Thursday, August 13, 2009

GLBT News Headlines (T4T-6)

The HRC Foundation today announced five winners of the Generation Equality Scholarship for LGBT and allied students who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to queer equality. The scholarships are part of HRC Foundation’s Youth and Campus Outreach Program, which aims to provide tools, facilitate connections and empower young people to fight for LGBT equality on [...]
The campaign to defend marriage equality in Maine is ramping up big time; the new, larger office in Portland had over a dozen volunteers when I arrived for a recent visit around lunchtime. I was impressed with the field team’s implementation of their plan to-date. They are all over Maine, and their energy is contagious. Maine’s [...]
Ed. Note: This post is from Jarrod Chlapowski, a U.S. Army veteran who recently joined the Human Rights Campaign to consult on ending the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy. Having been trained as a Korean linguist and cryptologic voice interceptor, he served in Korea, supporting the 3rd Military Intelligence Battalion on more than 300 [...]
The Carolina Theatre: The 14th Annual Gay and Lesbian Film Festival will be held Aug. 13 - Aug. 16.
Title: ELCA Clergy Support Gay, Lesbian Rights, Ordination, Survey Says ELCA NEWS SERVICE >August 13, 2009 ELCA Clergy Support Gay, Lesbian Rights, Ordination, Survey Says 09-185-CD* CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Results of a national survey show that a majority of clergy of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) -- 54 percent -- support ordination "with no special requirements" for people who ...
NGO Women's Network kick started Pune's first-ever survey of its gay and lesbian population last week. The findings of the project, which is headed by Mangala Samant, a marriage counsellor and researcher, will be published in the form of a booklet in Marathi titled 'Apraadhi Kaun' in January 2010.

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