On the same day that NJ governor Chris Christie
announced that he has nominated an openly gay African-American Republican mayor to the state’s highest court, Washington state's legislature has
announced that they have the votes to pass the same sex-marriage bill that the governor has already promised to sign. Washington will be the seventh state to have same sex marriages.
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posted by roomthreeseventeen
on Jan 23, 2012 -
70 comments
An awkward moment in politics. (YouTube) While campaigning in
a New Hampshire diner, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney spotted local Bob Garon, a regular to the diner, eating his breakfast while wearing a Vietnam veteran's cap. “Vietnam veteran!” Romney greeted Bob, as he slid down onto the diner seat for a little chat. Unfortunately for Mitt,
Bob was dining there that morning with his husband, and had to explain to Bob that his husband didn't deserve any of the benefits he fought for, and that the makers of the Constitution held marriage to be between a man and a woman. (Which doesn't really explain
Mitt's great-grandfather Miles and his wives Hanna, Caroline, Catherine, Alice, and Emily, but stilll...)
posted by markkraft
on Dec 12, 2011 -
168 comments
Today, November 20, is the
Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day to remember all the people who've been killed in the past year out of transphobia. As
before, the vast majority are poor trans women of color. Also as before, the
true numbers are almost certainly far higher than the reported numbers.
Ceremonies are being held around the world; see the website for details.
posted by jiawen
on Nov 20, 2011 -
82 comments
Earlier this week, the Republicans in the Minnesota House of Representatives
asked Bradlee Dean to give the morning prayer.
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posted by jiawen
on May 21, 2011 -
80 comments
GLBT rights advocate Carolyn Wagner has passed away. In 1996,
Carolyn's 16 year old son, William, was assaulted in his school in Fayetteville, Arkansas, following years of
anti-gay harassment. School administrators rebuffed his complaints, telling him to man-up. His mother, Carolyn, filed a
complaint with the Office For Civil Rights that the Fayetteville Arkansas School District was in violation of their son's Title lX rights and succeeded in convincing the OCR that GLBT students are covered by Title lX, and won.
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posted by roomthreeseventeen
on Jan 19, 2011 -
28 comments
A longitudinal study to be published in Jan 2011's Pediatrics (
abstract,
PDF of article) shows that GLBT youth are about 40 percent more likely to be punished by schools, police, and courts than their straight peers.
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posted by hippybear
on Dec 7, 2010 -
27 comments
Yesterday was the
Transgender Day of Remembrance. In the past year, at least 29 people have been killed out of transphobia. The vast majority were poor trans women of color. One was a baby, killed because the father perceived the child to not be masculine enough. It's almost certain that
the real numbers of dead are much, much higher.
posted by jiawen
on Nov 21, 2010 -
38 comments
Judge Rules "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Is Unconstitutional - Judge Virginia A. Phillips of Federal District Court struck down President Clinton's
Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) policy in an
opinion (Scribd) issued late Thursday, ruling on the constitutionality of a complaint brought by the
Log Cabin Republicans (PDF). President Obama's Justice Department has until a September 23 deadline to submit objections to the court regarding Judge Phillips's permanent injunction, which is uncertain given Obama's previous support of his Department of Justice defending the legality of DADT, despite his opposition to DADT in principle.
posted by Blazecock Pileon
on Sep 9, 2010 -
91 comments
Lesbian Hipster Chic "I represent a small community of high fashion dykes, and I’m not talking about femmes or lipstick lesbians, to use the terms so popularized in culture today. We are often mistaken for straight fashionistas. We are the women who popularized chic undercuts, skinny jeans with patent leather wingtips, sexy flannel, fitted motorcycle jackets, Doc Martens and James Dean vibes minus the James. We are grrls, we are bois, we are young women with a taste for rock n’ roll, a penchant for sex appeal and an undying love for Alexander McQueen, may he rest in peace... It is our duty, as (NSFW)
model lesbians, lesbian models, (NSFW)
hipster dykes and purveyors of lesbian chic to establish ourselves as a force within the canon of high fashion... We’re fashion fagettes and we’re taking over the runways of New York, London, Milan and Paris. So let’s wrangle the model lesbians like
Freja,
Cat McNeil,
Milou,
Myf,
Nimue editors like
Kate Lanphear... and show fashion that as gay ladies, we not only epitomize the high fashion street style that has taken the world by storm, but we invented it."
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posted by Suparnova
on May 26, 2010 -
155 comments
Bobbie E. Burnett is suing her employers, the Free Library of Philadelphia, for discrimination. She's been employed there for nearly 20 years, but transitioned to a female gender identity in 2001, at which point she says discrimination set in.
"Slurs hurled at Burnett by some staffers include 'freak,' 'man in woman’s clothing' and 'nigger,' according to the suit. On one occasion, when Burnett expressed wishes for a nice weekend to a coworker, the employee responded with, 'Burn in hell,' according to the lawsuit."
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posted by booknerd
on Nov 5, 2009 -
63 comments
In the heart of Greenwich Village, New York City at 1:20 a.m. on Saturday, June 28, 1969 eight New York City police raided a gay bar, the
Stonewall Inn (later deemed a
National Historic Landmark). "As the police raided the bar, a crowd of four hundred patrons gathered on the street outside and watched the officers arrest the bartender, the doorman, and a few drag queens [see:
police arrest reports]. The crowd, which eventually grew to an estimated 2,000 strong, was fed up."
* Thus began
three days of rioting and the advent of the modern gay rights movement. In honor of the Stonewall Riots, many
gay pride celebrations around the world are held during the month of June, including this week(end)'s
NYC Pride, celebrating 40 years of Stonewall's impact on seeking to bring civil rights to all, including the LGBT community.
Happy Pride!
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posted by ericb
on Jun 27, 2009 -
65 comments
What with all the changes lately, sometimes I'm not sure where my right to marry whomever I want to has been ensured.
Can I Marry Gay? is a handy reference with state by state information, and keeps me up to date. Worried about recent state Supreme Court decisions forcing you to join teh gay?
Must I Marry Gay? is for you. [via
mefi projects]
posted by ocherdraco
on May 20, 2009 -
48 comments
