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Gay Persons of Color First government-backed gay bar opens in China

The first government-backed gay bar in China finally opened this past weekend in the tourist city of Dali in southwestern Yunnan Province after being delayed for nearly three weeks. The bar's oringinal opening had been scheduled for 1 December, World AIDS Day, but bar owner and founder of the Dali HIV/AIDS Prevention and Health Association, Zhang Jianbo, postponed it to protect the privacy of volunteers and customers after media put a huge spotlight on the event, a case where the politicization… Continue

Added by Gay Persons of Color on December 22, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

Jay Matthew Is 2010 the best path to restore equality?

There are two ballot initiative measures in circulation related to a proposed constitutional Convention. The first measure is titled the Citizens Constitutional Convention Act and would amend the existing California Constitution to allow a simple majority of California voters to call a constitutional convention. Currently, the state legislature must authorize a constitutional convention. The second constitutional initiative measure being circulated is a mandate for forming a the actual constitu… Continue

Added by Jay Matthew on December 14, 2009 at 5:13am — 2 Comments

Anthony Arthur The role of the artist.

What is the role of the artist in today's society. Art is how I speak and voice my opinions. I feel as though I am at a crossroads in my life and I am slowly burying myself with thoughts and anxieties. What does it mean to be a gay/queer male in contemporary culture? I try hard to figure out this answer and I think my writing and artwork all deal with this issue. I remember one of the first questions I asked of my mentor Joseph DeRoche during my first semester at Northeastern University. We wer… Continue

Added by Anthony Arthur on December 6, 2009 at 11:37pm — 8 Comments

burcu aydemir Turk Gay Club

Turk Gay Club, Turk LGBT Community. 2006 istanbul/Turkey http://www.turkgayclub.com Continue

Added by burcu aydemir on November 16, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Jamie LGBT wins and losses at voting booth

Americans headed to the polls in droves yesterday to weigh in on a myriad of issues and candidates, including many dealing with the LGBT community. The good news: In Kalamazoo, MI, 65 percent of voters supported an LGBT non-discrimination ordinance; currently, domestic partner benefits are leading in Washington with 51 percent of the vote, but only 50 percent of precincts have reported; Akron, Ohio, elected it's first openly lesbian candidate, Sandra Kurt, to city council. The bad news: No on… Continue

Added by Jamie on November 4, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Daniel Borysewicz Philip Spooner VIDEO: WWII Veteran Makes Case For Gay Marriage

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami First Posted: 10-21-09 08:56 PM | Updated: 10-21-09 09:31 PM Philip Spooner is a lifetime Republican, World War II veteran and, to everyone's surprise, a gay marriage supporter. The 86-year-old gave a heartfelt speech in support of gay marriage to Maine's Judiciary Committee back in April, and the video has just now become an internet hit. Spooner's voice wavers often as he weaves his own life story into the speech, using his experience as a soldier as his m… Continue

Added by Daniel Borysewicz on October 21, 2009 at 11:40pm — No Comments

Jamie "SNL" parodies "300," Obama, DADT

While Saturday Night Live has been flailing as of late (Can't we just rewind the tape a few years to the much more hilarious times?), the show has been producing some queer content as of late, especially when it comes to Don't Ask, Don't Tell. This past Saturday, Oct. 17, the show parodied 300 and DADT in a brilliant sketch that highlighted the flaws of the policy and the failure of the Obama administration to remove the ridiculous policy. King Leonidas declares that the time just isn't right… Continue

Added by Jamie on October 21, 2009 at 3:29pm — No Comments

Jamie National Equality March in video

National Equality March

I apologize for the quality, which took a significant nosedive when I uploaded it to YouTube. At least it is still watchable. Crossposted from Stuff Queer People Need To Know.

