LOS ANGELES, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Point Foundation (Point), the nation's largest scholarship-granting organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students of merit, announces the opening of its 2010 application season starting December 11, 2009. Students who will be enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programs for the 2010-11 school year are eligible to apply for the prestigious, multi-year scholarships. The application deadline for this year's scholarships is February 12, 2010.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Monday to advance the state's genderless marriage bill to the full Senate for consideration. Speaking before the Committee, Julian Bond, chair of the NAACP, claimed it is unconstitutional to deny homosexuals marriage because "like our race, sexuality isn't a preference. It's immutable and unchangeable."
HONOLULU, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Grooby Productions and PureiPorn announced the launch of Groobymobile.com, featuring one-click purchasing of Grooby video clips, easy streaming and synching with iPhone and iPod touch.
Today, Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), the Ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and strong supporter of many LGBT legislative priorities, issued the following statement on the “Anti-Homosexuality†bill introduced in the Ugandan Parliament in October: “I am deeply saddened and troubled that such blatantly ignorant and hate-filled legislation would see the light of day [...]
Yesterday, Congress released a consolidated appropriations bill, including the funding measures for the Department of Health and Human Services and the District of Columbia, that includes positive developments on HIV/AIDS and comprehensive sex education. The HHS funding provision includes an increase of $36 million for HIV prevention programs at the Centers for Disease Control [...]
In this blog series, HRC attorneys discuss news and break down the legal theories in Supreme Court and federal court cases. This post is from Mike Wilson, HRC’s Staff Counsel for Special Projects: On December 7, 2009, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Christian Legal Society v. Martinez in which it will decide whether it [...]
Do It!: I love to sing, but I'm no Susan Boyle. And until recently, I thought the shower was the only suitable place for my inner-diva. I was wrong. I found another place where I can sing without hesitation or fear of disapproval. It happened on a recent Tuesday evening with the Lesbian and Gay Chorus of Washington. Singing with the other 20 or so members of the chorus at the Capitol Hill Arts ...
LOS ANGELES - The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles has elected a lesbian as assistant bishop, the second openly gay bishop in the global Anglican fellowship, which is already deeply fractured over the first.
Bruce Springsteen has come out in support of gay marriage in his home state of New Jersey, where a marriage equality bill will go to vote this week. The rocker released a statement via his official Web site Wednesday backing the legislation.
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