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Thursday, July 03
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Albuquerque photographer Elaine Huguenin is appealing a court-imposed fine of $6,637 for refusing to shoot a lesbian couple’s wedding. The actions of Elane Photography violated the rights of bride-to-be Vanessa Willock and her partner, according...
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Wednesday, July 02
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Sergeant Eric Holyfield’s launching a holy war on the Los Angeles Police Department! The copper accuses the department of discriminating against his religious beliefs after using a friend’s funeral to preach against the gays:
In a fall...
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Tuesday, July 01
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Wesley Clark stands by his dressing down of John McCain. The U.S. doesn’t find Boy George appealing—so his first tour in ages is officially off. I guess America doesn’t know a good drag queen when we see one. No charges... Read more...
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Tuesday, July 01
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As anti-gay Anglicans threaten to seize the international movement, activists are raising their voices - and fists - against the conservative sect. But, of course, that same sect’s not about to stand by silently:
Gay rights activists have...
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Tuesday, July 01
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A queer California copper will be sitting pretty pretty soon. Twenty-nine year old Adam Bereki settled with Huntington Beach’s police department after agreeing to shelf a discrimination lawsuit. Bereki originally alleged that his peers often...
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Friday, June 27
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Joseph Hooks and Dorothy Baker, two former employees, are suing Starbucks, saying they were fired over their sexuality. The lawsuit targets Starbucks' director of compliance and equal opportunity, Craig Sawyer. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer...
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Monday, June 23
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Military men and women booted because of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell can take the same position at federal agencies, where they’re protected against employment discrimination. This queer contradiction has activist Steve Ralls remembering...
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Monday, June 23
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The military’s anti-gay Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell remains a blight on our nation’s armed services. Especially for the women:
The Army and Air Force discharged a disproportionate number of women in 2007 under the “don’t ask, don...
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Friday, June 20
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Recently we read about out of state anti-gay activists throwing in the towel , in Oregon. Now the Christian Civic League in Maine is giving up on efforts it launched in April to repeal the state's gay rights laws. "We're pulling the...
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Friday, June 20
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According to Lavender Newswire: "The American Civil Liberties Union filed a sex discrimination lawsuit today against Old Dominion Freight Lines for illegally firing a truck driver for impersonating a female after she informed the company that...
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Wednesday, June 18
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Tasmanian gay activists are angered that the prohibition on homosexual men from donating blood still exists. Recently the laws have been changed to allow 16 year olds to donate blood without parental consent. The new laws however still prohibit...
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Wednesday, June 18
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Jamaican Reverend Dr. Marjorie Lewis spoke out yesterday against Prime Minister Bruce Golding’s anti-gay ways, including his prohibition on installing queers in his cabinet: “I don’t agree with the prime minister. I don’t...
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Monday, June 16
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Tim Russert's son Luke talks to Matt Lauer... The Human Rights Campaign contributed $4,300 to Hillary Clinton's campaign and $0 to Barack Obama. Records show that the other contenders received the following amounts: Dodd — $3,000, Edward...
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Thursday, June 12
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Basic Rights Oregon released news today saying out of state entities hoping to reverse domestic partnership and anti-discrimination laws have given up. It is not surprising that these anti-equality groups have again failed to meet even the minimum...
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Wednesday, June 11
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Please join Gay Men's Health Crisis in fighting the HIV travel & immigration ban. "What do terrorists, money launderers, child smugglers and people living with HIV have in common? They're all automatically banned from entering the...
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Saturday, June 07
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According to the Denver Post: "Dish Network shareholders shot down a proposal Thursday that would bar the company from discriminating against employees based on their sexual orientation. At the company's annual meeting, a representative...
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Tuesday, June 03
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According to God is a Dyke: "In Ohio it is legal to: * Fire someone if they are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender * Deny them a place to live if they are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender * Force them to leave a restaurant if they...
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Monday, June 02
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Gays disposable: Uganda says it will ignore gays in its HIV/AIDS prevention efforts because homosexuality is illegal. Instead, they'll focus on "other high risk groups such as sex workers, truck drivers, remote fishing communities and members...
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Saturday, May 31
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According to To Be Publications: "The Mexican city of Guadalajara is threatening to move gay clubs out of the city center in advance of the 2011 Pan American Games that will take place in the city, according to Carlos Oceguera, who owns two...
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Saturday, May 31
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According to Gay.com: "ExxonMobil shareholders Wednesday voted record support to a resolution to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the company's nondiscrimination policy, though they were unable to win a full majority. The percentage...
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Friday, May 30
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According to Outsports: "Two lesbians who kissed at a Seattle Mariners baseball game at Safeco Field said they were told to stop and are claiming discrimination based on sexual orientation. The security guard said ‘there’s a lady whose son...
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Friday, May 30
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University of Wisconsin-Madison to become largest university with a gay leader: "Cornell University Provost Biddy Martin was recommended Wednesday to be the next chancellor at UW-Madison, a top national research university with 40,000 students...
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Friday, May 30
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A woman’s lazy parenting sparked a controversy at a Seattle baseball game: Sirbrina Guerrero says she was approached at a baseball game and told to stop kissing her girlfriend after a woman complained to staff at Seattle’s Safeco Field...
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Friday, May 30
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California’s Supreme Court Justices have quite the challenge ahead. The judicial types this week heard the case of one Guadalupe Benitez, who’s suing fertility doctors for refusing to artificially impregnate her. Those doctors claim...
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Thursday, May 29
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Hey, European Union, are you hearing this shit? “A Turkish court closed Istanbul’s only gay rights association on Thursday after the prosecutor said it broke public morality laws. The prosecutor argued the association’s aims broke...
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Monday, May 26
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According to Gay Charleston: "There will be a rally at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Dutch Fork Elementary School in Irmo, to show support for Irmo High School’s Gay Straight Alliance. The rally will be outside the district school board meeting. Irmo Principal...
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Sunday, May 25
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Action Alert from Equality Maine: "On Tuesday, June 10th, primary voters will be asked to sign a petition supporting a referendum that would strip basic protections from LGBT Mainers and their families. Voters have every right to sign that...
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Saturday, May 24
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According to Sweet Homo Alabama: "Birmingham, Ala. Mayor Larry Langford has denied a request by the board of Central Alabama Pride to issue a city wide proclamation marking the city’s annual gay pride celebration. Organizers of the event sent...
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Saturday, May 24
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According to Pam's Houseblend: The board of Wal-Mart is urging stockholders to vote against the upcoming proposal number 4 which would add gender identity/expression to the companies non-discrimination policy. The board insists Wal-Mart is a...
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Friday, May 23
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Sick. That’s the only word to describe a new Focus On The Family radio ad describing trans folk as “predators” who want nothing more than the feed off the flesh of the state’s students. The commercial comes as Governor Bill...
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