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Friday, October 10

Happy National Coming Out Day!

Happy National Coming Out Day! Every year on October 11th, we celebrate a day where we decide to be true to ourselves and come out to friends, family, co-workers, and anyone in our lives. It serves as an international day to come out of the closet and discuss lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queers United on 10-10-2008
Saturday, July 19

Oklahoma: No such thing as gay hate crime

According to Oklahoma law sexual orientation is not protected under the hate crime statute(s). David Schulte, a writer with Tulsa World reports; Twice within the past week, Robert Stotler and his partner have been targets of anti-gay messages at their Tulsa home. About seven days ago, the message "Gays...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Ours.bz on 07-19-2008
Wednesday, July 16

120,000 march in Vienna Rainbow Parade for gay rights

The Age About 120,000 people in colourful and often scanty dress took part in Vienna's annual Rainbow Parade on Saturday to call for equal rights for gays and lesbians, organisers said. Thirty-degree heat (about 86F) and sunny weather ensured record attendance for the 13th edition of the march, which...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Ours.bz on 07-16-2008
Sunday, July 13

Pierce County executive supports gay pride with message at festival

by Brent Champaco The News Tribune Tacoma, WA Two Pierce County councilmen appeared at a gay pride celebration Saturday in Tacoma and read a proclamation signed by County Executive John Ladenburg that declared it “Pride Day in Pierce County.” “Fortunately for us, we have a very progressive county executive...

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Saturday, July 12

US Census Bureau won't count same-sex marriages

by Mike Swift Mercury News Tens of thousands of same-sex couples are expected to marry legally in California by 2010. The U.S. Census Bureau, reacting to the federal Defense of Marriage Act and other mandates, plans to edit the 2010 census responses of same-sex couples who marry legally in California...

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Thursday, July 10

No-show mayor fuels Rhode Island Pride controversy

by Joe Siegel EDGE Contributor Boston, MA Providence Mayor David Cicilline, the first openly gay mayor of a U.S. state capital, was conspicuously absent from this year’s gay pride festivities. The Rhode Island politico had been announced as one of the grand marshals for the Illuminated Nighttime Parade...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Ours.bz on 07-10-2008
Tuesday, July 08

380, Some Stars Included, Turn Out for LGBT Youth

by Paul Schindler Gay City News At a June 30 dinner at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Columbus Circle, the Trevor Project, a non-profit that operates the only nationwide, around-the-clock suicide prevention helpline for gay and questioning youth, raised nearly $175,000 to support its programs. In addition...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Ours.bz on 07-08-2008
Friday, July 04

Connecticut school ordered to pay gay student

USAToday.com Watertown - A former hockey player at Watertown High School who had filed a harassment lawsuit accusing teammates of hazing him and using homosexual slurs has settled the case. Jonathan Jablonowski is to receive $30,000 from the school board. While he was a member of the team from 2001 to...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Ours.bz on 07-04-2008
Thursday, July 03

NJ congressman changes position on gay marriage

By ANGELA DELLI SANTI Associated Press Writer newsday.com TRENTON, N.J. - Congressman Steve Rothman says a member of his own family persuaded him to change his position on same-sex marriage. The Bergen County Democrat says he now supports gay and lesbian couples' right to marry, and has become a...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Ours.bz on 07-03-2008
Thursday, July 03

Boston PD seeks cooperation of club owners in reducing hate crime

by Ethan Jacobs Bay Windows Detectives from the Boston Police Department’s Community Disorders Unit (CDU) told a gathering of LGBT bar and club owners June 25 that there has been a steady rise in LGBT-related hate crime investigations in the city in the past four years, particularly in police districts...

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