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A ban that has prohibited individuals testing positive for HIV from immigrating or traveling to the U.S. for the past 22 years may be lifted. A proposed removal was made by officials with the Centers for Disease Control and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
One of 12 countries that prohibit HIV-positive immigrants from [...]
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You may remember 15-year-old Lawrence King being shot to death at his school in February 2008 in what is being called a gay hate crime. If you need to jog your memory, check out the wiki.
Story from the AP.
(Ventura, Calif.) A Southern California junior high school student has been ordered to stand trial in the [...]
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Stu Rasmussen is a transgender person who was born male. However, he is transgender and prefers to dress in female attire, but still uses male pronuns. I know that’s a bit complicated, so check out his website if you’re still confused. Rasmussen was the first out transgender person elected to office in November of 2008 [...]
Backstory:
Stu Rasmussen is a transgender person who was born male. However, he is transgender and prefers to dress in female attire, but still uses male pronuns. I know that’s a bit complicated, so check out his website if you’re still confused. Rasmussen was the first out transgender person elected to office in November of 2008 [...]
By Jason Bellini at The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast has learned that the Senate, prompted by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, will hold hearings on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”—a first since 1993, despite Obama’s campaign promises.
After determining she didn’t have enough votes in support of a temporary suspension of the ban on gays in the military, Sen. [...]
We have an official date for auditions, so mark your calendars for Wednesday, August 26 at 7 pm. If you have any questions, feel free to comment on this post or email us at umwonenotestand at gmail.com
Written on July 25, 2009 | Posted in
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Member bios have just been uploaded, so you can found out a little more about the fine individuals that make up the freshest a cappella group on campus. Just click on the “members” tab on the upper right hand corner to check it out!
Updates on auditions: We will be holding auditions most likely the [...]
Written on July 24, 2009 | Posted in
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July 9, 2009
From queerty.com
We’ve never eaten at a Chico’s Taco restaurant, but now we know that should we find ourselves at one, we’ve got bigger things to concern ourselves with than what type of meat they’re using between the tortillas. Namely, getting kicked out for a little PDA. And don’t think the Texas police are going [...]
From www.365gay.com
(Washington, D.C.) Former president Bill Clinton has expressed his support for gay marriage, a stance he did not hold during his presidency. While speaking at the Campus Progress National Conference in Washington, DC, on July 8, the former president said he is “basically in support” of gay marriage.
Back in May at Toronto’s Convention Centre, Clinton [...]
Story is by Cory Stottlemyer at 365gay.com.
Summary: Rockstar has a poor reputation among the queer community, and recently announced that the company is donating $100,000 to LGBTTQQIAAP organizations.
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Rockstar Energy Drink CEO Russell Weiner announced that his company will be donating $100,000 to several prominent LGBT organizations and expanding the company’s LGBT corporate policies.
The beverage company [...]
Written on July 16, 2009 | Posted in
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