Tag Archives: activism

AIDS Activists Arrested In Demonstration At NYC’s Gracie Mansion

Ten AIDS activists have been arrested at NYC’s Gracie Mansion at a protest over Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s recent $6M cut to the city’s HIV/AIDS budget. Via press release from Housing Works: To expose the hypocrisy of Mayor Bloomberg’s Annual World AIDS Day Breakfast at Gracie Mansion, ten Housing Works’ protesters, including President and CEO Charles King, staged a sit-in at …

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Hundreds Gather At NYC Memorial For Murdered Gay Teen Jorge Mercado

Hundreds of New Yorkers gathered on the chilly Christopher Street Pier tonight to honor the memory of murdered gay teen Jorge Mercado and to call on the federal and Puerto Rican governments to charge his killer with a hate crime. A broad coalition of LGBT, Hispanic, and progressive groups were represented by numerous speakers who spoke in English and Spanish …

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Jorge Mercado Vigils To Take Place This Weekend Nationwide

JMG reader Sean Chapin created this clip publicizing the memorial vigils to take place around the country this weekend in honor of murdered gay teen Jorge Mercado.

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Ten Year-Old Boy Won’t Say Pledge Of Allegiance Until Gays Can Marry

A hero to us, a brainwashed victim of the homo-nazi agenda to others.

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Pam Spaulding Makes Out 100 List

Popular progressive blogger Pam Spaulding has been named to this year’s Out Magazine list of LGBT movers and shakers, the Out 100. Via Pam, here’s this year’s complete list of honorees with links to their stories in Out. Congratulations, Pam! And I see several JMG regulars on that list, congrats to them as well! Adam Lambert Wanda Sykes Rob Marshall …

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WATCH: Maine’s No On 1 Documentary

Both beautiful and heartbreaking. WATCH THIS.

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Restore Equality 2010

JMG reader Sean Chapin sends us his clip promoting Restore Equality 2010, the petition and fundraising drive to put marriage equality on the 2010 ballot in California. Many major LGBT and progressive groups have decided to wait unto 2012 for such an attempt.

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Near Violence Outside City Hall As Fort Worth Adds Transgender Protections

After heated debate, last night the Fort Worth City Council voted 6-3 to expand employment discrimination protections to include transgender persons. Outside the building, pro and anti-gay activists clashed and nearly came to blows. Reportedly, the city’s human relations committee was working on adding transgender protections before the recent embarrassment over the Rainbow Lounge raid. More than 200 people packed …

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Maine Echoes Selma (And Fresno)

Next May, activists in Maine will echo 1965’s Selma to Montgomery marches when they “meet in the middle for equality” in a march from Portland to Augusta. A similar event took place in March of this year when activists marched to Fresno, California in anticipation on that state’s Supreme Court ruling on Prop 8. The Facebook page for Maine’s 2010 …

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Tuesday: NY State Senate Marriage Vote?

NY Gov. David Paterson is calling the state Senate back to Albany on Tuesday for a special session during which he will demand a vote on marriage equality. The Empire State Pride Agenda asks all New Yorkers to immediately contact their senators and demand their support. We now need to make sure that the State Senate takes action on the …

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80’s Flashback

Yazz, Stand Up For Your Love Rights, 1988. This #2 UK pop smash from Yasmin Evans, which became something of an LGBT rights anthem, seems very appropriate for today. (Oh, the confused records store clerks of the 80’s, when faced with Yazz, Yaz, Yazoo.) You may be more familiar with Evans’ earlier hit from 1988, The Only Way Is Up, …

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5:30PM: Marriage Rallies In DC & NYC

Marriage rallies in honor of Maine and in support of local campaigns will be held at 5:30PM today in Washington DC’s Dupont Circle and NYC’s Union Square. Organizers, please drop your Facebook pages into the comments.

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Friendly Voices – Jesse Connolly

“Tonight, hundreds of thousands of Maine voters stood for equality, but in the end, it wasn’t enough. I am proud of the thousands of Mainers who knocked on doors, made phone calls and talked to their family, friends and neighbors about the basic premise of treating all Maine families equally. And I’m proud of this campaign because the stories we …

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NEM Co-Directors Resign In Controversy Over Future Of Equality Across America

National Equality March co-directors Kip Williams and Robin McGehee have resigned from Equality Across America as the future of the new activism group becomes cloudy. Bil Browning at the Bilerico Project reports: EAA founder Cleve Jones confirmed that both activists had stepped down from their leadership positions. Everyone involved agreed that the parting of ways resulted from concerns about financial …

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Red Alert From Maine’s No On 1

Maine’s No On 1 team has issued the following alert seeking volunteers who can get up there tonight or tomorrow. The “Drive for Equality” hotel in South Portland still has space available, and the staging locations still need volunteers. We’re trying to entice Boston and NH people to make last-minute spur- of-the-moment decisions to come up here. So the word …

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Anti-Homophobia Ad From Israel

JMG reader Sheepy sends us this anti-homophobia ad from Israel. Can someone translate?

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Marriage Activists Vs. Maggie Gallagher

On Friday at Hofstra University, Cathy Marino-Thomas of Marriage Equality NY debated Maggie Gallagher, who sits there and smugly shakes her head as Marino-Thomas calls out her lies. (Via – Towleroad)

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Thousands Rally Against Hate Crimes In London’s Trafalgar Square

JMG reader Zefrog took the above photo of last night’s anti-hate crimes rally in London’s Trafalgar Square. Check out his Flickr gallery here. Via BBC News: A vigil for victims of hate crime has taken place in Trafalgar Square just yards away from the scene of an assault which resulted in a gay man’s death. Family and friends and thousands …

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London: Thousands Expected At Anti-Bashing Rally In Trafalgar Square

Thousands are expected to attended tonight’s anti-gay bashing rally in London’s Trafalgar Square in a vigil for murder victim Ian Baynham. Up to 10,000 people are expected to take part in a silent candle-lit vigil against Hate-Crime this evening in Trafalgar Square. The event, organised by the facebook group 17-24-30, is being held to commemorate the homophobic murder of Ian …

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Maine Needs You!

Rex Wockner reports that Maine’s No On 1 campaign desperately needs phone volunteers to help get out the vote to preserve marriage equality. You can do your part from your home or office on your cell phone or landline. Basically, Karin [of Protect Maine Equality] needs you to get trained fast, then make lots of phone calls to Maine from …

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