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Photographs of actress Lucy Lawless, who you remember for her title role on the television series "Xena: Warrior Princess." http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5551260.phpPhotographs of actress Lucy Lawless, who you remember for her title role on the... more
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here you can read about the petition and print out forms. get everyone you know to sign and if you know unregistered voters get them registered.
from the site:
Thank you for your interest in assisting us with the signature process. The following is a list of ideas on how to gather signatures. If you require assistance or support for an idea, please contact us directly at 800.778.2998
1. **An easy place to start is asking people who you see on a regular basis.** This includes friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, dorm mates, colleagues, fellow church members and other organizations that you may interact with.
2. **Host a signature gathering party.** Invite friends and neighbors over to discuss equality and ways of getting involved. Perhaps highlight the party with a viewing of Milk or you could just serve drinks.
3. Contact local groups and organizations and ask for their support. This is also a good opportunity to start dialog with and get involved with organizations you may not have previously thought about. Ask if the organization can contact their members for support.
4. Gather a few friends and go to a safe, but high traffic location and collect signatures. Examples of friendly locations include farmer’s markets, universities, local cafes, and LGBT events.
5. Call up friends in other California locations and share the Yes! on Equality web link with downloadable signature pages (http://www.yesonequality.com/initiative)
spread the word to everyone you know, even if you don't live in california.here you can read about the petition and print out forms. get everyone you know to... more
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this is from the may 6 newsletter of the national organization for marriage. (not gay marriage btw)
Dear Friend of [opposite] Marriage,
I'm reading report after report describing Maine (where, as expected, the House of Representatives passed the same-sex marriage bill today) as coming "a step closer to being the fifth [state] in the nation to allow same-sex marriage." And while that storyline plays nicely into the "same-sex marriage is inevitable" message that gay marriage advocates are pushing, the reality couldn't be further from the truth!
I've yet to read one news report that even mentions the "people's veto," the referendum provision of the Maine Constitution that gives the people of Maine -- not legislators or the governor -- the final word on marriage.
And that's why today the National Organization for Marriage announced that it will join the Maine Marriage Coalition, pushing for a people's veto of the same-sex marriage bill if Governor Baldacci signs it into law.
The Coalition is headed by Robert Emrich of the Maine Marriage Alliance and Marc Mutty of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland. NOM will stand with our colleagues in Maine to give voters the ability to overturn the marriage bill passed by the House today, and will devote staff, volunteers and resources to the battle in Maine.
Qualifying a referendum for the ballot requires roughly 55,000 signatures of Maine voters, and NOM will work hard to ensure that the people of Maine have the opportunity to stand up for marriage just as the voters in 30 out of 30 other states have done when given the chance.
MEDIA APPEARANCE:
Make plans to watch or record "Maggie vs. Perez" on Larry King Live on CNN at 9pm ET tonight! NOM President Maggie Gallagher will be on with Perez Hilton, calling Hilton to task for the character assassination and personal attacks he has leveled against Carrie Prejean. It will no doubt be a lively discussion as Maggie sets the record straight!
Faithfully,
Brian S. Brown
Executive Director
National Organization for Marriage
20 Nassau Street, Suite 242
Princeton, NJ 08542
bbrown@nationformarriage.orgthis is from the may 6 newsletter of the national organization for marriage. (not gay... more
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Equal Rights: Weathering The Storm - A Response To NOM's Gathering Storm (National Organization for Marriage)
Love Not Laws is a coalition of people of various ages, races, and beliefs, who came together to show solidarity and support for same-sex marriage. In response to videos that are circulating the internet that use fear and falsehoods to promote an offensive agenda of "separate and unequal", Love Not Laws created a video that was grounded in compassion, emotion, and heart.Equal Rights: Weathering The Storm - A Response To NOM's Gathering Storm (National... more
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Across the USA, transgender people are making the case for full recognition and protection of their civil rights. This video talks about what's really on their minds.
