tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180172852024-03-07T18:18:16.953-08:00Queer NotesRadical/Progressive Queer News and Commentary
from Memphis, TennesseeJim Maynardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165507999006658187noreply@blogger.comBlogger1455125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18017285.post-66095265375595734332016-02-06T20:45:00.002-08:002016-02-06T20:50:49.805-08:00On LGBT Rights, Bernie Sanders Leaders, Hillary Clinton Follows<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-novak/on-lgbt-rights-bernie-lea_b_7662682.html">On LGBT Rights, Bernie Leads, Hillary Follows</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.queerty.com/32-years-before-marriage-equality-bernie-sanders-fought-for-gay-rights-20150719?utm_content=buffer61614&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer">32 Years Before Marriage Equality, Bernie Sanders Fought for Gay Rights</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-doma_us_562e7dcae4b0c66bae58eb2e">Gay Rights Advocates Say Bernie is Right on DOMA History</a><br />
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<a href="http://usuncut.com/politics/bernie-sanders-endorsed-by-lgbt-activists-won-marriage-equality/">Marriage Equality Plaintiffs Endorse Bernie Sanders</a><br />
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<br />Jim Maynardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165507999006658187noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18017285.post-41250467256592230572015-04-18T08:54:00.001-07:002015-04-18T08:55:34.656-07:00The Fight for LGBT Rights is Not Over<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://prospect.org/article/fight-lgbt-equality-not-over">The Fight for LGBT Rights is Not Over</a><br />
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It seemed like the gay rights movement had almost fulfilled its mission and LGBT equality had arrived, but reality bites. From Arkansas to Indiana, the Religious Right has ramped up attacks not just on same-sex marriage equality, but even on anti-discrimination laws by pushing phony "religious freedom" laws to allow discrimination against LGBT people. The fight is not over, in fact, it may be heating up.Jim Maynardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165507999006658187noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18017285.post-34881359281297861922015-02-03T15:19:00.001-08:002015-02-03T21:01:06.698-08:00Arkansas Churches Refuses Funeral For Gay Man, Hand Out Anti-Gay Materials to Grieving Family | Alternet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/arkansas-churches-allegedly-refuses-funeral-gay-man-hand-out-anti-gay-materials#.VNFVyWPgV0Y.blogger">Arkansas Churches Allegedly Refuses Funeral For Gay Man, Hand Out Anti-Gay Materials to Grieving Family | Alternet</a><br />
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I went to this church as a child, and preached there as a teenager... The Church of Christ is still stuck in the dark ages. This is why gay people FLEE that area of North Arkansas, and its a shame because it is a beautiful area of the Ozarks.<br />
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<a href="http://www.dallasvoice.com/churches-mountain-home-ark-refuse-funeral-gay-man-10189127.html" target="_blank">Mountain Home Churches of Christ Refuse Gay Man's Funeral</a><br />
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If it's not too late, the family should move the service to <a href="http://www.gayeurekasprings.com/">Eureka Springs</a><br />
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UPDATE: The Baxter Bulletin has conflicting accounts<br />
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<a href="http://www.baxterbulletin.com/story/news/local/2015/02/03/gay-funeral-denied/22823365/">Questions Remain About Gay Man's Funeral</a><br />
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Apparently there is a conflict in accounts of what happened. James Stone's husband Jay Hoskins posted this account on the <a href="http://www.dallasvoice.com/churches-mountain-home-ark-refuse-funeral-gay-man-10189127.html">Dallas Voice website</a>:<br />
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"<span style="color: #191919; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;">I am James' "legal" husband of nearly 6 months, and we had been together for over 10 years. Yes, this incident happened. And yes, it was out of the fundamentalist Clarkridge Church of Christ, amongst others. I just learned of the media coverage of this issue in the past couple of hours on the Voice. I have been contacted by local media in the last hour.</span><span style="color: #191919; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;"> </span><br />
