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GetEQUAL, LGBT Activists Close Down Las Vegas Boulevard

Wednesday, July 21, 2010
By Staff Report

LAS VEGAS, NV – At 1pm (PDT) time in 106 degree (Fahrenheit) Las Vegas heat, GetEQUAL, a national direct action lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, along with HERO, a local grassroots group of community organizers committed to fighting for the human and equal rights of all people, and local Nevada... »

Mississippi School Agrees To Revise Policy And Pay Damages To Lesbian Teenager Denied Chance To Attend Prom

Wednesday, July 21, 2010
By Staff Report

ABERDEEN, MS – Itawamba County School District officials agreed to have a judgment entered against them in the case of a recent high school graduate who sued her school for canceling the prom rather than let her attend with her girlfriend. The agreement ends a precedent-setting lawsuit brought by the American ... »

U.S. Oil Spill Impacts HIV Services Along Gulf Coast

Tuesday, July 20, 2010
By Staff Report

WASHINGTON, D.C. – According to the HealthHIV Pulsepoints 2010:  Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill survey, 54% of people living with HIV along the U.S. Gulf Coast responding to the survey report their family and friends are impacted by the oil spill.  In addition, 49% of HIV service providers responding to the survey... »

Argentina Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

Friday, July 16, 2010
By Staff Report

Today, at 4:05 a.m., the Senate voted 33-27 to allow same-sex couples all the rights, privileges, benefits, and honors of full marriage equality in the majority Catholic Argentina. President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner strongly supported this passage. “The bill has passed. It is law. The executive power will be notified,” the Senate... »

Argentina Passes Historic Freedom to Marry Bill

Thursday, July 15, 2010
By Staff Report

Statement from Evan Wolfson, Executive Director of Freedom to Marry, on today’s passage of a freedom to marry bill in Argentina that makes Argentina the first country in South America to end the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage: “Today’s historic vote shows how far Catholic Argentina has come, from... »

Babycakes’ Grand Opening of Baby’s Bar

Wednesday, July 14, 2010
By Ivan Garcia, Assistant Editor

The GRAND Opening of their  Full Bar @ Babycakes ALL weekend during Gay Pride! Cocktails are flowin’, Cupcakes are bakin’! We have 2 HUGE patios and amazing music all weekend long with perfect weather! Come cool off with a cold drink after the parade- Stop by and bring your friends... »

Media Stream: Argentine Marriage Bill

Wednesday, July 14, 2010
By Ivan Garcia, Assistant Editor

Buenos Aires is known for having one of the most gay-friendly capitals in the world, Argentina is currently in debates as to whether or not they should grant the broadest marital protections law for same-sex couples in Latin America. Argentina’s senate is currently scheduled to vote on today on a bill allowing same-sex couples to... »

Charges Dismissed Against Choi and Pietrangelo

Wednesday, July 14, 2010
By Staff Report

Yusef Najafi’s of Metro Weekly reported this morning on the fate of the charges against Lt. Dan Choi and former Capt. James E. Pietrangelo II. Lt. Dan Choi and former Capt. James E. Pietrangelo II walked inside a D.C. Superior Courtroom on a rainy, humid, Tuesday morning, prepared for trial. The D.C. Attorney General’s Office, however, dropped two failure to... »

Inaugural GLBT Exhibit Ribbon Cutting Today *PICTURES*

Tuesday, July 13, 2010
By Ivan Garcia, Assistant Editor
Inaugural GLBT Exhibit Ribbon Cutting Today *PICTURES*

San Diego City Hall will have its GLBT Exhibit Ribbon Cutting Ceremony today at 12:15 pm at City Hall. The exhibit will run from July 12, 2010 through July 23, 2010 and will be displayed in the lobby of San Diego City Hall at 202 C Street in San Diego.  A Celebration of San... »

San Diego City Hall hosting Inaugural LGBT Historical Exhibit

Tuesday, July 13, 2010
By Staff Report

Councilmembers Gloria and DeMaio Opens Exhibit Today News Release from Councilmember Todd Gloria San Diego, CA (July 13, 2010) – San Diego City Councilmembers Todd Gloria and Carl DeMaio officially opened the inaugural display, “A Celebration of San Diego LGBT History,” with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the City Administration building, 202 C Street, at 12:15 p.m.... »

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