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Added by Jamie on October 16, 2009 at 12:58pm — No Comments

Martha Jane Kaufman/Katie Miles Queer Kids of Queer Parents Resist the Marriage Equality Agenda

It’s hard for us to believe what we’re hearing these days. Thousands are losing their homes, and gays want a day named after Harvey Milk. The U.S. military is continuing its path of destruction, and gays want to be allowed to fight. Cops are still killing unarmed black men and bashing queers, and gays want more policing. More and more Americans are suffering and dying because they can’t get decent health care, and gays want weddings. What happened to us? Where have our communities gone? Did gays… Continue

Added by Martha Jane Kaufman/Katie Miles on October 13, 2009 at 11:58pm — 8 Comments

Daniel Borysewicz I Didn't Tell. It Didn't Matter - Washington Post Article

The Washington Post (see article here) I Didn't Tell. It Didn't Matter. Trying to serve his country, a young man faced bigotry and abuse By Joseph Rocha Sunday, October 11, 2009 I was 18 years old when I landed in the kingdom of Bahrain, off the coast of Saudi Arabia, in the winter of 2005. It was the first time I'd ever left the continental United… Continue

Added by Daniel Borysewicz on October 12, 2009 at 3:23am — No Comments

Daniel Borysewicz Seminarians Challenge Bishop on Marriage Equality

MEDIA RELEASE: September 22, 2009 GRADUATE THEOLOGICAL UNION STUDENTS MEDIA CONTACT: Paul Arensmeyer paularensmeyer@gmail.com

Seminarians Challenge Bishop on Marriage Equality

Seminarians, faith leaders and one of the seminary presidents of the Graduate Theological Union stood outside a convocation at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley on Tuesday to publically challenge one of the presenters, Bishop Salvatore Cordileone, because of his work against marriage equality for same-… Continue

Added by Daniel Borysewicz on September 25, 2009 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

Istanbul Queens Whirling Dervishes in Istanbul

Sufi Music Concert & Whirling Dervish Ceremony Known to the… Continue

Added by Istanbul Queens on August 11, 2009 at 3:01am — 1 Comment

Istanbul Queens Mehteran (Jannisarry) Music in Istanbul

Mehteran (Jannisarry) Music In modern times, although the Janissary corps no longer exists as a professional fighting force, the tradition of Mehter music is carried on as a cultural and tourist attraction. The military march music of the Janissaries is characteristic because of… Continue

Added by Istanbul Queens on August 11, 2009 at 3:00am — No Comments

Daniel Borysewicz Episcopal Church Nominates 2 Openly Gay Priests As Bishops

LOS ANGELES — An openly gay priest and an openly lesbian priest are among six nominees for assistant bishop positions in the Episcopal Church's Diocese of Los Angeles. The church announced Sunday that Rev. John L. Kirkley of San Francisco and Rev. Canon Mary Douglas Glasspool of Maryland, along with four others, will be up for election in December by lay members and clergy. The vote will be a test of new church legislation passed at July's general convention in Anaheim that repeals a de facto… Continue

Added by Daniel Borysewicz on August 3, 2009 at 12:06pm — 4 Comments

Sylvain Bruni Rally to support Boston's Gay Games bid!

Hi all! There will be a Rally on August 6th 2009, at 7pm at the Estate, to support Boston's bid to bring Gay Games IX to the city in 2014! We need the largest and most diverse crowd to show up and be pumped... because… Continue

Added by Sylvain Bruni on July 27, 2009 at 3:01pm — No Comments

Vanessa Edwards Foster Speaking Up For Those Mute "Trannies"

"People with virtue must speak… Continue

Added by Vanessa Edwards Foster on July 27, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

Vanessa Edwards Foster Syracuse Sucks If You're Trans And Murdered

http://transpolitical.blogspot.com/2009/07/syracuse-sucks-if-youre-trans-and.html "It's just one of those days When you don't wanna wake up! Everything is fucked, everybody sucks!" — Break Stuff, Limp Bizkit How furious am I today? Let me count the ways .... On second thought, no. Who's listening? Precious few. Yeah, cumulative things get to be a rabid bear when they're piled atop each other and compounded. Starting off the day fighting doesn't help. Nice sticky heat… Continue

Added by Vanessa Edwards Foster on July 18, 2009 at 3:00am — No Comments

Vanessa Edwards Foster The Massachusetts Model

"In this month of Ju… Continue

Added by Vanessa Edwards Foster on July 11, 2009 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Vanessa Edwards Foster Lift Your Voices In Pride ... And Outrage!

“I think I… Continue

Added by Vanessa Edwards Foster on June 23, 2009 at 7:00am — No Comments

Vanessa Edwards Foster Legislative Chatter On The Eve Of Pride: Will We Be Equal?

"Part of the problem, frankly, is wi… Continue

Added by Vanessa Edwards Foster on June 19, 2009 at 3:45pm — No Comments

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