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Remembering Hate Crimes: Oct. 7, 1998, Matthew Shepard Was Found
Ten years ago from today, October 7, 2008, Laramie Police Dept. Officer Reggie Fluty went to the scene reported by a bicycle rider - a young man tied to a fence and obviously beaten very badly. Her words in the Laramie Project - that "the only part of his face not covered in blood were where he had been crying" are one of the most saddening and tragic moments in GLBTQI history. This was the day Matthew Shepard was found.
I wanted to post this for everyone as a 10-year memorial to the discovery of Matt, who was in a coma at the time of discovery, but also to everyone else who has been a vitcim of hate and violence.
Read the full story here:
http://www.lesbiatopia.com/2008/10/remembering-hate-cri... Ten years ago from today, October 7, 2008, Laramie Police Dept. Officer Reggie Fluty went to the scene reported by a bicycle rider - a... more -
Gay Republicans
In this Election pod, VC2 Producer Nerina Penzhorn, examines the phenomenon of gay republican activists, who work for both progressive social policies at the same time they advocate conservative positions on both economic and security issues. She follows around two young, prominent members of the Log Cabin Republicans, a candidate for state senator and up-an-coming lobbyist to understand why it is easier for them to tell their "republican friends they're gay, than gay friends that they're republican." In this Election pod, VC2 Producer Nerina Penzhorn, examines the phenomenon of gay republican activists, who work for both progressive... more
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The most awesome mohawk that ever was
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What it's like for me being an ftm
This is the first "vlog" I ever attempted to make
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Ancora la Luxuria ma sul Riformista
Caro direttore,
sinceramente poco mi appassiona la partecipazione di Vladimir Luxuria all'Isola e neppure capisco, se non per un fatto di solidarietà, le dichiarazioni dell'amico Aurelio Mancuso nel decretare che Arcigay sarà a fianco di Luxuria in "un reality brillante e impegnativo". Immagino e spero che Arcigay abbia ben e più altro da fare per la comunità glbt, fermo restando l'affetto loro e mio per Vladimir. Per questo e altro fa male quel che ha scritto sul Riformista di ieri Luca Mastrantonio. Fa male a chi da anni si batte per una nuova civiltà italiana di accoglienza sui diritti omosessuali; fa male alla comprensione dei tanti che non comprendono, se non per meri scopi commerciali, la partecipazione di Luxuria al reality della Ventura. Fa male Luxuria a spiegarci dei perché e dei per come ha deciso di andare in Honduras a favore di qualcuno o qualcosa che non trarrà favori dalla sua e altrui partecipazione. La televisione , da tempo, ci ha abituati ai peggiori e ai migliori sentimenti, alle migliori e peggiori rappresentazioni di quello che noi siamo o vorremmo apparire, in un coacervo di confusioni e mistificazioni. Sbagliato tirare in ballo la politica. Sbagliato tirare in ballo il movimento omosessuale o transgender per quel che è una pura rappresentazione catodica e un programma che ha il solo scopo del successo e dell'attrazione degli sponsor. L'esperienza parlamentare a marchio glbt è stato un disastro, è inutile girarci intorno, sempre escludendo la magnifica opera parlamentare di Franco Grillini. E gli altri? Le altre? Oggi, Paola Concia, sola, ha il gravoso compito di rappresentarci e dio e lei sanno quanta difficoltà esiste in questa rappresentanza e con questo Parlamento. E' incredibile il silenzio calato sui diritti omosessuali, sulle battaglie che oramai viaggiano in ordine sparso e a targhe alterne tra le tante generose volontà dei tanti movimenti glbt. Tutto è diventato difficile e pesante, senza più l'ipotesi di poter cambiare in meglio la cultura e la democrazia di questo Paese.
E se il cambiamento culturale, come afferma Mancuso, passa anche da un reality come "L'Isola", ben venga, ma dubito che si tratti di cultura, al massimo si dà un taglio al tabagismo o si risolvono problemi di adipe.
Forse, nostro malgrado, Mastrantonio ha ragione: siamo tutti dei piccoli berluscones senza la faccia tosta di sdoganarci come tali. Sempre più spesso il successo o la visibilità mal si coniuga con gli interessi generali delle persone. E il rischio da un po' di tempo incombe anche sugli omosessuali.
Luxuria ha deciso di proseguire la strada che più le appartiene, quella della visibilità radiotelevisiva; ha tutto il diritto a farlo, ci mancherebbe. Ha diritto, come altri, al lauto guadagno che conquista sul campo, ci mancherebbe. Sono in tanti, in questo Belpaese a guadagnare l'equivalente di 300 anni di lavoro di un operaio. Troppi! E sinceramente, quanti nei panni di Luxuria farebbero diversamente?