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Jim Maynardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165507999006658187noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18017285.post-82320672310556329442015-01-17T20:11:00.001-08:002015-01-17T20:11:34.351-08:00Bayard Rustin: The Man Homophobia Almost Erased From History<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdAiuz993m5ICMrHmeZjvSuHFTnPfYMl3rYj-SkA9_3JxJB31WNRfNq1dUov_kQ9n_aqx-2W9E0_ngf6xLZ95M18q78hqzYifAED34x07cuReGJr7tX0ZlWoRO54NAbWwqGDF/s1600/BayardRustin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdAiuz993m5ICMrHmeZjvSuHFTnPfYMl3rYj-SkA9_3JxJB31WNRfNq1dUov_kQ9n_aqx-2W9E0_ngf6xLZ95M18q78hqzYifAED34x07cuReGJr7tX0ZlWoRO54NAbWwqGDF/s1600/BayardRustin.jpg" height="238" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />
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<a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/steventhrasher/walter-naegle-partner-of-the-late-bayard-rustin-talks-about">Bayard Rustin: The Man Homophobia Almost Erased From History</a>Jim Maynardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165507999006658187noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18017285.post-23911635454069214092015-01-17T11:48:00.001-08:002015-01-17T11:49:45.114-08:00U.S. Supreme Court to hear same-sex marriage cases in April<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2015/01/u-s-supreme-court-to-hear-same-sex-marriage-cases-in-april/">U.S. Supreme Court to hear same-sex marriage cases in April</a><br />
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The debate about the constitutional right of gay and lesbian couples to marry will soon be decided by the Supreme Court, as it takes up several cases of state bans on same-sex marriage.<br />
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<br />Jim Maynardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165507999006658187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18017285.post-6774952668595795712014-05-09T23:17:00.001-07:002014-05-11T22:10:13.533-07:00Arkansas judge strikes down state ban on marriage for same-sex couples <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.freedomtomarry.org/blog/entry/arkansas-judge-rules-in-favor-of-the-freedom-to-marry-for-same-sex-couples#.U23EHIKMROA.blogger">Arkansas judge strikes down state ban on marriage for same-sex couples | Freedom to Marry</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2014/05/arkansas-clerk-issues-first-same-sex-marriage-license/">Arkansas Clerk Issues First Same-Sex Marriage License</a>- LGBTQ Nation<br />
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<br />Jim Maynardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165507999006658187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18017285.post-70888103542923037272014-02-23T15:37:00.002-08:002014-02-23T15:38:55.145-08:00Conservative Right Launch Anti-Gay "Jim Crow-Style" Bills<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/02/gay-discrimination-bills-religious-freedom-jim-crow">Inside the Conservative Campaign to Launch "Jim Crow-Style" Bills Against Gay Americans </a>(Mother Jones)<br />
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<a href="http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2014/02/tenn-lawmaker-introduces-bill-to-allow-religious-discrimination-against-gays/">Tenn. Republicans Introduce Bill to Allow Religious-Based Discrimination Against Gays</a> (LGBTQ Nation)<br />
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<a href="http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2014/02/kansas-tea-party-group-renews-push-for-anti-gay-religious-freedom-bill/">Kansas Tea Party Renews Push for Anti-Gay "Religious Freedom" Bill</a> (LGBTQ Nation)<br />
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<a href="http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2014/02/sb1062-hb2153/">Arizona Legislature Approves Bill Allowing Religious Discrimination Against Gays</a> (LGBTQ Nation)<br />
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<br />Jim Maynardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165507999006658187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18017285.post-26578004757316353242014-02-23T15:21:00.001-08:002014-02-23T15:21:53.995-08:00How US Evangelicals Helped Create Russia's Anti-Gay Movement<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/02/world-congress-families-russia-gay-rights#.UwqCQtBMICo.blogger">How US Evangelicals Helped Create Russia's Anti-Gay Movement | Mother Jones</a>Jim Maynardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165507999006658187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18017285.post-78772170393121954602014-02-09T10:38:00.001-08:002014-02-09T10:38:05.402-08:00TN Bills Allows Businesses to Refuse Services to Same-Sex Couples<br /><br />
Here we go again, another anti-gay bill proposed by Tennessee Republicans. State Senator Brian Kelsey (R-Germantown) has offered up Bill SB2566, called the "Religious Freedom Act," which would <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">permit "persons and religious or denominational organizations, based on sincere religious belief, to refuse to provide services or goods in furtherance of a civil union, domestic partnership, or marriage not recognized by the Tennessee Constitution." While it is claimed that the bill only protects church and religious organizations from lawsuits if they refuse to offer services to same-sex couples, its scope is open to interpretation, and appears to allow small businesses to discriminate against gay and lesbian couples, even if they are legally married in another state, and even if the federal government recognizes the marriages. </span></span></span><br /><br />
