WHITE HOUSE PARTNERS WITH RUTH ELLIS CENTER TO HOST LGBT CONFERENCE ON HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS IN DETROIT Highland Park, MI - February 21, 2012 – The Ruth Ellis Center – the Midwest’s only organization, and one of four in the nation, solely dedicated to serving runaway, homeless and at-risk lesbian, gay, bi-attractional, transgender and questioning [LGBTQ) youth - will partner with the White House and t...
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Cancun Hosts Leading LGBT Marketing Event Cancun, Mexico February 21, 2012: The International Expo & Business LBGT announces today that the leading Latin American marketing event targeting the LGBT [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) market is to take place September 6 - 9, 2012 in Cancun, Mexico.
Mr. Ruben Sandoval, President of th...
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2012 Lavender Law Conference & Career Fair Student Writing Competitions The National LGBT Bar Association is now accepting submissions for the Michael Greenberg Writing Competition and the International Association of LGBT Judges Writing Competition
• Michael Greenberg Student Writing Competition
• Student Leadership Award
• International Association of LG...
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California Senator Mark Leno’s BIll Should Help Thwart Religious Freedom Fears CA Senator Mark Leno Introduces Bill Reaffirming Religious Freedom . SB 1140 reinforces that no clergy member will be required to perform any marriage that is against his or her belief system. So maybe the religious right can stop whining about lesbian and gay civil rights to marriage equality. by Mel Nathan, February 21st, 2012 [...]
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Barclays Bank Must Speak out Against Criminalization of Homosexuality in Uganda and Africa Or stop being hypocrites by displaying diversity programs on your websites…. LGBT people who work for Barclays worldwide should be asking their employers to speak out against criminalization of homosexuality before it is too late! This applies to all doing business in Africa! By Melanie Nathan, February 21, 2012, I first wrote this piece on [...]
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Pinksixty News TUESDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2012
Sixteen appeals to the Indian Supreme Court are challenging a 2009 ruling, which legalised gay sex. The court have asked the appellants to define 'unnatural sex' before continuing. The ex-Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey, has formed a group to block the progress of same-sex marriage. The British Prime Minister and Opposition leaders are not in agreement with the churchman, as all support marriage equality. Lobby group, 'Get Up' bid 31000 Australian dollars for dinner with Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Three couples dined with the leader to put a human face to the issue of gay marriage, which Gillard is against. Sheriff and Mitt Romney campaigner, Paul Babeu, was forced to come out at the weekend after a story in a local Arizona newspaper. Babeu is accused of threatening a man with deportation if he made their relationship public. And finally, a new single challenging anti-gay bullying in schools has been recorded by some of the UK's top lesbian musical talent. 'It DOES Get Better' is currently number 1 on the Amazon Rock and Folk song charts, and you can see it on YouTube.
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Mr Gay World Includes Finalists from Criminalizing African Countries Historic participation as Africa continues draconian criminalization of homosexuality by Melanie Nathan, February 21, 2012 For the first time black Africans will participate in the Mr. Gay World contest being held in Johannesburg, South Africa, sending a powerful message of hope to LGBTI people in Africa and the rest of the World. The delegates representing [...]
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Liberia New Anti-Homosexuality Bill Text | Death for Gays and Lesbians First viewing of proposed text of bill. By Melanie Nathan, 2/21/2012 Expressed many times on my blog, is the fear that David Bahati’s Kill the Gays Bill, currently before the Ugandan Parliament, could well spread to other parts of Africa , as it is accompanied by the promotion of much anti-gay rhetoric and myth. It [...]
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seniorlesbian: The following I share with all my sister lesbians in honor of Black History Month and the great honor paid the members of the Prairie View A & M ACapella Concert Choir - of which I was a member.
On March 18, 1968, around 9pm, we were returning to the Lorraine Motel after our concert [we went on tour every year to designated cities in the United State).
The men were dressed in full tux, we women in formal gowns. We were tired, cold and hungry. I had a call waiting for me from my mother informing me my grandmother [her mother) had passed away.
Our Choir Director suddenly called us all to his room, where he informed us we had a special request.
Tired though we were, as a well-known Black College Choir, we could hardly refuse. Besides, we were still dressed.
Upon arriving in the lobby of the Lorraine Motel, we received a great shock. There sat Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as well as the rest of the members of the N.A.A.C.P.
