Photos of Providence, Rhode Island rally
What a coincidence that DC activist Michael Crawford should publish on Huff Post today his thoughts on (without mentioning anybody’s name mind you) why it would it is a better idea to ignore the National Organization For Marraige (NOM) Summer For Marriage Tour instead of feeding fire to their claims of gays just being aggressive, antagonistic and effed up which supports why the deviants shouldn’t be able to touch something as sacred as marriage.
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Cross posted from ACLU.org
As you may already know, yesterday we announced the settlement of Constance McMillen’s lawsuit against her Mississippi high school for canceling the prom rather than allowing her attend with her girlfriend as her date and wear a tuxedo.
While a terrific personal victory for Constance and a vindication of her rights, the agreement is especially noteworthy in that it will result in the implementation of a policy banning discrimination and harassment on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in the Itawamba County School District – the first such policy to do so at a public school in the state of Mississippi. The fact that, in the year 2010, there was not one policy at any public school protecting LGBT students from discrimination and harassment in Mississippi prior to this agreement is a sad reminder of how vulnerable LGBT youth remain.
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That fateful night. Drunk as a skunk.
Talk about a 360 degree turn. We’re happy for Senator Roy Ashburn. It’s not everyday a formerly closeted lawmaker and republican at that, stands up and see’s the light. Well, in his case he kinda didn’t have much choice after leaving a gay bar and immediately being busted drunk driving. But hey, who’s knit picking?
The good senator went so far as to reach out in an essay on the Gaypolitics blog in which he offers apology and acknowledges what he did was wrong—the parts where he voted against any state legislation for gays. Oh well, we live and we learn.
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NBC Washington reported today that Washington DC’s first ever health study conducted by the city’s Office of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Affairs addressing the health of lesbians, gays and bisexuals is not a mistake. The T, as in transgender was purposefully left out.
The survey that led to the report lacked questions about gender identity.
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