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An Openly Gay Communist Wins in Southern Italy An openly gay candidate of Partito della Rifondazione Comunista wins in southern Italy, in regional elections that resulted in 11 victories for the center-left coalition, which now controls 16 of Italy’s 20 regions. Nichi Vendola's victory decisively refutes the American dogma that militants on the left, choosing radicals, can't attract votes at the center and lose to the right -- the dogma that the Democrats in America and the center-left in Italy promulgate, even though it has been often c...
Posted: Fri, Apr 8, 2005 5:35pm PDT
4/13: GLSEN Breaks the Silence with Launch of TEACH RESPECT Campaign GLSEN, or the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, announced today that it would launch a public education campaign entitled Teach Respect on April 13, 2005. The launch of the campaign will coincide with the culmination of the Day of Silence, where in over 4,000 schools an estimated 450,000 students in all 50 states and Puerto Rico will take a vow of silence to
bring attention to the bias and harassment experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students and their a...
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 11:08pm PDT
Day of Silence prompts so-called Day of “Truth” the Religious Reich, here in the name of the Eagle Forum of Sacramento among others, are sponsoring a so-called Day of “Truth” on April 14, the day after the Day of Silence....
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 10:16pm PDT
Students protest gay rights RANCHO COTATE HIGH
Students protest gay rights
2 counterprotesters arrested during lunchtime rally outside Rohnert Park high school...
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 9:51pm PDT
Education Organizations Release Groundbreaking Legal Guide Regarding LGBT Issues in School In the fall of 2004, a consortium of national organizations, with leadership from the National School Boards Association (NSBA), published a resource document to help schools address legal issues surrounding students’ sexual orientation and gender identity....
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 9:26pm PDT
Day of Silence on April 13th GLSEN Breaks the Silence with Launch of Teach Respect Campaign;
Estimated 450,000 Students Will Take Part in Day of Silence 2005...
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 9:20pm PDT
Progressive Catholics Outline Priorities for New Pope Pope John Paul II's departure has left countless people around the world mourning and anticipating what the next pontiff's priorities will be. Linda Pieczynski, spokesperson for Call To Action, the nation's largest church reform group, stated, "We are hoping for a pope who forcefully spreads the message of peace and non-violence..."...
Posted: Wed, Apr 6, 2005 4:42pm PDT
Bill to Repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Gains Momentum One month after its introduction in the House of Representatives, the Military Readiness Enhancement Act, a bill to repeal the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban on lesbian, gay and bisexual personnel, has gained the support 73 Members of Congress....
Posted: Wed, Apr 6, 2005 9:39am PDT
NAACP Supports Calif. Gay Marriage Bill The California Conference of the NAACP Tuesday announced its support for same-sex marriage. It is the first time that a state chapter has endorsed gay marriage - an issue that has generally divided African Americans....
Posted: Wed, Apr 6, 2005 12:36am PDT
California Gay Partner Law Upheld California's sweeping domestic partner law was upheld today by a panel of judges on the state Appeals Court....
Posted: Wed, Apr 6, 2005 12:33am PDT
Bodyfat, FGM, kink, baaad Kansas... Kansas fouls up; "taxday tuna" free lunch, ZinZanni, painted ladies, more
+ teens cleverly shun coitus; more......
Posted: Tue, Apr 5, 2005 11:16pm PDT
Matt Foreman on the Death of the Pope Matt Foreman of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force describes his conflicted reaction to the Pope's death...
Posted: Tue, Apr 5, 2005 12:20pm PDT
John Paul's "Soldiers" the North American Pontifical College.... the pope’s own school for Americans -- the West Point of seminaries. The students there call themselves "John Paul’s Soldiers."...
Posted: Tue, Apr 5, 2005 10:50am PDT
Yanks want women priests + married priests Next Pope should make liberal reforms in R.C. Church,
says poll. And how about a Nigerian Pope?...
Posted: Tue, Apr 5, 2005 1:05am PDT
A call for rallies to counter the pope propaganda A call for rallies to counter the pope propaganda (popeganda)...
Posted: Mon, Apr 4, 2005 8:10pm PDT
SIECUS Launches 'Families Are Speaking Out' to Help Parents Voice Concerns w/ New HHS Site U.S. Government Should Meet the Needs of ALL Families; SIECUS Launches 'Families Are Speaking Out' to Help Parents Voice Concerns Over New HHS Web Site, 4parents.gov...
Posted: Mon, Apr 4, 2005 4:30pm PDT
DiFi fans vs. SF Pride, Pinocchio on steroids, more... Pink Brick award- Wayne Friday vs. Joey Cain, labor unions vs. Arnie, queers "Courting Justice", bicycles, Greek Orthodox view of marriage, Kansas voting on queer rights, more...
Posted: Mon, Apr 4, 2005 9:06am PDT
Anti-Gay Evangelist Falwell in Critical Condition Televangelist and noted anti-gay rights activist Jerry Falwell is in critical condition in a Virginia hospital suffering from “respiratory arrest”, his second stay in just five weeks....
Posted: Sun, Apr 3, 2005 11:06pm PDT
Transsexual Discrimination OK NY Court Rules A New York State appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit by a AIDS awareness group filed after a landlord refused to renew the organization's lease because transgendered clients were using the building's common-area rest rooms....
Posted: Sun, Apr 3, 2005 10:34pm PDT
Will Next Pope Be More Gay Friendly? A devout Catholics mourn the death of Pope John Paul II, the princes of the Church are sizing up one another as they prepare to elect the next leader of the faith.
Within the next three weeks the almost 120 cardinals from around the world will gather in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel to choose a successor to John Paul....
Posted: Sun, Apr 3, 2005 10:31pm PDT
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