LGBTQ+ – Page 40 – CAHRO – California Association of Human Relations Organizations

LGBTQ+-related laws include but are not limited to: government recognition of same-sex relationships, LGBT adoption, sexual orientation and military service, immigration equality, anti-discrimination laws, hate crime laws regarding violence against LGBT people, sodomy laws, anti-lesbianism laws, and higher ages of consent for same-sex activity.

In Rutgers Spying Case, Voices for Gay Rights Urge Leniency

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:30:44+00:00 May 21st, 2012|Education, LGBTQ+|

In the two months since he was found guilty of using a webcam to spy on his roommate, Dharun Ravi has gone from being a symbol of antigay bias to being something of a folk hero, with rallies of his supporters urging the court to “free Dharun.”…

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For gay marriage opponents, moments shape minds

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:30:45+00:00 May 21st, 2012|LGBTQ+|

When President Obama announced his support for gay marriage, supporters and pundits declared it symbolic of a historic shift in American attitudes. But as the attention fades, the fact remains that voters in 31 states have rejected gay marriage and more are lining up to do so….

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Gays may have the fastest of all civil rights movements

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:30:45+00:00 May 21st, 2012|Intergroup Relations, LGBTQ+|

Public attitudes have shifted sharply in the last 10 years. Chalk it up to familiarity – among family, friends, co-workers and prime-time TV characters….

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House Republicans add gay marriage measure to defense bill

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:30:45+00:00 May 21st, 2012|LGBTQ+|

The chamber passes the annual spending bill 200 to 120, including the provision that would ban same-sex ceremonies at military chapels….

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Psychiatry Giant Sorry for Backing Gay ‘Cure’

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:30:45+00:00 May 21st, 2012|LGBTQ+|

PRINCETON, N.J. — The simple fact was that he had done something wrong, and at the end of a long and revolutionary career it didn’t matter how often he’d been right, how powerful he once was, or what it would mean for his legacy….

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In Largely Symbolic Move, N.A.A.C.P. Votes to Endorse Same-Sex Marriage

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:30:45+00:00 May 21st, 2012|Intergroup Relations, LGBTQ+|

The board of the N.A.A.C.P. voted to endorse same-sex marriage on Saturday, putting the weight of the country’s most prominent civil rights group behind a cause that has long divided some quarters of the black community….

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California presbytery defies church, backs minister in gay weddings

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:30:46+00:00 May 16th, 2012|LGBTQ+|

Northern California Presbyterian governing body makes history by rejecting church’s official denunciation of minister who performed same-sex marriages.

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Gay Prosecutor Is Denied Virginia Judgeship Despite Bipartisan Support

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:30:46+00:00 May 16th, 2012|Intergroup Relations, LGBTQ+|

Virginia’s Republican-controlled House rejected the judicial nomination of a gay Richmond prosecutor early Tuesday morning, plunging the critical swing state into the middle of the national debate about the civil rights of gay Americans.

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For Some, Same-Sex Marriage Is Not Politics, It’s Personal

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:30:46+00:00 May 15th, 2012|Intergroup Relations, LGBTQ+|

WASHINGTON — Some of their best friends turned out to be gay.

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The Ongoing Saga of Racial and Gender Identity Politics Among the Millennials and Others

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:30:47+00:00 May 14th, 2012|Intergroup Relations, LGBTQ+|

Recently, there has been a lot of talk about race and gender on American television. One thing can certainly be said, the conversation has not been dull. Internet blogs have been in overdrive, and the conversation has managed to find its way into the halls of academia. In my “Sexual Politics Since World War II”

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