Tag: US LGBT News
“Migrating Archives” Exhibition Tells International Stories of GLBT History
A new exhibition opening on February 1 in the Front Gallery at The GLBT History Museum will draw on innovative curatorial work combining art and history to offer a glimpse into the ways queer lives from the past are honoured in archives around the world.
Lawyer David Perecman Discusses Recent Hate Crime Statistics Released by the FBI, New York Ranks First in Hate Crime Incidents
New York civil rights violation lawyer David Perecman of The Perecman Firm comments on newly released Federal Bureau of Investigation statistics that show New York City as America’s top city for hate crime incidents.
City of San Francisco Asks: Can GLBT Museum Donors Meet the Challenge?
The City of San Francisco has issued a challenge to the GLBT Historical Society in the form of a $17,000 matching grant to support The GLBT History Museum, the stand-alone museum that the society operates in the city’s Castro District.
Arizona Shooting and Class Resentment….
In the past 23 years, only two US Congress-persons have been shot at. Both are Jewish: Gabrielle Giffords, last week in Arizona, and Eric Cantor of Virginia, the new GOP House Majority Leader.
Teen Sexuality Explored in Young Adult Fiction Novel
In Amber Lehman’s new novel, Torn, Lehman explores teen sexuality in its many different facets, from homosexuality, bisexuality, and teens who are simply questioning themselves. Heterosexual relationships are not overlooked either.
Boy targeted by anti-gay bullies on YouTube
A young boy named Simon posted this video back in April in response to people on YouTube calling him a “homo”. The video has spawned a slew of parodies and anti-gay hate speech that is unpublishable here. The comments are perverted, disgusting, and even racist.