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Infographic: The Cost of Same-Sex Marriage Bans
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Watch: The Laramie Project
A film version of the play The Laramie Project, has been released in it’s entirety on YouTube. Grab some tissues before watching.
Moisés Kaufman and members of New York’s Tectonic Theater Project went to Laramie, Wyoming after the murder of Matthew Shepard. This is a film version of the play they wrote based on more than 200 interviews they conducted in Laramie. It follows and in some cases re-enacts the chronology of Shepard’s visit to a local bar, his kidnap and beating, the discovery of him tied to a fence, the vigil at the hospital, his death and funeral, and the trial of his killers. It mixes real news reports with actors portraying friends, family, cops, killers, and other Laramie residents in their own words. It concludes with a Laramie staging of “Angels in America” a year after Shephard’s death.
HIV+ Man Sues Hospital – Claims Meds, Family Visits Denied
Joao Simoes is suing Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Union County, New Jersey, Superior Court for denying him his HIV medications for five days, and refusing to allow his sister to visit. The New Jersey man was admitted to the facility in August of 2011, and seen by Dr. Susan V. Borja.
Dr. Borja, according to the complaint (but who is not listed as a defendant in the action), reacted negatively when Simoes told her he was HIV positive. When he told her, at her asking, that he became infected through unprotected sex, she asked “Is that from sex with men?” When Simoes indicated it was, he said she got a disgusted look on her face, closed the folder containing his case files, and left the room. Moments before, the doctor did not seem to have any issues with a patient who told her he was a convicted murderer who had just been released from prison.
No other nurse or staff made contact with Mr. Simoes, and it was three days before they allowed him to call his personal physician. That doctor told Simoes that he had already spoken to Dr. Borja, who said “you must be gay, too, if you’re his doctor.”
Sacramento Pride is today!
So June is officially PRIDE MONTH says the President of the United States! We all knew that already but it’s nice to have it proclaimed from the White House and the highest office in the land. Today is Sacramento Pride and it kicks off at 11am. The parade is free and the festival costs $10. The festival is hosted right on Capitol Mall. How cool is that? So take some aspirin, hydrate, and hop in the shower…it’s PRIDE! Click on the photo below and check out their official website. It’s too late to buy online tickets now but you can buy tickets at the gate.
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Video: Give ‘em Hope Campaign – (NEVER BLEND IN)
The Give ‘em Hope Campaign takes “It Gets Better” to the next level. Watch one of the videos and see you think:
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Obama declares June LGBT Pride Month!
EDIT: Video now included
Just in from the White House, Obama’s LGBT Pride Month proclamation:
By The President Of The United States Of America, A Proclamation
From generation to generation, ordinary Americans have led a proud and inexorable march toward freedom, fairness, and full equality under the law ‑‑ not just for some, but for all. Ours is a heritage forged by those who organized, agitated, and advocated for change; who wielded love stronger than hate and hope more powerful than insult or injury; who fought to build for themselves and their families a Nation where no one is a second-class citizen, no one is denied basic rights, and all of us are free to live and love as we see fit.
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Dan Savage muses about another comic book hero…
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Conservative Jews give OK to same-sex wedding guidelines
This is some great news! From the Associated Press:
The Conservative branch of American Judaism has formally approved same-sex marriage ceremonies, nearly six years after lifting a ban on ordaining gays and lesbians.
The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards issued the ruling Thursday on a 13-0 vote with one abstention, said Rabbi Elliot Dorff, the committee chairman. The panel of scholars approved two model wedding ceremonies and guidelines for a same-sex divorce. Rabbis can adapt the marriage ceremonies for the couples.
“We acknowledge that these partnerships are distinct from those discussed in the Talmud as ‘according to the law of Moses and Israel,’ but we celebrate them with the same sense of holiness and joy as that expressed in heterosexual marriages,” the legal opinion states.
Mazel tov!
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Meet the couples represented by Lambda Legal in Illinois
The ACLU and Lambda Legal have filed lawsuits suing the state of Illinois for legal marriage. You met one couple who have been together for almost 50 years, time to meet the couples represented by Lambda Legal.
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Lambda Legal & ACLU file lawsuits on behalf of 25 same-sex couples
Ed Hamilton and Gary Magruder, they just want to marry before their 50th anniversary.
Get ready, the fight for Marriage Equality is gearing up for a slug-fest in Illinois, where Lambda Legal and the ACLU have just filed lawsuits demanding the legal right to marry. Here’s a clip from the Chicago Tribune:
A total of 25 couples from across the state are plaintiffs in the two lawsuits. Each couple tried to get a marriage license from the Cook County clerk’s office in May and was denied based on the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, which prohibits marriage “between 2 individuals of the same sex” and states: “A marriage between 2 individuals of the same sex is contrary to the public policy of this State.”