Check out this moving piece produced by a collaboration among three leading Massachusetts advocacy organizations: the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MassTPC.org), Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD.org), and MassEquality (MassEquality.org).Across the USA, transgender people are making the case for full recognition and... more
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From http://www.gaycenter.org/out Author Martin Duberman sat down to speak with Sarah Schulman on the publication of Radical Acts, a collection of four of his politically charged plays. Here is some of their conversation.From http://www.gaycenter.org/out Author Martin Duberman sat down to speak with... more
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From http://www.gaycenter.org/out/ Author, teacher and spiritual coach Christian de la Huerta says the Goddess is back. He spoke to Out At The Center's Rick Borutta about how the empowerment of women and balancing the feminine and masculine in all of us may be the key to spiritual renewal for the LGBT community.From http://www.gaycenter.org/out/ Author, teacher and spiritual coach Christian de... more
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BOSTON -- For Ethan St. Pierre, allowing someone who is biologically female but self-identifies as male to use the men's bathroom is a no-brainer.
"Look at me," said St. Pierre, who was born a woman but is now a transgender man with a beard and short hair. "I don't want to get hurt by some woman who thinks I'm in the ladies' room for the wrong reasons. I mean, clearly I don't belong there."
St. Pierre, of Haverhill, was one of hundreds of advocates at a Tuesday rally supporting a bill that would add "gender identity and expression" to Massachusetts' discrimination and hate crimes laws. He said having this legislation would have protected him from being fired in 2003 from his job as a security supervisor because he became a man.
But opponents of the measure have deemed it "a bathroom bill," saying it would lead to a breakdown in privacy and public safety in rest rooms, locker rooms, showers and other single-sex facilities. They contend the law would open women's bathrooms to sexual predators.
4/8 09:26 ClipsFC - WandaBOSTON -- For Ethan St. Pierre, allowing someone who is biologically female but... more
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At a private risotto dinner Sunday night with gay leaders and elected officials at Gramercy Tavern last night, Sen. Chuck Schumer reversed himself on the issue of same-sex marriage, saying he not only now supports it but also backs a full reversal of the Defense of Marriage Act.
Schumer's office confirmed the meeting and also the senior senator's change of heart, issuing the following statement from the Brooklyn Democrat:
"It's time. Equality is something that has always been a hallmark of America and no group should be deprived of it. New York, which has always been at the forefront on issues of equality, is appropriately poised to take a lead on this issue."
It's hard to overstate the significance of this in the eyes of gay marriage advocates.
With the ascent of Kirsten Gillibrand to fill Hillary Clinton's vacant US Senate seat, Schumer was the last remaining statewide elected official who backed civil unions over full marriage equality.
(Recall that one of the first issues Gillibrand "evolved" on was marriage, although her office has insisted she always personally supported it).
Clinton's departure from the New York political stage arguably gave Schumer some breathing room on this issue.
Both Clinton and Schumer were under pressure from the gay community (which includes some very heavy-hitting political donors) to change their position from supporting civil unions to backing marriage, but they both refused to budge.
While Clinton was running for president, there was no way Schumer could move on this topic - no matter how much he might have wanted to follow the lead set by then-Gov. Eliot Spitzer and his lt. gov., David Paterson - especially since Barack Obama also took the civil-union-only approach.
Sunday night's dinner was organized by Empire State Pride Agenda Executive Director Alan Van Capelle and Jeff Soref, a gay philanthropist and donor who was board president of the Gay Men's Health Crisis from 1991-1004 and a past ESPA co-chair.
"I want to thank Sen. Schumer for his support of marriage equality and repeal of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act,” said Van Capelle.
“Like a majority of New Yorkers, Sen. Schumer recognizes that only marriage equality provides same sex couples the status, protections and rights afforded to all other Americans. We look forward to working with him to win marriage equality in New York State and around the country."
Also present for the meal were Assemblyman Danny O'Donnell, who sponsored the gay marriage bill that passed his house in 2007; Assemblywoman Deborah Glick; Council Speaker Christine Quinn; and Assemblyman Micah Kellner.
