The University of Maine’s Pride Week was kicked off Monday afternoon with the annual raising of a rainbow-colored flag, a symbol of the diversity of the LGBTQ community on the university’s mall. Less than 24 hours later — sometime between 8 p.m. Monday and 9 a.m. Tuesday, the flag was cut from its hoist and the [...]
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U Maine Pride Flag Vandalized
April 14th, 2011 
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Tags: Gay Flag Abuse, Gay Vandalism, Maine Gay Pride, University of Maine Gay 
Comments OffGay Book Deal From Alyson Books
April 4th, 2011 Master Just click through to the Alyson Books store today and you’ll get an exclusive chance to shop this spectacular sale before we open it to the public later in April. You’ll find a wide range of engaging fiction, erotica, mysteries, biography–like the samples featured below–and all at a big 50% off. These are guaranteed lower prices [...]
Posted in GLBT News Tags: Alyson Book Sale, Gay Book Sale, Gay Books, Lesbian Book Sale, Lesbian Books Comments OffNew White House Social Secretary is Gay!
February 25th, 2011 Master The White House is set to make news and history this afternoon when it announces that the new social secretary will be Jeremy Bernard, currently the chief of staff to the U.S. ambassador to France and an openly gay man. Jeremy Bernard and his partner Rufus Gifford will be spending a lot more time in [...]
Advocate Owners Taken to Court for Fraud
February 25th, 2011 Master Regent Media, the owner of Out Magazine, The Advocate, Gay.com, HERE tv, and Alyson Books has been hit with a lawsuit claiming they gave fraudulent information and set up shell corporations to get 90 million dollars from Merrill Lynch and Bank of America. The Chairman and CEO of the Regent Group of Entertainment Companies, Stephen [...]
NH Hospitals Must Now Allow Gay Visitors
January 18th, 2011 Master Okay then, any hospital in the USA that accepts federal government funding (read Medicare and Medicaid – almost all) must now allow gay and lesbian designated partners and desired family access to hospital patients! If ANY hospital denies you access to your loved ones in the hospital report it IMMEDIATELY and go as high as you need [...]
Posted in Act Up, GLBT News Tags: Gay NH Power, Gay NH Rights, hospital rights for gays, NH Gay Hospital Comments OffMonday is National Coming Out Day!!!!!!!
October 7th, 2010 Master Monday is National Coming Out Day. Who was the very first person you came out to? And since they say coming out is a never-ending process, who was the most recent person you came out to?
Bullies Kill Gay Kids
October 7th, 2010 Master The power of words. Five young men committed suicide last month and several other gay bully incidents were reported to the press – how many didn’t make headlines? Billy Lucas, 15 committed suicide on September 9th in Greensburgh, Indiana. Seth Walsh, 13 committed suicide on September 19th in Tehachapi, California. Asher Brown, 13 committed suicide on September [...]
Gay Equality at All NH Hospitals
August 7th, 2010 Master Nearly all U.S. hospitals are now required to administer health care to LGBT people and their kin, effectively voiding discriminatory state and municipal laws. The report, called Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence, and Patient- and Family-Centered Care: A Roadmap for Hospitals, also mandates the following: Hospitals should recognize same-sex partners as the patient’s family, including recognizing same-sex [...]
Gay Couples in Alaska Suing for State Tax Equality
August 7th, 2010 Master Three same-sex couples have sued the state of Alaska and the municipality of Anchorage for denying them equal access to property tax exemptions afforded to senior citizens and disabled veterans. Benefits given to married couples in Alaska or veterans are afforded extra benefits for couples which can amount to around $150,000 in property tax exemptions. [...]
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