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PinkNews.co.uk – Yepoka Yeebo
An influential US campaigning group has spoken out against the silence Democratic presidential candidates have kept over the issues affecting gay people.
Matt Foreman, executive director of the Gay and Lesbian Task F…
PinkNews.co.uk – Yepoka Yeebo
The Northern Ireland government intends to make it illegal to discriminate against transsexual people trying to access goods and services, according to a consultation document.
At present it is not against the law to…
Sun-Sentinel.com – By Anthony Man – Political Writer
Gays and lesbians in Broward County united last month over Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle’s anti-gay comments, but they are not nearly so united in how to protect the rights of transgender peop…
EdgeBoston.com – by Laura Kiritsy – Bay Windows
With the marriage debate done for now, the MassEquality Board of Directors voted on July 18 to retain a consultant to help the organization determine its future. Meanwhile, the organization has turned …
WashBlade.com – Joshua Lynsen
Task Force report shows stark divide between Dem, GOP candidates
A new report highlights the stark divide between Democratic and Republican presidential candidates when it comes to support for gay rights initiatives….
Fredericksburg.com
Sadly, the June 8 editorial titled “Hate this” opposed the bill in Congress extending the federal hate-crime law to cover gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. To bolster their position, the editors cite incidents in Can…
POTW.News.Yahoo.com – By Kevin Sites
Washington – Members of the 110th Congress consider yourselves warned: Mike Rogers is making his list.
Rogers is a muckraking gay blogger who uses his insider’s knowledge of Washington politics and broad blank…
BoiseWeekly.com – Shea Andersen
How Idaho’s gay media might lead a new statewide movement
Travis Riggs cups a phone to his ear, listening to a ring on the other line, and wonders aloud how to introduce himself.
“Am I Diversity News? Or just Di…
SFBG.com – By Theresa Sparks and Cecilia Chung
Leno personifies the direction, tone, and future of the progressive movement
Opinion – The choice confronting voters in the State Senate District 3 primary in June 2008 is about electing the best can…
NewYorkBlade.com – By Brett Krutzsch
Personal stories of harassment and discrimination were a uniting theme Tuesday night at the LGBT Center in Chelsea during a panel titled ?Clock In/Speak Out: Gaining Momentum for Workplace Equality in New York an…