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Oct 28th, 2009 |
By Jody May-Chang |
Category: Idaho, Intermountain Northwest, National, News, Top Story
As many of you have already noticed PrideDEPOT.com has gone dormant for the past several months and I would like to tell you why and what will be coming next. This year my family has gone through some great challenges that have resulted in a fundamental change in focus. In mid April while at a [...]
Tags: As I See It, Bisexual, Blog, Boise, Commentary, Editor, Gay, GLBT, Idaho, Inside Out, Jody May-Chang, Lesbian, LGBT, News, News Blog, PrideDEPOT.com, Transgender Posted in Idaho, Intermountain Northwest, National, News, Top Story |
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Jul 26th, 2009 |
By Jody May-Chang |
Category: Special Events
The Idaho Women’s Network will be holding a training for people interested in volunteering for the small business outreach project for Idahoans for Fairness. What is Idahoans for Fairness (IFF)? IFF was a group that emerged after the 2009 legislative session, when the Senate State Affairs Committee voted 5-2 against voting to print an amendment [...]
Tags: Ammendment, Discrimination, Human Rights Act, Idaho Women's Network, Idahoans For Fairness, LGBT Posted in Special Events |
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Jul 21st, 2009 |
By Jody May-Chang |
Category: Featured Articles, Intermountain Northwest, News
Matt Aune, 28 and Derek Jones, 25, a gay couple, were detained July 8, 2009 by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints security. The couple was walking across the Temple plaza on their way home from a nearby concert while holding hands, the couple stopped and Aune kissed Jones on the cheek. LDS [...]
Tags: Arrest, Derek Jones, Kiss, LDS, Matt Aune, Mormon Posted in Featured Articles, Intermountain Northwest, News |
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Jul 20th, 2009 |
By Jody May-Chang |
Category: Today's Pic, World
Source: emomilk Amnesty International’s Project Outfront bringing out the big guns for gay rights around the world.
Tags: Amnesty International, LGBT Civil Rights, Pink, Project OUTFront, Tank Posted in Today's Pic, World |
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Jul 20th, 2009 |
By Jody May-Chang |
Category: Editorial, Featured Articles, Images, National, News
On July 17th the U.S. Senate voted 249 to 175 to approve the Matthew Shepard Act Hate Crimes Prevention Act that includes sexual orientation and gender identity. That is great news! The not so good news is that it has been bundled with a Department of Defense authorization bill that may or may be signed [...]
Tags: Hate Crimes, Kennedy, Legislation, Mattew Shepard Act, Sessions Posted in Editorial, Featured Articles, Images, National, News |
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Jul 14th, 2009 |
By Jody May-Chang |
Category: National, News, Top Story
The US Senate is set to vote on the Matthew Shepard Act THIS WEEK and according to the Human Rights Commission WE NEED TO CALL OUR SENATORS NOW!
The Matthew Shepard Act (S. 909) is in danger from right wing extremists who are flooding senators with letters and phone calls. Focus on the Family’s James Dobson has been referring to this important hate crime legislation as the “Pedophile Protection Act†and “And Utter evil.†This is what the American Family Association says on their website about the Hate Crimes Legislation, along with an inflammatory scary music video action alert.â€
Tags: Hate Crime, Legislation, Matthew Shepard Act, S909, Senators Posted in National, News, Top Story |
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Jul 12th, 2009 |
By Jody May-Chang |
Category: Video Soapbox
Seven impenetrable reasons why being gay should be illegal. Source: kayjen
Tags: Homosexuality Posted in Video Soapbox |
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Jul 12th, 2009 |
By Jody May-Chang |
Category: Art, Today's Pic
Original artwork by Lisa Michelle Imagez (c) 2008 Source: Blessed Sista
Tags: Blessed Sista, Lesbian Art, Lisa Michelle Imagez, Unity Posted in Art, Today's Pic |
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Jul 11th, 2009 |
By Jody May-Chang |
Category: Editorial, Images, National, News
Meet Hersband & Wife, a comedic lesbian advice column team with a twist. Hersband is a visionary butch lesbian, who came out in the years just after Stonewall. Wife is of the more feminine variety and carries out Hersband’s vision. Although Wife always knew she was a lesbian she wanted children so she did not [...]
Tags: Civil Rights, Hersband and Wife, Lesbians, Marriage Equality Tour, RV, same-sex marriage, Sponsors Posted in Editorial, Images, National, News |
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