tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142974642011-04-22T01:24:48.556-04:00<i>LGBT Happenings & News of the Piedmont/Triad & Beyond<br>Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point & UNCG, North Carolina</i><br><img src="http://www.onlinegreensboro.com/~matthillnc/images/rainban.gif"><br> <b>My blog has moved!!! <a href="http://www.onlinegreensboro.com/~matthillnc/">Please visit my new blog.</a></b>MHChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321672760340333442noreply@blogger.comBlogger5931100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14297464.post-1139077260585398182006-02-04T13:19:00.000-05:002006-02-04T13:21:00.650-05:00

I have moved from Blogger to my very own blog w/ wordpress... you can go to the new blog at www.MattHillNC.com Thanks to all my frequent readers, and I hope you will continue to read me at MattHillNC.com

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According to an article published by The Daily Tar Heel (Chapel Hill, NC), the UNC-Chapel Hill Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender-Straight Alliance (GLBTSA) has given its endorsement to one of the candidates running in the race for UNC Student Body President. Last night, the GLBTSA voted 21-3 to endorse Bernard Holloway, citing his ability to serve as a straight ally on campus. Ironically, the

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A current Greensboro, NC, resident and former resident of Virginia has written a scathing letter to the editor blasting the Virginia marriage amendment. Reject tool of hate against gay people The Free-Lance Star, Fredericksburg, VA Feb 3, 2006 The marriage amendment and a plethora of anti-gay legislation are sending an unmistakable message that gays are not wanted, not citizens, and not safe in

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OUTGreensboro.comLast week I posted about ART's YES! Weekly group interview regarding Brokeback Mountain. The article in YES! Weekly was published this week. One correction needed though... they call us "Greensboro's gay-straight alliance". Hey, guys... it is "Alternative Resources of the Triad". Brokeback praised and accepted across the board Amy Kingsley, Staff writer By the time John Johnson

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The following is a column written by one of the local LGBT community leaders, Chris Cannon. It was published in the Winston-Salem Journal's weekly, 'Relish'. Internet, chat rooms help gays connect, be themselves Thursday, February 2, 2006 By Chris Cannon special to relish Most of my gay single friends and I spend many of our weekends going to popular places to meet other people - the bars,

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I found these two really great quotes in the Log Cabin Republican e-newsletter (no, I'm not Republican) and I thought I'd post them: "People don't choose this. We don't choose who we love. The heart chooses who we love...It isn't right to say that it's acceptable to discriminate against people because of that...because of who their heart chooses to love."- Republican Washington State Senator BILL

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According to an article published by the News & Record, Guilford College is going to be considering putting in place a 'gender-blind' housing policy. THe new policy would allow students of two students of the opposite sexes to room together in the college's on-campus residence halls. David Norton, a Guilford College student and member of the QCYNT Advisory Board, proposed the idea. He had

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The News & Record article on the Graffiti Ads and ART controversy appears in the News & Record today. The article is below (see also Other Graffiti Ads/ART posts): Local group's ad provokes controversy By Michelle Jarboe Staff Writer Published Feb 2, 2006 A Winston-Salem company has been criticized for rejecting an ad from a local education group for sexual minorities. Graffiti Ads is a

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An official statement regarding the recent controversy with Alternative Resources of the Triad (ART) and Graffiti Ads, LLC, has been released by the ART Board of Directors. The release was placed on the ART website, OutGreensboro.com: BOARD OF DIRECTORS STATEMENT January 30, 2006 Alternative Resources of the Triad responds to advertising situation Contacts: Eric Hinson, President

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The following is Joe Killian's weekly op-ed in The Carolinian, the UNCG paper: OUT OF MY HEAD: Graffiti Ads LLC caves to perceived prejudice "We're talking about a business whose policy is to ignore the mention of homosexuality because they think they'd make less money." By: Joe Killian Issue date: 1/31/06 Section: Opinions For decades my grandmother ran a bar in Greenport, Long Island - a small

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According to a news release published by Guilford College, Greensboro, NC, the Reverend Ken Hull has been appointed to head up the college's LGBTQA programming. The Rev. K. Hull has been a pastor in the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) for the past 12 years and from 1999-2004 he served as the pastor of the MCC of Winston-Salem. As a part of his new duties, the Rev. K. Hull will help to lead