Sen. Tom Duane, who is carrying the marriage bill in the Senate, was in Albany and couldn't make it.At a private risotto dinner Sunday night with gay leaders and elected officials at... more
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Judge Hewitt is openly out and proud! On the courts website her biography states that she is married to her partner, Eleanor Dean Acheson. Huzzah!Judge Hewitt is openly out and proud! On the courts website her biography states that... more
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Info: www.mglff.com
'Pedro' will be simulcast at 8 p.m. April 1 on MTV, MTV TR3S, mtvU and LOGO with an introduction by former President Bill Clinton. It will be released June 9 on DVD.
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Fifteen years after Miami's Pedro Zamora became a national symbol for living with HIV -- and dying of AIDS -- a new drama about his life will soon debut on the network that made him a reality TV star.
Pedro, a film written by Dustin Lance Black, who won an original-screenplay Oscar for Milk, will be simulcast April 1 on four MTV networks. The Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival will screen the film Sunday night at the Colony Theater in Miami Beach.
Zamora's older sister Mily, who raised him after their mother died, and nursed him until his own death at age 22, will attend the Colony screening.
''It's a piece of my heart that I'm going to share with the world,'' she said.
At first, Mily Zamora didn't think she could relive the pain of Pedro's illness and death.
''When they first asked me about making the movie, I was thinking very selfishly about dealing with this again,'' said Zamora, now 44. ``But when I sat down and thought about the movie, and I thought about Pedro and what he wanted and his life, I had to say yes. He wanted to reach as many people as possible. He wanted to reach everywhere.''
Zamora attended a screening of Pedro last week at Florida International University.
''We spoke with Mily after the show. She's a very strong woman,'' said Rashad Subhan, 18, a member of FIU's gay fraternity, Delta Lambda Phi.
Subhan said he loved the film.
''It was very emotional. It pulled on your heartstrings,'' he said. ``The acting was pretty spot on.''
Pedro stars Alex Loynaz, a 27-year-old actor originally from Miami Beach, in his first big part.
''It's an inspiring story,'' said Loynaz, who now lives in Los Angeles. ``The message still needs to be spread. That's what Pedro wanted. His story is as relevant back then as it is now. There still is no cure for HIV.''Info: www.mglff.com
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From http://gaycenter.org/out On February 3, 2009 busloads of activists organized by Marriage Equality New York, Join the Impact and other groups headed to Albany to ask our New York State senators and assembly members if they will support marriage equality for same sex couples in the empire state. This is what happened when they visited Senator George Onorato who represents the 12th district in Queens. Do you know how your senator or assembly member stands on the issue of your civil right to marry. Contact them to find out: http://www.senate.state.ny.us/ http://assembly.state.ny.us/From http://gaycenter.org/out On February 3, 2009 busloads of activists organized by... more
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From http://www.gaycenter.org/out The Center launched a new website for the Gender Identity Project or GIP at http://www.genderidentityproject.org/
MTV Real World Brooklyn housemate Katelynn Cusanelli interned at the Center and contributed her tech expertise to the construction of the new GIP website. Several housemates joined her to congratulate her efforts.
The new GIP site includes profiles of individuals active in the transgender community, services GIP offers and a calendar of upcoming events. The site also features an online educational tool, Transgender Basics, with a glossary of terms, a video and employment information.From http://www.gaycenter.org/out The Center launched a new website for the Gender... more
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From http://www.gaycenter.org/out/ These are video highlights from an 18-part video playlist that can be found through the link above. In June of 2008 several individuals who were active in the gay liberation movement of the late sixties and early seventies held a panel at the Center to share their experience. It was sponsored by Services and Advocacy for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Elders (SAGE). The program called ‘From the Shadows to the Sunlight’ focused on the first year of the LGBT movement from the Stonewall riots of 1969 to the Christopher Street Gay Liberation Day March in 1970. This video excerpt is from Out at the Center, a TV show of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center of New York City. The show is made possible thanks to members of the Center and viewers like you. To find out more, join or donate go to: http://www.gaycenter.org/supportFrom http://www.gaycenter.org/out/ These are video highlights from an 18-part video... more
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Assebly Judiciary Committee Passes HR 5
As over 600 Californians came to Sacramento to talk to their legislators for EQCA's Lobby Day to Overurn 8, the Assembly Judiciary committee heard HR 5 (Ammiano), the Assembly resolution to overturn 8.
