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What are queers and other societal "outsiders" good for?...
Posted: Wed, Feb 23, 2005 9:03am PST
...transmen retooling, gender pirates, Valencia Rose, DIY, Badas, veg, BDSM, Dept. of Homeland Transphobia, Can't Say That, judas goats, Africa, election-rigging, civilib, energy, Undressed, "Toilet Training: law and order in the bathroom"; + mouthwatering Michelle Tea visits 10 Speed......
Posted: Tue, Feb 22, 2005 9:20pm PST
"You Can't Marry, But You Have to Divorce: Understanding the Domestic Partnership Law"
March 19, 2005, 9 am-Noon
Pioneer Congregational Church, 2700 L Street, Sacramento....
Posted: Tue, Feb 22, 2005 5:47pm PST
LONDON Five years after Britain lifted its ban on gays in the military, the British Royal Navy has begun actively encouraging gay men and lesbians to enlist and has pledged to make life easier for them when they do....
Posted: Mon, Feb 21, 2005 10:25pm PST
A FREE conference that addresses reprodctive freedom as it relates to a broad range of social justice initiatives including economic justice, healthcare reform, racial equality, peace, freedom from violence, youth liberation, civil liberties, and LGBTQ rights....
Posted: Mon, Feb 21, 2005 11:35am PST
+ Seattle's nudist Rainbow Party, accidental e-outings in SF, more......
Posted: Sun, Feb 20, 2005 7:25pm PST
We hire substitute soldiers to die for us....
Posted: Sun, Feb 20, 2005 12:32pm PST
"It is clear that moral disapproval of same-sex couples or of individual homosexuals is not a legitimate state purpose or a rational reason for depriving plaintiffs of their right to choose their spouse."...
Posted: Sun, Feb 20, 2005 7:22am PST
Controversy has been brewing this year, since the news came out that in one episode, called "Sugartime!," Buster goes to Vermont and learns about making maple syrup. Buster is visiting Karen, who used to work with his mom. Karen's partner is a woman named Gillian, and they have kids. (!!!)...
Posted: Sat, Feb 19, 2005 11:45pm PST
In truth, the definitions, forms, functions, meanings, legalities, etc., of "marriage" (etc.) vary widely among nations, cultures, religions, tribes -- and even among various U.S. states....
Posted: Sat, Feb 19, 2005 8:23pm PST
PBS was surprised to receive a letter from new Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, warning the public TV network against airing an upcoming episode of the kids show "Postcards From Buster," because PBS had already informed her office it would not send the episode to its stations, programming co-chief John Wilson says....
Posted: Sat, Feb 19, 2005 4:40pm PST
So this is what all the fuss was about....
Posted: Sat, Feb 19, 2005 11:58am PST
...includes Woubi Cheri and more films, free at SF main library; + drag pilgrimage to Joshua Norton's grave;
+ more events for freedom-seekers...
Posted: Sat, Feb 19, 2005 12:43am PST
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), the National
Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) and a coalition of diverse
local and national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil
rights organizations today called on Spanish-language media group
Liberman Broadcasting Corp. to stop promoting physical violence
against and verbal abuse of LGBT people on its television shows "José
Luis Sin Censura" and "El Show de María Laria" (which recentl...
Posted: Sat, Feb 19, 2005 12:31am PST
A lawsuit challenging Oakland's ordinance protecting the rights of gays and lesbians work for the city has been dismissed by a US District Court judge....
Posted: Sat, Feb 19, 2005 12:25am PST
The Bush administration has backed down on a call for an LGBT suicide conference to remove the words "gay," "lesbian," "bisexual" and "transgender" from its material....
Posted: Sat, Feb 19, 2005 12:15am PST
A state lawmaker has filed legislation that would allow gay people to adopt children under certain circumstances. Senator Nan Rich wants to amend Florida's 1977 law that bans gay people from adopting....
Posted: Sat, Feb 19, 2005 12:12am PST
FBI targets pedophilia advocates
Little-known group promotes 'benevolent' sex...
Posted: Fri, Feb 18, 2005 11:46pm PST
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association Dismayed by American Medical Association President's Comments on Gay Medical Student Group; Dr. Nelson's Clarification of Recent Remarks on N.Y. Medical College 'Not Really A Retraction'...
Posted: Fri, Feb 18, 2005 11:38pm PST
+ dance class, energy policy, playparty, vagina book, GLBTI herstory, "red, blue, or god" , Feb. 19- 27...
Posted: Thu, Feb 17, 2005 10:23pm PST