Archive for August, 2008

Lesbian Rights Pioneer Del Martin Passes Away at 87

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Just two months after she was able to legally marry her long time partner, lesbian rights pioneer, Del Martin passed away at the age of 87.
Martin was an author and co-founded the Daughters of Bilitis in 1955, a political organization that fought for lesbian rights. She had been with her partner Phyllis Lyon, for nearly 60 […]

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California Supreme Court Rules Doctors Can’t Use Religion to Deny Treatment

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

The California Supreme Court has made another landmark vote in favor of LGBT rights. On Monday the judges voted unanimously that doctors who have religious objections to caring for gay and lesbian patients must provide them with treatment or find another colleague in their office who will.
Plaintiff Guadalupe Benitez brought the suit against a San […]

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Olympic Diver Wants to be Rembered for More Than Being Gay

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

When Aussie diver, Matthew Mitcham takes to the pool next Monday he wants to be know for his performance and not because he is gay. “I just want to be known as the Australian diver who did really well at the Olympics.”
Mitcham hadn’t planned to make a statement by comming out. It happend during an interview in May when […]

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