NGLCC Launches Women’s Business Initiative
The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) is celebrating women’s history month by launching the Women’s Business Initiative (WBI).
Thursday, 03.30.2006
'Edgy' Church TV Commercial Begins Airing
The United Church of Christ starts airing a new TV commercial to underscore the church's concerns about alienation. The campaign's central theme: "God doesn't reject people. Neither do we."
Monday, 03.27.2006
Rabbi: Gays To Blame For Bird Flu
Rabbi David Basri, a prominent Kabbalah leader, says that gays have brought a plague of bird flu on Israel.
Tuesday, 03.21.2006
Gay Marriages in NL Drops
When The Netherlands became the first country to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry in 2001, 2,414 same-sex couples tied the knot in that year alone.
Monday, 03.20.2006
Red Cross Want's to Lift Gay Blood Donor Ban
In an effort to bring thousands of new donors, the American Red Cross (ARC) is lobbying the US government to lift the Department of Health and Human Services’ ban on gay blood donors.
Saturday, 03.18.2006
Dallas Killings Make Gays Nervous
With the killing of two gay men just the last week, the Dallas gay community is concerned about their safety. At least ten gay men has been killed in Dallas the last two years, but only two arrests have been made.
Thursday, 03.09.2006
Schools Must Allow Military Access
In a unanimous decision today, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a free speech challenge to the Solomon Amendment, which requires universities to grant military recruiters full access to campus.
Tuesday, 03.07.2006
Brokeback Wins Three, Looses Best Picture
Brokeback Mountain won three Oscars, including for best director, but failed to take home the most coveted prize for Best Motion Picture. Philip Seymour Hoffman took home the Oscar for Best Actor for Capote.
Sunday, 03.05.2006
The 1st Gay Academy Awards?
The cowboy love story Brokeback Mountain is leading the Oscar race with a total of eight nominations and there is no doubt that this year will be ground breaking for gay cinema.
Sunday, 03.05.2006
Student Gay Bashed at School, Sues
An eighteen-year-old gay student from Oklahoma is suing Grove Public Schools and the Grove School Board of Education for failing to provide him with a safe environment at school.
Sunday, 03.05.2006
Westlife Boy Bander About Coming Out
Mark Feehily of boy band group Westlife says he's happy to be a gay role model but that he's concerned that he may say the wrong things now that he's out.
Wednesday, 03.01.2006
New Director of Gay Journalists Association
The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) today announced the appointment of Thomas Cashman Avila as new deputy executive director.
Wednesday, 03.01.2006