Saturday, August 15, 2009

GLBT News Headlines (T4T-6)

Tomorrow, the Transportation Security Administration will implement Secure Flight, a program designed, according to TSA, to “streamline the [terrorist] watch list matching process” by requiring all passengers to provide their gender and date of birth when they book a ticket. Unfortunately, the potential impact on transgender travelers – whose identity documents often don’t match [...]
As part of the No Excuses campaign Steve Pollack took the initiative and scheduled a meeting with Congressman Kendrick Meek’s staff. He brought his friend Sandra along and had a productive meeting with Rep. Meek’s staffer in the Miami-Dade office. Steve also attended the National Conference call which trained HRC members for their meetings. Here is [...]
As we wrap up our series of Equality Forward essays, I wanted to take a look back at the powerful voices we’ve featured over the past two weeks.  The report and this conversation is not an end but a beginning of the larger discussions that we need to continue having about race, sexuality and gender. Read [...]
GRAND RAPIDS -- Saturday's 2 p.m. Kiss-In rally in support of public affection for gay and lesbian couples is moving their event from Rosa Parks Circle to Calder Plaza. The gay-rights-activists group was unaware the all-day Mixing Pot multicultural celebration...
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 ...

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