Watch the hearing to see the work EQCA and you make happen—hear the heartfelt personal stories told to the legislature and the testimony of our leaders—as well as what our opponents said to see what we are up against.
click the link aboveAssebly Judiciary Committee Passes HR 5
As over 600 Californians came to Sacramento... more
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Obama spokesman says president-elect will end 'don't ask, don't tell'
President-elect Barack Obama will end the 15-year-old "don't ask, don't tell" policy that has prevented homosexual and bisexual men and women from serving openly within the U.S. military, an Obama spokesman said
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Obama said during the campaign that he opposed the policy, but since his election in November he has made statements that have been interpreted as backpedaling. On Friday, however, Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs, responding on the transition team's Web site to a Michigan resident who asked if the new administration planned to get rid of the policy, said:
"You don't hear politicians give a one-word answer much. But it's 'Yes.' "
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Is it time to allow gays to serve openly in the US military?Obama spokesman says president-elect will end 'don't ask, don't tell'... more
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Harsh Sentences for Homosexuality in Senegal
Nine men were handed unusually harsh sentences of eight years in prison after being tried on charges of conspiracy and “unnatural acts,” a term used to criminalize homosexuality, according to their lawyers and gay rights groups here.
The men were arrested on December 19 at the home of Diadji Diouf, a prominent gay activist who works with AIDS organizations to prevent the spread of the disease in the largely clandestine gay community in Senegal, according to Joel Nana, a program associate for the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission.
Mr. Diouf, who was among those arrested and sentenced, runs an organization that provides condoms and counseling to gay men in Senegal, a largely Muslim country that has become increasingly intolerant of homosexuality in recent years despite its reputation for liberalism and openness.
The arrests took place just a few weeks after a conference on AIDS in Africa was held in Senegal’s capital, drawing gay activists from around the world.
Anti-gay sentiment has been on the rise across Africa in recent years. Nigeria’s Parliament tried to pass a law last year that would restrict the rights of gay people to even meet to discuss their rights. Gambia’s president threatened to behead any homosexual found in his country. And even in Senegal, one of the most liberal and tolerant countries in Islamic Africa, tensions over homosexuality have been on the rise.
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Homophobia is a global dis-easeHarsh Sentences for Homosexuality in Senegal
Nine men were handed unusually harsh... more
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Lonely in Ms needs some help in her new found lesbianism. Where do I go to find a "nice" girl? How do I start a vlog on After Ellen? What do I wear? How do I act? Do I pay? Nookie on the first date. Heeeeeeeelllllllllppppppppp.Lonely in Ms needs some help in her new found lesbianism. Where do I go to find a... more
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New Jersey should follow two other U.S. states and allow same-sex couples to marry rather than just enter into civil unions, as the law currently permits, a state commission recommended on Wednesday.
In a report that could lead to New Jersey legalizing gay marriage, the Civil Union Review Commission said same-sex couples cannot achieve equality with heterosexual couples if their legal status is restricted to civil unions.
Full marriage is the only way to meet a state constitutional requirement for equality, said the 13-member panel of public officials, clergy, lawyers and same-sex marriage advocates.
The panel was picked by the governor, other state officials and state agencies and charged with evaluating New Jersey's civil union law and making a recommendation. Its recommendation was unanimous.
"The Commission finds that the separate categorization established by the Civil Union Act invites and encourages unequal treatment of same-sex couples and their children," the panel said in a 79-page report based on an 18-month investigation.
Citing "overwhelming evidence," it said "civil unions will not be recognized by the general public as the equivalent of marriage in New Jersey."
New Jersey's state Supreme Court ruled in 2006 that same-sex couples are entitled to the same civil rights as heterosexual couples but declined to say whether a same-sex union should be called marriage.
It's New Jersey, I'm surprised it's taken this long...New Jersey should follow two other U.S. states and allow same-sex couples to marry... more
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