GAY USA Blog Roundup | From NOM to Billy Graham

 by Melanie Nathan,  May 03,  2011
on GAY U.S.A. the Movie
Rev. Billy Graham Interferes in North Carolina’s Civil Law . May 3rd, 2012

“While Graham asserts clarity in the Bible, I assert clarity in the law.  If Graham wants to talk about clear Bible as being applicable above the civil law he should be advocating for the stoning of New Gingrich and his wife.” By Melanie Nathan Famed televangelist Rev. Billy Graham on Wednesday urged North Carolina voters […]

Amendment One is Bad for North Carolina . May 3rd, 2012

‘Amendment One’ is a proposed change to Article 14 of the North Carolina State Constitution that will appear before the voters on the May 8, 2012 primary ballot across North Carolina.  Recently, President Barack Obama made his voice heard and came out against Amendment One, the proposed constitutional change placed on the May 8th primary ballot the GOP-led […]

Anti-Equality Group, Minnesota for Marriage Continues NOM-Like Campaign . April 29th, 2012

Watch Misleading Nom Like Video By Melanie Nathan, April 29, 2012 “Actually, very few same-sex couples are raising children and many if not most of those couples involve children from a prior heterosexual relationship.” So says the anti- gay group, “Minnesota for Marriage” in its subversive attempt to sway Minnesotans to vote for an amendment […]

California Fertility Services Legislation Action Alert . April 27th, 2012

Act Today to Help LGBT Families Access Fertility Services Make a call today to help this legislation Melanie Nathan, April 27, 2012 NCLR needs your help to pass important legislation. AB 2356, authored by Assembly Member Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) and co-sponsored with Equality California, would ensure that same-sex couples can access fertility services on the […]

Utah Gay Teen Suicide Leads to OUTreach Communty Response Event . April 27th, 2012

Until ALL youth are loved and accepted in their homes, able to attend school without fear of bullying, and know that their lives are worth living, this community will continue to demand change. Melanie Nathan, April 26, 2012, On Monday, April 23, 18-year-old Alex Smith spoke on a community panel at a screening of  “Bullied,” […]

NCLR’s 35th Anniversary Celebration to Honor Anoka- Hennepin Plaintiffs . April 26th, 2012

Kristina Lapinski and Melanie Nathan of GAY U.S.A. the Movie will be at the NCLR Annual party to film the young awardees from the Anoka-Hennepin School District.  Kristina has just returned from a visit to Minnesota where she met and filmed events, activists, representatives, parents and students from the district. The NCLR annual bash is […]

Minnesota Sen. Dibble Amendment No Funding for Reparative Therapy Defeated . April 25th, 2012

Watch powerful video as Senator Dibble fights  state “Pray the Gay Away” therapy funding and is defeated by religious zealots on MN amendment | would have prohibited state funding of harmful sexual orientation therapy By Melanie Nathan, April 24, 2012. Monday, Sen. Scott Dibble (DFL-Minneapolis) offered an amendment to a larger omnibus health policy bill […]

Join the Growing Support to Defeat North Carolina’s Amendment One . April 17th, 2012

Urgent Calls for Donations  | Having noted the lesson from Prop 8 in California, the need to get the message out cannot be underestimated Melanie Nathan, April 17, 2012 “Stand With Us” is the message at Equality North Carolina (ENC) as they welcome the generosity of  Todd and Diana Stiefel, a straight couple who have […]

California Ethics Complaint Against NOM for Unreported Romney Contribution . April 16th, 2012

SACRAMENTO, CA – Last week,  Fred Karger, a Republican Party Presidential candidate, filed a formal complaint with the California’s Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) against the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) for failing to report a $10,000 contribution which was made to it on October 14, 2008 by then Governor Mitt Romney. Fred Karger issued […]

Marriage Equality Protests Unequal Tax Treatment for Same-Sex Couples . April 16th, 2012

San Francisco • 16 April 2012 ― As millions of Americans file their income taxes, the local chapters of Marriage Equality USA will participate in the annual National Tax Day Protest at local post offices around the country on April 17, holding signs like “Twenty-Five Years Together, Still Filing Single” “No Taxation with Discrimination” and […]