, settled her suit today for $35,000. Under the terms of the settlement, the restaurant will also have its employees receive gender sensitivity training and dress in gender-neutral outfits. The restaurant will also pay $15,000 in legal fees to Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund, which filed the suit, asserting that their client was the victim of gender discrimination. Khadijah Farmer of Brooklyn was...
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Monday, May 12
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Source: The Star PENANG, Malaysia -- In their third raid on a fitness and sauna center since November, police detained 14 men Saturday at what they called "a front for gay activities." George Town OCPD Asst Comm Azam Abd Hamid said six men, all naked, were caught in three toilets while the others were found simply "patronizing the joint" as a report in theStar online newspaper puts it. He said the suspects, aged between 20 and 30, had been remanded to assist in investigations into what the commander called "immoral activities at the center". In the 6pm raid on Saturday...
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Saturday, May 10
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Source: Arizona Republic , East Valley Tribune Scottsdale, Ariz. -- A dance club here that was once the subject of a high-profile discrimination complaint by a trans woman who was kicked out has now become what Arizona Republic calls "the Valley's premier club for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community." It's become one of only two gay clubs in the college town that borders Phoenix. With its new name and outreach to the LGBT community, Club Forbidden has attracted overflow crowds each weekend. Long lines are a regular feature of the club. On a Saturday night a Republic...
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Wednesday, May 07
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Source: ABC News (US) ABC News photo by Tony Karuma It's far from a comprehensive portrait, but ABC News (US) offers a few snapshots of gay life in a country where being gay is illegal -- Kenya. As part of a series on nightlife around the world, ABC's Dana Hughes reports from the the country's vibrant and cosmopolitan capital of Nairobi. Hughes reports that the city has a wide array of clubs for both locals and tourists -- everything from upscale all-night dance clubs to dives where locals gather to talk politics. What it doesn't have is a gay club. The closest things come are a...
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Wednesday, May 07
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Source: Philadelphia Daily News , Bulletin , Associated Press via Philadelphia Inquirer , Patriot-News Advocates of marriage as a special right for heterosexual couples had hoped to debate a measure today in the Pennsylvania senate that would have started a long process to add discriminatory language to the commonwealth's constitution. Instead, supporters of the measure quietly withdrew it from consideration yesterday in the face of Senate opposition to parts of the measure and after it became clear to them that it would not be considered in the state House if it had passed out of the Senate...
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Monday, May 05
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Source: Racine Journal Times , WISN-TV Racine, Wis. -- Last week, students at Washington Park High here nominated Urial Gomez as one of several students who will run for prom queen in an election to be held later this month. The prom is a big deal in Racine, where the annual high-school party was once featured in a documentary film called "The World's Best Prom." Students at Park started voting last week for the seniors who might be elected to the school’s prom court. It’s early in the process that will ultimately lead to the five boys and five girls who will make up the court. Gomez...
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Tuesday, April 29
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Source: WPTY TV , ACLU press release MEMPHIS, TN -- A Memphis high school principal who "outed" two gay high school students in September 2007 violated the students' constitutional right to freedom of association, the American Civil Liberties Union charged today. The ACLU said Daphne Beasley, the principal of Hollis F. Price Middle College High School, publicly told teachers and staff over the school's intercom system that she wanted the names of all student couples, "hetero and homo," because she wanted to monitor them personally to prevent students from engaging in...
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Tuesday, April 29
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Source: Montreal Gazette , Canadian Press MONTREAL -- A Montreal gay bar that caters to male clients has settled a discrimination complaint by a woman who was thrown out of the premises. Audrey Vachon, 21, filed a complaint to Quebec's human rights commission last May after she was asked to leave Bar Le Stud because she is a woman. She was sitting at the bar with her father, Gilles Vachon, Montreal Gazette reports. In a statement released today, the human rights commission announced the settlement, but refused to provide specific details. The bar and Vachon agreed to keep the terms of the settlement...
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Monday, April 28
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Source: UMC report , Soulforce , Ledger , GLAAD Two veterans of the civil rights struggle told a rally held during a major worldwide meeting of the United Methodist Church that there are parallels between the struggles of blacks in the 1960s and those of gays and lesbians working for full inclusion in the church today. At a rally held Sunday outside the Fort Worth Convention Center where the denomination’s 2008 General Conference is meeting through May 2, retired United Methodist clergy the Rev. James Lawson and the Rev. Gil Caldwell spoke of the connection between racism and “heterosexism.” The...