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According to an article published by the Washington Blade, legislation which makes permanent the mayor's LGBT Affairs office has passed the Washington DC City Council and has been signed by the mayor. According to the article: His decision to sign the bill, introduced by gay Councilmember Jim Graham (D-Ward 1), put to rest a dispute between Williams and the Council in which the mayor initially

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According to an AP article published by the Daily News-Record (Harrisonburg, VA), a bill which would ban all gay-straight student groups from Virginia schools has received approval from the Virginia House of Delegates. The bill, sponsored by Delegate Matthew Lohr, follows a similar bill which easily passed in the House 95-0 but later died in the Senate Education and Health Committee.

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According to an article published by CRN Interactive, ten gay youth in Charlotte performed stories of discrimination, coming out and dealing with families. The performance was held at the Actor's Theatre of Charlotte. According to the article: The script was created in workshop as collaboration between Fringe Benefits, a theatre education group based in Los Angeles, and Time Out Youth, a

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I got an email today from a reporter at the News and Record about the recent Graffiti Ads/ART advertising controversy. Apparently, she had been trying to get in touch with me all weekend but for some reason the N&R email servers kept messsing up. Last week, I also received an email from a reporter at Q-Notes. Today I emailed both reporters the official statement released by the Alternative

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According to an article published by 365gay.com, a same-sex couple in Hendersonville, NC, is refusing to pay Federal and North Carolina State income taxes in protest of bans against marriage for same-sex couples. According to the article: Merrill, a 71-year-old artist and gay activist says the protest will involve about million dollars worth of stock sales and income. "I have no intention of

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I just received an email containing a letter to the editor of The Daily Tar Heel. The letter was published today and was written by UNC Chancellor James Moeser. In the letter Chancellor Moeser stands in support of UNC's LGBTQA student group, the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender-Straight Alliance (GLBT-SA). The group is holding events this week to highlight straight allies and the support that

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According to an article published by 365gay.com, a small, Christian university is comparing the expulsion of a gay student to a hospital asking a smoker to leave. On January 13, John Brown University expelled Michael Guinn for violating "campus lifestyle guidelines". Guinn says that he was required to abide by a code of behavior that no other student was required to follow. The school found out

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According to an article published by CNN, Army officials at Fort Bragg in North Carolina have begun investigations in regards to allegations that members from the celebrated 82nd Airborne appeared on a gay porn website. The military-themed porn website belongs to a registered owner living in Fayetteville, NC, the city next to Fort Bragg. According to the article: Authorities at Fort Bragg,

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In a comment to the prio post (http://matthillnc.blogspot.com/2006/01/quick-update-on-graffiti-ads-anti-gay.html), Joe Killian (visit his blog at joekillian.blogspot.com0, makes a great point concerning Mr. Zimmer and his letter written in support of discrimination: In my opinion Zimmer seems like a nice guy who means well but has bought into the idea that controversy and the threat of diminished

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Sue has posted a letter from an employee of Graffiti Ads, LLC. The employee says he is a gay man and he tries to defend the actions of his company. At first I wasn't going to post about this... I did receive his email as one of the first groups of people he sent it to. I was going to just let it pass and ignore the stupidity of the letter. After some thinking on it though, I decided I just have

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A gay business owner in Greensboro has responded to the bias shown in business dealings by Graffiti Ads, a marketing/advertising group based in Winston-Salem, NC (See prior post, Triad company refuses to work with LGBT group; refuses ad for community resources and movie festival). John Johnson, owner of the Biltmore Greensboro Hotel in Downtown Greensboro, wrote this email to Graffiti Ads, LLC,

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MattHillNC.com Exclusive Originally posted 12:30pm, 01/26/2006 Last Updated: 1:45pm, 01/27/2006 See also Gay Greensboro business owner responds to Graffiti Ads bias in refusing LGBT ad Grafitti Ads, LLC, (www.graffitiads.com) a company based in Winston-Salem, NC, has refused to work with a local Triad LGBT group. Alternative Resources of the Triad (www.OUTGreensboro.com), on whose Board of

