In the chapel bells are ringing - Roger Ebert's Journal

That reading was from the Massachusetts ruling legalizing gay marriage. One of our dear friends (a lesbian) did that reading, with her partner and their two kids in the audience. I'm certain that most of the people in attendance didn't ... It is a subtle reaching out that can be completely refuted by the far right and might gain some votes from the LGBT supporters Obama has disappointed so unfairly. Meanwhile, Obama holds the line with "someday soon" and many of us will ...

Lavender Magazine - Minnesota's GLBT Magazine - Gay, Lesbian ...

I was a teenager three decades ago, before the Internet; before one could turn to the omniscient Mother Google for answers to our questions; before there were lesbian, gay, bi, or trans characters on television series, or even on talk shows . .... My fear is that in many parts of the world, LGBT people will continue to be oppressed, jailed, murdered—our full humanity denied. My hope is that our increasing visibility will result in an opening of hearts and minds, ...

South Carolina is so Gay...Not! - Gay Travel Guide – Gay Travel ...

Mark Sanford and others who rejected the ad campaign want you to do: keep South Carolina homophobic. The best way to change the state's shoddy attitude toward gays and lesbians is to show up, be visible, and be counted. ... Limited gay scene in Myrle Beach? It's arguably the fasted growing GLBT spot in SC! It boasts a huge GLBT community center (The Center Project), it's own AIDS service organization (Careteam), a very active Youth Group (Rainbow Beach), ...

Phillips Academy - GSA 20th-Anniversary Conference

She spoke at the rallies and testified at the hearings that helped create the Governor's Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth, and now serves on the current incarnation of that body, the Massachusetts Commission on GLBT Youth. ... 10 years ago, Matthew Shepard, a gay University of Wyoming student, was brutally murdered. His death sparked a national movement against anti-gay violence. A theater production, "The Laramie Project", emerged from that tragic event. ...

Red States Need Gay Love, Too | Gay Rights | Change.org

I live in Oklahoma, and as conservative as it is, I'm proud to say there are many GLBT organizations and gay rights supporters here doing their best to fight for gay rights. And we are not giving up until ... We all should give support to LGBT people who live in conservative states like Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Oklahoma, and Alabama. I live in the most tolerant part of Virginia, northeastern Virginia, which is not in the "Redneck States of America". Every tolerant person in ...

Marriage Equality Win in Mexico

Mexico's supreme court ruled Tuesday that the marriages of gay couples performed in the nation's capital must be recognized in all 31 states.