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Wednesday, April 16
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Source: Dallas Morning News McKinney -- Gay rights advocates urged Collin County commissioners on Tuesday to adopt a hiring policy that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation. Collin County is a wealthy and solidly Republican suburban area just north of Dallas. A small part of the city of Dallas and most of Plano lie within the county boundaries. Commissioners are considering a proposed policy that would ban discrimination based on “sex, race, creed, disability or national origin.” It does not specifically mention sexual orientation. Officials said the county needs a written equal...
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Tuesday, April 15
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Source: Herald-Sun (Melbourne) , Courier-Mail (Brisbane) , Australian , Daily Telegraph (Sydney) , ABC News (Australia) Students at the Anglican Church Grammar School, a prestigious boarding school in Brisbane known as "Churchie", may consider a boycott of the school's annual formal dance if the administration does not reconsider its decision not to allow gay partners at the event, reports the Melbourne's Herald-Sun newspaper. The report appears to represent a possible escalation in a simmering dispute at the school. A year 12 student told the newspaper that he made a request...
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Tuesday, April 15
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Source: Asheville Citizen-Times , WRAL RALEIGH -- State officials Monday removed a ban on anti-gay discrimination from an online copy of the state's personnel handbook. The prohibition was in one of two copies of the handbook posted online. The removal came after Republican House Minority Leader Paul Stam questioned why the ban appeared in the handbook. North Carolina law does not prevent bias in state employee hiring and discipline based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The State Personnel Commission's attempt to change that was rejected in January by the state Rules Review Commission...
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Monday, April 14
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Source: Associated Press via CNN.com , Business Week Tonight is the night when last-minute tax filers in the US struggle with the paperwork they've put off for months. And it's a night when tens of thousands of gay couples face the stark economic reality of disparate treatment of committed couples by federal and state governments. Associated Press runs a story today picked up by dozens of newspapers and by CNN.com on the tax disparities faced by gay couples even in the few states that recognize their relationships. Gay couples often pay higher taxes, AP reports, because they don't get...
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Monday, April 14
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Source: Daily Breeze The LAPD's first openly gay police officer will get a new trial on his claims that he was the victim of retaliation and sexual orientation discrimination during his second tour of duty with the department, one of his lawyers said today. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James R. Dunn ruled that Mitchell Grobeson should have a new trial on grounds of misconduct by a juror who admitted pre-judging the case and eventually voted in favor of the city, attorney Theresa Traber said. "We're very happy because we feel vindicated," Traber said. "We felt the verdict...
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Wednesday, April 09
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Source: New Richmond News | Associated Press via KARE Eau Claire, Wisc. -- School officials here say they’ll look into the case of a teacher who told five health classes about her sexual orientation. Administrators confirm that South Middle School instructor Stephanie Rowe told her students last week that she’s gay. At least one parent said Rowe had no business talking about her sexual preference. Parent Karen Peikert says Rowe is an outstanding teacher, but should stick to the curriculum. She did not explain to Associated Press why she believes a discussion of sexual orientation is inappropriate...
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Tuesday, April 08
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Source: Bloomberg Cairo, Egypt -- A series of arrests of gay men are part of an effort by governments throughout the Middle East and North Africa to out-moralize Islamic parties that have denounced the perceived depravity of Arab societies under autocratic rule, Bloomberg reports in an in-depth story on the dangerous phenomenon. For three months, Egyptian police have embarked on periodic sweeps of downtown streets to clear them of presumed homosexuals, Bloomberg's Daniel Williams reports. Homosexuality isn't illegal in Egypt, though it is a convenient target, says Hani Shukrallah, executive...
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Saturday, April 05
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Source: Daily Herald , Associated Press via Chicago Tribune A federal appeals court heard arguments from attorneys today that could determine whether a Neuqua Valley High School sophomore will be allowed to wear a previously banned anti-gay T-shirt at school. The expedited appeals hearing was requested because of Alexander Nuxoll's desire to wear a shirt bearing the message "Be Happy, Not Gay" during April 28's National Day of Truth at his Naperville school. The Christian-based event follows the pro-gay National Day of Silence held this year April 25. background in Qnews : Another...
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Friday, April 04
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Source: Los Angeles Times , Law.com , Reuters via PageOneQ A roommate-finding site cannot require users to disclose their sexual orientation or other personal information protected by anti-discrimination laws, a US appeals court ruled Thursday, in the latest skirmish over whether anti-discrimination rules apply to the Web. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided Thursday that a website may be found liable for violating fair housing laws by matching roommates according to gender, sexual orientation, and parenthood. Federal law protecting websites "was not meant to create a lawless, no...
