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LGBT Religion News Updates for August 24, 2011
NewsTags: Ali Forney Center, Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists, Australia, Catholic Charities, ELCA, Gay Adoption, Journey Fellowship, Kentucky, Marriage, Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church,...
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Gaga, Lauper Lend Voice to Issues Facing LGBT Youth in "Speak Out"
NewsTags: Ali Forney Center, Cyndi Lauper, GLSEN, GSA, homelessness, It Gets Better, Lady GaGa, LGBT youth, PFLAG, USA Today“Speak Out,” a USA Today insert, takes a compelling look at issues facing...
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LGBT and Ally Groups Observe National GSA Day
Young AdultTags: GSA Day, GSA Network, campus pride, Matthew Shepard Foundation, Trevor Project, Think Progress, PFLAG, National Association of GSA NetworksToday, equality advocates across the country...
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Video: PFLAG partners with Johnson & Johnson, Walgreens to combat bullying
Young AdultTags: anti-lgbt bullying, PFLAG, Gay YouthCare with Pride is a groundbreaking new anti-bullying initiative dedicated to ending bullying of all students, but with a specific focus on LGBT...
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#SpiritDay: 19 Days of Action to stand up to bullying - Day 11. It's National...
Spirit DayTags: Spirit Day, National Coming Out Day, Human Rights Campaign (HRC), PFLAGIt’s official: Spirit Day is almost here. On October 19, millions of Americans will once again wear purple in a...
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Dr. Oz Agrees with National Health Organizations that 'Reparative Therapy' Is...
TelevisionTags: The Dr. Oz Show, Reparative Therapy, NARTH, PFLAG, GLSENOne day after the airing of a show in which Dr. Oz discussed “both sides” of a debunked and dangerous practice, often called...
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Jeanne Manford, PFLAG founder, dies at age 92
FamilyTags: PFLAG, Jeanne ManfordJeanne Manford, who founded PFLAG in 1973, has died at the age of 92.The idea for PFLAG started in 1972, when Manford marched in New York's Christopher Street...
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Jeanne Manford, PFLAG Founder, To Be Posthumously Honored With Presidential...
News, FamilyTags: Presidential Citizens Medal, Jeanne Manford, PFLAG, LGBT Allies, familyJeanne Manford, the late founder of PFLAG, will be honored posthumously with the 2012 Presidential Citizens...
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PFLAG Founder Jeanne Manford Honored With Plaque in Greenwich Village Church
News, Religion and FaithTags: Jeanne Manford, PFLAG, Church of the Village, ReligionPFLAG—Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays—was founded by Jeanne Manford in 1972. A Queens schoolteacher, Manford...
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Care with Pride: Campaign to End Bullying
Young AdultTags: johnson & johnson, care with pride, anti-bullying, youth, anti-lgbt bullying, PFLAG, Jeanne ManfordPFLAG has teamed up with Johnson & Johnson once again for the 'Care with...
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GLAAD Staff Visit Lone Star State
I just returned from five days on the road in Texas with Yana Walton, GLAAD’s new Southern Region Media Field Strategist. GLAAD’s Media Field Strategy program is dedicated to improving both the...
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Share Your Story: Triangle Foundation's Colette Beighley
In our work at GLAAD, we know the power that personal stories have to shape perceptions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Today we are privileged to have Colette Beighley, the new...
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GLAAD Hosts Workshop at 7th Annual Equality Alabama Conference
On September 20, GLAAD’s Southern Media Field Strategist, Yana Walton, traveled to Birmingham, Alabama to meet with journalists and present a Media Essentials training to local advocates.That week,...
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Clergy Remain Powerful Media Voices in Move Toward Equality
Despite recent news coverage of faith groups raising nearly $7 million to back anti-gay legislation in Arizona and Catholic priests in Michigan who oppose an anti-discrimination bill that would protect...
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Media Spotlights ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ as Congresswoman Reintroduces...
This week U.S. Representative Ellen O. Tauscher of California introduced legislation to repeal the ban on allowing qualified gay and lesbian people to serve openly in the armed forces. The bill is...
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Oklahoma School Stops Ethics Class From Using “Laramie Project” – Fires Teacher
When Debra Taylor, an ethics teacher in Grandfield, Oklahoma, was told to not use an excerpt from The Laramie Project in her ethics class, she held a mock funeral to help her students with their...
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Catching Up with Ronnie Kroell from Make Me a Supermodel, Part II
Last week I posted part I of my interview with Ronnie Kroell, the openly gay runner-up from the first season of Make Me a Supermodel on Bravo. This week, Ronnie is joined by his mom, Charlene...
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CBS News Falls Short in Publishing Rumors About Potential Supreme Court Nominee
CBS News made a significant misstep this week in publishing a blog by Ben Domenech that speculated about the sexual orientation of potential Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan.Washington Post media...
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GLAAD Applauds TeenNick For Transgender Teen Story
As Degrassi launches its tenth season this month on TeenNick, it also introduces Adam, the first transgender teen character to appear as a series regular on a scripted tv show. In the series, Adam and...
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TeenNick's Degrassi Airs Episodes Featuring Transgender Teen
On Wednesday, August 11th, TeenNick's hit showDegrassiaired part one of a two-part episode about Adam, an FTM teenager attending Degrassi Community School. Both episodes are titled "My Body is a...
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