Sunday, August 16, 2009

GLBT News Headlines (T4T-6)

Rev. Manish Mishra asks us to see how firing people from the workplace for factors other than merit “cuts to the very core of who we are as Americans.” His impassioned speech for ENDA is part of our ongoing series of speeches from HRC’s Clergy Call for Justice and Equality. Transcript and bio follow.   Rev. [...]
Tomorrow, the Transportation Security Administration will implement Secure Flight, a program designed, according to TSA, to “streamline the [terrorist] watch list matching process” by requiring all passengers to provide their gender and date of birth when they book a ticket. Unfortunately, the potential impact on transgender travelers – whose identity documents often don’t match [...]
As part of the No Excuses campaign Steve Pollack took the initiative and scheduled a meeting with Congressman Kendrick Meek’s staff. He brought his friend Sandra along and had a productive meeting with Rep. Meek’s staffer in the Miami-Dade office. Steve also attended the National Conference call which trained HRC members for their meetings. Here is [...]
Gay and lesbian couples protesting the passage of Proposition 8 publicly showed their affection Saturday as they smooched in front of the Manchester Grand Hyatt.
GRAND RAPIDS -- Saturday's 2 p.m. Kiss-In rally in support of public affection for gay and lesbian couples is moving their event from Rosa Parks Circle to Calder Plaza. The gay-rights-activists group was unaware the all-day Mixing Pot multicultural celebration...
Less than two months before the Nevada domestic partnership law takes effect, officials said the gay and lesbian community has added reason to celebrate at Saturday’s Reno Gay Pride festival.

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