Victory Fund and GLLI
Victory Fund and Gay & Lesbian Leadership Institute in Houston event, December 1-4, 2011. Photos by Dalton DeHart.
Archive for December, 2011
Central Illinois Clerks Grant Civil-Union Licenses
County clerks in central Illinois say they’ve issued civil union licenses since state law changed without any fanfare.
Cardinal Defends Comparing Gay Parade to KKK
Chicago’s Cardinal Francis George is defending his comparison of an annual gay rights parade to the Ku Klux Klan.
Hawaii Couples Ready for New Year Civil Unions
A coalition including Citizens for Equal Rights is organizing a ceremony at an East Oahu home where four couples will enter into civil unions.
Ore. Man Who Found Victims on Chat Lines Sentenced
A robber who found his Portland victims through gay chat lines and pretended to be interested in romance or sex has been sentenced to more than 14 years in prison.
Jamaican Group Criticizes Campaign’s Anti-Gay Rhetoric
The leader of Jamaica’s sole gay rights group said Tuesday that some ruling-party candidates have aggressively played to anti-gay constituents by resorting to homophobic rhetoric in the final days of the campaign for this week’s national elections.
NC Baptist Leader Wants Civil Debate on Marriage
The newly-elected president of North Carolina’s largest religious denomination says he’s hoping for a civil debate over a proposal to ban same-sex marriage in the state constitution.
NYC Woman Killed in Hit-Run Left Behind Dream List
Family and friends are remembering the 38-year-old Brooklyn woman who was killed by a hit-and-run driver on Christmas morning.
Many Expected to Register Relationships in Orlando
Gay advocates expect a rush of same-sex couples at City Hall when this central Florida city’s new domestic-partnership registry opens next month.
Gay Teen’s Suicide Spurs Review of Bullying Policy
In the weeks since an openly gay teenager killed himself, the reaction in this Tennessee town has included petition drives to examine the anti-bullying policy in the local schools and a tense public meeting to discuss suicide prevention efforts.
