PCB declares Amir ‘eligible’ for national selection despite opposition
They include Marlon Samuels, Herschelle Gibbs, Tyson Gay [an American sprinter],†said the … Amir was named in a 26-member squad for a conditioning camp in Lahore ahead of the New Zealand tour. While, visa permitting, he could also a find a spot …
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Daily Archives: December 28, 2015
George Montague is The Oldest Gay in the Village
George Montague is The Oldest Gay in the Village
but your mum and I have had a long chat and we’ve decided we’re going to live apart. We like a lot of different things.’ Well, rather a lot of the same thing actually! Apparently they’d known for years that I was gay, so I wasn’t doing as well as …
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National Catholic Reporter names Boy Scout dads and marriage equality plaintiffs "Persons of the Year"
National Catholic Reporter names Boy Scout dads and marriage equality plaintiffs "Persons of the Year"
In a year-end editorial, the National Catholic Reporter has named Greg Bourke and Michael DeLeon persons of the year for 2015.
Three years ago, Greg Bourke was forced to resign as Assistant Scoutmaster of his son’s Boy Scout troop in Louisville, Kentucky because he is openly gay. This occurred despite his involvement with the Boy Scouts for eight years, including six years as a registered leader, and the support of his troop and the church that sponsors his unit. During this time, GLAAD worked with Bourke to help him share his story and urge the Boy Scouts to end its discriminatory ban.
Greg and Michael also joined several same-sex couples in a lawsuit to have the state of Kentucky recognize their marriage. Their lawsuit eventually made it to the US Supreme Court, which ruled in favor of marriage for all in June.
Also this summer, the Boy Scouts removed its ban on LGB leaders. Greg thought he’d be able to return to the organization. However, according to a Change.org petition started by Bourke, the Archdiocese Joseph Kurtz of Louisville decided that Bourke could not rejoin the Boy Scout troop because he is openly gay. In response, Bourke started a petition to ask Archbishop Kurtz to approve his re-application for membership and end his ban on out gay Boy Scout leaders.
Greg and Michael’s recognition is due to their dedication to their children, bringing acceptance to the Boy Scouts, and helping bring marriage equality to the United States. They continue to advocate, and we are so proud of them!
As the National Catholic Reporter stated:
Bourke and DeLeon are emblematic of this major challenge facing the church today, because they force us to ask not how will we live out a hypothetical situation, but how will we live with Greg and Michael. They give flesh to an abstraction.
The answers the church is giving now are confused, uneven and often cruel. Greg and Michael — and countless gay, lesbian and transgender Catholics — deserve better.
For their historic roles as plaintiffs in Obergefell v. Hodges and for their faithful public witness as gay Catholics, we name Greg Bourke and Michael DeLeon NCR’s persons of the year for 2015.
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Deutsche Bank sells China bank stake for up to $4 billion
Deutsche Bank sells China bank stake for up to $4 billion
Lincoln and parts of eastern Nebraska are expected to see half of the predicted 8 inches of snowfall, according to an updated National Weather… Husker Extra live chat with Steven M. Sipple, 1:30 p.m. The Huskers are officially in offseason mood.
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Marriage vote that shook the world
Marriage vote that shook the world
Hundreds of individual accounts of growing up gay in Ireland were shared with families, posted on social networks, or communicated at doorsteps in the cause of marriage equality. If the referendum marked the political coming out of a love that once had …
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U.S. drops lifetime ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood
U.S. drops lifetime ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood
While the new policy lifts a ban in place for more than 30 years, since the early days of the HIV and AIDS epidemic, it effectively stops sexually active gay men from donating. Other countries, like Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom, also have one …
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#Bestof2015: Obama Administration Continues Support of LGBT Community
#Bestof2015: Obama Administration Continues Support of LGBT Community
While President Obama has been a longtime ally of the LGBT community, 2015 marked another significant year for our 44th president and his administration.
At the beginning of the year, President Obama reiterated in his State of the Union address his commitment to legal and social equality for LGBT Americans. He explicitly included the lesbian, bisexual and transgender community and argued that LGBT Americans deserves the same protections and rights as other Americans.
In June, Obama celebrated the historic marriage equality ruling, lighting up the White House in rainbow colors and later calling it one of his favorite moments of 2015.
The Obama Administration threw its weight behind the movement to halt the harmful, widely debunked practice of “conversion therapy.” Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Obama, spoke out against the practice and a few months later, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) published a report calling for an end to “conversion therapy” for minors.
Last month, the White House continued its commitment to LGBT equality, announcing support for the Equality Act.
Throughout the year, the administration appointed and nominated openly LGBT leaders, expanded benefits for same-sex married couples and continued to advance equality for LGBT members of the military.
As 2015 comes to an end, we thank President Obama for his unwavering support and are eager to see what 2016 brings.
Click here to learn more about President Obama’s accomplishments and click here to read HRC’s 2015 Blueprint for Positive Change, which provided a checklist of actions the administration could take to change the lives of LGBT Americans for the better.
Counting down to 2016, HRC is celebrating our greatest milestones and victories in 2015. It has been another incredible year for LGBT equality and we could not have done it without you — our members, readers and supporters–and we look forward to continuing our work in 2016. Stay tuned for more highlights from 2015.
Cancer Q&A: How can I help a loved one with cancer when I am states away?
Cancer Q&A: How can I help a loved one with cancer when I am states away?
The first thing you can do is set up a regular mode of communication like phone calls, emails, online chatting or video chat. Touching base with your loved one regularly is very important so that you can stay current on new developments and decisions.
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R.I.P. Ellsworth Kelly
R.I.P. Ellsworth Kelly
Bosc d’Anjou posted a photo:
Ellsworth Kelly (1923-2015) – Charter (1959). In the collection of the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven.
Irish rovers are tempted to return home
Irish rovers are tempted to return home
Philip King, a musician and broadcaster, recalls the thousands of young Irish emigrants who returned briefly in May to vote in the country’s marriage equality referendum, when Ireland became the first country to introduce gay marriage by popular vote.
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