From the terrifying world of school bullying, and common wisdom that school administrators do nothing to stop it comes this story from Houston high school freshman Jayron Martin, who was beaten with a metal pipe after school by a classmate while eight others watched — and it only stopped when a man who saw the [...]
We misidentify photos, misplace pronouns, and insert the wrong links all the time. So we can understand the embarrassment of Leatherneck Magazine — which bills itself as the "Magazine of the Marines" — after they featured a young corporal who just happens to be an amateur gay porn star. CONTINUED » Permalink | Post a comment | [...]
As expected, Houston mayoral candidate Annise Parker is on the receiving end of an attack campaign. But this one isn't from the Houston Area Pastor Council, which is planning a religious-based assault. Instead, the 35,000 homes that will receive a flyer lambasting Parker come from Dave Wilson, an electrician. Then again, Wilson turns to his [...]
The cool air wakes me. Â Leaves changing colors around. Alas! Autumn’s here! 
When President Obama was elected last year I was ecstatic. Not ecstatic enough for it to override the disappointment I felt at the passage of Proposition 8 but still I though to myself, “A smart, articulate, progressive politician is in the White House for the first time in my adult life. This might mean that [...]
Joyce Liljeholm is a board member and co-founder of the Oregon Safe Schools and communities Coalition. She is also a retired school coe Liljeholm is a board member and co-founder of the Oregon Safe Schools and communities Coalition. She is also a retired school counselor who works with the Oregon GSA network. Before Basic Rights Oregon decided to endorse the Vote Yes for Oregon / Yes on 66 and 67 campaign, we asked Joyce what would happen [...]
In the days leading up to my departure for Maine, I wasn't sure what to expect from the people I'd meet here. I'm no stranger to ballot campaigns; we've had our what to expect from the people I'd meet here. I'm no stranger to ballot campaigns; we've had our share of those in Oregon. I rode on Tuesday to a suburb outside of Portland, Maine with another volunteer staff to meet with nine high school students about their interest to get involved with the No On 1 campaign. Our goal was to start a “Friends and Family†Volunteer Recruitment Phone Bank with them on the spot, and to organize a few times when they and their friends could volunteer together, canvassing door-to-door the weekend before Election Day. We rolled up to their neighborhood Starbucks at about 3 o'clock and met the students inside. They'd come straight after school, and had heard about the campaign at an all-ages concert, where they'd been watching their favorite local band. Three of the youth were band members! A few of them had worn their No On 1 buttons to school that day, and mentioned that they'd started conversations with other students about the issue, and what it meant to them. After introducing ourselves and briefly describing the state of the campaign, we read through a script and role-played it, making sure to arm the students with the facts needed to express to their friends and family members how much this means to them and why we need their help in the last two weeks of the campaign. When we asked the students to get out their mobile phones and start calling to sign their friends up for volunteer shifts with the campaign, they excelled at the task! After about a half hour, the students made a plan to gather together with their newly signed up volunteers for a morning canvass on Halloween, knocking on doors to get out the vote. None of the nine students were affiliated with the Gay Straight Alliance at their school, (and none mentioned that they identified as LGBT,) but all shared a sense that whoever you are and whomever you love, couples deserve to be recognized equally under the law.
Mediaweek’s Alan Frutkin looks at AMC’s Emmy Awardâ€"winning period drama Mad Men, and the evolving storyline of gay character Salvatore Romano (Bryan Batt), ex-art director at Sterling Cooper. Mediaweek TV: Gay TV Now – Mad Men Ep.
Point Legend Award to be Presented to Activist David Mixner at Annual NY Point Honors Gala David Mixner (via flickr/stevendamron [cc]) LOS ANGELES, Calif. (PRNewswire-USNewswire) — Author, political strategist and civil rights activist David Mixner will be honored by Point Foundation (Point) at the organization’s third annual “NY Point Honors” gala. Point, America’s largest scholarship-granting organization for [...]
The LGBT News and Viewnd Viewpoints for Thursday: LGBT News: - Update: Suspect charged with murder in slaying of gay teen in Puerto Rico - Maryland — Many unanswered questions in killing of Baltimore youth. - Texas’ gay marriage ban may have banned all marriages - New Lutheran Body to Form After Gay Pastor Vote - Report: Homosexuality no factor in abusive [...]
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