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• Wednesday, August 27

  Alabama Pride group files bias suit against Birmingham mayor

  Source: Birmingham News , WBRC TV , Alabama Weekly A gay advocacy group filed a federal discrimination lawsuit Wednesday against Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford for his refusal to let city workers hang banners supporting Gay Pride Week. Central Alabama Pride Inc. filed the suit in Birmingham, claiming Langford's actions violated the 1st Amendment. The suit claimed there was no rational basis for Langford to restrict the group from having banners on city property. The suit said the city has hung flags or banners in support of many diverse events in Birmingham, including City Stages music festival... Posted Aug 27 2008, 05:42 PM by NewsEditor with | with no comments Filed under: law, gay pride, state:AL, discrimination

• Saturday, May 24

  Different worlds for pride: Bucharest, Sao Paulo, and Birmingham, AL

  Source: Reuters via Washington Post , Xinhua via People's Daily , Birmingham News Around 200 gay activists marched through Bucharest, Romania on Saturday in what news service Reuters calls a "heavily policed pride parade." A US mayor, meanwhile, echoed the action of several eastern European mayors by refusing to grant organizers of a Pride observance any kind of official recognition. It's a far different situation in Brazil where organizers are bracing to host one of the world's largest LGBT Pride parades -- one that's likely to draw over three-million spectators and participants... Posted May 24 2008, 11:57 AM by NewsEditor with | with no comments Filed under: international, gay pride, state:AL, Europe, South America

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