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Administration Targets Federal Employees, Removes Protections for Sexual Orientation
Recently, one of Scott Bloch’s first acts as newly appointed Special Counsel to the White House was to instill fear in ‘homosexual’ employees of the federal government. In an increasingly common curtailment of individual rights, the Bush Administration has removed decades-long protections from employment discrimination against those who serve our nation....
Posted: Thu, Apr 1, 2004 9:27am PST
Aphrodite returning to Spain?
Spain's new leader says: "The time has come for extreme respect for the sexual opinions of every individual, a time for a secular vision."...
Posted: Thu, Apr 1, 2004 6:22am PST
Marriage Equality California & Equality California Commend Boxer
Marriage Equality California and Equality California Commend U.S.
Senator Barbara Boxer for Endorsing full Equality for Same-Sex Couples...
Posted: Wed, Mar 31, 2004 11:29pm PST
Viva España ! (sex versus fascism)
Spain's new leader calls for "extreme respect for the sexual opinions of every individual..." Photo shows fascists demonstrating in SF, CA, against same-sex marriages....
Posted: Wed, Mar 31, 2004 10:03pm PST
WEAR BROWN to protest inequality & Bush's B.S.
Please WEAR BROWN to protest Bush's bullshit,
including his anti-queer Hate Amendment, at public events, for the rest of 2004....
Posted: Wed, Mar 31, 2004 5:31pm PST
In France, what's the "definition" of marriage?
Fundamentalists like to think their narrow "definition of marriage" is timeless and universal. But it's neither....
Posted: Tue, Mar 30, 2004 12:28pm PST
MAssachusetts: Heil Mittler?
Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney tells state Supreme Judicial Court to ignore state constitution until November 2006.
Heil Mittler?...
Posted: Tue, Mar 30, 2004 7:46am PST
Banned in Boston? Gay Marriage...
Same-sex marriage would be banned but civil unions permitted in Massachusetts under a proposed constitutional amendment approved by the legislature Monday night....
Posted: Tue, Mar 30, 2004 12:32am PST
Marriage Equality Calendar 3/30-4/9
Tuesday, March 30th: SAN FRANCISCO 2:30PM - SF City Hall. Come
celebrate the wedding ceremony of Ray and Charles at their scheduled
appointment time. They intend to go forward with their wedding as
planned on the steps of San Francisco City Hall as a reminder of the
2,588 couples who had appointments to be legally married before the court stepped in....
Posted: Tue, Mar 30, 2004 12:17am PST
MARRY-INs: Canada, MA, OR
To learn about ongoing struggle for marriage equality in Canada, please visit CANADIANS FOR EQUAL MARRIAGE
http://www.equal-marriage.CA...
Posted: Mon, Mar 29, 2004 6:58pm PST
MARRY-IN: Mass. Con-Con Leads 2 St. Stupid's Day in SF
Events in Boston & San Francisco where you can demonstrate for equal rights, mock Bush, enjoy spring.......
Posted: Mon, Mar 29, 2004 1:21pm PST
Conduct Unbecoming: The 10th Annual Report on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
As the United States military continues to wage war in Iraq and Afghanistan, discharges of lesbian and gay military personnel plummeted 17% in FY2003, according to a new report from Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN)....
Posted: Mon, Mar 29, 2004 9:36am PST
4/21: Day of Silence
The Day of Silence, a project of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) in collaboration with the United States Student Association (USSA), is a student-led day of action where those who support making anti-LGBT bias unacceptable in schools take a day-long vow of silence to recognize and protest the discrimination and harassment -- in effect, the silencing -- experienced by LGBT students and their allies....
Posted: Mon, Mar 29, 2004 9:33am PST
New York Gay Weddings Spread To Albany
There were more gay weddings in New Paltz, New York this weekend, and for the first time in Albany, the state capital....
Posted: Mon, Mar 29, 2004 9:31am PST
UN Drops Gay Civil Rights
A move to add sexuality to the list of categories protected by the United Nations has been dropped in the midst of intense pressure from the Vatican and Muslim nations....
Posted: Mon, Mar 29, 2004 9:29am PST
March 28: Cesar Chavez parade & festival in SF.
San Francisco: March 28, Sunday: Please bring equal-rights signs to Cesar Chavez parade & festival....
Posted: Sat, Mar 27, 2004 8:42pm PST
MARRY-IN dates to watch out for: March 29 onward
Upcoming events, from March 29 forward, in the historic U.S. MARRY-IN of 2004....
Posted: Sat, Mar 27, 2004 9:54am PST
OREGON Marry-In speeds toward highest state court
In Oregon, foes agree to send same-sex marriage dispute to Oregon Supreme Court....
Posted: Wed, Mar 24, 2004 10:31pm PST
5/16: Night of Marriage Equality Parties Across US
Supporters Host House Parties To Fund the Work of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force...
Posted: Wed, Mar 24, 2004 10:16pm PST