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<a href="http://www.localmemphis.com/story/d/story/tn-bills-allows-businesses-to-refuse-services-to-s/28195/H0wm0ynCZ0SaurnBI9CWaA#.UvfIqBRv130.blogger">TN Bills Allows Businesses to Refuse Services to Same-Sex Couples | Local 24 News </a><br /><br />
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<a href="http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2014/feb/07/kelsey-bill-shields-from-lawsuits-entities-who/">Kelsey Bill Would Allow Refusal of Services to Same-Sex Couples</a> (Commercial Appeal)<br /><br />
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<a href="http://www.memphisflyer.com/MemphisGaydar/archives/2014/02/07/brian-kelsey-sponsors-anti-gay-bill">Brian Kelsey Sponsors Anti-Gay Bill</a> (Memphis Flyer)<br /><br />
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The <a href="http://tnequalityproject.org/">Tennessee Equality Project</a> raises concerns about whether the bill would allow religious affiliated medical organizations and hospitals to refuse to recognize legally married same-sex couples, or to refuse them medical services.<br /><br />
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<br />Jim Maynardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165507999006658187noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18017285.post-3694294986039806412014-02-08T08:53:00.001-08:002014-02-08T09:25:03.236-08:00Russia Declares War on Gays<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/TfoeEpASnmc" width="480"></iframe><br />
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The Sochi Olympics are a facade covering an anti-gay authoritarian police state<br />
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<a href="http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2014/01/activists-target-sochi-with-social-media-boycotts-to-protest-russia-anti-gay-law/">Activists Target Sochi with Social Media, Boycotts and Protests of Russian Anti-Gay Laws</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.advocate.com/world/2014/02/07/why-end-communism-didnt-end-antigay-hate-russia">Why The End of Communism Didn't End Antigay Hate in Russia</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2014/02/gay-rights-activists-arrested-in-separate-incidents-in-moscow-st-petersburg/">Gay Rights Activists Arrested in Moscow and St. Petersburg</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.advocate.com/sports/2014/02/07/watch-lgbt-russians-arrested-antigay-protestors-undisturbed">LGBT Russians Arrested, Anti-gay Protestors Undisturbed</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.advocate.com/sports/2014/02/07/psa-depicts-lgbt-discrimination-russias-newest-olympic-sport">Is Homophobia Russia's Newest Olympic Sport?</a><br />
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<br />Jim Maynardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165507999006658187noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18017285.post-80922835774727761822013-12-23T09:37:00.001-08:002013-12-23T09:37:00.647-08:00Federal judge strikes down Utah’s same-sex marriage ban – LGBTQ Nation<br />
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<a href="http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/12/breaking-federal-judge-strikes-down-utahs-same-sex-marriage-ban/#.Urhyx0X4iFU.blogger">Federal judge strikes down Utah’s same-sex marriage ban – LGBTQ Nation</a><br />
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UPDATE: <a href="http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/12/appeals-court-rejects-utahs-request-for-emergency-stay-on-marriage-ruling/">Appeals Court rejects Utah's request for emergency stay on marriage ruling</a><br />
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Jim Maynardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165507999006658187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18017285.post-44139589758251098952013-12-23T09:00:00.001-08:002013-12-23T09:00:50.395-08:00Ugandan Parliament Passes Draconian Anti-Gay ‘Life In Prison’ Bill | Truth Wins Out<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFIw5cT2lU-B42hvn23bXytD6NulX0gZc9yGU60WZRje4JGATFsM9v4AVQK1PS1yToHZBlFS3HzTRy1qmMMW6S5rGlT4u0qIZPZOP0J4J1p7seTonIaM1OTbWvx5hpZL_Vak7u/s1600/uganda-300x168.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFIw5cT2lU-B42hvn23bXytD6NulX0gZc9yGU60WZRje4JGATFsM9v4AVQK1PS1yToHZBlFS3HzTRy1qmMMW6S5rGlT4u0qIZPZOP0J4J1p7seTonIaM1OTbWvx5hpZL_Vak7u/s1600/uganda-300x168.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<a href="http://www.truthwinsout.org/news/2013/12/38571/#.UrhrmCcg6tY.blogger">Ugandan Parliament Passes Draconian Anti-Gay ‘Life In Prison’ Bill | Truth Wins Out</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.truthwinsout.org/pressrelease/2013/12/38590/">Truth Wins Out Statement on Ugandan Anti-Gay Bill</a><br />
