President Obama Signs Hate Crimes Legislation Into Law
October 29, 2009
- FROM THE HRC – The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, praised President Barack Obama yesterday for signing the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law. The new law gives the Justice Department the power to investigate and prosecute bias-motivated [...]
Fresh Ten Top LGBT Film Festivals
October 27, 2009
Here’s a great vacation idea for all you movie lovers out there! Take a week off from work and savor the joy of a dark room full of queers watching LGBT cinema on the big screen. And by the way, going to LGBT film festivals is also a GREAT way to meet girls! Here’s our [...]
Demonstration at White House Before Signing of Matthew Shepard Amendment
October 27, 2009
Parents of gays and lesbians, teachers, and activists carrying photos of hate crime murder victims including Harvey Milk and Matthew Shepard will demonstrate in front of the White House on Wednesday, October 28 from noon to 2 p.m. prior to the President signing the Matthew Shepard Amendment. The amendment adds gender, sexual orientation, gender identity [...]
Mandy Musgrave to Play Lesbian on “90210” – update
October 26, 2009
One half of everyone’s favorite high school lesbian couple will soon be back on television as one half of another high school lesbian couple – according to a Tweet from former South of Nowhere star, Mandy Musgrave.
On Friday Musgrave wrote: “# It’s true I booked a guest spot on 90210 ANOTHER wonderful Lezzy!!!! yaa”
Rumer Willis’ [...]
A Voice for the People: Folk Songstress Antara
October 26, 2009
She’s an independent singer-songwriter whose musical work spans a continuum from the serious social issues of classism, sexism, and religious persecution to the lighter and humorous re-stagings of childhood stories and word games. She has performed professionally for a dozen years in more than 500 venues throughout New England, Canada, the Midwest, and the [...]
This Week in Lesbian News…
October 26, 2009
Supporters of marriage equality in Maine need help in the final days before Question 1 is voted on (vote NO), plans were introduced for an LGBT Elders Resource Center, and the US Senate passed the hate crimes bill. It’s all that and more in a week of lesbian news…
Vote NO on 1 in [...]
Queen of “The Challenge:” Rachel Robinson Talks to Cherry Grrl
October 26, 2009
MTV viewers first met Rachel Robinson when she was just 19 years old and living on a RV – traveling across the country as a part of Road Rules. Not long into her time on the show, Rachel bravely revealed to her cast-mates, and all of us watching at home, that she was bisexual. [...]
Boo! I Love You
October 26, 2009
BY AMBER LEVENTRY
For me and my partner, Halloween marks the night that all future couples have. The one where you stay up all night talking and realizing how much you have in common, yearning to learn about everything you don’t: “My name begins with A too!” “You grew up in a house numbered 16? Me [...]
BUMP 2009
October 26, 2009
Seattle’s hottest Halloween party returns, and this year it is sure to be bigger and better than ever! BUMP 2009 will take place on Friday, October 30th from 9pm – 2am at Showbox at the Market.
BUMP is a benefit for Gay City Health Project and the Seattle Men’s Chorus/Seattle Women’s Chorus Travel Fund. Approximately 1,000 [...]
LGBT Tourism Study Shows Growth of “Staycations”
October 26, 2009
Community Marketing, Inc., (CMI) the San Francisco-based LGBT research and communications firm, surveyed over 5,000 LGBT consumers about their past year travel patterns and future plans in its 14th Annual Gay & Lesbian Tourism Study, the largest study of its kind. CMI will release full the results of the survey at the International Conference on [...]
