Cuba’s gay community celebrated unprecedented openness — and high-ranking political alliances — with a government-backed campaign against homophobia on Saturday.
The meeting at a convention center in Havana’s Vedado district may have been the largest gathering of openly gay activists ever on the communist-run island. President Raul Castro’s daughter Mariela, who has promoted the rights of [...]
Cuban government backs calls to combat homophobia
CA Same-Sex Marriage Ruled Constitutional
It truly is a beautiful day.
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Gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry in California, the state Supreme Court said today in a historic ruling that could be repudiated by the voters in November.
In a 4-3 decision, the justices said the state’s ban on same-sex marriage violates the “fundamental constitutional right to form a [...]
Young Gay Marriage
I happened upon this interesting piece in the New York Times profiling young gay couples who decide to get married. While those interviewed occupied privileged positions of race, gender and class, it offered a glimpse into the decisions behind committing oneself to another in the name of love.
When I think of marriage, I think of [...]
HRC Campaign College 2008
Do you want to make a difference? Do you want to be a part of history in the making? If so, join us for Human Rights Campaign’s 2008 Campaign College!
This is an exciting time for HRC and the GLBT community. This year, elections will occur for a new president, all U.S. House [...]
Egypt Sentences 5 Men for Homosexuality
An Egyptian court convicted five men Wednesday on charges of homosexual behavior and sentenced them to three years in prison, officials said.
Defense lawyer, Adel Ramadan, said the judge found the men guilty of the “habitual practice of debauchery” — a term used in the Egyptian legal system to denote consensual homosexual acts.
The convictions were confirmed [...]
Kennedy Drops Transgendered From Senate ENDA
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is jumping into the middle of an uproar within the gay community whose causes he has long championed.
The Massachusetts Democrat is leading a push in the Senate for a federal ban on job bias against gays, lesbians and bisexuals - but not transsexuals, cross-dressers and others whose outward appearance doesn’t match [...]