 New York Times | Gay people shouldn't worry too much about Proposition 8. Marriage ... guardian.co.uk, UK - But now marriage itself seems to have become a burning passion â€" or at least, gay marriage. The re-banning of gay marriage in California earlier this month ... Van Sant, Penn craft masterful 'Milk' Where’s Harvey Milk When We Need Him? Sean Penn offers warm "Milk" to movie fans |
 Gothamist | Why Arizona Flipped On Gay Marriage CBS News, NY - But opponents of gay marriage also learned from their loss. They decided to push for a simple, straightforward amendment that would enshrine the traditional ... State Senate Putting Gay Marriage on the Back Burner Advancing Rights |
 Catholic News Agency | Univ. of Toledo official fired over column sues The Associated Press - TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) â€" The firing of a college administrator over her criticism of gay rights has sparked a debate about free speech and whether universities ... University officer fired for criticizing homosexual politics files ... Fired U. of Toledo administrator sues school Fired UT employee suing the school |
LGBT Coalition Backs Employee Free Choice Act Political Affairs Magazine, NY - By PA Staff Writers A broad coalition, which includes some of the country's biggest LGBT civil rights organizations, reiterated this week its support for ... Coalition for a Democratic Workplace Launches New Print ... |
Attorneys, Financial Advisors Present Free LGBT Estate Seminar Dec. 9 The Desert Sun, CA - 9 covering the unique estate planning and financial challenges facing LGBT couples. The session will be held from 6 pm to 8 pm at the Wyndham Hotel in Palm ... |
Cambridge vigil for LGBT rights Socialist Worker Online, IL - The [lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender] LGBT movement has grown complacent recently, but the passage of Proposition 8 set off a spark that's become a ... |
New York Times | A full picture of Milk Los Angeles Times, CA - Both the GLBT Historical Society and the San Francisco Public Library are holding public exhibits timed to coincide with the movie's opening last week and ... Assassinated Gay and Hippie-activist Remembered Enzian books The Times of Harvey Milk |
COMBATING THE EFFECTS OF PROP 102 AND OTHER ANTI-GLBT ISSUES Out In America, OH - To facilitate this effort GLBT organizers representing Equality Arizona, Wingspan, The Prescott Pride Center, Flagstaff Pride, Yuma's The Amancio Project ... |
Film screening benefits gay causes 27east.com, NY - SAGE-LI, Service and Advocacy for GLBT Elders and LIGALY, Long Island Gay and Lesbian Youth, serving young people age 13 to 21, are part of the Long Island ... |
I had the wondrous experience of watching [the new movie Milk] with my son. It was very moving and instructive, especially in light of the lost Prop 8 battle.In the film, Milk made the point that the gay community needed to "come out" and show themselves to the public in order to win the vote on Proposition 6 - at that time in the early 70s bigots were trying to fire all gay teachers in CA. The good citizens of California voted down Proposition 6 then, but failed to do so for Proposition 8, where our gay families were mostly kept hidden.
As I contemplate this, I think about Evan Wolfson's (www.freedomtomarry.org) advice about how to conduct the fight for our families' equal rights - he recommends that if we conduct our campaigns properly we will "lose forward", meaning that even in defeat if we educate the public about our families, in the long run we will win. I agree.
As our battle to undo Prop 8 moves forward, I hope that we keep Evan's principle in mind.
-Steve Krantz
PFLAG Director, Southern Pacific Region, and National Board Member
On next Tuesday, December 9, the Iowa State Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case for marriage equality.Some background on the case:
The debate over the future of Iowa's Defense of Marriage Act, a decade-old law that defines marriage as being between a man and a woman, comes after a ruling by a lower court judge last year.
Iowa District Court for Polk County Judge Robert Hanson ruled in August 2007 that the act violated the state constitutional rights of equal protection and due process. The ruling stood for less than 24 hours before a Polk County attorney filed an appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court.
In an interesting turn of events, only one couple was able to complete the process before marriage equality was put on hold pending appeal. The PFLAG National Blog profiled the couple back in August of this year. The future of their marriage status, and the future of marriage equality in Iowa hang in the balance of the state supreme court's ruling. Personally, I think it would be a great thing to have marriage equality come to the Midwest, and not simply be seen as only for the East and West coasts. Stay tuned to see the outcome of the December 9 arguments.
Attention all Kentucky and Ohio PFLAGers!
The Berea, KY PFLAG chapter is proud to announce its sponsorship of a free performance by the Cincinnati Men’s Chorus. The holiday event (again, free!) will be held at 7pm on Saturday, December 13 at the Union Church (213 Prospect St) across from Boone Tavern on the Berea College Campus.
Doors open at 6pm and donations are welcome.
If you have any questions, please contact the Berea chapter at 859-358-5610 or email bereapflag@hotmail.com.
-Erin Cranford Williams
The Berea, KY PFLAG chapter is proud to announce its sponsorship of a free performance by the Cincinnati Men’s Chorus. The holiday event (again, free!) will be held at 7pm on Saturday, December 13 at the Union Church (213 Prospect St) across from Boone Tavern on the Berea College Campus.
Doors open at 6pm and donations are welcome.
If you have any questions, please contact the Berea chapter at 859-358-5610 or email bereapflag@hotmail.com.
-Erin Cranford Williams
Like many red-blooded, middle-class American lesbian moms, we spend the month of December decorating, overeating, shopping, visiting relatives and watching holiday television on DVD. We started with a bang December first by watching the original stop-motion Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer at our eleven year-old daughter’s request. She thought it would be a memorable beginning to [...]
OutHistory.org is an educational web site on LBGT history developed by the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies (CLAGS) at the City University of New York Graduate Center . Part archive, part museum, part encyclopedia, it is a rare resource in that it makes scholarship on LGBT history widely accessible outside of academic journals. This very [...]
Now if the animal kingdom had some kind of formal adoption system set up, perhaps gay penguins wouldn’t have to resort to stealing straight couples’ eggs to fulfill their yearning to be parents. You read that correctly. Because they are unable to reproduce, a pair of male penguins in a Chinese zoo has resorted [...]
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