Looks like New Jersey's Democratic lawmakers are drinking the same tainted water as New York's: They don't want to bring gay marriage to a vote unless they're certain it will pass. CONTINUED » Permalink | Post a comment | Add to del.icio.us Tagged: loretta weinberg, New Jersey, Paul Sarlo, Stephen Sweeney
If a book for teens includes two characters with nascent homophobia, does that make the book homophobic? Bennett Madison, the 28-year-old young adult author of The Blonde of the Joke, happens to be a big 'mo. Which makes it curious to see one of his books labeled as anti-gay. CONTINUED » Permalink | Post a comment | [...]
"When my son told me he was gay, I told him, 'Now, I love you more'. I want to tell the world that hatred is not born with human beings, it is a seed that is planted by adults and is fostered creating a climate of intolerance and violence. We must change our ways and [...]
Monday’s Visalia Times Delta carries an article about local LGBT activist Robin McGehee. A teacher at Visalia’s College of the Sequoias, Robin is a major player in Central Valley gay rights, as an organizer of Meet in the Middle 4 Equality, and a co-director of the recent National Equality March in Washington D.C. See the [...]
From the L.A. Times: Los Angeles County saw an overall 4% drop in hate crimes last year, while crimes against gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered people increased, prompted in part by last November’s highly charged Proposition 8 initiative, the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage in California, according to a new report released today. There were 134 sexual-orientation [...]
We want to take a moment to recognize everyone who participated in making this year's Southern Oregon Garden Party a tremendous success! On October 24th, our friends down in the Rogue Valley area helped to raise well over $5,000 to support the work of Basic Rights Oregon, which is double our original goal for the event! A special thanks needs to be extended to Senator Alan Bates for helping out with the special appeal, to Tammy Marston (and her friend Mark) for providing fantastic entertainment for the event, and to everyone who gave of their time and money to suppoviding fantastic entertainment for the event, and to everyone who gave of their time and money to support fairness and equality in our state! Thank you all so much and we look forward to our next trip down to the Rogue Valley very soon!