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Jim Maynardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165507999006658187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18017285.post-72929294922121003222013-12-14T09:41:00.001-08:002013-12-14T09:41:41.756-08:00Brutal offshore Christian Slave Camp to "Cure" Gay Kids Exposed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5ThvL8fsh4J5ClZZsK5v4wY0FhmgkATEvTriutKT67fyaZxNiSgym8XO39wNGTyCHcIGwqQ3mmI-ey8Ga-hCcv8FLYkCYV1jUpORljNBy3D3YuvPmKruL-EJjtc7BBrNmCwY/s1600/Deirde-Sugiuchi-1990-Escuela-Caribe-615x345.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5ThvL8fsh4J5ClZZsK5v4wY0FhmgkATEvTriutKT67fyaZxNiSgym8XO39wNGTyCHcIGwqQ3mmI-ey8Ga-hCcv8FLYkCYV1jUpORljNBy3D3YuvPmKruL-EJjtc7BBrNmCwY/s320/Deirde-Sugiuchi-1990-Escuela-Caribe-615x345.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div>Jim Maynardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165507999006658187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18017285.post-10012812536858924152013-11-04T19:29:00.001-08:002013-11-04T19:29:09.761-08:00Senate Passes ENDA on Procedural Vote<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheV7nOS0xCs3R321vCy1dtfsYP10K9SF-XTvfYFvToNGtKPHkOP_ya79PZ0ZAtDNkGvvuIt4cT258bsreRvTMcdXe0iyjORE7LfNWQA6Rw3F0Q4P8bTzAav_NGcCtEjtYdIL8s/s1600/ENDAvotex400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheV7nOS0xCs3R321vCy1dtfsYP10K9SF-XTvfYFvToNGtKPHkOP_ya79PZ0ZAtDNkGvvuIt4cT258bsreRvTMcdXe0iyjORE7LfNWQA6Rw3F0Q4P8bTzAav_NGcCtEjtYdIL8s/s320/ENDAvotex400.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<a href="http://www.advocate.com/politics/2013/11/04/breaking-senate-passes-enda-procedural-vote#.UnhlBfL7Xs4.blogger">Senate Passes ENDA on Procedural Vote | Advocate.com</a><br />
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With ALL Senate Democrats supporting the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, including conservative Arkansas Democratic Senator Pryor, the Senate appears to be ready to pass ENDA this week. Five GOP Senators also voted in favor of ENDA today, but not Tennessee's Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker, they voted against protecting LGBT people from employment discrimination!Jim Maynardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165507999006658187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18017285.post-4262670804457248532013-10-23T21:38:00.001-07:002013-10-23T21:38:23.801-07:00Gay Okla. Couple Legally Married by Native American Tribe <a href="http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2013/10/23/gay-okla-couple-legally-married-native-american-tribe">Gay Okla. Couple Legally Married by Native American Tribe | Advocate.com</a>Jim Maynardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165507999006658187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18017285.post-48465098816511900372013-10-23T21:37:00.001-07:002013-10-23T21:37:49.238-07:004 same-sex couples sue TN for not recognizing their marriages<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLcfXrG3JkzNKgWuMTsxlh4HK5uUihvdxj4pHBOV16c2LYPJIu5MEgxGGc_Ae1SiAVfUSEOIvChfsZ1DQummHm_9UMh5LIwARVCXS1zEOhd96ptYYQr2Xiu6xvAzmq8iZnJWc/s1600/MarriageEquality.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLcfXrG3JkzNKgWuMTsxlh4HK5uUihvdxj4pHBOV16c2LYPJIu5MEgxGGc_Ae1SiAVfUSEOIvChfsZ1DQummHm_9UMh5LIwARVCXS1zEOhd96ptYYQr2Xiu6xvAzmq8iZnJWc/s1600/MarriageEquality.jpeg" /></a></div><br />
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<a href="http://www.tennessean.com/article/20131021/NEWS/310210059/4-same-sex-couples-sue-TN-not-recognizing-their-marriages?gcheck=1&nclick_check=1">4 same-sex couples sue TN for not recognizing their marriages | The Tennessean | tennessean.com</a>Jim Maynardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165507999006658187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18017285.post-2269607926677969172013-10-15T21:28:00.001-07:002013-10-15T21:41:58.298-07:00‘Values Voters’ Laugh As Glenn Beck Talks About Gays In Nazi Concentration Camps <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/values-voters-laugh-as-glenn-beck-talks-about-gays-in-nazi-concentration-camps/politics/2013/10/15/76901#.Ul4VfRZjroE">‘Values Voters’ Laugh As Glenn Beck Talks About Gays In Nazi Concentration Camps | The New Civil Rights Movement</a><br />
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<a href="http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/10/15/2779641/values-voter-summit-anti-lgbt/">10 Disgusting Things Said About LGBT People at the "Values Voter Summit"</a>- ThinkProgressJim Maynardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165507999006658187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18017285.post-12282226477932351432013-10-03T19:41:00.001-07:002013-10-03T19:41:17.075-07:00Ole Miss students, football team disrupt ‘Laramie Project’ play with gay slurs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0EaOjjqDZLWhewRc6u2n0r5KTnJ40WsoXqrs9b-woT5leQrnAC83Dlq-QO-XH5MUOE7r262rIEvpGFcqcQl1Ah3RwpNvyn9HKrZMjbZ6zPeVCSFHzxMGDgbI3cHe81m14HzQ/s1600/Ole-Miss-football-450x307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0EaOjjqDZLWhewRc6u2n0r5KTnJ40WsoXqrs9b-woT5leQrnAC83Dlq-QO-XH5MUOE7r262rIEvpGFcqcQl1Ah3RwpNvyn9HKrZMjbZ6zPeVCSFHzxMGDgbI3cHe81m14HzQ/s320/Ole-Miss-football-450x307.