Caribbean gays going to Inter American Commission on Human Rights ...

The stigma against LGBT Jamaicans is too great for many to ever consider self-identifying as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender. For some men and women who dare peek out of the cavernous proverbial closet, the term bisexual is ... of six major parties suggesting six concrete steps they could take “within six months of forming a new Government which would have a welcome and meaningful impact on the lives of all citizens, including GLBT Trinidadians and Tobagonians”. ...

Obamas Welcome Gay Rights Activists to White House | The LA ...

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a reception in honor of Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Month on June 29, 2009, in the White House. The First Couple greeted approximately 250 LGBT leaders in the East Room ... I knew I would only have a few seconds before he mo'ed on. I held out the binder that contained reflections on our lives, the words of our community, and I said to him, “Mr. President, these are hundreds of messages to you from LGBT ...

Slideshow: theGrio's 15 LGBT leaders of tomorrow

Here is a list of 15 LGBT trailblazers from diverse walks of life making an impact on the lives of many, giving new meaning to "adding color" to the rainbow flag. Keith Boykin is a Missouri native who, based on his background, seems to be destined for .... While traveling as a Fulbright Scholar to Jamaica, studying Jamaican historiography and Caribbean intellectual and literary traditions, Glave helped found the Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals, and Gays (J-FLAG). ...

Pam's House Blend:: NOM's Brian Brown: 'Mehlman abdicating core ...

Its success is due precisely because it addressed Prop 8 as a non-partisan issue with a conservative case for marriage to be opened to gay and lesbian couples. It's only natural that marriage equality supporters of all political stripes ... Sorry but I think this is all a stunt by Mehlmen to try to make himself look better in the eyes of the GLBT community and AFER is being used to further that agenda. We can see that he continues to give to anti-equality candidates while ...

Gay & Lesbian Film Festival features films with wider subject ...

“They’re still stories by, for and about LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered) people. But any more these movies needn’t be overtly about being gay. They can be stories with a gay subtext but with lots of other concerns. .... A graduate of Missouri State University in Springfield and the film program at LA’s Chapman University, the 27-year-old Corporan said his film was inspired in part by fantasy classics like “It’s a ...