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Last Updated: Nov 20, 2008 |
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Entertainment :
Movies
MILK - Release date November 26 (limited)
In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man to be voted into public office in America. His victory was not just a victory for gay rights; he forged coalitions across the political spectrum. From senior citizens to union workers, Harvey Milk changed the very nature of what it means to be a fighter for human rights and became, before his untimely death in 1978, a hero for all Americans.
Nov 20, 2008
Health/Fitness :
HIV-AIDS
Despite National Guidelines, Private Insurers, Emergency Rooms, Federal & State Agencies Fail to Routinely Test for HIV
WASHINGTON, DC (November 20, 2008)— While the U.S. AIDS epidemic simmers largely unnoticed by most Americans, a failure to widely implement routine HIV testing continues to fuel its spread, HIV researchers and experts said today. Almost 60,000 Americans were infected with HIV last year, and, nationwide, 50-to-70 percent of new sexually transmitted infections are spread by people who do not know they are infected.
Nov 20, 2008
Home/Family :
Gay Marriage
ROBIN TYLER: CA Supreme Court to hear case on unconstutionality of Prop 8
Tyler and her wife, DIANE OLSON, were the first lesbian plaintiffs to sue the state of California challenging the ban on same sex marriage in February, 2004. As pioneers of this civil rights struggle, Robin & Diane were granted permission to be the only couple in Los Angeles County to receive a marriage license on June 16, 2008; and were married in front of the Beverly Hills courthouse.
Nov 20, 2008
GLBT Boycotts
Boycott A-1 Self Storage Company Owner Gave $693,000 to Yes on 8
SAN DIEGO, CA -- Californians Against Hate officially kicks off its Boycott of A-1 Self Storage Company today because of owner Terry Caster’s enormous contribution to the Yes on 8 campaign
Nov 20, 2008
Entertainment :
Television
Live! Rosie's Variety Show
Rosie O'Donnell is bringing the classic variety show back to television Wednesday, November 26th at 8/7c on NBC! She will also have a slew of celebrity guests, which include: Alanis Morrissette, Jane Krakowski, Elmo, Ne-Yo, Liza Minnelli, Anti-Gravity with the Lombard Twins, Kathy Griffin and more. Click to see a video of Rosie’s special announcement.
Nov 19, 2008
Current Events :
Discrimination
Human Rights Campaign Responds to Former Gov. Mike Huckabee’s Comments on ABC’s “The View”
Huckabee’s Comments Fail to Realize the Hundreds of LGBT Hate Crime Victims
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights organization, issued a statement today on the insensitive remarks made by former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee while appearing this morning on ABC’s The View. In a discussion on marriage equality, the governor implied the rights of LGBT people are not civil rights because the LGBT community has not had violence inflicted upon it.
Nov 19, 2008
Current Events :
Hate Crimes
Human Rights Campaign Honors Transgender Day of Remembrance
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, will honor Transgender Day of Remembrance on Thursday, November 20, 2008. The 10th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance is a solemn tribute to those who have lost their lives to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice and also aims to raise awareness of the constant threat of brutality faced by the transgender community.
Nov 19, 2008
Current Events :
Discrimination
News Update - Californians Against Hate
Mormon Church Doesn’t Like to be Singled Out
Last Friday, in a highly unusual move, the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) issued a press release out of the Church’s Newsroom in Salt Lake City, Utah. President Thomas S. Monson called for "Respect, Civility in Public Discourse." The very next day the New York Times broke a story on the Church’s involvement in the campaign entitled "Mormons Tipped Scale in Ban on Gay Marriage."
Nov 18, 2008
Current Events :
Hate Crimes
Human Rights Campaign Responds to Syracuse Hate Crime
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights organization, issued a statement earlier today on the murder of Teish Cannon, 22, who was shot and killed Friday night, according to local authorities in Syracuse, New York.
Nov 17, 2008
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