June 30, 2011
Southwest Pilot Apologizes for Anti-Gay Rant... Sort of
Filed by Waymon Hudson | June 30, 2011 7:00 PM |James Fritzen Taylor, the Southwest Airlines pilot who made news for the homophobic cockpit screed that was caught on tape, has issued an general mea culpa for his 'offensive' and 'derogatory' remarks. Well, he is sorry for being 'insensitive.'Read More
Watch: Obama's LGBT Pride Reception Speech
Filed by Adam Polaski | June 30, 2011 6:00 PM |Obama spoke last night at the LGBT Pride Reception he hosted at the White House, where he continued to deflect questions about how far along his evolution on marriage equality is. Read More
Meet Tona Brown, Who Sang For President Obama
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | June 30, 2011 5:00 PM |Tona Brown is an African American Transgender violinist and vocalist who has had a career spanning both North America and Europe.Read More
The Appropriation of Stonewall, 'Bad' Immigrants, & Sex Policing
Filed by Toshio Meronek | June 30, 2011 4:00 PM |By the end of this year, we'll have three new books covering the shamefully under-addressed issue of the targeting of queer people by the American court, policing, and prison systems.Read More
Washington Gov. Candidate Supports Marriage Equality
Filed by Don Davis | June 30, 2011 3:00 PM |Congressman Jay Inslee is running for the gubernatorial position in Washington state. He's pro-marriage and supports legalization of medical marijuana.Read More
Oh My Midol! Vintage ad
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | June 30, 2011 2:00 PM |Well, bless you heart, Sally. If only it was that easy for everyone.Read More
Maine Launches Pro-Marriage Equality Ballot Initiative
Filed by Adam Polaski | June 30, 2011 1:00 PM |LGBT advocates in Maine announced plans today to pursue a 2012 ballot initiative for marriage equality. They are confident that despite the state's previous failures in citizen ballot initiatives, voters will approve marriage equality in 2012. Read More
AZ Trans Social Services Provider Faces Foreclosure
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | June 30, 2011 12:00 PM |This property, home to eight residents who are members of the most underserved population in the Phoenix metro area, faces foreclosure.Read More
Catholics Deny Gay Man Funeral
Filed by Bil Browning | June 30, 2011 11:00 AM |Catholic church officials originally banned a gay man's funeral from the church he attended, but changed their mind after a community uproar.Read More
Marriage Equality: How We Won New York
Filed by Marc Solomon | June 30, 2011 10:00 AM |How did we pull this historic victory off? With lessons from my work in marriage battles from Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut and California to draw on, I want to share my best thinking on what enabled us to win and what this means for the future.Read More
NY Town Clerk Says She Won't Sign Marriage Licenses
Filed by Adam Polaski | June 30, 2011 9:00 AM |If town clerk Barbara MacEwen had her way, she wouldn't be signing any marriage licenses for same-sex couples in Volney, NY.Read More
Twitter Hashtags that Promoted NY Marriage Equality
Filed by Leone Kraus | June 30, 2011 8:00 AM |#NY4M and #ssm, among other terms celebrating marriage equality in New York, were tweeted thousands of times in the past week. Here's a closer look at the power of Twitter in spreading word about marriage equality.Read More
Cheerleader Dances His Heart Out
Filed by Ed Team | June 30, 2011 7:45 AM |This cheerleader's got some of the best moves on the court. His confidence is empowering and heartening....Read More
This Is Not a Shy Group
Filed by Adam Polaski | June 30, 2011 7:30 AM |"It was here, in the East Room, at our first Pride reception, on the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, a few months after I took office, that I made a pledge, I made a commitment. I said that I...Read More
