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http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o5Siw1U13W http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o5Siw1U13W A group of Toronto city councillors will file a motion on 28 May to cut the grant to Toronto Pride unless the organisers agree to ban the participation of a pro-Palestinian LGBT group, Queers Against Israeli Apartheid. They also want to ban the use of the term ‘Israeli apartheid’. queers against israeli apartheidworldpride 2014toronto pridepro-palestinian slogans and organisationspink washing Wed, 15 May 2013 03:45:23 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o5c7I9S12a http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o5c7I9S12a Announcing the release of a research paper published by the LGBT Representation and Rights initiative at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. "Out in Office: LGBT Legislators and LGBT Rights around the World" is based on "Representation and Rights: The Impact of LGBT Legislators in Comparative Perspective,”" American Political Science Review, Vol.107, No.2 (May 2013). lgbt legislatorslgbt mps around the worldlgbt representation and rights initiative at the university of north carolina, chapel hill.lgbt rightslegislative reforms on sogi issues Tue, 07 May 2013 23:27:48 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o4IwZwB1RN http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o4IwZwB1RN 'They say court martial!—We say Grand Marshal!' exclaim supporters of anti-war whiste blower. Governing officials of the San Francisco Gay Pride Parade are facing a severe backlash after u-turning on their decision to make embattled military whistleblower Bradley Manning an honorary Grand Marshal at the city's well-attended and much celebrated LGBT event in June. san francisco gay pride parademilitary whistleblower bradley manningbacklash against the rejection of manning as sf pride grand marshall Thu, 02 May 2013 21:03:05 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o3Qc49c1P0 http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o3Qc49c1P0 Over the past few weeks there have been several music-related media stories making the rounds in the LGBT community: the homophobic rant by Michelle Shocked and the subsequent fallout, and the Indigo Girls' commitment to stand with the trans community at the iconic Michigan Womyn's Music Festival (MWMF). The way these two stories developed exemplifies the difference in power and influence between the two communities, gay and trans, which are united except when they're not. michigan womyn's music festival (mwmf)indigo girlshomophobic rant by michelle shocked Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:25:19 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o3Qb0vc11i http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o3Qb0vc11i The organizing committee want activists, artists, educators, journalists, policy-makers, students and others involved in sexual orientation and gender identity human rights work to submit presentations to be considered to be shown at The WorldPride Human Rights Conference 2014. worldprideworldpride human rights conference 2014pride toronto Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:17:07 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o3Ku9aj1DR http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o3Ku9aj1DR The Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership at Kalamazoo College is pleased to announce 15 finalists for the $25,000 Kalamazoo College Global Prize and 3 finalists for its $5,000 Southwest Michigan regional social justice leadership award. arcus center for social justice leadership at kalamazoo collegekalamazoo college global prizesouthwest michigan regional social justice leadership award Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:54:51 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o2YpuP71BE http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o2YpuP71BE The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a new LGBT Global Development Partnership, a public-private partnership between the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, the Gay & Lesbian Victory Institute (GLVI), the Williams Institute, and Olivia Companies, which further promotes foreign assistance to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) equality in emerging markets and developing countries. u.s. agency for international development (usaid)lgbt global development partnershipswedish international development cooperation agency (sida)astraea lesbian foundation for justicegay & lesbian victory institute (glvi)foreign assistance to lgbtslgbt civil society organizations Sun, 14 Apr 2013 09:26:59 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o1sLJPJ1WK http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o1sLJPJ1WK In a stunning double cover showing two gay couples kissing, the tagline reads 'The Supreme Court Hasn't Made Up Its Mind - But America Has' time magazine'gay marriage already won'defense of marriage actprop 8 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:52:29 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o1qiUrS1pz http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o1qiUrS1pz During a Supreme Court hearing to determine whether Proposition 8 (marriage shall only be between one man and one woman) was constitutional, a number of anti-gay marriage arguments got spectacularly demolished. proposition 8sc justice sotomayoranti-gay-marriage-argumentmarriage equality Thu, 28 Mar 2013 23:11:42 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o1oHowh1e8 http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o1oHowh1e8 (CNN) -- Edith Windsor, who filed the original case that could upend the Defense of Marriage Act, says just getting the case to this point is a kind of victory. "We've made a huge step forward and a huge difference in how people look at us," she said. "And so, it'll happen. Another year if not now." It was the death of Windsor's life partner, Thea Clara Spyer, that led to the case. reapeal of domadefense of marriage act (doma) Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:08:53 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o0SN7Bj1Rf http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o0SN7Bj1Rf The American Academy of Pediatrics declared its support for same-sex marriage for the first time on Thursday, saying that allowing gay and lesbian parents to marry if they so choose is in the best interests of their children. american academy of pediatricssame-sex marriagegay and lesbian parentschildren raised by gay or lesbian parents Sat, 23 Mar 2013 05:19:30 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nZ0zaQK12L http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nZ0zaQK12L Scores of corporations will file a Supreme Court brief favoring gay marriage later this week. Signatories will include Apple, Facebook, Intel, and Morgan Stanley. american corporations support gay marriagechallenging the constitutionality of prop 8proposition 8 Sun, 03 Mar 2013 08:12:21 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nZ0oLcs1Fu http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nZ0oLcs1Fu In a first-of-its-kind analysis that will be released at this event, the Williams Institute at UCLA has estimated the number of LGBT-identified adult undocumented immigrants living in the United States. Its analysis also uncovers a number of key demographic characteristics about this population. The Center for American Progress will also be releasing a comprehensive report at this event outlining the particular disparities, hardships, and challenges this population faces. lgbt undocumentedimmigration reformwilliams institute at uclanumber of lgbt-identified adult undocumented immigrants living in the united states Sun, 03 Mar 2013 07:48:08 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nZ0gMnl1Ek http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nZ0gMnl1Ek The fact that President Obama is supporting efforts to overturn Prop 8 is a major deal, but the ASA denunciation of the Regnerus study is also a huge victory for the LGBT community. When religious right groups find a piece of information to use against the LGBT community, they tend to use it continuously. Thanks to the ASA, whenever they cite the Regnerus study, the LGBT community now have a huge caveat we can make use of. regnerus studyamerican sociological associationprop 8 Sun, 03 Mar 2013 07:45:28 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nYLxP1r1YH http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nYLxP1r1YH Rising political star Marco McMillian, 34, was found dead on the Mississippi River levee at around 9am on Tuesday. death of marco mcmillianmississippi's first openly gay mayoral candidate Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:41:55 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nYDIskO1h9 http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nYDIskO1h9 February is Black History Month and a good time to learn about the contributions of African-American gays and lesbians. black history monthafrican-american gays and lesbians Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:28:58 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nX08bqt1kd http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nX08bqt1kd A judge in Orange County, California has ruled that the local Vietnamese community’s annual Tet Parade can legally bar LGBTs from marching as a group. There will be no formal LGBT entries in this year’s Little Saigon Tet Parade after an Orange County judge ruled that organizers were within their First Amendment rights to bar them from taking part. vietnamese community’s annual tet paradelittle saigon tet paradepartnership of viet lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender organizationsban on lgbt part in tet festival Sun, 10 Feb 2013 01:24:37 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nWZWaJi1hf http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nWZWaJi1hf Studies show individuals who experience mental traumas from homophobia, racism and depression are more likely to engage in risky behavior that could lead to HIV infections. hiv among gay menmental stress and hivhomophobia and hivproject-18young gay men in new york city Sun, 10 Feb 2013 01:10:26 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nWZXgv61rx http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nWZXgv61rx A recent poll shows a majority of Americans see no problem with out gay Boy Scouts. boy scouts of americaquinnipiac university pollban on gay members Sun, 10 Feb 2013 01:09:51 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nWP4gjq1J9 http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nWP4gjq1J9 A group representing the Vietnamese American gay community plans to demonstrate Monday afternoon in front of the office of Tet parade organizers out of concern that the group won't be allowed to participate in the annual event. The Partnership of Viet Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Organizations submitted an application and a $100 fee a week ago. The group didn't get a definitive answer, but the reception was lukewarm, said Pierre Tran, a spokesman for the gay group. vietnamese american gaystet paradevietnamese interfaith council in america Fri, 08 Feb 2013 04:02:22 GMT