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• The Wall – LGBT Headlines, News, and Notes From Around The Web – 11/23/2009

  
  Back2Stonewall.com — Authority: 140
  The Wall – LGBT Headlines, News, and Notes From Around The Web – 11/23/2009
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• The Greatest Show on Earth: KISS, Buckcherry @ Oakland Coliseum, 11/22/09

  
  Hard Rock Chick — Authority: 421
  KISS may have very well been my first concert shirt. I have a vague memory of being a little kid, back before my family’s business became successful and I wore hand me down shirts from my uncle (my mom’s little brother and I are closer in age than they are). I can remember wearing this shirt in early elementary ...
  14 hours ago

• A Moral Imperative: Passing Laws to Protect Transgender People from Hate Violence

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 158
  The following is from Allyson Robinson, HRC’s associate director of diversity who participated in Friday’s Transgender Day of Remembrance events in Atlanta. Speaking at the Atlanta Transgender Day of Remembrance observance last Friday night, Georgia State Senator Vincent Fort (D-39) said, “The passage of a ...
  15 hours ago

• ‘Support businesses that support us’

  
  Instant Tea — Authority: 630
  Most people know not to buy gas from ExxonMobil, but did you know that the Human Rights Campaign also recommends avoiding Office Depot, Radio Shack, Wal-Mart and Cracker Barrel based on their LGBT-related employment practices? Just in time for the holiday shopping season, HRC has released its annual buyers guide, ...
  16 hours ago

• FBI Reports 11 Percent Increase in Victims of Hate Crimes Based on Sexual Orientation

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 158
  Today the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued hate crimes statistics from 2008 showing the number of victims of bias-motivated crimes based on sexual orientation increased by 11 percent that year — the third year in a row reported hate crimes against LGBT people have increased.  Hate crimes based on sexual ...
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• National Adoption Month: Amie Klempnauer Miller’s Story

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 158
  “Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Family” is a series of conversations and blog posts celebrating National Adoption Month . This post in the series comes from Amie Klempnauer Miller, author of She Looks Just Like You: A Memoir of (Nonbiological Lesbian) Motherhood , from which this essay is adapted.  ...
  17 hours ago

• David Huebner Confirmed as Third Openly Gay U.S. Ambassador

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 158
  Karen Ocamb reports at LGBT POV that on Friday the U.S. Senate confirmed David Huebner as the next American Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa.  He follows Jim Hormel and Michael Guest to be the third openly gay man to represent the United States abroad as an Ambassador.  Said Ambassador Hormel upon Huebner’s ...
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• HRCs Buyers Guide Recommends You Shop at the Companies Who Fund HRC

  
  Queerty — Authority: 733
  Just in time for Christmas, the Human Rights Campaign is out with the 2010 Buyers Guide . You know, the little pamphlet (PDF?) that lets you choose queer-friendly companies to spend your cash with, while avoiding others that, based on HRCs criteria, are profiting on inequality. Not that much has changed from last ...
  18 hours ago

• ENDA Grassroots Lobbying: Rep. Ciro Rodriguez’s Office

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 158
  A group of HRC activists and their allies visited Rep. Ciro Rodriguez’s north side office last week to ask for his support for H.R. 3017 — the fully inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). Those in attendance included HRC Governors Elizabeth Schleigh and George Page, Steering Committee members ...
  18 hours ago

• This holiday season support businesses that support the gay community

  
  MileHighGayGuy — Authority: 147
  In time to kick-off of the holiday shopping season, the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, today released a guide to hundreds of popular American brands rated on businesses’ treatment of LGBT employees. “Buying for Equality ...
  20 hours ago

• HRC Buyer’s Guide Allows Consumers to “Support Those that Support Us”

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 158
  Just in time to kick-off of the holiday shopping season, HRC is releasing our annual buyers guide that rates hundreds of popular American brands on their businesses’ treatment of LGBT employees. “ Buying for Equality 2010 ” divides businesses and their consumer products into red, yellow and green categories ...
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• Long Beach Equal Benefits Ordinance Passes

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 158
  This post comes from Eric Kenney, a member of HRC’s Board of Governors and our political co-chair in Orange County/Long Beach/Palm Springs: EBO bill sponsor Councilmember Robert Garcia (left) with Eric Kenney On Tuesday of last week, Long Beach City Council held a public hearing and vote on the proposed Long ...
  20 hours ago

• Go Forth and Die: Dethklok, Mastodon, Converge @ San Jose Event Center, 11/21/09

  
  Hard Rock Chick — Authority: 421
  It was my fourth and final show of what was nicknamed the Mastoklok tour. From the first show of the tour in Portland , to two Texas shows last week , to tonight’s final show of the tour in San Jose, I’ve followed the local metal legends, one of the most polarizing hardcore bands, my heavy metal heroes, and ...
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• Totally Folking Metal : Ensiferum, Blackguard, Lazarus A.D. @ DNA Lounge, 11/19/09

  
  Hard Rock Chick — Authority: 421
  My night, like this tour, didn’t start off well. While immigration issues forced Hypocrisy and Ex Deo off this tour , list issues almost had me turning around and going back home. When I was greeted with that look and “I’m sorry but you are not on the list”, I almost left. Two times this week I had been ...
  3 days ago

• HRC responds to the Manhattan Declaration

  
  MileHighGayGuy — Authority: 147
  The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, today responded to the “Manhattan Declaration” produced and released by 145 evangelical, Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christian leaders indicating that they will not cooperate with laws that ...
  3 days ago

• NY Won’t Back Down – Phone Banking Continues

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 158
  This time of year is filled with plans for the holidays, but even with events right around the corner, New York Won’t Back Down when it comes to marriage equality.  Last night nine volunteers meet again in midtown Manhattan to phone bank for marriage equality, and this group shows no sign of stopping until there is ...
  3 days ago

• Reminder: Join in Transgender Day of Remembrance Events TODAY

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 158
  As we posted about earlier this week, today is the 11th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance which helps make visible the thousands of transgender people and their loved ones that hate has tried so violently to erase.  In the last 12 months alone, over 90 transgender people have lost their lives to prejudice and ...
  3 days ago

• National Adoption Month: Duane and Regi’s Story

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 158
  “Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Family” is a series of conversations and blog posts celebrating National Adoption Month . This post in the series comes from Duane Taylor. Duane and his partner Regi adopted three children from foster care six years ago. Perhaps you’ve seen the HRC’s All Children – ...
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• HRC Responds to Misleading Claims by Organizations Seeking to Discriminate

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 158
  Today 145 evangelical, Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christian leaders released the “Manhattan Declaration” — a document indicating that they will not cooperate with laws that conflict with their beliefs, including those recognizing same-sex couples. The document also references the federal Employment ...
  3 days ago

• Day Of Remembrance, And Remembering What Its About

  
  Trans Political — Authority: 400
  "Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons, Packed up and ready to go. Heard of some gravesites out by the highway, A place where nobody knows. The sound of gunfire off in the distance, Im getting used to it now." — Life During Wartime, the Talking Heads Today is officially Transgender Day of Remembrance (DOR) ...
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