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According to an article published by the Washington Blade, the United States has aligned itself with such countries as Iran, Zimbabwe, China, Cameroon and other traditional US rivals in a vote on whether to allow the International Lesbian and Gay Association and the Danish Association of Gays and Lesbians to join the United Nation's Economic and Social Council. The International Lesbian and Gay

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Updated 01/25/2006 4:30pm: Picture courtesy of Garibaldi Gay According to an article published by the San Franciso Gate, five teachers have refused to comply with a district order to post safe space posters in their classrooms. The teachers, who work at San Leandro High School, refuse to put up the rainbow-colored poster which wasd designed by the school's Gay-Straight Alliance and reads: "This

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Police in Hendersonville, NC, are investigating a crime which may very well be an anti-gay hate crime: Hendersonville Investigators are now looking into whether the recent beating of a gay man could be a hate crime. The problem though is North Carolina does not have the hate crime law on it's books. The victim says as he walked down the road he met three men who needed help moving boxes at

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The Following is a post from Good As You regarding Gay-Straight Alliances and the attempts of some abnti-gay groups to stop them from existing and keeping teens from joining them: Regarding a proposed bill that would require Georgia parents to be notified before their children could join a school club, the Concerned Women for America have mustered the audacity to actually try and convince folks

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In the ultimate sign of bigotry and prejudice, the Virginia Senate today approved a constitutional amendment which would ban gay marriage in the Commonwealth as well as ban other civil commitments from being recognized. The Virginia House of Delegates had already approved teh measure when the Senate voted today by a margin of 28 to 11. The measure will head to voters in November when it will be

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As many of you know, I have served in the Student Government Association of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, since my freshman year here. I started out in August 2004 as an at-large Senator and then became the Organizational Senator for UNCG PRIDE!, our campus LGBTQA student organization. During my time in Student Government and even now while I serve as Chair of the Student

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According to an article published by 365gay.com, NBC has pulled "The Book of Daniel" from its Friday night lineup. With a simple blog entry by creator Jack Kenny, no explanation on the decision made was given from NBC. When "The Book of Daniel" was first announced a firestorm of controversy erupted, mainly from the anti-gay, radical Right group, the American Family Association. The AFA fought

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According to an article published by 365gay.com, the Administration has refused to honr the Freedom of Information Act request made by Servicemembers Legal Defense Network after it learned that the FBI might have used its power to spy on LGBT groups in America. According to the article: The reports said that the Pentagon had spied on New York University law school’s LGBT advocacy group OUTlaw

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I saw this interesting quote on the blog of 16 year old gay rights activist and personal friend Tully Satre: "We don’t believe they have the right to marry. In fact, we don’t think they have the right to exist." - Douglas Sadler, member of the Ku Klux Klan, in protesting attempts to legalize same-sex marriage in Iowa I'd just like to pause for a moment and say something... I promise I won't take

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Equality North CarolinaAccording to an website of EqualityNC some more LGBT events in and around NC are coming up pretty soon. One of them is tonight actually. Equality North Carolina will hold a screening of "Remembering Our Rights", a film described on the EqualityNC site as A film... celebrating Roe v. Wade, Lawrence v. Texas and our sexual and reproductive freedom". Tonight's film screening

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OUTGreensboro.comAccording to an email I received from our Vice President at Alternative Resources of the Triad (which runs the OUTGreensboro.com website and coordinates QCYNT, the Queer College & Youth Network of the Triad), YES! Weekly will host an interview for those people in the community who have seen Brokeback Mountain. Alternative Resources of the Triad is hosting the large group

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Click to visit UNCG PRIDE!According to the website of UNCG PRIDE!, the group will hold a meeting to focus solely on transgender issues. On Thursday, January 26, 2006, UNCG PRIDE!, the LGBTQA student group at UNCG, will hold its meeting, entitled "Transgeneration". Two guest speakers will help to educate the group about transgender issues and engage them into a discussion about those issues.

