July 19, 2011
Trans & People of Color Disproportionately Targeted
Filed by Adam Polaski | July 19, 2011 8:30 PM |A new report from the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs demonstrates that people of color and transgender people are significantly disproportionately affected by anti-LGBTQ hate violence. Here are some of the report's key findings. Read More
Alaska Sued Over Trans Driver License Denial
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | July 19, 2011 6:00 PM |The State of Alaska canceled this woman's license unless she replaced it with one listing her as male. Read More
NYC Addresses Demand for Marriages with Lottery
Filed by Adam Polaski | July 19, 2011 5:00 PM |In anticipation of a huge number of couples wanting to marry this Sunday in New York City, Mayor Bloomberg has capped the number of couples - same-sex or otherwise - who can wed at 764. Read More
Vector: Historic Magazine
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | July 19, 2011 4:30 PM |Found a couple of wondrous vintage covers of Vector, the official publication of the Society for Individual Rights. Read More
Obama Endorses Repeal of DOMA
Filed by Adam Polaski | July 19, 2011 3:30 PM |The Obama administration announced today that the president supports repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act by publicly endorsing the Respect for Marriage Act. Read More
Rewind: Homophobia on Friends
Filed by Bil Browning | July 19, 2011 3:00 PM |Remember Friends? Watch Tijuana Mamula's distillation of ten years worth of rank homophobia and transphobia into a one hour episode called Homophobic Friends.Read More
When Murdering a Queer Isn't Enough
Filed by Toshio Meronek | July 19, 2011 2:00 PM |Eric. A Stanley examines the violence and threat of violence experienced by queers in America today in this one-hour radio program and news article. Read More
Navy Prosecutes More Sailors Who Married to Hide Sexuality
Filed by Michael Hamar | July 19, 2011 1:30 PM |The Navy is continuing its witch hunt for LGBT service members who married to hide their sexual orientation, and local individuals have been arrested. Sadly, the same effort to weed out sham straight marriages doesn't seem to be materializing. Read More
Worst. Yard Sale. Ever.
Filed by Bil Browning | July 19, 2011 1:00 PM |After posting an ad on Craigslist for a yard sale in northern Virginia, a woman sent an e-mail to people inquiring about some of the items for sale to tell them she won't sell to gays, Muslims or "illegal immigrants."Read More
HIV: Treatment Is Prevention
Filed by D Gregory Smith | July 19, 2011 12:00 PM |Yesterday's New England Journal of Medicine discussed that the results of the HIV Prevention Trials Network 052 study has provided definitive proof that antiretroviral treatment reduces the rate of sexual transmission of HIV-1.Read More
Breast Cancer Activist Brenner Featured in USA Today
Filed by Nancy Polikoff | July 19, 2011 11:00 AM |Yesterday the newspaper profiled Barbara Brenner, a lesbian breast cancer activist who has been fighting ALS.Read More
Dustin Lance Black Shines Light on Prop. 8 Trial
Filed by Adam Polaski | July 19, 2011 10:30 AM |With 8, a new project that incorporates verbatim statements from the Proposition 8 trial of last year, the Milk screenwriter is looking to combat the censorship of the video footage from the trial. Read More
Queer Narratives on the Page, the Ground, & Onscreen
Filed by Jessica Hoffmann | July 19, 2011 10:00 AM |Some notes on The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye, Homefulness, and The True Deceiver, queer narratives that remind us that we are all connected.Read More
Niagara Falls Gears Up for NY Same-Sex Weddings
Filed by Adam Polaski | July 19, 2011 9:00 AM |The falls will be lit with a rainbow spectrum on Saturday evening, as the first same-sex couple will marry in New York at midnight. A larger ceremony will follow the next day.Read More
First Openly Gay Man Confirmed By Senate To Federal Judgeship
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | July 19, 2011 8:00 AM |This confirmation marks another important milestone in the acceptance of gay people in our national politics. Read More
Paul Oetken Confirmed As Federal Judge
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | July 19, 2011 7:30 AM |"The president welcomes the confirmation of Mr. Oetken and is confident that he will serve the American people with distinction from the district court bench." --Shin Inouye, a White House spokesperson, on the appointment confirmation of Paul Oetken, the first...Read More
Dan Savage On the Bachmanns & Santorum
Filed by Bil Browning | July 19, 2011 7:00 AM |Dan Savage's appearance on Bill Maher has drawn quite a bit of attention for two reasons. One, his sharp takedown of the Bachmanns and, two, his quip about fucking Santorum....Read More
