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Welcome to the Rainbow Room
on the LaRuelist!
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The LaRuelist Rainbow Room was created in
response to several subscribers who wanted to
see articles and resources on GLBTI issues. The
goal here is not to speak simply to the GLBTI
community but to also educate the straight community
on public policy issue... Read More >>
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When Words Can Kill: 'That's So Gay'
Anti-Gay Taunts in School Lead to 11-Year-Old's Suicide and Rising Calls for Change
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By SUSAN DONALDSON JAMES
April 14, 2009
Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover was 11-- hardly old
enough to know his sexuality and yet distraught
enough to hang himself last week after school bullies
repeatedly called him "gay."
The... Read More >>
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The Top 50 Out Power list...
It's not just about personal wealth
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What a difference a year makes: Power and Money
have always been close companions, and the global
economic crisis has only made them more so.
But the Out Power 50 list has never been only about
person wealth: congressman Barney Frank rose to
the top th... Read More >>
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Do you want to work for the next President of the United States?
Reach out to the Presidential Appointments Project
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The Gay & Lesbian Leadership Institute is leading a
community-wide effort to identify strong candidates to
serve the next president of the United States.
GLLI’s Presidential Appointments Project serves as
the talent bank for openly LGBT professiona... Read More >>
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Big bucks seen in amendment battle
by Seth Hemmelgarn
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Groups on both sides of an initiative that would
amend the state constitution to ban same-sex
marriage are trying to raise millions of dollars in
coming months.
"We will continue working to raise as much as we can
and intend to mount a very stro... Read More >>
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Survey shows gays ‘ignorant’ of basic rights issues
Majority of respondents flunk test on U.S. laws
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By JOSHUA LYNSEN, Washington Blade | May 1, 3:57
PM
Few gay Americans understand their basic rights,
according to an analysis released this week.
Based on the responses of 768 gays, lesbians and
bisexuals to a national poll given in November... Read More >>
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Historic 3-day National Convention in Baltimore
April 24-26th...
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Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) - Nearly 1,000
African-American men, women and youth, both gay
and straight-identified are expected to gather in
Baltimore, MD April 24-26 for an historic three-day
event geared towards healing and bridging the gap
between the... Read More >>
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New Hampshire Legalizes Same-Sex Civil Unions
Vittorio Hernandez - AHN News Writer
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Concord, NH (AHN) - Gay unions are now recognized
in New Hampshire. At the stroke of midnight on Dec.
31, the law allowing civil unions between gay and
lesbian couples became effective. Hours after the law
took effect, 37 gay couples entered into civil unions... Read More >>
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African-American Gay Community Scared Over Deaths
CBS Mike Parker reporting
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CHICAGO (CBS) ― Activists fear gay African-
Americans are being targeted for murder. Two openly
gay men were killed recently on the South Side, as
CBS 2's Mike Parker reports.
African-American gay and lesbian groups are talking
about the murder... Read More >>
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Gay & Lesbian Consumer IndexTM
by Community Marketing, Inc.
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Community Marketing, Inc. (CMI), the San Francisco-
based gay and lesbian research, marketing and
communications firm, released the most
comprehensive LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender) market research report ever conducted,
the Gay Consumer Index™ an... Read More >>
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