Posted by Melanie Nathan, June 16, 2013. Statement by the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC): Black gay, bisexual and trans fathers, uncles and brothers play many important roles in the Black community. As caregivers, role models, providers, teachers, friends and leaders, Black gay, bisexual and trans men are invaluable threads in the fabric of the […]
Anti-gay Video stoops comparing gays to adulterers to raise money for documentary
Lying to fund raise – how low can you go Janet Porter? By Melanie Nathan, April 30, 2013. Watch this video by Faith 2 Action – one of the anti-gay groups at war with the idea of equality. In their desperate cling to bigoted ideology and a lost battle, they try and raise money for […]
Johannesburg Gay Pride Cancelled as Board Dissolves
By Melanie Nathan, April 04, 2013. The board of Johannesburg Gay Pride Festival Company (JGPFC) has voted to wind up the Section 21 (not-for-profit) company that has produced ‘Joburg Pride’ over the past seven years. The voluntary winding up of JGPFC was decided by an unanimous resolution at a board meeting held on Wednesday, 13 […]
Melanie Nathan’s Annual Do Donate and Do Not Donate 2012
By Melanie Nathan, December 21, 2012. As the year comes to a conclusion the ‘send me your money e-mails ‘ are stacking up – and I must admit many of them annoy me, especially the ones that piggy back the work of others, asking for donations in the name of some obscure couch advocacy adventure, […]
Lesbian Group Disrupts Johannesburg LGBTI Pride Parade
by Melanie Nathan, Oct 07. 2012. South African lesbian feminists called for a pause, a minute of silence at the Johannesburg (Joburg) Gay Pride Parade, to remember lesbians and LGBTI victims of homophobic murders, yet were denied their moment by Pride organizers. A group calling themselves One in Nine chanted “one minute of silence” and […]
Vietnam Considers Law for Same-Sex Unions
By Melanie Nathan, July 29,2012. I have always thought of the Vietnamese as pragmatists when it comes to the law. Associated Press is reporting that the Vietnamese are considering the possibility of registering unions for same-sex couples. Homosexuality is a sensitive subject in Vietnam, as in most Asian countries, yet the Ministry of Justice has […]
THE FALLOUT…… “birds of a feather”
http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/d:l/x0rye2v8gr4ci1/y9d7bbbp814ysd/2 Duvall’s sex comments at July 8 hearing THE FALLOUT…… “birds of a feather” Miller laughed and now he too has been ousted from the ETHICS Committee:- Assembly member Jeff Miller (R) from Corona laughed, as his resigned GOP colleague, Michael Duvall flagrantly boasted sexual exploits over an open microphone inside the Committee Room in […]
Resolution in Support of UAFA moves through California Assembly –
California‘s Assembly has sent a message today – that it will accept no less than full immigration equality for its same-sex partners. AJR 15 is a Resolution that expresses its support for the Federal bill, UAFA, that places the words “permanent partner” next to “souse” in the Immigration and Nationality Act, thereby giving gay and lesbianpartners […]
Article du jour
Federal judge reviews arguments in Prop. 8 case Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer Sunday, August 16, 2009 Sunday, August 16, 2009 For one side in the federal court battle over same-sex marriage in California, Proposition 8 was just the latest example of historical persecution of gays and lesbians based on sexual orientation. Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/08/15/BA4J196JHC.DTL#ixzz0OMnLKxRf
She helped get these punks off the street by comming forward after brutal gang rape now she needs our help
Please help – – Four arrested and charges – Trial September 2009. Do you remember the horrific Jane Doe Rape story in Richmond last winter? “Google will give you more info than you want to know. The story was so upsetting that it traveled quickly around the globe.” – I found this on a group […]
The International Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce reveals the most gay friendly corporations in the world
A Group Posting on LinkedIn cited by Marion Mulder of ING Global from Netherlands (here in full below) sent my mind tumbling into a political quandary. I wondered about the dichotomy between corporate pride in achieving these milestones while functioning in societies where there continues to be disdain, invalidation and inequality toward the LGBT citizenry. This […]
RECENT COMMENTS