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According to an article published by United Press International, NBC has cancelled "Will and Grace", a sitcom surrounding two gay men and their two female friends. According to the article: The Emmy-winning comedy series "Will & Grace" will finish its eight-year run on NBC in May, the network announced Sunday. NBC Entertainment President Kevin Reilly said the show will wrap up on May 18, with

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According to an article published by 365gay.com, the openly gay former New Jersey Governor, James McGreevey, is now writing for the Huffington Post, a political blog. According to the article: Former New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey, who resigned from office in 2004 after acknowledging a gay affair while married, has written a blog with gay rights activist and author David Mixner. Their first

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Click to go to EqualityNCI was checking out the website of Equality NC today and after seeing it just a few days ago with its all too familiar design (the one they've had for years), I was a bit surprised when the page opened up. EqualityNC got a new website design! And its a handsome one too. More professional, cleaner and I think the information is easier to find. The new site design also

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According to an article published by the Washington Blade, a Maryland circuit court judge has today ruled that a 1973 Maryland law limiting marriage to unions of a man and woman only is unconstiutional. According to the article, Circuit Court Judge Brooke M. Murdock stated in her ruling: "Family law 2-201 violates Article 46 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights because it discriminates, based

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The following is a letter to the editor written by 16 year old Tully Satre, Executive Director of Equality Faquier/Culpeper (www.efcva.org). I think his words are important and I congratulate him on his activism: Civil rights go beyond race Thursday, January 19, 2006 Culpeper Citizen Nearly 38 years ago, one of history's most well-known civil rights activists was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn.

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From GAWKER: Andrew Sullivan Makes Sweet, Bloggy Love to Stephen Colbert Blogstar Andrew Sullivan — who’s now posting his blog on Time.com — took his funny accent to The Colbert Report last night, where pressing issues were deftly tackled: Colbert: So edumacate me here: A blog is what? I know the kids do it, I hear it all the time with, like, iPod, I hear those two terms thrown around a lot.

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Family Pride is coordinating the effort for LGBT family visibility at the White House. For more information, click here.According to an article published by the Washington Blade, over 100 LGBT families have signed up to attend the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on APril 17, 2006. Family Pride, an LGBT family group, has been advocating the participation of LGBT families in the event. When

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The following is from an advice column published by the Toronto Star. A gay, 19 year old college student seems to have found himself in a bit of a "queer predicament": Gay teen should think about coming out Jan. 19, 2006. 01:00 AM Q: I'm a college student, 19, and I'm gay and fine with that. My problem is not one of identity or lifestyle but, rather, with a girl who continually finds excuses to

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Last semester the UNCG student newspaper, The Carolinian, started a new feature called "On Faith". In the first issue of the Spring 2006 semester, the On Faith column features a gay Catholic. The column was written by one of the Carolinian's regular columnists, Garon Anders, who usually writes in his column entitled "Left Turn Only": ON FAITH: Why I'm a gay Catholic By: Garon Anders Issue date: 1

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The following is an article, printed in the most recent issue of Q-Notes, regarding QCYNT, the group I am working to help coordinate and establish with Alternative Resources of the Triad. More updates will be following soon. QCYNT had its first Advisory Board meeting on January 12, 2006. Advisory board named GREENSBORO — The first members of the Queer College Youth Network of the Triad (QCYNT)

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According to an article published by 365gay.com News, the European Parliament passed a resolution condemning homophobia and discrimination against LGBT persons on Wednesday. The resolution passed 469 to 149, with 41 representatives abstaining from the vote. The measure calls upon the European Commission to take a mroe pro-active role in fighting homophobia and anti-LGBT moves in European Union

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Every year the good students at UNC-Chapel Hill's GLBTSA put together a wonderful conference for LGBTQ and allied individuals in the Southeast. The 2006 Southeastern Regional Unity Conference is planned for April 7-9, 2006 and registration is now open at http://www.unc.edu/glbtsa/unity/. This year's Unity Conference will focus on LGBTQ and Faith Communities and the opening speaker of the event

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Help EqualityNC build support for laws that will ensure that workers are free to work without fear of discrimination in North Carolina by signing the Petition for Fair EmploymentAccording to an action alert from EqualityNC and an article from the Asheville Citizen-Times, a lesbian couple in Asheville, NC, claims that they lost their job after being married in Massachusetts in October 2005 and

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LGBT groups in the state have been fighting for 30 years for an anti-discrimination law. According to an article published by 365gay.com, a radical, Right evangelist is calling for a nationwide boycott of Microsoft, which has come out in support of legislation which would add sexual orientation to the Washington state human rights law and ban discrimination in such areas as housing, employment

