A second major report focusing on aging LGBT people was released today. Yesterday, the LGBT advocacy group SAGE released a report that addresses the needs of older populations in general, including members of the WWII generation who now face issues with care facilities. The second report released today focuses on a subset of the population—boomers born between 1946 and 1964. The study found that the LGBT boomers have a broader definition of “family” than do members of the general population and depend on their “chosen family” of friends and associates for a broad range of support. The study ...

This is the second last in a series of articles from Uganda by Xtra freelance reporter Kaj Hasselriis. Check back Wed, Mar 17 for his final thoughts. ...

A bill was introduced this month by Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal to remove it the Long Beach Press Telegram reports: "The law originally was written in 1950 and re-enacted in 1967, the same year gay men protested police brutality and harassment at the Black Cat Tavern in Silverlake, which some historians consider the birthplace of the gay rights movement. Some minor amendments were made to the law as late as 1977, but the basic language - calling for a cure for homosexuality - remains in state law. On Feb. 19, Lowenthal, D-Long Beach, introduced AB 2199. The bill would repeal Section 8050 ...

HBO is developing a biopic of anti-gay activist and beauty queen Anita Bryant, with Sex and the City creator Darren Star attached to direct. Reuters reports: "In 1977, she switched to political activism, launching a crusade to repeal a new Miami-Dade County ordinance prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. 'As a mother, I know that homosexuals cannot biologically reproduce children; therefore, they must recruit our children,' she said. Her Save Our Children coalition got the new law overturned within a year, and it took 20 years for it to be reinstated. Celebrating her victory, Bryant promised ...

Wednesday’s Mixed Gay News: The Inner & Outer Image; EHarmony’s Settlement; Malta’s Gay Rights Movement Reacts; Florida’s gay adoption ban; An Ex-cop with a porn past; Adam Lambert Trying to Move On; And Gay Cartoonists… Arts: – London — The gay cartoonists who had the last laugh — Humour was a vital weapon in the campaigning [...] ...

The Jewel Box Revue was a famous drag/female impersonator touring company that began in 1939 and ran well into the 1960s. Danny Brown and Doc Benner were lovers and longtime producers of the revue, and were said to be pretty tough customers who never backed down from a fight and were known to run a very tight ship. They were hard on their employees but could be brutal to anyone who messed with “their girls.” The show became incredibly popular throughout the United States. Stars of the revue such as Mr. Lynne Carter, whose talent and skill as a dancer ...

Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza, the two men who held a traditional but symbolic engagement ceremony over the weekend in Malawi, were arrested for public indecency Monday and appeared before the Blantyre Magistrates Court this morning. The court is expected to make a ruling pertaining to bail next Monday. From Africa News: "[Malawi gay rights movement (Magrim)] publicist Wongani Phiri said the problem with many Malawians was that they failed to differentiate sodomy and homosexuality. 'For example many Malawians don’t know the difference between sodomy and homosexuality attributing the sex acts that happens in prisons to homosexuality, however being gay ...

Sandra Bernhard talks to Autostraddle about prepping her eight live shows next week at Joe’s Pub in New York City, separatism between gay men & lesbians, Obama and the gay rights movement, her fave celeb trainwreck on Twitter, and gives advice to Lindsay & Samantha. ...

Because the old school gay is fast becoming the new modern man, AKA William theater contributor Ben Rimalower will, now every Monday, document exactly how, when, and where everything old becomes new again. Straddling the line between old school showbiz cheesiness and contemporary short attention span whateverness, Ben is the New Old Gay. He loves Patti LuPone. It’s not news that gay movies are usually crap. I still see them, or watch them on TV or Netflix or whatever, but my expectations are invariably low. As a matter of fact, I think over the years, my standards have been substantially ...

As you watch this window into the nutty, remember that the man in charge of it, Randall Terry, loathes the gay rights movement too: Go Inside The Tea Party Rally With Randall Terry [Right Wing Watch] As advocates for both free association and a world free from far-right right extremism, we want to beg Randall to keep up these kinds of eye-opening theatrics. As folks who understand the real world implications of this kind of anti-progressive mob mentality, we want to beg the opposite. Randall Terry's certainly not going to listen to either of our dual pleas. But as for ...

So.Jan Moir is now in full-denial mode, describing complaints of homophobia in her "tawdry gossip for celebrity-snuff fans" column as as "mischevious" and the product of an orchestrated campaign. She's pushing back with the support of the Mail's own PR firm.The Daily Mail itself is also pretending this is business as normal: the removal of ads from Moir's page is apparently little more than when ads for power companies are (for example) removed from stories about the possible dangers of power masts, though in this case it seems to be that Moir's work is incompatible with advertising for products ...

You think you know the story. The movement, the man, the murder, the martyrdom and the movie. But the musical? It was only a matter of time before a return to the stage since its 1991 Atlanta debut. We’re starting to get really excited about “The Harvey Milk Show” at OnStage Atlanta just as the city gets amped for Pride month. The local production starts tonight, and all of gay Atlanta is buzzing about it. What? You haven’t heard? This show about gay rights hero Harvey Milk (top photo) is only in every gay rag in town, and they’re all a-twitter ...

Today’s post for GLBT History Month: A short documentary by a student, focusing on the early Gay Rights Movement. Scared Straight No More: Origins of the Gay Rights Movement Related Posts: - GLBT History Month: Gay Is Good ...

So if they had their way, what would the folks at the Maine Family Policy Council really like to see? Well, check out this, their assessment of the work of their fellow foe of the 'mos, Peter LaBarbera: Those who need first hand proof of the depravity of the gay rights movement can visit his website, AmericansforTruth.org. There can be no doubt that if the public had the information LaBarbera offers, not only would same sex marriage come to a quick end, sodomy would again be a crime throughout the U.S. Hero of Pro-family Movement Gives Talk at ...