Jul

16

CA Supreme Court Denies Petition to Remove Prop. 8

Filed Under Court Cases, Gay Marriage, Legal, Petitions, Politics |

Gay Marriage Ballot NewsSAN FRANCISCO, CA – Today, the California Supreme Court issued an order in Bennett v. Bowen, S164520, denying a petition to remove Proposition 8, the proposed marriage ban, from the November ballot. Read more

May

8

PFLAG Urges Washington University to Reconsider Honorary Doctorate for Phyllis Schlafly

Filed Under Education, Homophobia, Petitions, Sexual Bigotry |

Controversial Activist Has Long History of Anti-GLBT, Anti-Woman Positions Read more

Mar

4

The Further Erosion of Canadian Sovereignty and Civil Rights

Filed Under Life, Military, Petitions, Politics, WTF? |

Camerican BeaverLast year when I wrote about the SPP, I got a bit of flack and some people viewed me as a worried conspiracy theorist. However, as a Canadian Loyalist I felt compelled to say something about the erosion of Canadian sovereignty and Canadian civil rights. I feel so compelled again, due to the pretty much hushed up recent signing of a new bilateral ‘Civil Assistance Plan’. Read more

Feb

26

Morocco Called on to Repeal Repressive Law

Filed Under GLBT Equality, Human Rights, Middle East, Petitions |

Human Rights Watch(New York) – The Moroccan government should protect the rights to privacy and a fair trial, Human Rights Watch and the Moroccan Human Rights Association said today. Read more

Dec

31

Candlelight Vigils To Be Held Across Oregon

Filed Under GLBT Equality, Gay Events, Gay Marriage, Petitions |

Candlelight Vigils and Celebrations of EqualityBasic Rights Oregon has announced that on January 2, 2008 candlelight vigils will be held across the state of Oregon to recognize the harm that has been done to the community by Judge Mosman’s ruling. Read more

Oct

12

An Update on ENDA With a T

Filed Under GLBT Equality, Legal, Petitions, Politics, TG |

ENDA No SubstitutesI’ve been trying to follow the ENDA story and post some updates. But I haven’t posted the blow by blow accounts because some of it has been changing on a daily basis. Moreover, some of the info has been distributed by various organizations in an very ad-hoc way. You find out when the storm or flurry of activity has almost blown away… Read more

Oct

3

LGBT Organizations in a United Front for ENDA

Filed Under GLBT Equality, Legal, Petitions, Politics, TG, Workplace Equality |

LGBT Organizations in a United Front for ENDAMore than 150 groups announce launch of United ENDA, a nationwide campaign to ensure transgender protections remain in Employment Non-Discrimination Act Read more

Aug

3

National groups call upon Ft. Lauderdale and Broward County to pass resolutions condemning Mayor Naugle

Filed Under GLBT Equality, Homophobia, Petitions, Politics |

WASHINGTON, (NGLTF) — A coalition of 16 national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights organizations is urging the City Commission of Fort Lauderdale and the Broward County Commission to pass resolutions condemning Ft. Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle’s recent anti-gay comments and reaffirming the area’s well-known welcome and support of LGBT people. Read more

Jul

2

What’s Happening to Gay Teens in the Middle East?

Filed Under Gay Students, Hate Crimes, Homophobia, Petitions |

Actually, what’s happening to Gays in the Middle East period? I got an email over the weekend from a friend that made me pause and then start searching for some answers, as the headline was: “Gay teens being killed in the Middle East”. Read more

Jun

18

SLDN Salutes New Advocacy Film about ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Filed Under Gay Film, Military, Petitions, Politics |

Washington, D.C. – Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) joined representatives of the Brave New Foundation at the Take Back America Conference in Washington today for the debut of a new film and web advocacy campaign aimed at building grassroots support for repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the military’s ban on lesbian, gay and bisexual personnel. Read more

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