AltWeeklies Wire
Merck Suspends Funding for Boy Scoutsnew
The Merck Company Foundation, the charitable arm of pharmaceutical manufacturer Merck and Company, announced last week it was halting all contributions to the Boy Scouts of America until that organization ceases discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation.
The American Independent News Network |
Andy Birkey |
12-12-2012 |
LGBT
Icing on the Cakenew
Election Day results the latest win for same-sex marriage.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Lauren Daley |
11-28-2012 |
LGBT
Tags: gay marriage, same sex marriage
The Evolution of Equalitynew
Are Ohioans ready to recognize my gay marriage?
Cincinnati CityBeat |
German Lopez |
11-28-2012 |
LGBT
Homophobia in West Texasnew
Members of an Austin-area playhouse try to shut down a play that features two gay characters.
Austin Chronicle |
Matthew Irwin |
11-16-2012 |
LGBT
National Organization for Marriage Wants Starbucks to Pay 'Price' in Middle Eastnew
In post-election call NOM president says, "These are not countries that look kindly on same-sex marriage."
The American Independent News Network |
Sofia Resnick |
11-13-2012 |
LGBT
Tags: Marriage Equality
A Big Night for Gay Marriage—and for Equalitynew
Good news from Maryland, Maine, and Washington State.
The Stranger |
Dan Savage and Eli Sanders |
11-07-2012 |
LGBT
Energy And LGBT Illustratednew
November the 6th is around the corner, so it's time to re-evaluate the facts and vote.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Staff |
11-01-2012 |
LGBT
Chris Kluwe Takes a Standnew
Minnesota Vikings punter pries open the last closet in America: major league sports.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andy Mannix |
10-23-2012 |
LGBT
Cheers to an Ally!new
"But this article also speaks in a larger sense to those in the Republican Party who profess not to be homophobic privately but stand by silently and enable their party to be run to appeal to the many homophobic bigots (a redundant term for the dunderheads who direct social policy for the GOP) in the party's base. Enabling bigotry when one is not a bigot is even worse to me."
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Staff |
10-05-2012 |
LGBT
Life in Transitionnew
Kris Pittman likes sports, action movies and working out. He spent seven years in the Air Force…and was born a woman.
Reno News & Review |
Brad Bynum |
09-29-2012 |
LGBT
Tags: transgender, female to male
Come Out as an Allynew
Human beings, not just LGBT individuals, should never face such unfathomable discrimination.
Jackson Free Press |
Emory Williamson |
09-29-2012 |
LGBT
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwichnew
Like an Old Testament miracle, Chick-fil-A founders last week reversed themselves and decided to stop contributing chicken sandwich money to organizations spearheading the right-wing conservative movement to dismantle same-sex marriage nationwide.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Kathy Y. Wilson |
09-26-2012 |
LGBT
To be Free...and Safenew
The LGBT's Rainbow Riverfest highlights progress made and work still to be done.
Valley Advocate |
Maureen Turner |
09-25-2012 |
LGBT
After the Arab Spring, the Future is Uncertain for Muslim Gay Youthnew
A year and a half after the revolution, gays remain marginalized and excluded from discussions about human rights in the new democratic Tunisia.
Corporations Giving Big Money to Boy Scouts Despite Anti-Gay Policynew
Corporate foundations have given millions to the Boy Scouts of America and its subdivisions in recent years despite that organization’s policy of excluding gays and lesbians. Many of those same foundations have policies against giving to organizations that discriminate based on sexual orientation.
The American Independent News Network |
Andy Birkey |
09-18-2012 |
LGBT
Tags: LGBT
