Legal Brief Filed to Counter Delaying Tactics in California
Gay News Bits May 29 08(San Francisco) — Attorneys representing same-sex couples, Equality California and Our Family Coalition filed a legal brief on Wednesday opposing a request to stay the court’s ruling and prevent couples from marrying for several months. The request to stay the California Supreme Court’s ruling was filed shortly before the Memorial Day weekend by an Arizona-based, [...] Full story...
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Censorship of Queer Youth at Manchester Pride
Gay News Bits 11 hours agoHere’s a story that’s starting to make the rounds: Censorship at Manchester Pride.
The basic controversy: Manchester Pride’s festival director attempted to confiscate “Pride Not Profit” signs at the start of city’s annual gay pride parade from a group called Queer Youth.
Study Reveals Gap in HIV Testing Knowledge Among College Students
Gay News Bits 23 hours agoAthens, Ga. – Most college students understand how they can prevent the transmission of HIV but are less knowledgeable about HIV testing, according to a new University of Georgia study.
IN THE LIFE Remembers Pioneer Del Martin in its October Season Premier, ‘Civil Rites & Civil Rights’
Gay News Bits less than a day agoIN THE LIFE’s Scott Miller sent out an email this week saying: “It’s with sadness and in that vein that I’m writing, both, to share with you (if you don’t already know) that longtime LGBT civil rights activist and pioneer Del Martin died [Wednesday morning], and that IN THE LIFE is privileged to be airing [.
Pioneering LGBT Activist Del Martin Mourned
Gay News Bits less than a day agoPioneering LGBT Activist Del Martin, who married Phyllis Lyon, her partner of 55 years, in June on the first day same-sex couples in California gained that right, died Wednesday at the age of 87.
Iowa’s Married Same-Sex Couple Celebrates First Year of Marriage
Gay News Bits less than a day ago(Des Moines, Iowa) — August 31st 2008 will mark the one year anniversary of the first marriage of a same-sex couple in Iowa after Lambda Legal’s victory in which a district court ruled that barring same-sex couples from marriage is unconstitutional.
The Ryan Skipper Documentary
Gay News Bits less than a day agoOn March 14, 2007, 25 year old Ryan Skipper of Polk County Florida was brutally murdered because he was gay.
Workplace Equality and the Fortune 500
Gay News Bits less than a day agoPHILADELPHIA, PA (PRNewswire-USNewswire) — Equality Forum, a national and international gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) civil rights organization, reported that 471 (94.
Jay Bakker and Religious Straight Americans Speak Up for Gay and Transgender Neighbors
Gay News Bits less than a day agoNew York, NY (PRWEB) — “Gay and transgender Americans are our neighbors” will be the simple message of faith leaders across the U.
Pro-LGBT Christians to Tackle Racism and Gender Identity Issues
Gay News Bits less than a day agoWASHINGTON, D.C. — Hundreds of pro-lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Christians will tackle issues of race, class, ability, age, gender identity and sexual orientation at the Many Stories, One Voice conference to take place in New Orleans, La.
Grant Funds Youth Enrichment Services for NYC Area Teens
Gay News Bits 2 days agoNEW YORK, N.Y. — The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center announced this week that they received a $25,000 grant from the New York Life Foundation.
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