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Civil Rights

Reception For Israeli LGBT Leaders Canceled: Seattle Commission And Council Members Apologize

by Stuart Wilber March 28, 2012 10:02 AM
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Amid accusations of “pink washing,” a March 16 reception for Israeli LGBT leaders was canceled by the Seattle LGBT Commission. Residents on both sides are furious.

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Arts

Art: The Secret is OUT — HIDE/SEEK Now Open

by Stuart Wilber March 17, 2012 1:37 PM
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HIDE/SEEK: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture will open to the public Saturday at the Tacoma Art Museum (TAM) where it can be viewed from March 17 through June 10, 2012.

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Civil Rights

New Orleans Proclaims Today LGBT Civil Rights Equality Awareness Day To Honor Bayard Rustin

by Stuart Wilber March 17, 2012 1:15 PM
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“BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, That the Council hereby proclaim March 17, 2012 to be LGBT Civil Rights Equality Awareness Day.”

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Civil Rights

NOM DEFEATED: Judge Rules Washington Same-Sex Marriage Law Does Not “Redefine Marriage”

by Stuart Wilber March 14, 2012 1:52 PM
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Judge McPhee ruled Washington’s Referendum 74, which is the bill that brings same-sex marriage equality to the state will not contain the phrase “redefine marriage.”

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Arts

LGBT Images In Art: The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name Just Won’t Shut Up!

by Stuart Wilber March 11, 2012 4:43 PM
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Four states have major exhibitions at notable museums which focus on works of art that are explicitly or implicitly depictions of LGBTQ subjects or iconography.

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Civil Rights

40 Gays And Lesbians Kidnapped, Tortured, Murdered By Iraq Death Squads

by Stuart Wilber March 9, 2012 9:48 AM
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The International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission reports “close to 40 people have been kidnapped, brutally tortured and murdered” in Iraq.

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Civil Rights

Civil Rights Gay Pioneer Bayard Rustin Awarded 100th Birthday Proclamation

by Stuart Wilber March 7, 2012 11:47 AM
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Berkeley mayor Tom Bates has awarded a proclamation to commemorate the anniversary of gay African American civil rights pioneer Bayard Rustin’s 100th birthday.

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Civil Rights

Thank The Members Of The Washington State Legislature Who Voted For Marriage Equality

by Stuart Wilber February 10, 2012 7:00 AM
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Over the course of the past seven days, both the Washington state Senate and House voted to allow all citizens in the Evergreen State the freedom to marry the person they love. Won’t you take a moment to thank them?

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Civil Rights

Watch: Washington Senators Whose Gay Marriage Support Will Make You Cry

by Stuart Wilber February 2, 2012 6:08 PM
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Last night, the Senate in state of Washington passed a same-sex marriage equality bill. Two stood out as delivering impassioned speeches, guaranteed to make you cry.

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News

Today Is National Bill Of Rights Day. Now, More Than Ever, We Need To Remember.

by Stuart Wilber December 15, 2011 8:00 AM
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In 1941 President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared December 15 to be Bill of Rights Day, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights.

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History

RIP Harvey Bernard Milk: May 22, 1930 – November 27, 1978

by Stuart Wilber November 27, 2011 9:00 AM
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Gay rights activist and icon Harvey Milk, who would have been 81, died 33 years ago today, tragically shot to death.

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News

Why You Should “Occupy Wall Street” On Thursday

by Stuart Wilber November 16, 2011 8:03 PM
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How many more days of inaction by our Congress will it take before more people are outraged enough to join the Occupy Movement?

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Arts

A Gay Man Ahead Of His Time: Iconic American Composer Aaron Copland, Born Today

by Stuart Wilber November 14, 2011 6:57 PM
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On this day in 1900, Aaron Copland was born in Brooklyn, NY. He is best known for the music he wrote in the 1930s and 1940s, including “Fanfare for the Common Man.”

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Arts

Sacrilege Or Censorship? Christians Enraged by Art with Gay, Religious Images

by Stuart Wilber November 11, 2011 6:11 PM
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Christians of the religious right are at it again, trying to censor gay and religion themed art exhibits — such as Hide/Seek — that they deem sacrilegious.

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