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17 07 2009
News
https://lesbi.ge/s/9jr/
Parliament Overrides the Presidential Veto
Overriding a veto by former president Valdas Adamkus, who left office last week, Lithuanian parliament members approved a bill on Tuesday, July 14 to keep information about homosexuality away from children. According to the Associated Press, the so-called “Law on the Protection of Minors” bans info
01 07 2009
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https://lesbi.ge/s/wzr/
40-th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots
Commemorations were being held across the world on June 28 to mark the fortieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising that practically launched the modern LGBT rights movement. The uprising began in the morning on June 28, 1969, when New York City police officers raided a gay bar called the Stonewal
20 06 2009
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https://lesbi.ge/s/k6f/
Portia de Rossi Plans to Pen a Memoir
According to www.observer.com, famous actress and former model, the wife of Ellen DeGeneres Portia de Rossi is working on the memoir. The head of the William Morris Agency has already begun sending out proposals from Portia to book editors, including a writing sample relating to her highly-publiciz
19 06 2009
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https://lesbi.ge/s/5vm/
Benefits for Extends Same-Sex Partner
On Wednesday, June 17, President Barack Obama signed a memorandum extending certain benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees. The document was worked out in cooperation with the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, congressional members Barney Frank and Tammy Baldwin, and LGBT organization
11 06 2009
News
https://lesbi.ge/s/umd/
The Wave of Same-Sex Marriages in US
After both the New Hampshire House of Representatives and Senate of New Hampshire voted to legalize same-sex marriages, the state's Governor, John Lynch signed the legislation on June 3, www.nytimes.com informs. This makes New Hampshire the sixth state in the United States to legalize same-sex marr
08 06 2009
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https://lesbi.ge/s/94h/
Rush Mail
The very interesting book has been published in Beirut, Lebanon with the title,”Bareed Mista3jil: True Stories”. The Arabic name directly translates to “Rush Mail”. The book is the first official publication ever about lesbian, bisexual, queer and questioning women, and transsexual persons in Lebano
28 05 2009
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https://lesbi.ge/s/eh4/
Supreme Court Upholds Same-Sex Marriage Ban
Tuesday, on May 26, California’s highest court rejected the claim of the LGBT rights advocates to recognize Proposition 8 as unconstitutional and overturn it, www.cnn.com informs. The decision additionally reinforcing legally the privilege of marriage to heterosexuals only was made 6 against 1. Th
26 05 2009
News
https://lesbi.ge/s/s2p/
International Day against Homophobia
Annually, on May 17, the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) is celebrated in more than 50 countries of the world. The date is linked with May 17, 1990, when the World Health Organization took homosexuality off the list of mental disorders. The celebration on May 17 is estab
11 05 2009
News
https://lesbi.ge/s/yfs/
Melissa Etheridge Fights for Awareness-Raising
Famous musician, open homosexual Melissa Etheridge and her family have the real reason for celebration this year. As www.celebritybabyscoop.com announces, Etheridge, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004, has just past the critical five-year mark successfully with no recurrence. Soon after
24 04 2009
News
https://lesbi.ge/s/vxv/
Women’s Club Discussion
On April 15, women’s club traditional Wednesday discussion took place at Inclusive Foundation office. The event was organized by Women’s Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG) and the topic of the discussion was: Women in Christian tradition. The facilitator of the Women’s club (Women’s Initiatives Su
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Queer Sisters Run - Social and Environmental Justice
Queer Sisters Run 2019 edition's co-organisers were ახალგაზრდა მწვანეები • Georgian Young Greens and StudioMobile - Accent on Action SMAA სტუდიომობილი - აქცენტი მოძრაობაზე. The main topic of 2019 marathon was Social and Environmental Justice and the common purposes of Queer and Green Politics. This year's motto: Queer Politics is Green Politics!  Queer Sisters Run, started in 2018, is a new initiative by WISG, aiming for strengthening the queer community and finding new spaces and forms for activist communications and relations. #queersisters #queerpoliticsisgreenpolitics
Queer Sisters Run - Social and Environmental Justice
GRADATION - installation for The Trans Day of Remembrance