Mid-South Pride Comes of Age

Mid-South Pride festival grows » The Commercial Appeal

Memphis "Mid-South Pride" has grown of age with the biggest and best pride parade and festival in the 30 year history of Memphis/Mid-south Pride.  Usually a subdued event held in gay-friendly area of mid-town Memphis, this year's parade was down historic Beale Street in downtown Memphis and was greeted by large crowds.   This year's  Pride Parade & Festival was a big step forward for Memphis and the Memphis LGBT community.

Congrats to Mid-south Pride on such a great job--and do it again next year!

Gays honor U.S. rights pioneer Frank Kameny | The Raw Story

Gays honor U.S. rights pioneer Frank Kameny | The Raw Story

Fischer: "Homosexual Agenda" Is America's "Greatest Immediate Threat" | Right Wing Watch

Fischer: "Homosexual Agenda" Is America's "Greatest Immediate Threat" | Right Wing Watch

John Smid, Former Ex-Gay Ministry Leader Comes Out, Recants Previous Teachings

Former Ex-Gay Ministry Leader Comes Out, Recants Previous Teachings:

Love in Action (LIA) is one of the largest and oldest ex-gay ministries in existence, founded in 1973, the same year the American Psychiatric Association decided that homosexuality was no longer a mental illness. John Smid resigned as the group’s executive director in 2008, and since then has slowly been rethinking his understandings of sexuality and [...]/p

Memphis radio host resorts to anti-gay bias

TEP's Grand Divisions: Memphis radio host resorts to anti-gay bias

Radio Host Thaddeus Matthews Uses Homophobic Slurs Against Council Candidate Lee Harris | Memphis Gaydar

Radio Host Thaddeus Matthews Uses Homophobic Slurs Against Council Candidate Lee Harris | Memphis Gaydar

Romney Plays Both Sides at Values Voter Summit | News | The Advocate

Romney Plays Both Sides at Values Voter Summit | News | The Advocate

Holiday From Hate | Memphis Gaydar

Holiday From Hate | Memphis Gaydar

Taking a Stand against the "American Family Association" in Tupelo, MS

Gay Teens Attacked in West Tennessee Church | Memphis Gaydar

Gay Teens Attacked in West Tennessee Church | Memphis Gaydar

We’re Here, We’re Queer, We Are the 99% | News | The Advocate

We’re Here, We’re Queer, We Are the 99% | News | The Advocate

Queer/LGBT activists join the Occupy Wall Street protests

Obama Lauds LGBT Achievements at HRC Dinnder

Obama Lauds LGBT Achievements at HRC Dinner

Obama's Remarks at 15th Annual HRC Dinner

With a lot of pressure and push from LGBT activists, President Obama did deliver on overturning Don't Ask, Don't Tell, but still refuses to support marriage equality (publicly), though that may change if he wins re-election since the only reason he could be holding back on endorsing gay marriage is to get re-elected.  He promised to work to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act which prohibits the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages even in states where they are legalized.

Now that the diversion of DADT is out of the way, the real fight for LGBT equality should focus on marriage equality and finally passing the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA).

Religious-Right Homophobes Whine That They're Being Oppressed | Civil Liberties | AlterNet

Religious-Right Homophobes Whine That They're Being Oppressed | Civil Liberties | AlterNet