Certo, mi sembra eccessivo far passare la politica e i movimenti omosessuali, il Parlamento e tutto il resto per la cruna dell'ago dei naufraghi. Stiamo parlando di show, di ingaggi, di future proposizioni televisive di future star. Si dica, e dica semplicemente che Luxuria come altri parteciperanno al reality Rai, così come è successo a Cecchi Paone o a Malgioglio e si lasci fuori la politica e ancor più i movimenti omosessuali che di questa operazione non ne trarranno alcun vantaggio o vittoria. . Piacerebbe, e tanto che la partecipazione di Luxuria "può aiutarci concretamente a vincere le nostre battaglie di promozione della dignità e dei diritti delle persone glbt", come scrive Mancuso. Mi si conceda il diritto di dubitarne, almeno di un miracolo. E a credere ai miracoli, non si fa peccato! Caro direttore, ... more -
Meloni vs. Mussolini: niente adozioni gay e chi vuol diritti si sposi. In chiesa
La ministra della gioventù (sigh!), Giorgia Meloni, boccia la proposta della Mussolini: niente adozioni ai gay; la soluzione sta nel rendere più efficare il sistema di adozione. Quale? Quello suggerito da Carlo Giovanardi. Ovvero: lasciate perdere.
Sul riconoscimento delle coppie di fatto, è altrettanto categorica: ognuno è libero di fare le proprie scelte ma non tocca allo Stato pensare a loro. E più specificatamente, sui diritti delle coppie omo? Qui la ministra supera se stessa: lo Stato non può equipararle semplicemente perché non hanno la stessa utilità sociale. Ma un po' di decenza, signora, no?
E' proprio bello avere ministre così. La ministra della gioventù (sigh!), Giorgia Meloni, boccia la proposta della Mussolini: niente adozioni ai gay; la soluzione sta nel r... more -
Gay Pride 2008: "Michelle (è un anno che aspetto)"
Il 28 giugno 2008 sfila a Bologna la comunità gay, lesbica, bisessuale e trans italiana. In città arriva anche Michelle, diciottenne di Licata in provincia di Agrigento. E’ un anno che aspetta questo momento.
Questo pod racconta il Bologna Pride attraverso gli occhi di Michelle e allo stesso tempo descrive cosa significa essere omosessuale in una piccola città della Sicilia: le difficoltà e i sogni di una persona che ha scelto di essere se stessa. Il 28 giugno 2008 sfila a Bologna la comunità gay, lesbica, bisessuale e trans italiana. In città arriva anche Michelle, diciottenne d... more -
Could CA. gay marriage bring aftershocks for Measure 36?
Some in Oregon have watched the unfolding CA. gay marriage victory with a sense of detachment, maybe even skepticism. But, with the new victory for gay marriage in California comes an undercurrent, or maybe aftershocks. Some are starting to wonder what this could mean for OR. "for all those imagining Measure 36 has silenced discussion in Oregon... Some in Oregon have watched the unfolding CA. gay marriage victory with a sense of detachment, maybe even skepticism. But, with the ne... more
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Oregon Equality News
Last week BRO reported that the OR Supreme Court issued their decision regarding 2 of the 3 IP ballot titles: 'In the decisions, the Court agreed with some of the issues raised in the briefs on IPs 144 & 145 and returned both titles...' Next week, U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments in Lemons v. Bradbury. This may be the last... Last week BRO reported that the OR Supreme Court issued their decision regarding 2 of the 3 IP ballot titles: 'In the decisions, ... more
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Proud: The Moment the Closet Door Finally Opened
Stonewall: When the Closet Door Finally Opened. This composition presents wonderful photographs, an original documentary film about The Stonewall Riots and a video of the very first Gay Pride March (New York City, 1970).
It also includes music audio, as well as a memorable photo-gallery with both vintage and contemporary photographs. Stonewall: When the Closet Door Finally Opened. This composition presents wonderful photographs, an original documentary film about Th... more -
Number of Domestic Partnerships in Oregon
I have been wondering how many domestic partnerships have been registered here in Oregon since the Oregon Family Fairness Act went into effect. I had not seen any numbers in any BRO updates lately, but I did see a little snippet tucked into an article in the Oregonian recently... I have been wondering how many domestic partnerships have been registered here in Oregon since the Oregon Family Fairness Act went int... more
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Support Marriage Equality for ALL!
When the California Supreme Court ruled that denying same-sex couples the right to marry is unconstitutional, we came one step closer to achieving true marriage equality for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Americans. But we need your help to defend this progress—anti-GLBT groups, emboldened by the decision, are now working to deny benefits to GLBT couples on both state and federal levels.
