uuworld.org : uu youth's activism for glbt rights honored

At a gala event in New York City on May 24, the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), named Smith its Student Advocate of the Year. And on June 22, she attended a special reception in honor of LGBT Pride Month at the White House, ... “She thinks of herself as a small town girl from Maine who's just doing what's right, but she has very quietly changed the world a little bit up here.” Smith traveled to New York City in late May for the GLSEN awards gala. ...

Fridae | Taipei: A rising star for gay travelers

“Taipei is a rising star for gay and lesbian travel,” says general manager Michael Lee. “A lot of gay people in Australia don't know about Taipei. They would rather go to London or Europe. We are the only travel company in the country which has put out ... If there is any improvement in the gay scene in Taiwan, it certainly hasn't come from the heterosexual component of this island. All of the progress, if anything substantial, has come from the glbt community themselves. ...

Pam's House Blend:: Rhode Island And The Visible Anti-LGBT Agenda ...

It appears to me that the anti-LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender), "pro-family" agenda is at play here. Assuming for a moment that the religious rights' claim of an overarching Gay Agenda® is in play -- an agenda that includes ... The tour starts in Maine and has 22 stops scheduled now across the eastern half of the country with a final stop in Washington DC. Queer Action of RI will likely work on a protest. There are rumors that Marriage Equality RI is also ...

Will you thank Peter, Paul & Mary for telling NOM to stop using ...

He went on to make an impassioned defense of equality for the gay and lesbian community. His words are truly moving, not merely because of the force of passion with which they are spoken, but because of the powerful credence lent to those ..... That was a big campaign promise he made, “Vote for me and I'll go get the gay's for you” and he was elected. It was practically the first thing he did, was via executive order, eliminate job protections for state GLBT employees ...

Things I'd Like To Share: GLBT News

GLBT News. The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) is current on a Hate Tour going from Maine and ending in DC. Unfortunately for them, they aren't getting people out to their rallies but each state's Equality group has been ... The average so far after 8 stops is NOM 23 people at stop and GLBT groups 212 people a stop. Well, NOM has been talking to local news stations to talk about how they are being harassed by the gays and that they are there to spread God's word. ...