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News and commentary about the anti-gay lobbyJune 2nd, 2011
TODAY’S AGENDA (OURS):
Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference: Philadelphia, PA.Based on pre-registration figures, conference organizers expect the 10th Annual Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference to be the largest yet. Last year’s event drew 1,500 attendees, and is the largest trans-specific conference in the world. It all kicks off today at the Pennsylvania Convention Center and continues through Saturday, and is open to transgender community members, activists, allies, and service providers. Continuing Education Units and Continuing Legal Education Units will be available for certain workshops. Please check their web site for more information.
Rally In Raleigh: Raleigh, NC. The Sexuality and Gender Alliance (SAGA) and GetEQUAL NC will unite today with other groups and individuals to fight the proposed constitutional amendment to make same-sex marriage even more illegaler. The rally begins at noon at the State Government Halifax Mall, adjacent to the N.C. Legislative Building at 16 W. Jones Street in downtown Raleigh.
Pride Celebrations This Weekend: Athens, Greece; Albuquerque (Los Ranchos), NM; Boiling Springs (Spartanburg) SC; Bucharest, Romania; Buffalo, NY; Cambridge/Kitchner/Waterloo, ON; Columbia, MO; Cork, Ireland; Davenport (Quad Cities) IA; Dayton, OH; Detroit, MI; Ft. Collins, CO; Guerneville, CA; Hampton Roads, VA; Honolulu, HI; Huntington/Charleston, WV; Kalamazoo, MI; Kansas City, MO; Queens, NY; Sacramento, CA; Salt Lake City, UT; Spencer, IN; Staten Island, NY and Winnipeg, MB.
Other Celebrations This Weekend: Gay Days, Orlando, FL and Razzle Dazzle Dallas, TX.
AIDS Walk This Weekend: Boston, MA; London, UK; Long Beach, CA, and Syracuse, NY.
TODAY’S AGENDA (THEIRS):
Eagle Forum Collegians Summit: Washington, D.C. Who knew that 86-year-old Phyllis Schlafly is throwing a party for conservative college students? Well, her two-day hootenanny known as the Annual Eagle Forum Collegians Summit begins today at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. It looks like a pretty big deal. Speakers include Reps. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Steve King (R-IA), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Tom Price (R-GA), Paul Ryan (R-WI), and Allen West (R-FL). That’s just today’s schedule. The conference is free.
Vatican AIDS Summit: Rome. Pope Benedict XVI’s comments last year about condom use appeared to have been a small step toward removing the Catholic Church’s longstanding opposition to using condoms to reduce HIV transmission, but the Vatican’s newspaper has since then run a series of articles reinforcing the church’s position that abstinence and fidelity in marriage are the best ways to curb HIV. But at least the Church’s conference, which begins today, won’t be an empty echo chamber. Dr. Michel Sidibe, executive director of UNAIDS, will speak at the conference. The U.N. agency maintains that condoms are an “integral and essential” part of prevention programs, and calls for their inclusion in education programs alongside information about delaying the start of sexual activity, limiting sexual partners and marital fidelity. Organizers insist however that the Vatican AIDS Summit won’t result in any changes to the church refusal to heed the scientific consensus on AIDS prevention.
Family Values Conference: London, UK. The U.S.-based World Congress of Families will host a regional hand-wringing today at Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington. Speakers include Concerned Women for America’s Janice Crouse (who believes that Methodists shouldn’t marry Jews) and Don Feder (a featured speaker at a 2007 Watchmen On the Walls conference in Riga, Latvia).
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS:
Candace Gingrich-Jones: 1966. The lesbian advocate and kid sister to GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, Candice has publicly called her brother to task over his support for California’s Prop 8. “What really worries me is that you are always willing to use LGBT Americans as political weapons to further your ambitions,” she wrote. “That’s really so ’90s, Newt. In this day and age, it’s embarrassing to watch you talk like that.” Things haven’t changed much for Newt. He’s still running like it’s 1994. But Candace is married to her wife, Rebecca, and works as the HRC’s Associate Director for the Youth and Campus Outreach Program.
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charles
June 2nd, 2011
Greensboro,NC is also having is pride this weekend.
Jim Burroway
June 2nd, 2011
charles,
Thanks for the tip. I’ll add it to tomorrow’s list.
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