Archive for August, 2005
Tuesday, August 9th, 2005
Some International Gay News from various sources on various topics.
From the Washington Blade:
Nigerian man faces death sentence for gay sex
Activists threaten to sue Moscow mayor over Gay Pride ban
Anglican leader calls for Church of England suspension over gays
From 365gay.com:
Anti-Gay SF Archbishop Heads To Vatican
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Tuesday, August 9th, 2005
According to an article on 365gay.com, gay priests in the Church of England are going against Church orders requiring them to give an "assurance of celibacy" if they enter into the United Kingdom's new domestic-partner registry.
The Church recently issued a directive allowing gay priests to enter into civil unions but ...
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Tuesday, August 9th, 2005
The Washington Post recently ran an article about Franklin Kameny, 80 years young, founder of the Mattachine Society of Washington, "the country's first "civil-liberties, social action organization dedicated to improving the status of the homosexual citizen through a vigorous program of action," according to a Mattachine brochure in his attic."
If ...
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Tuesday, August 9th, 2005
Although I do identify as a "conservative," I have a somewhat different opinon from my fellow "conservatives" when it comes to the term "judicial activism." Plain and simple... I hate that term and I hate that it has come to represent a part of the American legal, justice and governmental ...
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Monday, August 8th, 2005
It is high time for LGBT people to stand up for their rights and demand that our representatives and political candidates either be known to fully support us or not. I say it is time for politicians to get off the fence and stop playing with the LGBT community. It ...
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Monday, August 8th, 2005
As the 2005-2006 school year comes close to starting, here are some ideas for ways in which students can get involved in the local LGBTQA (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, ally) community in the Triad:
Go to the meetings of your high school's or college's Gay-Straight Alliance, Diversity or Pride ...
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Monday, August 8th, 2005
Triad Scouting For All, http://triads4a.us.tt, the "organization" I started in Spring 2004, is changing directions.
Over the past year I have come to realize that while interest remains high in the general subject and topic of discrimination against gay and atheist youth and adults within the Boy Scouts of America, community ...
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Monday, August 8th, 2005
Where some of the Christian Denominations now stand regarding homosexuality, gay clergy and marriage, according to an AP article published on Express Gay News.
ELCA:The top legislative body of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is set to take key votes this week on ordaining gays and blessing same-sex unions. Conflicts ...
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Sunday, August 7th, 2005
According to an article published by Q-Notes, the Carolinas LGBTQ newspaper, "traditional" marriage has dropped by 50%.
You know, if marriage is so sacred, please answer these questions for me:
Why has marriage declined by fifty percent?
Why are straights choosing not to get married?
Why in the hell do you make marriage out ...
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Sunday, August 7th, 2005
According to an article published by Q-Notes, the Carolina LGBTQ newspaper, the Metropolitan Community Church of Winston-Salem has a new place of worship.
The MCC of Winston-Salem will be worshiping at a property on Patsy Drive in Winston-Salem, starting August 7, 2005.
For more information about the MCC of Winston-Salem, visit www.mccws.org
The ...
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