 BusinessWorld Online | Wire-to-wire win earns Gay USOpen ticket CNN International (CNN) -- American Brian Gay sealed his ticket to this week's US Open with a wire-to-wire win in the St Jude Classic at TPC Southwind, Memphis. American Brian Gay earned a US Open ticket after his wire-to-wire victory at the St Jude Classic. ... Victory provides Open spot for Gay Gay earns US Open berth with victory at St. Jude Gay's victory puts him in US Open |
 Advocate.com | Obama Faces Gay Groups' Growing Anger CBS News, NY On Monday, Joe Solmonese, the president of the establishment gay rights group The Human Rights Campaign, sent an angry letter to the president objecting to the decision by the Obama Justice Department to file a brief defending the Defense of Marriage ... LA gay pride parade darkened by US stance on marriage Gay group responds to Obama, again Gay Rights Group Tells President Obama That His Pro-DOMA Legal ... |
 The Inquisitr | In RI, some wary as tide of gay marriage rises The influence of the church, as well as the inclinations of a large blue-collar voting bloc, has led the state to advance progressive policies in areas such as children's healthcare, but to tread conservatively on matters such as abortion and gay ... NYC marries first gay couple, seriously! ny's Suozzi Switches on Gay Marriage Former NY Republican Lawmaker Flips On Gay Marriage |
Advocate.com | Gay Rights Group Tells President Obama That His Pro-DOMA Legal ... ABC News The brief, which compared in legal terms same-sex marriages to incestuous ones, has met with some anger in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community, among others. Today Joe Solmonese, the president of the LGBT rights organization the ... John Berry Offers Disappointing Forecast of Obama's LGBT Agenda Mayors criticize Justice Department support for Defeor Defense of ... LGBT Legal And Advocacy Groups Decry Obama Administration's ... |
LGBT contributors to Bay Area culture San Francisco Chronicle, USA How many have stopped to consider how much the work of the community's cultural veterans has contributed not only to the LGBT community but also to American culture? This week, as we look ahead to the 40th anniversary of Stonewall, let's take a minute ... |
 SDSUniverse | Rainbow Flag Raising Event Celebrates LGBT Community July 1 SDSUniverse, CA The colors of the rainbow are symbolic of both the unity and diversity of the LGBT community. On July 1, from 11 am to noon, San Diego State University students, faculty and staff will join local politicians, business leaders and other members of the ... |
 Proud Parenting | GLBT National March for Equality: October 11, 2009 Proud Parenting A group of GLBT organizers are planning to gather in Washington DC on October 10 and 11, 2009 - with hope of attracting fair-minded citizens from across the country. The group wants to remind elected leaders that now is the time for full equal rights ... October Gay March on Washington a Go |
 PR Web (press release) | North Texas GLBT Chamber of Commerce to Open New Offices at ilumeâ„¢ PR Web (press release), WA In a move reflective of it's commitment to the GLBT community, ilumeâ„¢ developer, The Crosland Group, has offered and the North Texas GLBT Chamber of Commerce (the "Chamber") has agreed to space for new offices in the new mixed-use development located ... |
New GLBT site to open on 07-08-09 Site intended for the entire Gay ... Mass Media Distribution LLC (press release), FL The GLBT National Help Center, a non-profit, tax-exempt organization that is dedicated to meeting the needs of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community and those questioning their sexual orientation and gender identity, was chosen as the ... Sold out: Saginaw Valley Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender ... |
In a follow up to our post on Friday, we have learned that the Wisconsin State Assembly passed the state budget, which included domestic partnership protections!According to Fair Wisconsin, the statewide equality group, the domestic partnership benefits survived an attempt to remove them from the budget by a vote of 50-48, and the budget was passed by a 50-48 margin.
The budget goes to the state Senate this week, and Governor Jim Doyle is hopeful that he will sign it into law by the end of June. If this happens, Wisconsin would become the first state with an existing constitutional amendment banning marriage equality and civil unions to provide domestic partnership legislation for same-sex couples.
According to Glenn Carlson, executive director of Fair Wisconsin, "Fair Wisconsin applauds our state representatives who realize that no one should ever have to worry about being blocked at their partner’s hospital room door, or have to make the heartbreaking decision to quit their job in order to care for a seriously ill partner. This isn’t about being gay or straightâ€"it’s about being decent."
Stay tuned for more developments on this story throughout June!
PFLAG National expressed deep disappointment and strong opposition to the Department of Justice’s recent arguments regarding the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in the dismissal of a lawsuit filed on behalf of a gay couple who married in California.“Since DOMA’s enactment in 1996, PFLAG has vocally opposed this blatant and malicious law, which enables legal discrimination against our gay and lesbian loved ones and denies them the right to protect their families and receive equal treatment under the law,†said Jody M. Huckaby, executive director of PFLAG. “We are deeply offended by the DOJ’s recent arguments and alarmed by the hurtful language that further denigrates our families and friends.â€
“PFLAG continues to urge President Obama to explore options to repeal this immoral and unethical law that leaves our families and friends unprotected and unequal. DOMA hurts our families and friends by denying them more than 1,100 federal benefits legally recognized married couples currently receive from the federal government. When families are hurt, communities are weakened and all of America suffers. In the name of basic equality and fairness, we ask that the Administration fulfill its commitment to advancing equality for LGBT Americans by acting immediately to overturn this law,†Huckaby concluded.
There’s a great post on a site called God and Politics that I highly recommend reading. Not because it’s a startling revelation, but because it does a great job of pointing out things that are obvious, but too often avoided. The following is an excerpt: In short, Mr. Perkins thinks the president isn’t really a Christian, which [...]
This week ought to be fun. It’s Black Pride Week in the state of South Carolina. Which means I’m going to be ripping and running to get things done. How nice is it to celebrate Black Gay Pride in a state where a Republican activist compares the First Lady to an ape. But I will hold [...]
Dorothy, they’re not in Kansas anymore! The Phelps klan from Westboro Baptist church, a group known for delivering messages of hate in the name of God, picketing anything that supports gay rights and even the funerals of U.S. soldiers who have died in the line of duty, have ascended upon Seattle. Yesterday the radical hate group targeted [...]
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