Please, sign the Million For Marriage petition below, and be a part of this historic civil rights battle. Gay, straight, married, single...we need everyone who believes in marriage equality to stand up NOW—before it's too late! When the California Supreme Court ruled that denying same-sex couples the right to marry is unconstitutional, we came one step closer ... more -
What do Mormons and gays have in common?
I would have surmised "very little." However, Republican Senator Gordon Smith of Oregon appears (in the video below at the first article link) to be likening discrimination against gays (and their desire to have equal marriage rights) to the persecution faced by his Mormon ancestors for their views on marriage. I would have surmised "very little." However, Republican Senator Gordon Smith of Oregon appears (in the video below at the f... more
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Celebrating PRIDE weekend!
It was a beautiful and wonderful weekend in Portland Oregon for "Pride Northwest"! The weather could not have been more perfect! Here are some of our pics. from the festivities! It was a beautiful and wonderful weekend in Portland Oregon for "Pride Northwest"! The weather could not have been more perf... more
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OR Equality Law opponents throw in towel on Repeal Initiatives!
Reported by Just Out: "In a stunning turn of events, David Crowe’s Concerned Oregonians group has admitted defeat and abandoned their efforts in collecting signatures for three initiative petitions designed to repeal Oregon’s two landmark civil rights laws from 2007, the Oregon Family Fairness Act and the Oregon Equality Act..." Reported by Just Out: "In a stunning turn of events, David Crowe’s Concerned Oregonians group has admitted defeat and abandoned t... more
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Oregon equality, we can’t afford to be complacent
With an update from Basic Rights Oregon today I am reminded of all that is going on behind the scenes in Oregon right now as the battle continues over Oregon Domestic Partnerships and our anti-discrimination laws. With an update from Basic Rights Oregon today I am reminded of all that is going on behind the scenes in Oregon right now as the battl... more
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Time running out for opponents of OR. Dom. Partnership
With 29 days left until the deadline for anti-gay groups to turn in enough signatures to put our Oregon Domestic Partnership and anti-discrimination laws to a vote [...] Concerned Oregonians and their supporters actually may only have [...] With 29 days left until the deadline for anti-gay groups to turn in enough signatures to put our Oregon Domestic Partnership and anti-... more
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First Same-Sex Weddings in Greece
ATHENS — Defying governmental wrath, the mayor of a remote Greek island performed the country’s first same-sex marriages on Tuesday, wedding two men and two women.
The civil ceremonies, held at sunrise in the nondescript town hall of Tilos, a tiny island in the eastern Aegean Sea, defied statements by a senior Greek prosecutor last week that such unions were illegal.
“It’s done, now,” the mayor, Anastassios Aliferis, said in a telephone interview. “The unions have been registered and the licenses have been issued. It’s a historic moment.”
With its abundance of glamorous gay bars and summer island resorts such as Mykonos, Greece has long drawn thousands of gay tourists annually. But gays and lesbians in this European Union nation of 11 million people frequently complain of discrimination. Public displays of affection are widely frowned upon. The country’s military bars gays from joining its ranks, and in 1993 a private Greek television network, Mega Channel, was fined $116,000 by the National Radio and Television Council for showing men kissing in a weekly drama. Greece’s powerful Orthodox Church has also denounced homosexuality as a sin and “defect of human nature.”
On Tuesday, however, a bubbling just-married Evangelia Vlami emerged from the Tilos town hall, telling the BBC that the unions would help end discrimination. “We did this to encourage other gay people to take a stand,” she said.
About two dozen people attended the no-frills ceremony, held under the watchful eyes of police officers and dumfounded locals.
“I couldn’t believe it,” said Sofia Kamma, a resident contacted by phone. “I know they’re people too, but couldn’t they have gone on doing what they were doing without getting our community involved?”
Greek gay rights groups have noted a loophole in a 1982 law that does not specify that a civil union must involve a man and woman. ATHENS — Defying governmental wrath, the mayor of a remote Greek island performed the country’s first same-sex marriages on Tuesday, w... more -
And all God’s people said… (in an ideal world)
From the page: "AMEN! Hey, someday it could happen!!! Wouldn't it be nice to drive down a street in 'anytown' America and see a church sign with an affirming message such as this?" From the page: "AMEN! Hey, someday it could happen!!! Wouldn't it be nice to drive down a street in 'anytown' Amer... more
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Does straight marriage protect children’s rights?
From the page: "This appears to be the argument made by the author of this list*. Yet another poorly crafted set of 'reasons why' same sex relationships are not good for society, family and children..." From the page: "This appears to be the argument made by the author of this list*. Yet another poorly crafted set of 'reasons... more
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