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All Posts Tagged With: "gay rights"

Celina to host gay film fest

The Himalayan Times Celina Jaitley, who has previously supported gay rights in a big way, spoke up for the rights of LGBTs again when announcing a gay film fest called Kashish. At a press conference in Mumbai recently, she spoke about the need for awareness and acceptance, saying, “We are all human beings.” The festival, [...]

19Apr2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued

Ogden urged to pass gay anti-bias ordinances

By Steven Oberbeck -The Salt Lake Tribune Ogden » Love and politics — they can seem at times like such strange bedfellows. Yet they meshed perfectly at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Ogden on Sunday. There, a worship service that stressed love and acceptance was followed by a town hall meeting addressing the need for [...]

15Feb2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued

Homosexuals being used as ‘scapegoats’ by flawed governments

By Daniel Howden – New Zealand Herald A whispering campaign is under way in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, accusing Paul Semugoma, a doctor, of being a predatory homosexual, actively recruiting younger men into his “vice” with the help of foreign conspirators. His home and business addresses have been published online and he has received a string [...]

11Jan2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued

Gay Rights Marchers Press Cause in Washington

By JEREMY W. PETERS – New York Times WASHINGTON — Impatient and discouraged by what they see as a certain detachment by President Obama on their issues, gay rights supporters took to the streets Sunday in the largest demonstration for gay rights here in nearly a decade. The rally was primarily the undertaking of a [...]

11Oct2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued

New film festival to shine spotlight on gay community

By Donecia Pea – Shreveport Times He’s the man with the diminutive stature and syrupy sweet Southern drawl that has endeared him to fans and kept them laughing for decades in his string of guest roles and recurring characters on some of TV’s biggest shows. But Leslie Jordan is most recognizable to fans for his [...]

12Sep2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued

Is Nashville finally ready to ban workplace discrimination against gay and lesbian city workers? Surprisingly, the answer could be yes.

By Jeff Woods – Nashville Scene Two weeks from now, something that was unthinkable just a few years ago in Nashville may actually come to pass: The Metro Council may vote to ban workplace discrimination against gay and lesbian city employees. To a small faction, this will seem a sign of the End Times. Next, [...]

3Sep2009 | Alex Boyle | 0 comments | Continued

Congregation embraces transgender minister as his secret is revealed

Rev. David Weekley hopes his story will help change United Methodist Church doctrine By Christine Mcfadden -The Portland Tribune The Rev. David Weekley grows uncomfortable in his chair. As soon as he raises the topic of gay rights to his conservative clergyman friend one day at lunch, he knows it’s a mistake. He knows that [...]

31Aug2009 | Alex Boyle | 0 comments | Continued

Kennedy remembered as champion of gay rights

By DENISE LAVOIE (AP) BOSTON — For decades, Edward Kennedy was considered the most powerful voice in the Senate for gay rights as a strong supporter of HIV/AIDS funding, hate crimes legislation and same-sex marriage. His death struck a blow to gay rights advocates, who say they’ve lost a key ally. “Having somebody in the [...]

27Aug2009 | Anthony Galz | 0 comments | Continued

El Paso gay activists want new police training

Associated Press Gay rights advocates in El Paso want the city to revamp its police force’s training for dealing with the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities. The request made during Tuesday’s City Council meeting comes about a week after five gay men were asked to leave a popular taco shop after two of them [...]

15Jul2009 | Gail Jones | 0 comments | Continued

Gay welcome to a bold new beginning

Jen Carswell – Indian Express Drums kept up the tempo as painted bodies danced in the streets around Vakola market, rainbow streamers waving ecstatically through the air. Men were gyrating with other men, and women, and men dressed as women. Gay and transsexual men celebrated the Delhi High Court ruling: their lifestyle and partner choice [...]

2Jul2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
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