Buffalo Gay & Lesbians Show Support For Gay Marriage
BUFFALO—150 people came out on a cold and rainy Saturday afternoon to show support for same-sex marriage and solidarity with gay and lesbian people in California.
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Dr. Jim Haynes Dies Buffalo's leading Gay Activist Pioneer, Noted Professor of Biology
BUFFALO — Dr. James Haynes, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2008. Although Dr Haynes had been in poor health for the past several years, his passing was sudden. Jim had recently indicated that he had planned to attend the annual GLYS Gayla on November 13th. Dr. Haynes was 74.
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Election 2008: Gains and Losses On Key Contests Impacting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual And Transgender People Nationwide
WASHINGTON DC—Election 2008 results in presidential, congressional and state legislative races may bode well for advancing issues of particular relevance to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) people throughout the United States. Outcomes from some of yesterday’s contests will lead to gains in GLBT rights, reproductive freedoms and other issues. Statewide ballot initiative results on marriage, adoption/foster care, reproductive rights, immigration and affirmative action were mixed, however.
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Obama Has 65 Point Lead Among GLBT Likely Voters
ROCHESTER, NY —October 30, 2008 — Over 8 out of 10 likely voters (81%) who self-identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) favor Senator Barack Obama for President over Senator John McCain. Only 16% of GLBT likely voters expressed a preference for John McCain. In August, when registered voters were asked the same Presidential preferences, 68% of GLBT voters favored Obama with 10% expressing support for McCain.
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Anti-Gay Robo Calls Used In WNY Race; But Dems Take State Senate Majority
BUFFALO—Voters in the competitive New York State Senate district in Amherst received robocalls from 201-257-4001 claiming that Joe Mesi has been endorsed by the “Gay City News” for his support for gay marriage and the promotion of the “lesbian, gay, and bisexual” agenda.
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Gay Gospel In Buffalo
BUFFALO—At a time when many churches are divided over the issue of being supportive of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trangendered members or allowing gay clergy, a bold new church has slipped through the cracks to service the Buffalo community, the Unity Fellowship of Christ Church of Buffalo. Taking things to a whole new level, the Unity Fellowship of Christ Church is more than just gay friendly, it is GLBT affirming. In effect, a gay church. More specifically, with its strong roots in the African American spiritual tradition, UFCC is actually a gay black church.
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Democrat Schimminger Joins Republicans to Vote Against Trans Civil Rights
Albany, NY •In a bipartisan vote of 102-33, the New York State Assembly voted on June 3 to end discrimination against transgender people in housing, employment, credit and other areas of everyday life. The legislation adds "gender expression and identity" to the state's Human Rights Laws.
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The Fight Goes Back To The Courts In California Marriage Wars
SACRAMENTO, Ca—Lawyers for gay rights groups have asked California’s Supreme Court to overturn the same-sex marriage ban approved Tuesday by California voters. Proposition 8 amends the state constitution by defining marriage as only between a man and a woman. The petition filed Wednesday asks the state supreme court to invalidate Proposition 8 on the grounds that voters did not have the authority to make such a dramatic change in state law. It argues that the measure revised, rather than amended the California constitution, and therefore first should have been submitted to the state legislature.
Prop 8 leaves thousands of gay couples in legal limbo. Supporters of Prop 8 say the 18,000 same sex marriages that took place in California since June are no longer valid. But California Attorney General Jerry Brown disagrees, saying Prop 8 is not retroactive and those marriages are legal. Brown said “this office will defend in court if need by, the marriages that have been contracted during the time when the right to same sex marriage was the law of California.”
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Why is it so expensive for Gay partners to have Ceremonies as high as 2500.00, But when Straight couples get married it costs less than 250.00 to have a wedding, My partner and I are looking to have a Commitment Ceremony but can not afford the high cost that these Churches offer here in Buffalo. Is there anyone you may have in mind or we may contact for a Commitment Ceremony in Buffalo , if so could you let us know please?
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Hallwalls Launches 20th Anniversary of Ways In Being Gay With A Two Part Tribute To Filmmaker Derek Jarman
BUFFALO—November, 2008 marks the 20th anniversary of the Ways In Being Gay biennial, conceived of by Ron Ehmke in 1988 as a three-week series of “works by lesbians and gay men.” In recent years, the mult-disciplinary affair has taken on the extended name Ways In/Between Gender, to reflect the programs expansive scope in content and form, as well as its representation of those concerns and issues facing the transgender communities. To celebrate the 20th anniversary, Hallwalls will extend Ways In Being Gay : Ways In/Between Gender to a year long series that will embrace the history of the biennial as well as present new works by emerging artists. To launch this year-long initiative, Hallwalls proudly presents a two-part tribute to experimental filmmaker and Renaissance man, Derek Jarman (1942 -1994 ) whose work has been presented by Hallwalls on a number of occasions over the past 20+ years, starting with a the five-program series of his work, titled OF ANGELS AND THE APOCALYPSE, which took place at Hallwalls in January, 1987.
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Hutchinson Family Revival To Perform Women’s Suffrage Songs
BUFFALO—On Wednesday, November 19 at 7 p.m., the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society will present a program of women’s suffrage songs, performed by the Hutchinson Family Revival, titled “Let Woman Vote!” The event will take place in the Historical Society’s museum building, located at 25 Nottingham Court at Elmwood Avenue.
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Do You Know About Life Memorial Park?
BUFFALO — Each year members of the Buffalo Bear Club and the Imperial Court of Buffalo get together to clean up and re-plant Buffalo's Life Memorial Park. The Park serves as the gay communities lasting tribute to those who have lived with and have dies from the Aids epidemic.
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I love New York
—by Lyndsey D'Arcangelo
I’ll admit it. I’ve been suffering from state-envy for quite awhile now. It’s not that I don’t like living in New York, I just have a few complaints here and there. Taxes are way too high and it seems as if Upstate and Western New York will be stuck supporting New York City for the rest of its life. But hey, no place is perfect. Georgia is crowded with traffic and mini plazas. Arizona is way too hot. The Midwest has far too many tornados. And we all have seen the kind of damage a hurricane can do. Truth be told, I like my life here. I like my job and I like the town I live in. I like the people I surround myself with and I like my social life. But I’d be lying if I didn’t say that a part of me sometimes wishes I could take my job and my town and my circle of friends, and transport them all to another state, a state I have envied since 2004.
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PFLAG Regular Monthly Meeting:
Westminster Presbyterian Church On Delaware Avenue Near Summer St. 2:30 Pm - 5:00 p.m. The Third Sunday Of Every Month
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