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Cross post from The Equality MySpace Blog w/ Matt HillMonday, January 16, 2006Keeping the dream alive Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Today is a day when we look back and we remember the work of a great man and a great movement. Today is a day when we pause to remember the struggles of generations past, the victories, the losses and the hope that one day right will triumph over wrong and

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"Students shouldn't be scared to go to school. It's time we passed the policies they need to let them know that we won't tolerate bullying and harassment, of any kind, ever. Then students in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County and throughout the state can focus on their learning, not their safety."Below is a guest column written by Kevin Jennings, Executive Director of the Gay, Lesbian, Straight

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The following is on Op-Ed from The St Petersburg Times (FL) concerning gay-straight alliances and the controversy over them in Hillsborough County: Controversial clubs on campus A Times Editorial Published January 14, 2006 Those parents who want Hillsborough school officials to ban gay clubs on campus need a primer on the law, the real world and history. The Constitution and federal law bar

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Q Television Network is a national gay television network run by and programmed for an audience that identifies it as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and ... straight.I received an email from a reader of my blog informing me that there is at least one LGBT/straight television network available to TV viewers in North Carolina. Q Television Network is available to TV viewers in Raleigh, NC,

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The Rev. Jim Melnyk, rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Raleigh... said he found it entertaining... He said he couldn't understand why people think shows on religion can't broach difficult social issues that clergy struggle with as well. "It's pretty tame when you consider some of the trash on TV," he said. "I find the furor over it amusing."According to an article published by the Raleigh

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The following is an editorial published by In Newsweekly and written by a columnist and journalist I have come to enjoy reading and with which I find myself agreeing with many times. He makes some awesome and important points about the LGBT movement in his editorial below, including being able to be inclusive of more conservative viewpoints and that conservatives are not the enemies of gay

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According to an article published by 365gay.com News, CNN will fund a gay journalism scholarship for students. CNN announced a donation of $100,000 to the National Gay & Lesbian Journalists Association Scholarship Fund, an endowment for those students seeking a career in journalism. According to the article: The Leroy F. Aarons Scholarship Award is named in the memory of the late Leroy F.

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Cross post from The Equality MySpace Blog w/ Matt HillThursday, January 12, 2006The Supreme Court, Alito & why youth should care.I know many youth who could really care less about the Supreme Court or the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to a position on it. I know many youth who have no idea who Judge Alito is or who he might replace on the Court if he is confirmed by the Senate.Well, I'll make

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According to an article published by 365gay.com, an amendment to the Virginia Constitution which would ban gay marriage, passed the Virginia House of Delegates on Wednesday. The amendment, like the current statute on Virginia books, would be the most stringent ban against same-sex marriage, civil unions and even other smaller legal recognitions and agreements of and between same-sex couples.

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According to an email I received and the website of the Log Cabin Republicans, former Senator John Danforth (R-MO) will be attending the Log Cabin Republican's national convention, April 27-30, 2006. Senator Danforth will also be receiving the Log Cabin's 'Spirit of Lincoln' Award. Senator Danforth, an Episcopalian priest and former US Ambassador to the United Nations, has been a strong ally for

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Associate Justice Marvin Baxter asked the Scouts' attorney whether the Sea Scouts' logic would allow groups like the Ku Klux Klan to demand public funding. "It's unfortunate, but it's correct," answered Jonathan Gordon. The above quote is from an article on the San Francisco Chronicle concerning the California Supreme Court case involving the City of Berkeley and the Boy Scouts of America. The

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OUTTriangle.com will hold their launch party on Friday, January 13, 2005 at The CC in Downtown Raleigh. According to an Evite sent out by the group: OUTTriangle.com is the resource for Triangle area GLBT news, events, business and organization listings... The CC is Raleigh's oldest gay club and one of the GLBT community's biggest supporters. Celebrating 30 years of business this month! The

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According to a press release from the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force (www.thetaskforce.org), the Arcus Foundation has gifted a combined $3 million over the course of three years to the group. The gift (the largest known award in the Task Force's history) will be used to help the Task Force in its "organizing, training and capacity building". According to the release: The contribution comes at

