All Posts Tagged With: "marriage"

Free to be he

Local man matches outside to inside Rachel Rosenfeld Puberty is hard. Body changes and raging hormones can make it a confusing time for everybody. But as a pre-teen girl struggling with gender identity disorder, puberty for Julien Davis was more than just confusing. “Puberty was devastating,” says Davis. “I had a lot of anger… I [...]

14Feb2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Local gay interests hope for changes

By Jason M. Rodriguez Regardless of whether the Obama presidency brings changes sought by Myrtle Beach’s gay and transgender community, Veronica Walters was happy Tuesday. “It’s a great day to be an American – gay, straight, black or white,” Walters said at an inauguration party at The Center Project in Myrtle Beach. The list of [...]

21Jan2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Iranians Ponder Their Future With an Obama Admin

by Ann Wright, t r u t h o u t | Perspective Traveling to Iran as a Citizen Diplomat for Peace Just a month ago, while Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and US President George Bush met for the last time as heads of state in late November 2008 in Washington and continued their [...]

30Dec2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

Pope likens “saving” gays to saving the rainforest

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict said on Monday that saving humanity from homosexual or transsexual behaviour was just as important as saving the rainforest from destruction. “(The Church) should also protect man from the destruction of himself. A sort of ecology of man is needed,” the pontiff said in a holiday address to the [...]

22Dec2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

Retired rabbi advocates for gays

By Carol Biliczky Beacon Journal staff writer Wendy Horowitz dropped a giant, neon, blazing hint when she told her parents she was joining the gay and lesbian organization at Ohio State. Her father, retired Temple Israel Rabbi David Horowitz, thought it was great she was supporting her gay friends. When his daughter eventually was blunter [...]

15Dec2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

Petitions target rescinding new ordinance banning discrimination against gays, lesbians and transgender individuals

by Kathy Jessup | Kalamazoo Gazette KALAMAZOO — Petitions aimed at rescinding a new city ordinance banning discrimination against gays, lesbians and transgender individuals in housing, public accommodations and employment began circulating in Kalamazoo churches last weekend. Gary Glenn, president of the American Family Association of Michigan, said Thursday that his organization is supporting the [...]

13Dec2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

‘Call in gay’ in Utah? You could be fired

Protest today » Activists hope to change that as anti-Prop 8 backlash continues. By Rosemary Winters The Salt Lake Tribune Utah lesbians and gays who join a national movement and skip work today by “calling in gay” are risking their jobs. Besides missing a shift in a slumping economy during the holiday season, employees can [...]

10Dec2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

Battle ahead over ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ rule

Obama has advocated repeal of military’s policy for gays By John Marelius Still smarting from the unsuccessful same-sex marriage battle in California, some gay-rights activists are turning to another front: repealing the so-called “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that prevents gays and lesbians from serving openly in the U.S. military. Last month, President-elect Barack Obama [...]

7Dec2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

Americans favor legal protections for gays, lesbians, transgender people: survey

By Suzan Clarke • The Journal News Most Americans favor policies and legislation that protect lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people, according to a new survey released today by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. The Pulse of Equality survey shows that 75 percent of Americans favor either marriage, civil unions or domestic partnerships [...]

4Dec2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

Same-sex marriage is too limiting

There are many other types of legitimate partnerships that could use legal validation. By Robert Epstein December 4, 2008 Ever since California voters passed Proposition 8, defining marriage in the state as between one woman and one man, my wife and I have been arguing about it. She was appalled by the vote, and even [...]

4Dec2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

Most Americans favor gay adoptions, survey says

By Gregory Lewis |South Florida Sun-Sentinel Floridians seem out of step with most Americans, three-quarters of whom favor marriage or civil unions for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, according to a new national survey by Harris Interactive. The Pulse of Equality survey, commissioned by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and released [...]

4Dec2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

Growing research suggests being gay is not ‘a choice’

By Mike Swift Mercury News Compared with straight men, gay men are more likely to be left-handed, to be the younger siblings of older brothers, and to have hair that whorls in a counterclockwise direction. Researchers are finding common biological traits among gay men, feeding a growing consensus that sexual orientation is an inborn combination [...]

30Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

Nepal Jumps Ahead on Gay and Transgender Rights

by Bhumika Ghimire After California voters passed the proposition to ban gay marriage in the state, gay and transgender rights is back on the headlines in America. While the debate rages on there, Nepal – a faraway country, much smaller and often ignored on the world stage is now being looked upon as an example [...]

25Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

Australian Legislators Back Gay Rights

By MERAIAH FOLEY SYDNEY, Australia — Australian lawmakers have approved legislation giving homosexual couples the same rights as heterosexuals but have ruled out legalizing same-sex marriages. The Senate passed amendments late Monday to around 100 family, health and taxation laws that give homosexual couples access to the same services as opposite-sex couples living together in [...]

25Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

As We See It: Proposition 8 reaction risks backlash

As reaction to the vote on Proposition 8 continues, reasonable people have a right to ask whether some of the tactics of same-sex marriage supporters will provoke another backlash.People are free to protest, but at best, or worst depending on how you see this volatile issue, gay-rights supporters who are engaging in some questionable tactics [...]

19Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

A federal bailout for Prop. 8

By Brian E. Gray In 1992, by a 53%-47% split, Coloradans passed an amendment to their state Constitution that repealed laws in Aspen, Boulder and Denver that prohibited discrimination against gays. The amendment barred the state and its political subdivisions from adopting or enforcing any law “whereby homosexual, lesbian or bisexual orientation, conduct, practices or [...]

17Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

Tears of Joy for Nepali Gays, Transgender Persons over Supreme Court Decision

KATHMANDU, November 17, 2008  –  There were tears of joy in the Nepali LGBT community today when the Supreme Court published its full written decision on a petition demanding both protection and rights for sexual and gender minorities. “Reading this decision my eyes were filled with tears and I felt we are the most proud [...]

17Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

Gay leaders wary of boycotting Prop. 8′s supporters

By Carlos Alcalá Stung by passage of a ban against gay marriage, some California gays and lesbians marshaled online resources to promote boycotts aimed at businesses where key executives financially backed Proposition 8. Leaders in Sacramento’s gay community, however, are urging their supporters not to go in that direction – exhortations that may get drowned [...]

17Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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