All Posts Tagged With: "lesbian"
Often shunned by family, Oregon’s gay Latinos fight for respect
By Gosia Wozniacka, The Oregonian
When 16-year-old Edna Vazquez of Colima, Mexico, fell in love with a young woman, her parents ran her out of the house. They sent Vazquez to live with relatives in Oregon, hoping a separation from her girlfriend would save their only daughter and the family honor.
At first, Vazquez — who had [...]
American Labor Movement Calls for Full Inclusion of LGBT Workers
AFL-CIO Convention Passes Historic Resolution on Diversity
From Windy City Times
PITTSBURGH, PA — If there were any doubts that the American labor movement stands strongly in favor of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ( LGBT ) rights, they were set to rest the minute former United Mine Workers president Richard L. Trumka took the podium last [...]
WANTED: GAY, LESBIAN AND TRANSGENDER GUNGUARDS FOR THE QUEEN
By John Twomey – Daily Express
SCOTLAND Yard is advertising for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender police to guard the Queen.
The Metropolitan Police wants officers from “special groups” to volunteer for armed duty at the London palaces, Windsor Castle and Balmoral.
Yard chiefs ordered the recruitment drive amid concerns that the Queen’s bodyguard does not have enough [...]
Gay Bar’s New ID Policy Is a Drag
Club requires ID that matches “gender presentation”
By MATT BARTOSIK – NBC Chicago
Gay men and lesbian women often joke about the “membership credentials” they must have in order to be gay, a.k.a. their “gay card.”
But a popular gay bar in Elk Grove Village wasn’t kidding when it imposed a new policy, requiring an actual drag ID [...]
Texas companies improve on policies affecting gays, index finds
By SHERYL JEAN / The Dallas Morning News
Top employers in Texas and across the nation are making progress in treating gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees fairly, according to a report released Monday by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
This year, 305 businesses achieved the Corporate Equality Index’s top rating of 100 percent for their combined [...]
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 role as [...]
Transgender activist runs for mayor of Idaho town
By JESSIE L. BONNER (AP)
NAMPA, Idaho — About a block from a street concert in downtown Nampa, Melissa Sue Robinson strolls with purpose into a trendy coffee shop — the unofficial liberal embassy of this sprawling Republican stronghold in southwest Idaho.
Dressed in a cream-colored pantsuit, a political flier clutched in one hand, a soft brown [...]
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, we’ll [...]
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 the United Methodist Church [...]
Uruguay lawmakers approve gay adoptions
(AFP)
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Lawmakers in Uruguay on Thursday voted to allow adoptions by gay and lesbian couples, as the tiny nation prepared to set a new precedent in Latin America.
The measure still needs to pass through the senate, a move considered a formality since it was already approved there on a first reading.
“We’re deeply happy,” [...]
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