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According to an email sent out to UNCG students, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro's Department of Multicultural Affairs will be holding their annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration on Tuesday, January 17, 2006, at 7:00pm. The event will be held in Aycock Auditorium (on the corner of Tate and Spring Garden Streets). The event, which is free and open to the public, will feature

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According to an article published by the Washington Blade, a Christian high school in Georgia is defending its decision to expel a lesbian student. Christian Covenant Academy in Loganville, Georgia, is defending its action of expelling 15 year old Jessica Bradley after administrators learned of an alleged "lesbian kiss" between her and another girl. The alleged incident took place off campus and

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Cross post from The Equality MySpace Blog w/ Matt Hill: Survey shows challenges of poor LGBT youthSan Francisco's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center released a study today of the city's LGBT youth. This survey, targeted toward homeless and severely poor LGBT youth is the first to outline and assess the challenges of poor and homeless LGBT youth.According to the article in

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A theatre in Utah pulled the showing of "Brokeback Mountain" in the past few days. I found this great blog post by KipEspquire of "A Stitch in Haste" from the Spectrum Bloggers Group Blog about the situation: Hostile to Gay, But Gay Over HostelA multiplex theater in a mall in Sandy, Utah, has reportedly engaged in an illegal breach of contract and abruptly canceled its showings of Brokeback

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Back on December 28th, I posted about KKK fliers in Greensboro. Now it seems as though more fliers have been distributed in North Carolina, this time in Durham. According to an article published by ABC 11 (Durham, NC), literature linked to the Arkansas-based Ku Klux Klan was left in the driveways of residents on Shady Creek Drive, which has a racially diverse population. According to the

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From Reuters: Gay teen movie just the 'Thing' for U.S. release Mon Jan 9, 2006 12:11 AM ET By Gregg Goldstein NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Indie distributor Picture This Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to the gay-themed Canadian comedic drama "Whole New Thing." The film will have a limited release in theaters in the fall. The story centers on a 13-year-old boy (Aaron Webber) who,

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According to a blog post published by Andrew Sullivan, the radical anti-gay group Concerned Women for America has equated homosexuality with murder, pedophilia, theft and lying. In the post, Andrew Sullivan gives an excerpt of a writing found on the CWA website: Homosexual sexual relationships are wrong. That's the reason they should not be celebrated. Not because they haven't yet been

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According to an article published by KIMA TV (Yakima, Washington), LGBT and straight youth are organizing gay-straight alliances in their schools, all in an effort to achieve acceptance, teach diversity and help to make their school atmospheres better for LGBT students. About 1 in 5 of the schools in the Yakima area have a gay-straight alliance, but the task of starting them have not been easy,

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According to an article published by The Journal News (Rockland County, NY), a local group will discuss LGBT youth issues at an upcoming retreat. High school students and advisors will gather at the retreat, entitled Common Threads Youth Empowerment 2006, from January 13 to January 15, 2006. The retreat is being sponsored by New City-based CANDLE, the Community Awareness Network for a Drug-free

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I guess it is a good thing, well... it is. The newspaper of North Carolina's capitol city has an article on Brokeback Mountain today. The Raleigh News & Observer featured the article in their Sunday Lifestyles section: And you were surprised 'Brokeback' stirred debate? Craig D. Lindsey, Staff Writer January 8, 2006 'Brokeback Mountain" is the resident, talked-about/blogged-about movie of the

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I guess this week has just seen a flurry of activity and attention on the media and LGBT issues. From Brokeback Mountain to NBC's new show "The Book of Daniel", the radical, religious Right and LGBT activists/advocates have battled it out in the realm of media, television and movies. I had a chance to actually sit down and watch NBC's new show on Friday night. Thank God (literally) that our

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On Friday, Brokeback Mountain finally appeared in Greensboro movie theaters. I went to see the film with my one of my roommates and a friend. After all the hype and buzz I had to see what this film was all about for myself. Besides the fact that the film was wonderfully made and was a brilliant piece of cinematic art, the film also carried feeling and a message. Numerous times during the film I

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According to an article published by 365gay.com, 19 year old Army Private Kyle Lawson has finally been discharged from the United States Army. This, of course, comes after the brutal harassment and beatings he endured while serving at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. PVT Lawson was "outed" at an off-post party in October 2005, when a friend let another person know about Lawson's sexual orientation. I