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<a href="http://lgbtqnation.com/2013/10/ole-miss-students-football-team-disrupt-laramie-project-play-with-gay-slurs/">Ole Miss students, football team disrupt ‘Laramie Project’ play with gay slurs – LGBTQ Nation</a><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, san-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px;">An audience consisting of mostly University of </span><a href="http://www.lgbtqnation.com/tag/mississippi/" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, san-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px;" target="_blank"><b>Mississippi</b></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, san-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px;"> students, including an estimated 20 Ole Miss football players, disrupted the University’s theater department production of “The Laramie Project” Tuesday night, heckling cast members and shouting anti-</span><a href="http://www.lgbtqnation.com/tag/gay-slur/" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, san-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px;" target="_blank"><b>gay slurs</b></a>Jim Maynardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165507999006658187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18017285.post-85012832465354247392013-09-23T21:15:00.001-07:002013-09-23T21:15:16.874-07:00Religious Right Figures Thrilled by Russia's Brutal Anti-Gay Laws <a href="http://www.alternet.org/belief/meet-american-religious-right-figures-thrilled-russias-brutal-anti-gay-laws?akid=10963.157134.xQQSE3&rd=1&src=newsletter899822&t=9">Meet the American Religious Right Figures Thrilled by Russia's Brutal Anti-Gay Laws | Alternet</a>Jim Maynardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165507999006658187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18017285.post-77725207367997235752013-08-21T19:55:00.001-07:002013-08-21T19:55:28.713-07:00Tennessee church bans family after daughter wins same sex benefits from town <a href="http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/21/tennessee-church-bans-family-after-daughter-wins-same-sex-benefits-from-town/">Tennessee church bans family after daughter wins same sex benefits from town | The Raw Story</a><br />
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Jim Maynardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165507999006658187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18017285.post-37527081733908906582013-08-20T23:15:00.001-07:002013-08-20T23:15:38.782-07:00LGBT participation set for 50th anniversary March on Washington<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxlKMNbEhCtC3uwxCdxjW4cGEK2a2frQNx2y4k30uKJGbB3BtUENK3gjDAV8ejDGqHKYlcg3jdTE9Sv2L7YHzEmaGbGtbG9vN5Ao5HdizQXiG40BtfOjlIGweU6JcwX0lUKf-/s1600/1963_March_on_Washington_insert_1_by-Rowland_Scherman_for_USIA_courtesy_Still_Picture_Records_Section_Special_Media_Archives_Services_Division.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxlKMNbEhCtC3uwxCdxjW4cGEK2a2frQNx2y4k30uKJGbB3BtUENK3gjDAV8ejDGqHKYlcg3jdTE9Sv2L7YHzEmaGbGtbG9vN5Ao5HdizQXiG40BtfOjlIGweU6JcwX0lUKf-/s320/1963_March_on_Washington_insert_1_by-Rowland_Scherman_for_USIA_courtesy_Still_Picture_Records_Section_Special_Media_Archives_Services_Division.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<a href="http://www.washingtonblade.com/2013/08/19/lgbt-participation-set-for-50th-anniversary-march-on-washington/">LGBT participation set for 50th anniversary March on Washington | Gay : Washington Blade </a><br />
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<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: AvenirRoman, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">LGBT people from throughout the country are expected to join civil rights movement leaders in a series of events this week that include a mass rally at the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday to commemorate the 50<sup style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">th</sup> anniversary of the historic 1963 March on Washington for civil rights.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: AvenirRoman, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">The rally and several of the other events, among other things, will honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, who delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial on Aug. 28, 1963, and the lead organizer of that event, black civil rights organizer Bayard Rustin, who was gay.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: AvenirRoman, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Three national LGBT organizations – the National Black Justice Coalition, the Human Rights Campaign, and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force are among a broad coalition of U.S. civil rights groups participating in the events.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: AvenirRoman, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">“The LGBT community is a key part of this broad coalition of Americans that will participate in the march,” HRC said in a statement on Monday.