All Posts Tagged With: "gay activist"

Marchers celebrate gay pride in parades across the country

(CNN) — Gay pride was on display in towns and cities across the United States Sunday as gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people — and their supporters — marched in parades large and small to demand equality, oppose discrimination and express pride in who they are. In New York, the parade featured participants of every [...]

28Jun2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

Parker extends city rights policy to transgendered

By BRADLEY OLSON HOUSTON CHRONICLE Mayor Annise Parker has updated a 12-year-old Houston non-discrimination policy to include transgendered individuals, a step that has won praise from supporters in the gay community but has prompted criticism as well. The two executive orders she signed last week prohibit city employees from harassment or discrimination in hiring, promotion [...]

3Apr2010 | | 0 comments | Continued