The League Foundation Awards Scholarships to GLBT Youth
Last Updated on Sunday, 29 August 2010 09:01 Written by Sam Martino Thursday, 26 August 2010 07:43
The League Foundation has named the 2010 recipients of its college scholarships. Two out of seven Seven college scholarships awarded went to New Jersey students. There have been a total of 86 scholarships awarded since its inception in 1996.
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Jersey college boys to pursue kissing record in mid-September
Last Updated on Friday, 27 August 2010 08:21 Written by Out In Jersey Friday, 20 August 2010 18:35
In mid September, two College of New Jersey students, Matty and Bobby, will attempt to break the world record for "Longest Continuous Kiss." If they go on kissing for 33 hours – or more – it will break the record. The campaign, called "Our Lips Are Sealed," is student activism in support of LGBT equal rights.
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Stonewall Democrats urge political involvement by LGBT community
Last Updated on Friday, 27 August 2010 08:42 Written by Peter Frycki Thursday, 19 August 2010 19:22
The New Jersey Stonewall Democrats and the National Stonewall Democrats are working to elect pro-equality candidates this Nov. 2, when the entire U.S. House of Representatives is up for election. The National Stonewall Democrats political action committee has selected Rush Holt in the 12th congressional district, and openly gay political newcomer Ed Potosnak in the 7th congressional district. They are 2 out of 12 national congressional candidates toward whom the Stonewall Dems will be putting extra support and resources in the next three months.
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Same-Sex Marriage put on hold in California
Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 August 2010 18:30 Written by Sam Martino Tuesday, 17 August 2010 08:02
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Same-sex marriage in California has been put on hold indefinitely by a federal appeals court while it considers the constitutionality of the state’s gay marriage ban. The decision, handed down by a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overrides a lower court judge’s order that would have allowed marriage licensing to same-sex couples to start this Wednesday.
Rage At Inequality May Have Led To Wikileaks
Last Updated on Thursday, 05 August 2010 16:19 Written by Toby Grace Tuesday, 03 August 2010 17:21
Out gay soldier Bradley Manning is now in military custody. He awaits a court martial on charges of being the source of the Wikileaks exposure of thousands of secret U. S. government memos regarding the war in Afghanistan. He is described by friends as a quiet “computer nerd” but with a hot-headed streak. Scott Lewis, a former classmate, was quoted in the U.K. newspaper, The Telegraph, as saying “if there was something he didn’t agree with, he spoke up about it.”
