Posts Tagged ‘Equality’
“There’s never been a better time for gay men to start a family”
The Guide For Gay Dads, a new book designed to assist soon-to-be gay dads along their journey to starting a family, is also a project aimed at increasing the number of adopted children going to same-sex families.
According to Ben Summerskill, chief executive of Stonewall:
“There’s never...
October 26th, 2010 | LGBT, Opinion | Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Beaverton School District teacher reinstated
JustOUT Portland recently released information via their web-site that Seth Stambaugh, a teacher dismissed earlier this month following a complaint from a parent regarding his sexuality, has been officially reinstated this afternoon.
The Beaverton School District released the following statement this...
October 22nd, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites | Read More
U.S. military copes with the inevitable
This week marks a victory in a battle our country’s LGBT activists have been fighting for over four decades, and conversely the first step in ending an oppression that has existed in our country for lifetimes.
The Defense Department issued an order to the U.S. Army Recruiting Command to begin...
October 20th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites | Read More
Happy Monday (vol. 55) — All Marriages Should Be Gay
If only everyone had this sort of logic and common sense, then perhaps we wouldn’t be in the situation that we’re in today …
September 20th, 2010 | Happy Monday | Read More
Australian military welcomes transgender servicemembers
The Australian military announced on Monday that transgender men and women would no longer be banned from serving in the country’s armed forces.
“Chief of the Defence Force Angus Houston issued an instruction Monday revoking the policy that effectively banned transgender service members....
September 16th, 2010 | NewsBites, World | Read More
Gov. Crist plans to “review” Florida same-sex adoption ruling
TALLAHASSEE — Governor Charlie Crist says he’ll review a judge’s decision striking down a Florida law banning homosexuals from adopting children before deciding whether the state should drop its appeal.
Crist made that statement Tuesday after a Cabinet meeting in Tallahassee.
It came...
September 15th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites | Read More
Former colleagues testify in favor of lesbian flight nurse’s reinstatement
(Tacoma, Wash.) A lesbian flight nurse discharged under the government’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for gays in the military was an excellent officer whose sexuality never caused a problem in her unit, former colleagues told a federal judge Monday.
Former Maj. Margaret Witt is seeking reinstatement...
September 14th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites | Read More
Must Read: “Confessions of a Recovering Homophobe”
I just love David Badash to bits and pieces, and if you are unfamiliar with his work in the fight for our equality, well … what rock have you been living under?
At any rate, he has an amazing site called, “The New Civil Rights Movement,” that I highly recommend you check out immediately,...
September 14th, 2010 | LGBT, Opinion | Read More
Saudi Arabian diplomat seeks asylum in U.S., fears for his life
A ranking Saudi diplomat told NBC News that he has asked for political asylum in the United States, saying he fears for his life if he is forced to return to his native country.
The diplomat, Ali Ahmad Asseri, the first secretary of the Saudi consulate in Los Angeles, has informed U.S. Department of...
September 13th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites, World | Read More
BREAKING NEWS: “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Ruled Unconstitutional in Federal Court
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Servicemembers United, the nation’s largest organization of gay and lesbian troops and veterans, proudly hailed today’s announcement that U.S. District Court Judge Virginia A. Phillips has ruled that the 17-year old “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”...
September 10th, 2010 | NewsBites | Read More

