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Withers: English conservatives work hard for the gay vote

James Withers — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:59:41 +0000

Look at this op-ed from David Cameron, the Prime Minister of Great Britain. The article was written to honor The Independent’s “Pink List,” England’s 101 top gays and lesbians (rugby star

Ugandan LGBT rights activist visits the U.S.

logointern1 — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:00:58 +0000

Ugandan LGBT rights activist Valentine Kalende is visiting the U.S. with the Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program.

The International Visitor Leadership Program was(...)

Gay politician fights for LGBT rights in Nepal

logointern1 — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:55:51 +0000

As the Nepali prime minister gets ready to leave office, the first out-gay Nepali parliamentarian spoke to a New York audience on Wednesday.

Sunil Pant, a member of Nepal’s constitutional(...)

HRC finds 2009 a banner year in LGBT legislation

logointern1 — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:52:45 +0000

Despite some disappointments last year, 2009 racked up more legislative gains across the nation in the gay rights arena than 2007 and 2008 combined, the Human Rights Campaign reported(...)

Gay History Month: Urvashi Vaid

logointern1 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:00:29 +0000

Urvashi Vaid is an openly lesbian civil rights activist and attorney. She has dedicated herself to pursuing equal rights for LGBT persons for over 25 years.

Vaid was born in New Delhi, India in(...)

Gay History Month: Pauli Murray

logointern1 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:00:40 +0000

Pauli Murray was an American lawyer, civil rights activist and ordained priest who fought for race and gender equality.

She was born in Baltimore in 1910.

After graduating from New York’s Hunter(...)

Sharon Lettman announced as NBJC Exective Director

logointern2 — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:44:26 +0000

On October 5, The National Black Justice Coalition announced Sharon Lettman as the organization’s new executive director.

NBJC is a civil rights organization dedicated to empowering black(...)

Ruby-Sachs: Hate Crimes and Inclusion

ERubySachs — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:23:08 +0000

Today we are engaging in the great hate crime debate – one that is waging on in the media this week given the imminent passage of an amendment to existing hate crime legislation that would add(...)

Ruby-Sachs: Winning LGBT Rights (again) in Gainesville

ERubySachs — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:57:01 +0000

Do you guys remember this lovely ad that aired in Gainesville, Florida supporting the repeal of an anti-discrimination ordinance?

Well, yesterday, that bid was defeated.

Florida, albeit a(...)