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Thursday, April 03
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Source: NPR , Grand Rapids Press The Justice Department's inspector general is investigating whether a career attorney in the department was dismissed from her job because of rumors that she is a lesbian, NPR reports. The case grew out of a larger inquiry into the firings of U.S. attorneys and politicization at Justice under former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. The inspector general is investigating whether Hagen's contract was not renewed after a rumor reached Gonzales' chief counsel, Marcia Goodling, that Hagen is a lesbian, NPR reported. "To some people, that's even...
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Tuesday, April 01
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Source: Politico.com , Baltimore Sun , Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had to intervene with Defense Secretary Robert Gates in order to get Democratic Rep. Tammy Baldwin’s domestic partner on a military flight for a congressional fact-finding trip to Europe prior to the Easter recess. The speaker succeeded, but the issue continues to simmer for both sides. Politico.com reports that the Pentagon appears to be self-conscious about transporting gay domestic partners at a time when it continues to enforce a "don't ask, don't tell" policy in its own ranks. The speaker is...
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Tuesday, April 01
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Source: The Guardian , PinkNews , Fyne Times A major survey was released this week in London that shows Britain's 3.6 million lesbian, gay and bisexual people see themselves confronted by huge barriers of prejudice at every level of society. The poll, commissioned by the equality charity Stonewall, which said some public bodies were too "smug" about their record on discrimination, indicates that the schoolyard is the most entrenched bastion of prejudice. The YouGov poll of 1,658 gay adults found homophobic bullying in schools is more prevalent now than in previous decades. Around...
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Monday, March 31
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Source: Globe and Mail , Associated Press via Cleveland Leader VANCOUVER -- A harrowing encounter between an HIV-positive Canadian traveling to the United States and a U.S. border guard at the Peach Arch crossing near Blaine, Wash. has helped thrust a long-standing but little-known law back into the political ring. The U.S. Senate is expected to vote next month on a bill proposed by Massachusetts Senator John Kerry that would lift what he calls a Draconian travel ban that has caused thousands of Canadians and other foreigners to be refused entry to the United States because they have the virus...
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Monday, March 31
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Source: PinkNews Kiev, Ukraine -- Kiev's public prosecutor is targeting a well-regarded gay newspaper under laws banning the distribution of pornography, while newspaper kiosks across the city openly sell explicit erotic heterosexual magazines. Since 2003 Nash Mir, the oldest Ukrainian LGBT human rights organisation, has published Gay.Ua newspaper. In December 2007 the National Expert Commission of Ukraine on the Issues of Public Morality, ruled that Gay.Ua is a pornographic product. According to the commission, a picture of a man with an erect penis and a story on a sexual subject are pornography...
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Monday, March 31
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Source: Associated Press EAGLE, Idaho (AP) -- A cross-country move from New Jersey to this Boise suburb has cost a gay couple the company-sponsored health benefits they shared on the east coast, Associated Press reports. The 2,400-mile move west that once seemed like a chance at a fresh start, has instead delivered some hard lessons, especially about moving from a state that recognizes same-sex unions to one of the 21 states that don't. The couple was stunned when Ryan was dropped from the Konica Minolta insurance plan the two shared in New Jersey, where they were able to register as domestic...
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Sunday, March 30
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Source: Huntsville Times SCOTTSBORO, Ala. - They just wanted to go to their school prom, but for one couple at Scottsboro High in Alabama, it took more than the usual dressmakers and hairstylists to get ready. For Chelsea Overstreet and Lauren Martin, lawyers and a judge had to intervene before the school would allow the gay couple to attend the school's annual big dance. On Saturday afternoon, the girls were pretty much like a lot of others in town -- both nervous and excited about going to their first prom in a only a few hours. But unlike the others, they went to the dance as a gay couple...
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Thursday, March 27
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Source: St. Petersburg Times , Tallahassee Democrat Tallahassee, Fla. -- A proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay and lesbian marriage was compared Wednesday with amendments prohibiting pregnant pigs and creating high-speed rail. Patricia Ireland, former president of the National Organization for Women, told Tallahassee's Capital Tiger Bay Club that the amendment is yet another example of something that should not be in the Florida Constitution. "There are more important things that belong in our Constitution," Ireland said, noting that passage of the amendment would result...
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