Femme 2006 Conference Program
The Femme 2006 Conference program was announced this week. Get all the details at
Last Call for Submissions for the 5/10 Carnival of Bent Attractions
The next Carnival of Bent Attractions will be hosted by Koan Bremner on May 10th. Submissions are due by midnight tonight!
Rhode Island’s Only Queer Youth Group Evicted
Eviction proceedings have started (a hearing takes place today) against Youth Pride Inc., Rhode Island's only non-profit group for queer youth. The organization holds a three-year lease for its current Providence location, which is in a complex that was recently…
David Parker to File Civil-Rights Lawsuit
David Parker was arrested last year when, after his son was given a book about gay families by a teacher, he refused to leave Joseph Estabrook Elementary School unless school officials agreed to notify him before any discussion including homosexuality…
Independent Filmmaker seeks Black Trans Interview Subjects
Get all the details at Transcending Gender.
Lesbian.com Could Be Yours for $2 Million
Sue Beckwith purchased back in 1995 and is now, along with the co-producers of the site, looking to sell the domain name for $2 million.
Submit Your Favorite Posts to the Carnival of Bent Attractions!
Koan Bremner is hosting the next edition of the Carnival of Bent Attractions on May 10th. Submissions are due by 12:01AM on May 2nd. Read the current edition of the Carnival of Bent Attractions here.
New Investigation of Iran’s Treatment of Queer Men Published
A new investigation published by Simon Forbes of OutRage!, a UK human rights group, finds that bisexual and gay Iranian men are being executed under the cover of rape and kidnapping charges and entrapped with foreign gay websites.
Cowboy Hats Used in Silent Protest at the University of Utah
Back in January I posted about Utah Jazz owner Larry Miller pulling BrokeBack Mountain from the movie schedule of a theater he owns before the film's first showing, stating he was setting “an example for the people of Utah." Miller…
Gender Travel Questionnaire
If you're over eighteen years of age and identify as gender variant, Az Aizura would like you to take the Gender Travel Questionnaire. (via jay sennett jaywalks)