January 18, 2013
LAPD Sgt. Ronald Crump Finally Gets His $1.5M
Filed by Karen Ocamb | January 18, 2013 3:00 PM |In 2009, after going through the proper complaint procedure, Crump filed a civil lawsuit against the city and the LAPD alleging discrimination, harassment and retaliation by his LAPD supervisors.Read More
Fighting AIDS in Africa for 20 Years
Filed by Sarah Blazucki | January 18, 2013 1:00 PM |In Senegal, a wave of homophobia has destroyed a lot of the HIV/AIDS work of the last decades - work done by Gary Engelberg, who's been in Senegal since he was a Peace Corps volunteer 45 years ago.Read More
Philly Mag Tries to Do LGBT
Filed by Mark Segal | January 18, 2013 11:30 AM |Philly Mag says there are no women of power in Philly's LGBT community. How out of touch are they?Read More
We Are All Jamaicans
Filed by Bil Browning | January 18, 2013 10:50 AM |The Jamaica Forum For Lesbian, All-Sexuals, and Gays (J-FLAG) has started a new web PSA series called "We Are Jamaicans." This one features a straight ally talking about why he supports LGBTQ rights. (Hat tip to Andres via Joe)...Read More
He Always Seemed Like Such a Nice Young Man...
Filed by Bil Browning | January 18, 2013 10:15 AM |"I can't fathom it. He was so spiritual. His sermons were wonderful. He had such knowledge of theology." -- 77-year-old Therese Ruppert, a parishioner at the Church of St. Peter in Danbury, Connecticut after a former priest, Kevin Wallin, was...Read More
The Social Component of Valid Gender Identity
Filed by Drew Cordes | January 18, 2013 10:00 AM |Feelings kept solely internal do not add up to a valid identity: If gender is a social construct, it must receive some form of social corroboration.Read More
