More on Lesley Stahl’s Nature vs Nurture Report
I previously posted about Lesley Stahl's 60 Minutes report "The Science of Sexual Orientation" here, and posted contact info for the show here. Yesterday Southern Voice published "‘60 Minutes’ and the ‘Queen Gene'" by Wayne Besen, the author of "Anything…
San Francisco’s 2nd Annual Transgender Job Fair
Bay Area Reporter: San Francisco Transgender Empowerment, Advocacy, and Mentorship will hold its second annual transgender job fair Wednesday, March 22 at the LGBT Community Center, 1800 Market Street, from 1 to 4 The event, co-sponsored by the center, will…
Being Trans in Prison
Rosa, a trans woman who has been living in men's prisons for the past eight years, tells us, in Tali Woodward's "Life in hell" in the San Francisco Bay Guardian, "At one time I was raped by five individuals." The…
Study Shows GLBT Jews in Denver Feel Alienated
A study conducted by Mosaic: The National Jewish Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity finds that GLBT Jews in the Denver area "feel alienated from the larger Jewish community." JTA: The findings contradict comments from staff of Colorado’s Jewish institutions,…
Mormon Man May Face Excommunication for Marrying Male Partner
Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that Buckley Jeppson, a lifetime member of the Mormon church who married his partner, Mike Kessler, in Toronto two years ago, has been informed that "his life is incompatible with the doctrine of The Church of Jesus…
Submit Your Favorite Posts to the Carnival of Bent Attractions
Jay Sennett is hosting the next edition of the Carnival of Bent Attractions on April 10th. Submissions are due by 12:01AM on April 2nd. Read the current edition of the Carnival of Bent Attractions here.
Los Angeles Bathhouses and Sex Clubs: We Are Not Commercial Sex Venues
Nine Los Angeles bathhouses and sex clubs have filed suit against Los Angeles County claiming that they are not "commercial sex venues," and therfore do not need to "to obtain a county health license, pay an annual fee of more…
DesiQ2006 Scheduled for June 21 – 24, 2006
DesiQ2006 is "a conference on South Asian lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues" taking place June 21 - 24 in San Francisco. Find out more about this conference, including how to register, here.
Scottish Prison Service Looking to Diversify Staff
Pink News reports the Scottish Prison Service has "launched an advertising blitz in gay publications to recruit the gay community." The service would like at least six out of every 100 of their prison officers to be gay. They have…
Victoria Renee Thomas Agrees to Community Service and an Anger Management Class
Victoria Renee Thomas, the former Carolina Panthers cheerleader accused of having sex with Angela Keathley, another former Carolina Panthers cheerleader, in a bar bathroom in Tampa back in November, will be able to keep her criminal record clean of misdemeanor…