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According to the website of Carousel Cinemas, Brokeback Mountain will be showing in Greensboro starting today. Brokeback Mountain, directed by Ang Lee and based a short story written by her (Correction, 1/8/06: The film is based on a short story written by Annie Proulx) is the love story of two Wyoming cowboys who later grow up to get married and have children, all while never forgetting about

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According to an article published by townhall.com, a North Carolina Congressman has blasted NBC on its new show, "The Book of Daniel" Representative Walter B. Jones (NC-3), a Republican, claims that the new show "mocks religion and portrays Christians in a negative light". According to the article: Rep. Walter B. Jones said the show "The Book of Daniel," which is set to premiere at 9pm Eastern

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According to a press release from Hamilton College, a recent poll of "hot button issues" has shown that teens are becoming more accepting of legal recognition for the relationships of same-sex couples. Released on January 5, 2006, the poll surveyed 1000 high school seniors across the nation and covered such topics as abortion, guns control and same-sex relationships. According to the press

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According to an article published by 365gay.com, a suburban Chicago school board is standing by its decision to ban an article written on LGBT issues by a gay high school student. The student, Stephen Delaney, aged 17 years, had written the column and submitted to his school's student newspaper. The column dealt with issues of coming out; Delaney hoped that his column would help other gay teens

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From The Equality MySpace Blog w/ Matt HillWednesday, January 4, 2006PFLAG Announces Youth Scholarship OffersAccording to a press release from Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), applications for student and supporter scholarships are now being accepted, until February 14, by the organization.PFLAG has offered scholarships for three years now; the program has continued to

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According to an article published on the QueerNorthCarolina news group on Yahoo! Groups, the website of the Front Page, a bi-weekly LGBT newspaper in North Carolina, and its partner site, OutCarolina.com, were hacked at the end of November. THe attack caused strife for the Front Page publisher and the site designer well into December. Below is the entire article: RALEIGH – The web site for The

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According to an story and broadcast (click link to see video) by NBC 17 (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, NC), North Carolina anti-gays are attacking the new NBC show, "The Book of Daniel", which was created back Jack Kenny (who is gay), a North Carolina native and graduate of Millbrook High School, Raleigh, NC. According to the article: Dr. Robert O'Keef, the pastor of the North Raleigh United

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According to an article published by 365gay.com News, Barbie has come under attack from the radical, religious Right. Robert Knight of Concerned Women for America (who spoke at the UNCG PRIDE! Week debate on marriage equality in April 2004) claims that the Barbie website is confusing children: A conservative group claims that Mattel's popular doll Barbie is promoting gender confusion among

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Below is an article published by lifesite.net: Polish Pro-Family President Inaugurated By Terry Vanderheyden WARSAW, December 23, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Poland has confirmed its new president – pro-life and “strongly Catholic” Lech Kaczynski was sworn in today. As the mayor of Warsaw, Kaczynski banned “gay pride” parades two years in a row. Kaczynski, whose identical twin brother Jaroslaw

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According to an op-ed published by 365gay.com News and written by Malcolm Lazin, Executive Director of the Equality Forum, the anti-gay tactics and attacks of the American Family Association might be helping gays more than it hurts them when it comes to Corporate America (excerpts): Corporate America - The Unlikely Gay Ally By Malcolm Lazin The Fortune 500 has reached consensus: homophobia is

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Earlier today I posted about "In the Life", the gay and lesbian newsmagazine show. Their January edition will focus on gay youth. I just found their press release about the new show and you can view the details at http://www.inthelifetv.org/inthelife/ pressroom/index.php?id=21 From the press release: THIS JANUARY, IN THE LIFE EXPLORES BEING YOUNG AND GAY IN AMERICA This January, In the Life,

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From Nothing Too Serious, Yeah Right: 2006's first Green Queen Bingo of the Year by: Samantha From Guilford Green Foundation ...Green Queen Bingo Green Queen BINGO – it’s bingo with a twist! Green Queen Bingo has become the must attend event in downtown Greensboro. Sponsored by the Guilford Green Foundation (GGF), each bingo draws a multitude of diverse groups for a night of fun and enjoyment.

