Archive for September, 2005

Marchers take on inequality at NC Pride Parade

Tuesday, September 27th, 2005

From the Durham Herald-Sun: Marchers take on inequality BY GINNY SKALSKI : The Herald-Sun gskalski@heraldsun.com Sep 24, 2005 : 9:59 pm ET DURHAM -- It can be hard to stand out when you're marching in a parade behind floats with dancing drag queens, shirtless bikers donning leather vests and adorable dogs sporting ...

GLSEN National (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) Turns Ten

Monday, September 26th, 2005

Protectors of youth GLSEN, the leading national group focused on protecting LGBT youths in schools, just turned 10. As its influence grows, so do its growing pains By Todd Henneman From The Advocate, September 27, 2005 In April 2004 at Poway High School in conservative San Diego County, a 16-year-old student walked ...

Follow up: PFLAG Winston-Salem is growing, growing, growing

Sunday, September 25th, 2005

It really is cool... it really is. PFLAG Winston-Salem held their first annual Kaleidoscope Awards Banquet on Thursday, September 8, 2005. Media coverage was good and an excellent article appeared in the Winston-Salem Chronicle (click here) as well as one in the Winston-Salem Journal. PFLAG Winston-Salem is very quickly becoming a ...

Gays allowed to openly serve in US Military; only during war, however

Saturday, September 24th, 2005

From the Washington Blade: Out gay soldiers sent to Iraq Regulation keeps straights from ‘playing gay’ to avoid war By LOU CHIBBARO JR. Friday, September 23, 2005 Members of the Army Reserves and the National Guard who inform their commanders that they are gay are routinely converted into active duty status and ...

The Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson, Bishop of New Hampshire, predicts breakup of Anglican Communion

Saturday, September 24th, 2005

According to an article on 365gay.com, the Right Reverend V. Gene Robinson, Bishop of New Hampshire, has predicted that the Anglican Communion will not be able to solve its current internal problems regarding homosexuality. THe Rt. Rev. V.G. Robinson was made Bishop of New Hampshire and in the course of his ...

Ex-Gay “Love In Action” ministry gets one-week reprieve

Friday, September 23rd, 2005

According to an article on 365gay.com, the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities is giving Love in Action, the ex-gay ministry where 16 year old Zach Stark was sent to over the summer, one more week to apply for the proper licenses to operate as a facility providing ...

NC Pride Festival to occur in Raleigh-Durham this weekend

Thursday, September 22nd, 2005

The Nc Pride Festival, the largest LGBT pride event in North Carolina, will be held this weekend, Friday, September 23 - Sunday, September 25, 2005. The Day Festival, Rally and Parade will take place on Saturday, September 24, 2005, on the East Campus of Duke University. The Night Festival will take place ...

Wake Forest University # 17 on Princeton Review top 20 list of colleges with low acceptance of gays

Wednesday, September 21st, 2005

According to an article published by the Washington Blade, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, is number 17 on the top 20 list of colleges with low acceptance of gays. The list was compiled through a survey done by the Princeton Review, which also put out a list of the top 20 ...

PRIDE! tears down wall of hate

Wednesday, September 21st, 2005

From The Carolinian, the UNCG student newspaper: A great white wall filled with scrawling curse words and insults dominated the fountain last Wednesday. It was an expression of hate for the hope tomorrow will present a more compassionate world. UNCG's PRIDE! organization - the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning (GLBTQ) and ...

Ex-gay ministry Love In Action shut down by State of Tennessee

Wednesday, September 21st, 2005

According to an article on 365gay.com, ex-gay ministry Love In Action and its adolescent division, Refuge, has been shut down by the State of Tennessee for failing to obtain the proper licenses which would have allowed them to care for mentally ill patients. Love In Action holds to the opinion that ...