2012 LGBT Muslim Retreat Youth Scholarship Applicants' Demographics

2012 LGBT Muslim Retreat Youth Scholarship Applicants' Demographics

View more PowerPoint from Faisal Alam

Will you help 14 LGBT Muslim youth attend the 2012 LGBT Muslim Retreat?

All donations are tax-deductible, thanks to our fiscal sponsor Muslims for Progressive Values.

Click here to make a donation.

Article: Poll: People of Color More Likely to Support Gay Marriage Than Whites

Poll: People of Color More Likely to Support Gay Marriage Than Whites
http://colorlines.com/archives/2012/05/people_of_color_more_likely_to_support_gay_marriage_than_whites_abc_poll_finds.html

Sent via Flipboard, your social magazine for iPad and iPhone.

Article: POLL: Black Support For Marriage Equality Is Higher Than General Population, Which Is Still Very High

POLL: Black Support For Marriage Equality Is Higher Than General Population, Which Is Still Very High
http://www.queerty.com/poll-black-support-for-marriage-equality-is-higher-than-general-population-which-is-still-very-high-20120523/

Sent via Flipboard, your social magazine for iPad and iPhone.

Article: Madrid Zoo’s ‘Gay’ Penguins Given Egg of Their Own

Madrid Zoo's 'Gay' Penguins Given Egg of Their Own
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/05/madrid-zoos-gay-penguins-given-egg-of-their-own/

Sent via Flipboard, your social magazine for iPad and iPhone.

AP Mobile: In US, Castro's daughter focuses on gay rights

A story from AP Mobile:

In US, Castro's daughter focuses on gay rights

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro brought her fight for gay rights to a U.S. forum Wednesday, stressing the need to secure social equality for all, regardless of sexual orientation. Speaking in Spanish through a translator, Mariela Castro addressed about 50 medical professionals and transgender advocates at San Francisco General Hospital on Wednesday. She has an inte...

Read Full Story

Download the free AP Mobile for iPhone and iPad from the App Store today! or visit getapmobile.com for support on Android, Blackberry, WP7 and other devices.

BBC E-mail: Life in Timbuktu under Islamist rule

** Life in Timbuktu under Islamist rule **
An Islamist militant group, Ansar Dine, has taken control of the Saharan city of Timbuktu. Although the city was once a centre of Islamic learning, the group has objected to some local practises.

< http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18104236 >

Public opinion shifts on same-sex marriage

Public opinion shifts on same-sex marriage 

Public opinion concerning same-sex marriage continues to shift in favor of legalization, according to a new Washington Post-ABC New poll.
Read the entire story here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/after-president-obamas-announcement-opposition-to-gay-marriage-hits-record-low/2012/05/22/gIQAlAYRjU_story.html&wpmk=MK0000200

Article: Rutgers webcam trial: Dharun Ravi refuses to apologize

Rutgers webcam trial: Dharun Ravi refuses to apologize
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-dharun-ravi-20120522,0,1572952.story

Sent via Flipboard, your social magazine for iPad and iPhone.

BBC NEWS - Egypt elections: The challenge of appealing to women

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18156479

LA Times - Gays may have the fastest of all civil rights movements

http://mobile.latimes.com/p.p?m=b&a=rp&id=2150672&postId=2150672&postUserId=7&sessionToken=&catId=5219&curAbsIndex=0&resultsUrl=DID%3D6%26DFCL%3D1000%26DSB%3Drank%2523desc%26DBFQ%3DuserId%253A7%26DL.w%3D%26DL.d%3D10%26DQ%3DsectionId%253A5219%26DPS%3D0%26DPL%3D3

Pakistan blocks Twitter, cites blasphemy

http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/20/world/asia/pakistan-twitter/index.html?c=world

AP Mobile: NAACP backs same-sex marriage as civil right

A story from AP Mobile:

NAACP backs same-sex marriage as civil right

MIAMI (AP) - The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts "to codify discrimination or hatred into the law." The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's board voted at a leadership retreat in Miami to back a resolution supporting marriage equality, calling the position consistent with the equal protection provisio...

Read Full Story

Download the free AP Mobile for iPhone and iPad from the App Store today! or visit getapmobile.com for support on Android, Blackberry, WP7 and other devices.

Christians and Muslims Unite to Oppose Lady Gaga

http://m.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/may/20/lady-gaga-faces-asian-concert-bans?cat=music&type=article

Indonesian activists called the cancellation of a gig in Jakarta a sign of the country's "Talibanisation" after authorities withdrew permission for her concert on 3 June, making her the first foreign artist to be banned despite selling out a 52,000-seat venue.

NAACP endorses same-sex marriage

NAACP endorses same-sex marriage

Organization adds its influential voice to a debate that has divided the African-American community.
Read the entire story here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/post/naacp-endorses-same-sex-marriage/2012/05/19/gIQA5SFSbU_blog.html&wpmk=MK0000200