Article: Archbishop of Wales Calls on Anglicans to Welcome Gay People, Marriage Equality

Archbishop of Wales Calls on Anglicans to Welcome Gay People, Marriage Equality
http://www.towleroad.com/2012/04/archbishop-of-wales-calls-on-anglicans-to-welcome-gay-people-marriage-equality.html#gay%2Bnews)

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Article: Israeli Conservative Movement Approves Ordination of Gay Rabbis

Israeli Conservative Movement Approves Ordination of Gay Rabbis
http://www.towleroad.com/2012/04/israeli-conservative-movement-approves-ordination-of-gay-rabbis.html#gay%2Bnews)

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Call-In Lecture: LGBT Issues and the Muslim Community - 4/23/12

From the National LGBT Bar Association - http://www.lgbtbar.com

April 23: LGBT Issues and the Muslim Community

Muslim and LGBT communities are often portrayed as holding incompatible worldviews, distinct and non-overlapping cultural identities and mutually exclusive political values and goals. But what is the reality in North America? Does this narrative of irreconcilable conflict depict the day-to-day reality of these communities? To what extent is this narrative used to obscure and deny the existence of shared worldviews, overlapping identities and common political goals? And does this narrative really serve Muslim or LGBT communities in North America or does it divide and conquer oppressed communities and help maintain the status quo?

To RSVP and learn more about the call-in Monday, April 23rd, 2012 3:00-4:00pm EST:

http://lgbtbar.us1.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=0d4bedbf3d0ee0b80639584c0&id=b9f2ea7644&e=7e27413f52

AIDS Cases Rising in Muslim Countries, Driven by Gay Sex - NYTimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/09/health/09global.html?_r=1

Fwd: Task Force calls for end to racial profiling

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From: "National Gay and Lesbian Task Force" <Media@theTaskForce.org>
Date: April 17, 2012 10:44:12 AM EDT
To: "Faisal Alam" <alam.faisal@gmail.com>
Subject: Task Force calls for end to racial profiling
Reply-To: <Media@theTaskForce.org>

MEDIA CONTACT: Inga Sarda-Sorensen Director of Communications (Office) 646.358.1463 (Cell) 202.641.5592 isorensen@theTaskForce.org National Gay and Lesbian Task Force calls for end to racial profiling Submits testimony for today's congressional hearing on 'Ending Racial Profiling in America' WASHINGTON, April 17 — The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund submitted written testimony for today's hearing on "Ending Racial Profiling in America," held by the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights. The hearing is examining the disturbing presence of racial profiling in law enforcement and exploring proposed solutions, including the End Racial Profiling Act and closing loopholes in the U.S. Department of Justice's racial profiling guidance. "Racial profiling undermines a pivotal principle in our nation's criminal justice system: An individual is innocent until proven otherwise. Focusing on characteristics, rather than behaviors, to identify suspected wrongdoers is misguided, wasteful and even dangerous to those who are unfairly targeted," said Rea Carey, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people of color know too well how easily it is to be singled out for harassment and persecution as people living at the intersection of racism and anti-LGBT bias." The Task Force testimony details how LGBT people of color are disproportionately affected by racial profiling. It particularly spotlights the deplorable treatment of transgender people of color at the hands of law enforcement, as found in the groundbreaking study, Injustice at Every Turn: A Report of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey, from the Task Force and National Center for Transgender Equality. Injustice at Every Turn found, for example, that 41 percent of black and 21 percent of Latino/a transgender people reported being detained in a prison or jail cell because they are transgender, compared to 4 percent of white transgender people. The Task Force calls upon the subcommittee to pass the End Racial Profiling Act and to work toward the measure's full congressional passage; and strengthen and expand restrictions against racial profiling by federal law enforcement agencies. "We thank the subcommittee for holding the first hearing on this critical issue since 2001. We look forward to continuing the dialogue on how to bring an end to discriminatory racial profiling practices once and for all," said Carey. Read the Task Force's full testimony here. To learn more about the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, visit www.theTaskForce.org and follow us on Twitter: @TheTaskForce. –30– The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund builds the grassroots political power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. The Task Force Action Fund does this through direct and grassroots lobbying to defeat anti-LGBT ballot initiatives and legislation, and works to pass pro-LGBT legislation and other progressive initiatives. The Task Force Action Fund is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit corporation incorporated in New York. Contributions to the Task Force Action Fund are not tax-deductible.

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Gay men still can’t donate blood

Gay men still can't donate blood

Gay men are banned from donating blood, even though HIV detection tests have improved greatly.
Read the entire story here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/with-better-hiv-tests-should-fda-end-its-ban-on-gay-men-donating-blood/2012/04/16/gIQAT2a6LT_story.html

NPR.org » Interpreting Shariah Law Across The Centuries

http://m.npr.org/news/front/150560969?addToPlaylist=150717220

Article: Poll: American Jews Favor Muslims & Mormons Much More Than Conservative Evangelical Christians

Poll: American Jews Favor Muslims & Mormons Much More Than Conservative Evangelical Christians
http://news.yahoo.com/poll-american-jews-favor-muslims-mormons-much-more-154010067.html

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Article: Study: Latino View on Gay Rights on Par With Most Americans

Study: Latino View on Gay Rights on Par With Most Americans
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2012/04/16/Study_Latino_View_on_Gay_Rights_on_Par_With_Most_Americans/

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Article: Saudi Arabia Bans 'Tomboys and Gays' from Schools

Saudi Arabia Bans 'Tomboys and Gays' from Schools
http://www.towleroad.com/2012/04/saudi-arabia-bans-tomboys-and-gays-from-schools.html#gay%2Bnews)

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Article: Soulforce Equality Ride to Meet with Focus on the Family

Soulforce Equality Ride to Meet with Focus on the Family
http://www.towleroad.com/2012/04/soulforce-equality-ride-to-meet-with-focus-on-the-family.html#gay%2Bnews)

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Article: Imam blesses union of gay Muslim couple in France

Imam blesses union of gay Muslim couple in France
http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/04/08/206218.html

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Article: Modern Mecca

Modern Mecca
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/04/16/120416fa_fact_peer

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Article: Indonesia - Equality beyond sexual identity

Equality beyond sexual identity
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/04/16/equality-beyond-sexual-identity.html

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