Category: LGBTQ+

Happy Coming Out Day!

Today is Coming Out Day. As Glinda the good witch said, “come out, come out, whereever you are” If you are a straight person trying to understand a GLBT person, try reading “Straight Guide...

queer. (journal)

submit to queer. the internet. issue (re)actions – poetry – fiction – visual arts queer., the only undergraduate journal for critical discussion around what it means to be queer., is accepting submissions for a...

Life Walk 2006

On Sunday (10/1/2006), I participated with a group of friends and Frisco Prider’s in the AIDS Arms Life Walk 2006. Our group raised over $2,500 for this event – a fantastic effort! Here is...

Gay relationships aren’t just about bonking!

I found this interesting article in a “The Australian” opinion piece the other day. It discusses the efforts of a Liberal Party (read, conservative party) MP, Mr. Warren Entsch to introduce a private member’s...

FMA Fails House Vote

Following the rejection of the FMA in the U.S. Senate last month, the U.S. House followed in their decision to reject writing discrimination into the Constitution by a vote of 236-187 (see story).

Marriage Good for Kids

According to a new report issued by the Amercian Academy of Pediatrics, the ability of same-gender couples having the ability to marry would not harm any children within the relationship. The report goes on...

Losing Focus on Our Values

Have the recent discussions about illegal immigration triggered a reaction from CCGLA’s board of directors that now has this community organization discriminating against immigrants? Recently the CCGLA board amended its’ bylaws to prevent anyone...

Woo hoo!

I just got notice that I was selected for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally (GLBTA) Scholarship in Honor of Mary Finley at the University of North Texas. Today, just got all that...

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Challenge Fails

The court challenge to the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy (Cook v. Rumsfeld) was dismissed today by the U.S. District Court forthe District of Massachusetts. According to the Service Members Legal Defense Network website,...