All Posts Tagged With: "bisexual"

Kalamazoo passes protection for gay, lesbian and transgender people

By: Phil Dawson – WZZM 13 KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WZZM) – It’s now illegal for landlords and employers in Kalamazoo to discriminate against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. “I have a hard time understanding why anyone has the need to discriminate against others,” said City Commissioner Sean McCann before voting for the ordinance Monday night. [...]

1Jul2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Disposable Income: How Gender and Sexuality Don’t Add Up to Equal Pay

John Caldon – Huffington Post June marks Pride Month, an annual celebration of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community’s struggle for full equity. Despite the huge strides made toward this goal over the last few decades, there remains much work to be done. The historical patterns of workplace discrimination and pay inequity among [...]

26Jun2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Mexico City Gay Pride Parade Draws Thousands

MEXICO CITY – Thousands of Mexicans marched peacefully through central Mexico City in the 31st Gay Pride March at which they demanded improvements in gay rights, watched over by some 1,500 police. All transpired in calm at Saturday’s parade, Mexico City police department spokesmen said. The annual march by lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transsexuals, transgender individuals [...]

22Jun2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Transforming Pride

by Ethan Jacobs – Bay Windows n the midst of the many changes Boston’s LGBT community has seen over the past few decades Boston Pride has remained an enduring community tradition. This year, however, the focus of Pride is on change itself. The theme of this year’s Boston Pride, which kicked off June 5 with [...]

11Jun2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

City prepares for gay pride march

Times of India CHENNAI: They’re a section that’s often invisible in a society that still disapproves of alternative sexual choices and even criminalises homosexuality. But, for the first time, members of the lesbian , gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in the city are making their voice heard by celebrating LGBT Pride Month, with a [...]

11Jun2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Venezuela ‘silent’ on hate crimes rise

By Will Grant BBC News, Caracas In a city where about 40 murders take place every weekend, it may not come as a big surprise that four prostitutes have been killed on the same stretch of road in Caracas in recent months. But when you find out that all four were transsexuals or transgender, it [...]

3Jun2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Obama calls for equal rights for gays, but no promises on timetable

by Foon Rhee – Boston.com President Obama isn’t doing enough, quickly enough to suit many gay Americans, but today he did issue a proclamation for “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month.” In the proclamation, Obama mentions the legislative priorities, including overturning the Defense of Marriage Act that defines marriage as between one man and [...]

2Jun2009 | | 2 comments | Continued

Pride Fest seeking allies in fight for rights

By Rosemary Winters – The Salt Lake Tribune The Utah Pride Center wants attendees of this week’s pride festival to bring more than rainbow flags and sunblock. Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender revelers have an assignment: Bring a straight friend. “Our allies are very important to us,” says Michael Westley, spokesman for the pride center. [...]

1Jun2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Honduras: End Violence Against Transgender People

Government Should Prosecute Attackers and Prohibit Discrimination Human Rights Watch (San Pedro Sula) – Honduras should act to end an epidemic of violence against transgender people by investigating, prosecuting, and convicting those responsible, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The organization also called on Honduran authorities to repeal legal provisions on “public [...]

30May2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Indonesia’s transgender community faces discrimination

The Jakarta Post The transgender community faces greater discrimination in public than any other LGBT – lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender – individuals, according to speakers at a public discussion in Jakarta on Wednesday. Ienes Angela, a member of Forum Komunikasi Waria, an organization for transgender individuals, said that while they are regularly shunned publicly, [...]

28May2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender marriages thrive

Glenn A. LeCarl – Tallahassee.com This spring my life-partner and I are celebrating our 10th anniversary together. While some might say that 10 years of marriage is no big deal — even in this age of high divorce rates — clearly it is a milestone year, and especially for a gay couple like us. I [...]

27May2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

A proud 1,000 revel in ‘positive gay community’

BY KIMBERLY C. MOORE • FLORIDA TODAY MELBOURNE — More than 1,000 of the Space Coast’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender residents spent Sunday afternoon at the Wickham Park Pavilion, strolling past nearly 90 vendors, listening to live music and letting their children play. “It promotes diversity, and it gives members someplace to go and [...]

25May2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Teachers seek inclusion of transgender, gay issues in curriculum

By Rosalind Raby – Mid-north Monitor The largest representative group of elementary teachers in Canada is calling on the Ontario government to enshrine new legislation into the curriculum. That is not unusual in itself, but this time the group is looking at the ‘Rainbow coalition’, or what is commonly known these days as LGBT. The [...]

20May2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Colorado sidles up to civil unions

Small, quiet steps have made the state one of the region’s friendliest to same-sex pairs. By Jessica Fender The Denver Post In five years’ time, Colorado has quietly become one of the most welcoming states in the region for gays, lesbians and transgender individuals seeking the same legal rights as in liberal states. As gay-rights [...]

17May2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Singapore’s gay community holds first-ever rally

SINGAPORE (AP) — The gay community in tightly controlled Singapore held its first-ever rally Saturday, taking advantage of looser laws on public gatherings to call for equality. About 2,500 participants wore pink clothing, played music and sang songs at a park known as Speaker’s Corner, said organizer Pink Dot, which represents Singapore’s lesbian, gay, bisexual [...]

17May2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Police fly flag against prejudice

BBC News Greater Manchester Police is flying the flag for an international event to raise awareness of prejudice against gay and transgender people. The force is flying a rainbow flag above its Chester House headquarters. It was raised by the Chief Constable Peter Fahy ahead of Sunday’s International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO). The [...]

17May2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Teachers want gay and transgender issues in curriculum

TYLER KULA The Observer Elementary teachers are calling on the Education Ministry to include lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and transsexual issues in school curriculum. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation recently sent a letter to Education Minister Kathleen Wynne asking that the curriculum reflect family diversity. “We want children to have a positive worth of themselves, and [...]

16May2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Bill fights for gay rights

By Enrique Rangel – Amarillo.com AUSTIN – Equality Texas may not be as well known as other civic groups in the Panhandle, but for the past 15 years or so the Austin-based organization has established a strong presence in Amarillo. “We (have) built a lot of support in the Amarillo area, not only within the [...]

10May2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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