</div><div class="wp-caption alignright callout right" id="attachment_75473" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; float: right; font-family: AvenirRoman, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 20px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 122px;"><a href="http://www.washingtonblade.com/content/files/2013/08/1963_March_on_Washington_insert_4_public_domain.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #01516c; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="1963 March on Washington, civil rights, gay news, Washington Blade" class="size-medium wp-image-75473" height="183" src="http://www.washingtonblade.com/content/files/2013/08/1963_March_on_Washington_insert_4_public_domain-122x183.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="122" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text last" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">1963 March on Washington (Photo public domain)</div></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: AvenirRoman, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">The HRC statement says the march on Saturday will call on Congress to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA, an LGBT civil rights bill that has been stalled in Congress for decades. LGBT participants will also join mainline civil rights groups in calling on Congress to pass a restoration of the Voting Rights Act, comprehensive immigration reform legislation, and other key priorities of the civil and human rights movement.</div><br />
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<a href="http://www.thetaskforce.org/press/releases/pr_081913">LGBT Rights Organizations Issue Open Letter in Support of 50th Anniversary of March on Washington</a><br />
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Jim Maynardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165507999006658187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18017285.post-63827533156681526072013-08-15T21:27:00.001-07:002013-08-15T21:27:13.086-07:00Black, Gay and a Pacifist: Bayard Rustin Remembered For Role in March on Washington<iframe frameborder="0" height="225" src="http://www.democracynow.org/embed/story/2013/8/12/black_gay_and_a_pacifist_bayard" width="400"></iframe><br />
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<a href="http://www.democracynow.org/2013/8/12/black_gay_and_a_pacifist_bayard">Black, Gay and a Pacifist: Bayard Rustin Remembered For Role in March on Washington, Mentoring MLK | Democracy Now!</a><br />
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Jim Maynardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165507999006658187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18017285.post-88862140023688393532013-08-05T21:40:00.001-07:002013-08-09T06:19:52.667-07:00Allen Cook, 1947-2013 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.memphisflyer.com/MemphisGaydar/archives/2013/08/05/allen-cook-1947-2013">Allen Cook, 1947-2013 | Memphis Gaydar</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/aug/05/allen-cook-a-leader-in-the-memphis-gay-community/">Allen Cook, Leader in Memphis Gay Community, Loses Battle with Cancer</a> (Commercial Appeal)<br />
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The Memphis LGBT community lost a hero and pioneer of the Memphis gay rights movement Saturday Aug. 3. Allen Cook was one of a handful of gay activists in Memphis back in the 1980s who formed the Memphis Gay Coalition, and later the Aid to End Aids Committee (ATEAC) which became Friends for Life. He published the Memphis Gay Community's newspaper, GAZE, which became Triangle Journal News for over 20 years. <br />
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Many people have shared the ways Allen touched their lives, including those who called the Memphis Gay Switchboard, which Allen often manned from his home. Allen was the first person many talked to when they came out and called the switchboard. He helped organize to fight AIDS and care for the victims of the 80s plague that was ignored by Ronald Reagan. He helped create and establish Friends for Life to feed and care for people with AIDS in the midsouth. He touched hundreds, perhaps thousands, of peoples lives.<br />
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His later years were spent mainly in the quiet of his home which he shared with his partner of 30 years, John Stillwell. John had a stroke about 10 years ago and lost the ability to speak, and was partially disabled. Allen cared for John on limited economic means. After being laid off he and John survived only on Allen's meager Social Security benefits. A journal he left behind tells of the economic and emotional strain he endured, and left detailed instructions on how to care for John.<br />
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I met Allen when I moved to Memphis to go to graduate school what was then Memphis State University in 1984. I came to Memphis right out of Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas after coming out to myself and my family, to work on my master's degree in sociology at MSU. When I arrived at MSU the gay student group, GALA (Students for Gay and Lesbian Awareness) was defunct. I and a few gay students restarted the group, and Allen was very supportive of us.<br />
