Day: March 8, 2013

“You Don’t Look Your Picture!?!”
Queens of the Week is a Group of Wack-a-Doodle Queens – Each with a various amount of Experience and a unique point of View.

Out! For Israel to be Absorbed into Organization
A Wider Bridge announced today that “Out! For Israel”, a New York City based LGBT Israel advocacy group, would be absorbed into its operations effective immediately.

President Clinton Urges End to DOMA in WaPo Op-Ed
In a Washington Post op-ed column running tomorrow, President Bill Clinton who signed the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act into law in 1996, called on the Supreme Court to overturn the ban on federal recognition of legally married same-sex couples, saying the law was “incompatible with our Constitution.”

International Women’s Day: UN Committee / Police violence against trans women in Turkey
On International Women’s Day, Intergroup Co-Presidents Ulrike Lunacek and Michael Cashman recall that violence remains a dire reality for lesbian, bisexual and transgender women in Europe and in the world.

GLAAD – Director Brett Ratner to receive Ally Award
GLAAD today announced that the organisation will present the Ally Award to director Brett Ratner at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City on March 16 and premiere a public service announcement (PSA) campaign helmed by Ratner during the event.