LGBTQ organizations urge New York City Council to override Mayor Bloomberg’s opposition to historic bill to ban discriminatory profiling by NYPD

NEW YORK – Today, national and international LGBT organizations – including the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Lambda Legal, the National Black Justice Coalition, the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, and GLAAD – joined with local LGBTQ organizations to urge New York City legislators to defend…

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Stonewall Anniversary Scooter Roundup: Hillcrest Pride Flag June 28

The San Diego Sqooterheads, in association with Mo’s Universe, are proud to present the Stonewall Anniversary Scooter Roundup, taking place under the Hillcrest Pride Flag this Friday June 28,  8:30-10:30 p.m. — the 44th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion that gave birth to the modern LGBTQ rights movement. The Roundup is for anyone in the community…

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Seattle community launches ‘30 Days Till Pride’ campaign, asking Space Needle to fly Rainbow Flag and respect workers

SEATTLE — A growing number of LGBTQ, immigrant rights and labor organizations are teaming up to ask the Space Needle to fly the Rainbow flag during Pride annually and settle its ongoing labor dispute with workers. For the next 30 days till Pride, these communities will launch an online petition as well as weekly direct actions….

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Social conservatives block Republican gay groups from CPAC

BY ALEX ZADEL Alex Zadel is an intern at Political Research Associates. The two most prominent LGBTQ organizations in the conservative movement, GOProud and the Log Cabin Republicans, are getting the cold shoulder from the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Since 1973, CPAC, hosted annually by the American Conservative Union Foundation (ACUF), has attracted thousands…

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