Archive for July 14th, 2009

Calls for Hate Crimes Bill

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Family of murdered New York trans woman call for protection under hate crimes bill
By Jessica Geen
Via Pink News
The family of Lateisha Green, the trans woman who was shot dead last year, have called for trans people to be protected under New York’s hate crime laws.
Green, 22, was killed at a party in November 2008. [...]

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Gender-Neutral Housing at the University of Chicago

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

By:  Kymber Veautour
The University of Chicago is known for being conservative, so conservative in fact, the dorm rooms are same sex only.   Now why would I be writing, and complaining, on a website for gay news over same sex roomies?? Once again I say very conservative school…
Take a look into the future for Fall Semester [...]

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Reid and Shepard

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

By: Kymber Veautour
Constant speculation is spinning out of control in the GLBT community, wondering if the Senate will be bringing Anti-Hate Crime bills before the ballot this week.

According to “The Advocate“ Judy Shepard will be on Capitol [...]

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Calling All Kissers

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Posted Via www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com
It’s Time For A Nationwide Kiss-In!
by David Badash on July 13, 2009
in Civil Rights, Discrimination

2009 may be remembered as the year same-sex marriage took hold in the United States. Sadly, it may also be remembered as the year gay couples were repeatedly arrested – for kissing. So far this year, three couples [...]

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Twitter Pulls the Plug Late Night on #noh8

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

By: Kymber Veautour
Late night Twitterers just had the rug pulled out from under them when Twitter pulled the active link for #noh8.  What is #noh8?  It was a thread that was quickly making its way up the ranks to being the top Twittered topic.  #noh8 linked you to an admitted homophobe.  The website states “As [...]

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Kymber Veautour Reviews Chestnut Street Cafe Gay, Owned and Operated Cafe in Rhode Island.

It took me a few weeks to get to Rhode Island to see what the fuss was about, but I finally made it down.  With a street name and a website address Chestnut Street Cafe to go on, I was off to the hot new place to be in Rhode Island.
I first had to look [...]