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According to an article published by Philadelphia Gay News, a lawsuit brought by the anti-gay Repent America against Pennsylvania's hate crimes law will move forward after a three-judge Commonwealth Court panel declined a request made by the defendants to drop the suit. The defendants named in the suit by Repent America include Gov. Ed Rendell, House Speaker John M. Perzel (R-Philadelphia),

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From The Equality MySpace Blog w/ Matt HillMonday, January 2, 2006Student Organizing: What you need to knowThe holidays are just about over and New Year's has come and past. As I look forward to moving back into my dorm at UNCG this week and I realize that many of you are also returning to school, whether that be high school or college, I am reminded yet again of LGBT youth and their place within

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According to an news piece published by The Advocate, the January edition of "In the Life," the gay and lesbian newsmagaizne show, will focus on gay youth. The show will feature gay bloggers, teen activists and transgender youth. For more information visit In the Life Online. I also recommend that you watch In the Life's November 2004 show on gay youth, "Generation Q". It was an awesome show!

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Back during September, at the NC Pride Festival in Raleigh-Durham, I decided that it would be a good idea to sign up for the email list for the local chapter of the Log Cabin Republicans. I did it as a way to keep up with the LCR's efforts in the LGBT Rights Movement and saw it as a way to appreciate and stay involved with a group so often chastised by the LGBT Left. I received an email from

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I often read his blog and he's got a good one. The San Francisco Gate featured Boi From Troy on their "Culture Blog": The Stereotype-Busting Boi From Troy With the most anticipated college football game in decades coming up Wednesday night between USC and Texas, it's a fine time to visit an odd duck of a blog dedicated to one of the contenders. Most sports blogs revolve around a few themes. "

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According to an article published by 365gay.com, the City Council for the District of Columbia has said that it will vote on a bill permitting civil unions in the District this week. One of the councilmembers, however, is considering submitting a competing bill, one which would make way for marraige. According to the article: The civil union measure, authored by council member-at-large Phil

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The following is an book review from the Raleigh News & Observer. Instead of doing my usual "put it in my own words" writing style, I think this one says it better than I ever could on its own: What it means to be black and gay Quinn Eli, Correspondent January 1, 2006 Last February, when the debate over gay marriage had reached a particularly ugly juncture, the Rev. Gregory Daniels, a prominent

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In the January Spotlight written by The Working Group of PerfectUnion.net, the following question is posed: What’s Ahead in 2006 for the Movement to Democratize Marriage? As a new year begins, those of us at PerfectUnion.net have reflected back on the past year and gained a sense of how far we’ve come and how far we have to go in ending marriage discrimination in the United States. We came away

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A post from The Equality MySpace Blog w/ Matt Hill: An article was published today on 365gay.com News. The article outlines the many new rights which LGBT people gain as the new year comes rolling in. Four laws in California went into effect at midnight. One of those laws is the nation's first prohibiting healthcare discrimination against transgender individuals: The Insurance Gender

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I found a great op-ed today from The Roanoke Times. The editors are right... the virginia Assembly, as well as Congress and every other State Legislature needs to focus on the issues and stop straying off into hot-button topics. Here is an excerpt: Legislators, convening Jan. 11, possess the resources to tackle some vexing issues such as a crumbling transportation system, chronically underfunded

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According to an article published by 365gay.com, His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI has attacked, yet again, gays and gay families. In a New Year's Eve vespers service the Holy Father stressed the importance of the family as based in marriage "in the life of the church and of society." According to the article: "The family has always been at the center of attention of my venerable predecessors,

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A post from The Equality MySpace Blog w/ Matt Hill: Oprah viewer admires gay teens Oprah Winfrey recently did a show on homosexuality. You can check out the website on the show here: http://www2.oprah.com/tows/after/200512/ tows_after_20051223.jhtml On the site you can watch a segment of the show as well as see the quote of the day by singer Billy Porter. While I was looking at the site, I

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Well, as it always seems inevitable these days, it looks as though I have managed to upset some people in regard to my recent post Homosexuality a disease? Fellow blogger poses the question , which I featured on The Equality MySpace Blog w/ Matt Hill. A MySpace reader accused me of being a "reactionary" and attacking something when no attack was needed. I beg to differ on that one. Disagreement

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