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NCLR Speaks on Video about their Work Against Bullying in Minnesota

Written on 25 May, 2011 at 20:26 in Featured, Hot Topics, LGBT Rights, News, Special Reports | viewed times | 3 Comments

05-25-2011, by Melanie Nathan This week, the National Center for Lesbian Rights and Southern Poverty Law Center sent a letter to Minnesota’s Anoka-Hennepin School District demanding that District officials immediately repeal its gag policy preventing teachers from discussing issues related to... (Continue reading)

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Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton Rejects Anti-Gay Marriage Bill

Written on 25 May, 2011 at 14:03 in Activism, Anti-Gay, Family & Children, Featured, Hot Topics, LGBT Rights, News, Political, Politics | viewed times | 0 Comments

05/25/2011 – by Cynthia S. Wright Today, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton let it be known that he isn’t trying to play when it comes to the recently passed anti-gay marriage bill and he let the whole world know it.  During a... (Continue reading)

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Equality Maryland Is Financially In Need

Written on 25 May, 2011 at 10:25 in Activism, Featured, Hot Topics, LGBT Rights, News | viewed times | 0 Comments

05/25/2011 – by Cynthia S. Wright Equality Maryland’s board of directors released a statement yesterday discussing the group’s lack of financial stability. With the crushing blows the organization received when the LGBT marriage bill fell apart during legislature – it wouldn’t... (Continue reading)

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OUTSERVE Announces Armed Forces Leadership Summit Las Vegas 2011

Written on 25 May, 2011 at 5:59 in Featured, Hot Topics, News, Special Reports | viewed times | 0 Comments

5/25/11- by Melanie Nathan, We have been counting down this announcement as it now finally appears on the OUTSERVE website -  An International Conference to be held October 13-16, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada, OutServe, the association of actively serving LGBT... (Continue reading)

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Cannes Film Festival – South Africa’s Skoonheid Wins Prized Gay Palm

Written on 24 May, 2011 at 16:20 in Entertainment, Featured, Hot Topics, News | viewed times | 0 Comments

Melanie Nathan, May 23, 2011 The creative team behind Skoonheid comprises of a collection of young talents who  has showcased to the world the wealth of new creative energy in South African cinema. 28 year old Jamie Ramsay, is... (Continue reading)

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Life After The LGBT Conflict

Written on 24 May, 2011 at 13:44 in Activism, Adoption, Blended Families, Comic Strips, Commentary, Conception and Pregnancy, Editorials, Family, Family & Children, Family Equality, Featured, History, In The Courts, LGBT Children, LGBT Rights, Minority Rights, News, Op-Eds, People, Politics, Religion, Religion, Trans News, Women's Rights, government | viewed times | 0 Comments

05-24-2011 by Linda S. Carbonell I’ve always said I don’t do LGBT stories, but there are times when the history in my field relates to the present in the LGBT community. So, another observation from the straight lady on the Lesbian... (Continue reading)

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Chicago Bulls Center Joakim Noah Fined $50,000 For Anti-Gay Slur

Written on 23 May, 2011 at 18:55 in Anti-Gay, Entertainment, Featured, Hot Topics, News, Sports | viewed times | 0 Comments

05/23/2011 – by Cynthia S. Wright It seems the NBA fell a little short – about half – concerning the fine that was given to Chicago Bulls center, Joakim Noah. Even though, Noah hurled the same slur as Los Angeles Laker,... (Continue reading)

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GLAAD Weighs In On NBA Player Joakim Noah’s Anti-Gay Slur

Written on 23 May, 2011 at 12:27 in Anti-Gay, Entertainment, Featured, Hot Topics, Media, News, Sports | viewed times | 0 Comments

05/23/2011 – by Cynthia S. Wright You knew it was just a matter of time before GLAAD came crashing in with their feelings about Sunday nights incident involving Chicago Bulls player, Joakim Noah and his use of a anti-gay slur towards... (Continue reading)

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Phoenix Sun Steve Nash Comes Out For Marriage Equality

Written on 23 May, 2011 at 10:09 in Activism, Entertainment, Featured, Hot Topics, News, Sports | viewed times | 0 Comments

05/23/2011 – by Cynthia S. Wright Steve Nash has come out in support of New York’s marriage equality proposition. Nash, plays for the Phoenix Suns, whose CEO Rick Welts, just recently revealed that he was gay. The clip is produced by the... (Continue reading)

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Uh Oh! Chicago Bulls Center Joakim Noah Directs Homophobic Slur At Miami Heat Fan

Written on 22 May, 2011 at 21:29 in Anti-Gay, Entertainment, Featured, Hot Topics, Media, News, Sports | viewed times | 3 Comments

05/22/2011 – by Cynthia S. Wright It appears, Chicago Bulls center, Joakim Noah during game 3 of the Miami Heat vs. Chicago Bulls NBA finals series decided to pull a “Kobe Bryant” and set the NBA back regarding LGBT equality. Emotions are... (Continue reading)

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Chely Wright, Kye Allum, and 1700 Lesbians Celebrate NCLR’s 34th Anniversary

Written on 22 May, 2011 at 14:54 in Celebrity Corner, Entertainment, Featured, Featured Lesbians, Hot Topics, LGBT Rights, Lesbian Art / Artists, Lesbian Shows, News, People, Special Reports | viewed times | 0 Comments

Melanie Nathan, May 22, 2011, More than 1,300 people Attend NCLR’s 34th Annual Celebration in San Francisco (San Francisco, CA, May 22, 2011)—The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) presented its highest honors to five trailblazers in the... (Continue reading)

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New York Times Unveils ‘Coming Out’ Project Detailing LGBT Teenagers Across The Country

Written on 22 May, 2011 at 10:52 in Coming Out, Entertainment, Featured, Hot Topics, LGBT Rights, Media, News, People, north america | viewed times | 0 Comments

05/22/2011 – by Cynthia S. Wright The New York Times will be unveiling its new project “Coming Out” starting Monday, detailing LGBT teenagers’ experiences during this day and age by using their own words and voices. The newspaper spoke with about... (Continue reading)

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Dutch Catholic Priest Believes Pedophilia Is A-OK, Shocks Church

Written on 22 May, 2011 at 10:06 in Europe, Featured, Hot Topics, In The Courts, News, Religion, Religion, Sensitive Subjects, World | viewed times | 3 Comments

05/22/2011 – by Cynthia S. Wright The Dutch Catholic Church and the Salesian order are investigating the circumstances surrounding a Salesian priest serving on the Dutch board “Martijn” – a group that campaigns against the Dutch law that bans adult-child sex. It... (Continue reading)

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MN Anti-Gay Preacher Bradlee Dean Jeopardizes Marriage Bill

Written on 21 May, 2011 at 13:39 in Anti-Gay, Featured, Hot Topics, LGBT Rights, News, Politics, Religion, Religion | viewed times | 2 Comments

05/21/2011 – by Cynthia S. Wright Minnesota conservatives seem to know the best way to drive home a point.  With days left in the current MN legislature and the House dealing with issues surrounding the budget and a constitutional amendment to... (Continue reading)

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Homophobic Principal Outs Gay Student

Written on 21 May, 2011 at 8:06 in Anti-Gay, Coming Out, Education, Family & Children, Featured, Hot Topics, LGBT Children, LGBT Rights, News, Sensitive Subjects | viewed times | 0 Comments

05/21/2011 – by Cynthia S. Wright Karlton O. Johnson, a principal at Blanche Ely High school in Pompano Beach, Florida has been accused of “outing” two lesbian students both on campus and to their parents. Later it was revealed, that this wasn’t... (Continue reading)

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