Archive for September, 2007
Friday, September 14th, 2007
Evesham Township in New Jersey shows a film, That's A Family! to third-graders as part of a state ciricullum to teach kids about alternative families. They showcase interracial families, international families, single parents, and same-sex parents. In New Jersey, the state constitution extends extends rights to all indidivuals regardless of ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, LGBT, LGBT Families, Marriage Equality, Politics | No Comments »
Friday, September 14th, 2007
I love boys in pink, in fact I wear pink all the time... It takes a real man to wear pink... but evidently some over-pumped, testosterone driven straight boys decided that pink meant "homo."
According to the Nova Scotia Chronicle-Herald a freshman high school boy was beaten up by 10 boys ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Global, High School, LGBT, LGBT Youth | 6 Comments »
Friday, September 14th, 2007
A Michigan gay journalist received a threat from a religious, right-wing terrorist organization on September 11, 2007. The letter to Todd Heywood used religious language and an analogy inclusive of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp.
The group, the Army of God, is the same group which once counted as a member Eric ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Hate Crimes, Religion, United States | No Comments »
Thursday, September 13th, 2007
According to the Greensboro News & Record (h/t Doug Clark, Off the Record), Guilford College in Greensboro, NC has added gender-identity and expression to its non-discrimination policy.
The effort to add the terms was spearheaded by senior David Norton (pictured right - past posts), an active and vocal part of the ...
Posted in College/University, Greensboro, LGBT, LGBT Youth, North Carolina, Triad, United States | 1 Comment »
Thursday, September 13th, 2007
Just a little update on InterstateQmobile.
A couple weeks ago I was able to enable mobile browsing for InterstateQ.com. On any smart-phone (such as a Blackberry or iPhone) you can easily access a no-frills version of InterstateQ.com - a mobile version that focuses entirely on easy access to content.
Since then, InterstateQmobile ...
Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
Thursday, September 13th, 2007
Somewhere out in the huge internets (hey... I had to give a shot to Mr. Bush here), I found this very enlightening post regarding the Bible, Christianity and the history of violence in the name of God...
When medieval European nobles decided they wanted to take a road trip - preferably ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, LGBT, Politics, Religion, Sexuality | No Comments »
Thursday, September 13th, 2007
Yesterday the New York State Comptroller released a statement on marriage recognition. No doubt, it is one step forward for marriage equality in New York.
According to WSTM.com, the Comptroller said that the New York State Government and local retirement systems will recognize marriages between same-sex couples from any jurisdiction where ...
Posted in Right to Marry Campaign | 3 Comments »
Thursday, September 13th, 2007
Michael Rogers, the activists famous (or infamous) for his "outing" of closeted elected officials and Congressional staffers, has announced that he will no longer report on staffers or aides instead focusing solely on elected officials and candidates for elected office.
Many of my closest readers may remember the controversy over Republican ...
Posted in LGBT, Politics, Sexuality, United States | No Comments »
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
As I rode the subway to work today, I happened to glance over at a young woman reading the paper near me. A headline on one of the interior pages proclaimed (in font approximately 1.5 inches tall) "HIV INCREASES IN YOUNG GAY MEN." (I found this NY Times article, can't ...
Posted in Media | 7 Comments »
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
A decade-old LGBT news website and newsletter in North Carolina may be facing a shut-down.
Operators of Carolina Rainbow News (CRN) - www.crninteractive.com - are asking for community support. In order to stay alive, CRN needs $50 by September 16, 2007, for domain renewals and other needs.
CRN, which requires readers to ...
Posted in LGBT, North Carolina | No Comments »
