Friday, January 16, 2009

LGBT News Headlines (T24T-5)


Gay but Equal?
New York Times, United States - 2 hours ago
Supporters of gay rights wonder if the California Supreme Court might soon confirm the legitimacy of Proposition 8, passed by state voters in November, ...
Report: Obama Changed His View on Gay Marriage FOXNews
Obama Position on Gay Marriage Changes Christian Broadcasting Network
Gay man to be named to top White House post Bay Area Reporter
CitizenLink - EDGE Boston
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Canada.com

Rick Warren Chooses Silence
New York Times, United States - 13 hours ago
He told Beliefnet in December that if gay marriage were permissible, why not incest, polygamy or “an older guy marrying a child”? Although this reasoning is ...
Gay Bishop Upset He Wasn't Picked for Inauguration WCAX
Rick Warren praises Obama's pick of gay bishop CNN Political Ticker
google news commentComment by Evan Wolfson Executive Director, Freedom to Marry
San Francisco Chronicle
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The Inquisitr

Is California ready for 2010 vote on gay marriage?
Los Angeles Times, CA - 14 hours ago
Could California be voting on gay marriage again next year? Well, there is a new group, Yes! on Equality, that is beginning a campaign for the "2010 ...
Rev. Al Sharpton on Marriage, Mormons and Prop. 8 Huffington Post
Marriage, Democracy And California Atlantic Online
Prop 8 News Lincoln News Messenger
San Jose Mercury News - San Francisco Bay Times
all 137 news articles

Report: Layoffs Hit LGBT Media Firm PlanetOut
Digital Media Wire, CA - 9 hours ago
San Francisco - PlanetOut, a media firm focused on the LGBT community, has laid off at least a third of its staff, CNET News.com reported, ...
The axe drops at PlanetOut, at least 50% of staff cut Gay Socialites
all 2 news articles

Dallas Voice

LGBT protesters, Christian counterprotesters clash in downtown Dallas
Dallas Voice, TX - 5 hours ago
LGBT protester Aaron Rathbun confronts Christian counterprotester Angela Cummings after Cummings, with a Bible in hand, tried to disrupt a rally organized ...

News 8 Austin

Equality Texas fears anti-gay backlash with new speaker
Dallas Voice, TX - 5 hours ago
Randall Terrell, political director for the LGBT advocacy organization Equality Texas, said Wednesday, Jan. 14, that new leadership in the House could be ...
New speaker an LGBT ally? Dallas Voice
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Right Wing Sees Red Over GLBT Presence at Inauguration
EDGE Boston, MA - 15 hours ago
Indeed, right-wing and anti-gay religious groups have pointed to the presence of GLBT individuals and organizations at the inauguration as proof that the ...
Happy inauguration, Mr. President Sovo.com
Fox News “Transition Tracker” Plays Fear Of Teh Gay Inaugural Parties News Hounds
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OutPosts: Film's portrayal of gay activist gives hope
South Coast Today, MA - 2 hours ago
As the vote in California's Proposition 8 revealed, the struggle for GLBT civil rights is far from over. Yet, coincidentally, a new movie by director Gus ...

POET LEADS DISCUSSION GROUP ON GLBT POETS
Out In America, OH - 18 hours ago
Christopher Stephen Soden will be teaching a Poetry Discussion Group 4 Mondays in March 9th-30th (7-9:30PM) for The Writer's Garret focusing on Queer Poets ...
Join PFLAG Detroit for a special viewing party this January, 24, 2009!

PFLAG Detroit and Pronto! restaurant are hosting a special screening of Prayers for Bobby (which was filmed in Royal Oak, Michigan).

Come watch the film with family and friends! There will be raffles and prizes awarded throughout the evening!

Saturday, January 24, 2009
4:00 â€" 11:00 pm
Pronto! Restaurant
608 Washington St.
Royal Oak, MI 48067

PFLAG Detroit Co-president Larry Jack tells us, “Several people who were 'extras' in the film will be in attendance!”

For more information, contact PFLAG Detroit Co-president Larry Jack at jackL61@yahoo.com.
Change.gov, the official website of President-Elect Obama's transition team, has posted a video message regarding a recent meeting between transition team leaders and the country's leading LGBT advocacy groups, including PFLAG.

Brent Childers over at Faith in America (an organization dedicated to ending anti-gay bigotry in faith communities) shared this with us today:

Faith in America hand-delivered letters to Pastor Rick Warren at the Saddleback Church. Rick Warren has been the center of controversy after being invited deliver the invocation at President-Elect Obama's inauguration, due to anti-gay statements he has made. PFLAG responded in a letter to Obama, expressing our dismay at Warren's invitation. Earlier this week we reported that Obama has now also invited openly gay Bishop Gene Robinson to the inaugural event.

Watch these videos of the powerful and moving letters they delivered to Rick Warren for yourself...

If I Were Your Daughter?



An Open Letter to Pastor Rick Warren

A court in Uganda has ruled in favor of two women what is being cited as a landmark case against the Ugandan government. Justice Stella Arac stated that the Ugandan police violated the constitutional rights to privacy, property and fundamental rights of Yvonne Oyoo and Victor Juliet Mukasa. The women were awarded 13 million shillings [...]
Despite the fact Prop 8 could be overturned by the California Supreme Court, some gay rights advocates aren’t taking any chances and are already gearing up for 2010. Yes! on Equality, a new organization has already begun campaigning for the “2010 Marriage Equality Initiative.” According to the groups website, “organizers have learned their lesson [...]
I was at work the other day and someone came in to look around at the space for an event they were going to have. It was past 5:00 (5:00 = clock out time!) and the guy apologized for keeping me there late. I said “Oh no, it’s fine. Take your time,” and he walked [...]

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