Posts Tagged ‘Gay Rights Movement’
Malawi’s president: pardon and release gay couple
BLANTYRE, Malawi — Malawi’s president on Saturday pardoned and ordered the release of a gay couple sentenced to 14 years in prison, but said that homosexuality remains illegal in this conservative southern African nation.
Malawi has faced international condemnation for the conviction and harsh...
May 29th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites, World | Read More
Previously released DADT-related discharges “underreported and incomplete”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Servicemembers United, the nation’s largest organization of gay and lesbian troops and veterans, today released a newly obtained document from the National Guard Bureau showing 630 additional discharges pursuant to the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law...
May 21st, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites | Read More
Did you hear?!?!
Yesterday was International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia.
Here are three of my favorite headlines/stories from around the world:
3. Jamaica: Gay protest at Emancipation Park
Known for extreme cases of hate crimes on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, Jamaica has long since...
May 18th, 2010 | NewsBites, World | Read More
Massachusetts Catholic school won’t admit lesbians’ son
BOSTON – A Roman Catholic school has withdrawn its acceptance of an 8-year-old boy with lesbian parents, saying their relationship was “in discord” with church teachings, according to one of the boys’ mothers.
It’s at least the second time in recent months that students have...
May 13th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites | Read More
ACTION ALERT: Support Hawaii in their fight for marriage equality
Ask Gov. Lingle To Sign The Civil Unions Bill!
In a stunning and courageous move, the Hawaii House of Representatives passed HB444 by a 31-20 vote April 29, sending the civil unions bill to Gov. Linda Lingle’s desk.
Take three minutes to visit Equality Hawaii’s web-site today and tell Gov....
May 7th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites | Read More
Massachusetts state senator encourages UMass graduating class to continue to fight for equality
Openly gay Massachusetts state senator, Stanley C. Rosenberg, encouraged the 2010 University of Massachusetts graduating class to continue to fight for freedom.
Although Massachusetts was the first state in the country to legalize same-sex marriage, Rosenberg assures the UMass graduating class that the...
May 6th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites | Read More
Judge hears arguments on constitutionality of Defense of Marriage Act
BOSTON — An attorney for married gay couples has argued that the federal Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional because it treats same-sex married couples differently than heterosexual couples.
Mary Bonauto, an attorney with Gay & Lesbian Advocates and Defenders, said in federal court in...
May 6th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites | Read More
INTERVIEW: Jennifer Knapp bares all about God, music, and being a lesbian
The following are some Q & A excerpts from an interview with Jennifer Knapp that was originally published on Christianity Today’s web-site.
Have you been with the same partner for a long time?
Knapp: About eight years, but I don’t want to get into that. For whatever reason the rumor...
April 15th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites, Society & Culture | Read More
Utah could become third Episcopal diocese with openly gay bishop
Utah could become only the third Episcopal diocese with an openly gay bishop.
The Rev. Michael L. Barlowe — who married his partner, the Rev. Paul Burrows, in San Francisco in 2008, just before the fractious Proposition 8 vote banning gay marriage — is one of four finalists to replace retiring...
April 12th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites, Society & Culture | Read More
Nebraska activists call for marriage equality in their state
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Supporters of gay marriage have called for Nebraska to join the few states that have legalized the unions.
A rally was held Saturday at the midpoint of a pedestrian bridge over the Missouri River linking Iowa and Nebraska. Participants celebrated last April’s Iowa Supreme...
April 5th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites | Read More