Our spirits lifted. We asked him what he would like to hear. He requested two beloved negro spirituals: "I's Been Buked and I's Been Scorned" and "He Never Said A Mumblin' Word".
Believe me when I say, we sang that night! Before we left, he signed autographs, along with the date and time.
Of course, we had no idea what was to come until we finally arrived back at Prairie View. The President of the College met our bus and told us the tragic news of Dr. King's death.
We were crushed; especially since the News kept showing segments of our performance, reminding the listening audience that we were the last ones to perform for him.
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Anonymous: 2012 will be the 35th annual SISTERSPACE WEEKEND Festival - the nation's longest running lesbian festival! This year the festival is September 7-9 - it will be an incredible experience and the most affordable vacation you'll ever take! Featuring a full slate of performances on both Friday and Saturday nights, introducing a brand-new day stage for this year, entertaining and life-enhancing workshops, an awesome dance party, wonderful merchants and craftswomyn, plus bodyworkers, sports, drumming, and more, the Weekend provides the chance to connect and create community with hundreds of women from all over the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond.
The Weekend takes place at a beautiful, private and wooded camp in Darlington, MD - just steps away from the majestic Susquehanna River. You're free to explore the hiking trails down to the river, or to just hang out by the pool and socialize! Offering boundless opportunities for creativity and amusement [both organized and spontaneous), the Weekend is a great place to relax and rejuvenate yourself among friends both old and new.
www.sisterspace.org
Pinksixty News MONDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2012
New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie vetoed his state's bid for same-sex marriage equality on Friday, but Maryland passed the bill by a narrow majority, on the same day, making it the eighth US state to do so. The West African country of Liberia is considering a law which would make same-gender sexual relations punishable by death or life in prison. The bill has been proposed by the wife of ex-leader Charles Taylor, who was indicted for war crimes in Sierra Leone. Although a number of UK Premier League clubs signed up to tackle homophobia recently, only 16 out of 160 clubs have agreed to participate in the 'Football v Homophobia Campaign' which started Saturday. A government spokesperson called the teams' reasons 'mealy mouthed'. It's been revealed Whitney Houston was due to appear in an anti-bullying campaign the day she died. Her daughter was waiting with the photographer of the 'Stop Bullying Now' campaign, but her mother never came. And finally, London Fashion Week is well underway. One of the world's most influential fashion events started Friday and includes established designers as well as up and coming talent. If you can't get to it, you can keep up with what's happening at londonfashionweek.co.uk
RECOGNIZED LEADER ON LGBT HEALTH ISSUES APPOINTED TO NEW POSITION AT BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER Recognizing the importance of continuing its efforts torespond to the healthcare needs of New York’sgrowing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender [LGBT) communities, Beth Israel Medical Centerhas appointed nationally recognized LGBT health expert Barbara E.Warren, PsyD,as Director of its newly established LGBT Health Services program.
AIDS Ride Cyclist injured in Hit and Run on Golden Gate Bridge | Authorities Fail to Report by Melanie Nathan, February, 19, 2012 Imagine waking up in hospital, after being transported by paramedics to ICU Emergency, in a metropolis such as San Francisco, unconscious, with broken bones and not a single policing authority has any record or clue what happened to you? That is what happened this weekend to Patrick Shortle and [...]
Uganda Persecution of Gays Starts before the Kill the Gays Bill Passage Do Western Activists have a role? This Article explores that question only in part, intending to set up the discussion. By Melanie Nathan, Feb 19, 2012 It seems as if the Ugandan Minister Lokodo thinks he has the right to autocratically order arrests of gays and lesbians before the new (anti-gay) law in Uganda that [...]
California Senator Mark Leno’s BIll Should Help Thwart Religious Freedom Fears
Barclays Bank Must Speak out Against Criminalization of Homosexuality in Uganda and Africa
Mr Gay World Includes Finalists from Criminalizing African Countries
Liberia New Anti-Homosexuality Bill Text | Death for Gays and Lesbians
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RECOGNIZED LEADER ON LGBT HEALTH ISSUES APPOINTED TO NEW POSITION AT BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER
AIDS Ride Cyclist injured in Hit and Run on Golden Gate Bridge | Authorities Fail to Report
Uganda Persecution of Gays Starts before the Kill the Gays Bill Passage
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