Category: Carousel

Determines what is displayed in the carousel (the scrolling list) beneath the four main items in the Kassi theme.

First-Of-Its-Kind Publication Provides Schools With Guidance to Ensure Safe and Supportive Environments for Transgender Students

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Via press release from the National Center for Lesbian Rights [Earlier this month], five national organizations introduced Schools In Transition: A Guide for Supporting Transgender Students in K-12 Schools, a first-of-its-kind publication for school administrations, teachers, and parents about how to provide safe and supportive environments for all transgender students, kindergarten through twelfth grade. The lead […]

Guam passes marriage equality and non-discrimination bills

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By John Mack Freeman Guam passed two laws this week that would bring their marriage laws in alignment with judicial rulings and would help protect their LGBT citizens from discrimination. By a 13-2 vote, the legislature of Guam voted to remove all references to gender being a factor in marriage legislation. Guam’s marriage laws had […]

Kentucky clerk defies court order, refuses to issue marriage licenses

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By John Mack Freeman The ongoing saga of marriage licenses in Rowan County, Kentucky continued this week. US District Judge David Bunning ruled this week that Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis’s religious beliefs do no exempt her from performing the duties of her office. Davis had previously objected to having to provide marriage licenses to same-sex […]

Ohio Supreme Court rules that all judges must perform same-sex marriages

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By John Mack Freeman (Thanks to Glenn Patton for the tip!) The Ohio Supreme Court issued an advisory opinion this week that found it illegal for judges to recuse themselves from performing same-sex marriages. From the decision: A judge who takes the position that he or she will discontinue performing all marriages, in order to avoid marrying […]

3Ms 2015 “Partner for Pride” Reading List released

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By John Mack Freeman (Thanks to Chris Boire for the tip!) At ALA Annual in San Francisco, 3M crowdsourced a list of titles for their 2015 Partner for Pride Reading List. Conference attendees were encouraged to write their favorite diverse titles on a Post-It. Through this campaign, 3M donated $2,250 to the GLBTRT that will […]

First active players in professional baseball, rugby come out this week

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By John Mack Freeman Two professional sports leagues have seen their first out players this week. In baseball, David Denson, a first baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers’ rookie affiliate in Helena, Montana, came out via an interview with the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.  From that interview: Since coming out to his Helena teammates, Denson said he has felt like a different person […]

Anti-LGBT RNC proposals fail at summer meeting

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By John Mack Freeman Two anti-LGBT proposals from the Republic National Committee failed at their summer meeting last week. Via The Washington Blade:  The first resolution, proposed by Dave Agema, urged schools with gay-inclusive sex education curricula to “also include the harmful physical aspects of the lifestyle.” Another measure, sponsored by Ross Little of Louisiana, […]

“Stonewall” film trailer released, backlash ensues

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By John Mack Freeman The trailer for Roland Emmerich’s film Stonewall about the eponymous riots was released this week: However, the film almost immediately came under fire for apparently whitewashing the event. There have been calls from numerous people in the LGBT community to boycott the film. A petition for those calling for a boycott of the […]

Nepal approves first third-gender passport

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By John Mack Freeman Nepal issued its first third-gender passport this week. With this move, Nepal joins the very few countries on the planet to offer non-binary gender options on passports. Individuals can choose “male,” “female,” or “other” as their preferred gender option. The only other countries where this option is available are New Zealand […]

Public arts high school in San Francisco to begin offering class in LGBT history

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By John Mack Freeman The Ruth Asawa School of the Arts in San Francisco is adding a college preparatory course about LGBT history to its curriculum. Via The Washington Post: The class, LGBT Studies, will look at the legalization of same-sex marriage, the US military’s ‘‘don’t ask, don’t tell’’ policy, and major gay-rights events such as […]