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In the 1990s, I organized the Memphis Lesbian and Gay Coalition for Justice (LGCJ) and once again Allen supported our efforts by allowing me to write articles in the Triangle Journal News. In the 2000s Allen allowed me to write a regular column, Queer Notes, and I helped deliver the TJN for $50 a month, which was probably most of his profit from the paper. When the Bush recession hit in 2006 he decided to turn the TJN over to the Memphis Gay & Lesbian Community Center. It was around that time that John had a stroke and Allen was laid off from his job.<br />
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Sadly, I lost touch with Allen for many years, and like many did not know about the economic hardships they faced. We were reunited on Facebook a few weeks before his death. Allen began posting about his health and after going to the doctor was hit with the bad news, he had last stage inoperable lung cancer. No cure, no treatment to stop it. He posted about difficulties getting around, driving, etc. and I began to realize that he needed my help even though he did not want to ask for it. <br />
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After Allen posted a message on Facebook saying that John had a seizure and was taken to the hospital, I went to check on him fearing he was home all alone. Allen was very ill and almost bed ridden. He knew he was running out of time for get John's SSI set up so he could be taken care of. He was worried about John more than himself. I found out that Allen had been cooking for John even while his health was making it very difficult for him to do so.<br />
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I began posting messages to friends on his condition and many of his friends came together to form a support group. We set up a meal program and got legal help to get John's disability insurance. <br />
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Realizing the difficulties we faced providing him care at home, Allen moved into Methodist Residential Hospice care the last week of July. Many of Allen's friends got to visit with him and we did all we could to comfort him in his last hours. Allen kept a sense of humor even to the end of his life. He got irritated when people asked him how he was doing, "I'm dying!" he would tell them. <br />
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When I went to visit him on Saturday Aug. 3 I knew it would probably be his last day. I wanted to be by his side, and I watched him slowly drift into a deep sleep and held his hand as he stopped breathing. It was my first experience sitting with someone as they passed away, and one of the greatest moments of my life.<br />
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I regret losing touch with Allen and John for so many years, but will work with others to take care of John for Allen, and to remind the next generation of LGBT youth of what Allen Cook did to make their lives better in Memphis.<br />
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R.I.P Allen, we will not forget you.<br />
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<br />Jim Maynardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165507999006658187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18017285.post-81449583378956690992013-07-15T19:13:00.001-07:002013-07-15T19:13:25.129-07:0035 LGBT Groups Issue Join Open Letter: ‘Trayvon Deserves Justice’ <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIfFox3tkCUtT6GX8gKy_sFgstKWOVAIxgW6O6LjEpHSm8xGexdyTUzDtzKSHHFoI5fT9G_3yIDLfc7PU4zOdbQy_GZuJNQO49_bXpBuIo6K8eWtKQvVv4qG7UJ_xJyHsCjDg/s1600/skitched-20130715-200220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="77" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIfFox3tkCUtT6GX8gKy_sFgstKWOVAIxgW6O6LjEpHSm8xGexdyTUzDtzKSHHFoI5fT9G_3yIDLfc7PU4zOdbQy_GZuJNQO49_bXpBuIo6K8eWtKQvVv4qG7UJ_xJyHsCjDg/s320/skitched-20130715-200220.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<a href="http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/35-lgbt-groups-issue-join-open-letter-trayvon-deserves-justice/politics/2013/07/15/71113">35 LGBT Groups Issue Join Open Letter: ‘Trayvon Deserves Justice’ | The New Civil Rights Movement</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thetaskforce.org/press/releases/pr_150713">National Gay & Lesbian Task Force</a><br />
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<a href="http://nbjc.org/trayvon-deserves-justice">National Black Justice Coalition</a><br />
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</span> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18.2px; line-height: 19px;">The Supreme Court affirmed the rights of gay people just as they rode roughshod over the rights of African-Americans</span>Jim Maynardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08165507999006658187noreply@blogger.com0