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Equality Ride
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ginia, a ride organizer, said that the decision not to have arrests this year was a conscious
one.
Luu said this year the Equality Riders expanded their views of discrimination and oppression to include where it happens in the criminal justice system, especially to transgender people.
"We decided not to feed the system by getting arrested and paying fines," Luu said. "We try to find common ground in love, justice and mercy," said Diz.
"But we came because of the policies,"
News Briefs
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too many heart-wrenching stories of Minnesotans suffering unimaginable indignities because the current law stood in the way. It is incredibly unfortunate that we are allowing government red tape and partisan extremism to block loving couples through the final phase of life."
Ann Karner-Roth, executive director of the organization backing the bill, issued her own statement.
"The governor's facts are wrong. Samesex couples can't sue for wrongful death, and current law does not provide the same level of protection for a same-sex partner trying to carry out their deceased partner's final wishes."
Much of the bill's language was taken from the policies of Minnesota-based Fortune 500 companies, most of whom offer same-sex domestic partner benefits.
"It's concerning that the governor is shortsighted on what businesses already know is good for our state equality and fairness for all Minnesotans," Karner-Roth stated.
DADT comments may be
anonymous
Washington, D.C.-As the Pentagon studies the "don't ask, don't tell" policy barring openly gay or lesbian people from serving in the military, anonymous opinions from gay troops may be accepted, according to Army Secretary John McHugh.
"We're trying to do this in the quietest way possible, and by that, I simply mean not to sensationalize it, to try to really assess the soldiers' opinions," McHugh told the Associated Press. "Anonymity, of course, is an important aspect."
The Pentagon expects to give its recommendations on changing the policy by the end of the year.
While McHugh did not lay out any specific guidelines for maintaining anonymity, simple rules for protecting one's identity online are to use a public computer, like
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Luu added. "Policies inform the culture." "We have the students in mind," Luu continued. "They are the ones who are silenced and suffering."
Caitlin MacIntyre of Austin, Texas was the ride director.
Asked to define success for the Malone stop, she said, "It's not possible to evaluate success. Every conversation is success, a victory."
"Once I tell you my story, you can't unhear it. The next time you hear that homosexuality is sin, I'm there. You hear my voice and you see my face."
"When you lay down sword and shield, you make changes, even if you can't see them for years and years," MacIntyre said.
"The students tend to be more open to our message than the administration," Luu concluded.
in a library, and not to use personally identifiable e-mail addresses. Personal computers and smart phones are easily traceable.
McHugh discussed the system being considered with reporters while standing next to Lt. Gen. Benjamin Mixon, who was scolded in March after urging troops to lobby in support of DADT. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey told Mixon his actions were ill-advised, and Mixon did not discuss DADT at the press stop in Hawaii on May 7.
Leaders push to pass ENDA
Washington, D.C.—National LGBT leaders held a press conference on May 18 calling for the immediate passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, currently before Congress. The measure would ban job discrimination by sexual orientation or gender identity.
Leaders of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, the National Center for Transgender Equality, the National Black Justice Coalition, Stonewall Democrats, Pride at Work and the National Center for Lesbian Rights gathered at the National Press Club to urge action on the bill.
Reps. Barney Frank and Tammy Baldwin, both of whom are openly gay, say that after weeks of vote-counting, they believe they have enough support to pass ENDA with full transgender-inclusive language.
Supporters of ENDA view it as a good sign that the "whip count" is now focusing more on rechecking support among members who are comfortable with it, instead of among moderates who might be less likely to support the measure.
Some of those moderates are concerned that backing a "controversial" bill during an election year will cost them their seats.
Frank said that concession were made to appease the moderates when the bill was drafted, including clauses on the use of bathrooms and requiring "consistent gen-
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Malone vice president of student development Chris Abrams has a last-minute wrap-up chat with Equality Riders Jaxon Lindars of Plano, Texas and Kimmy Devries of Grand Rapids, Mich., before the bus departs. In the background is Jennifer Luu of Alexandria, Va.
One such student at Malone is Sam Hudson Taylor of Cleveland, who dates both men and women.
"They came for me and for others," Taylor said after the riders departed the campus.
Taylor said he attends Malone because he wants to be a right Christian and grow spiritually. He also got a scholarship.
Taylor was initially reluctant to talk to a reporter for fear that there might be consequences. He is a campus leader.
However, he also wants to promote a queer straight alliance on campus and reach out to others.
"That would definitely be a comforting and supportive outlet," Taylor said. "It will not end here."
Taylor's brother Luke, who only dates women and is also a Malone student, called
der presentation" to sue for discrimination. Baldwin was less sympathetic to the moderates.
"Name one issue where you don't hear that?" she said. "They should choose another profession."
Malawi couple convicted of being gay
Blantyre, Malawi-Two gay men were convicted of "buggery" on May 18, and were expected to be sentenced on May 20.
Last December, 26-year-old Steven Monjeza and 20-year-old Tiwonge Chimbalanga took part in a commitment ceremony, and were arrested two days later. The couple faces up to 14 years imprisonment with hard labor.
Malawi's anti-gay laws date back to the start of British colonization of the country in 1891.
According to the British newspaper The Guardian, the prosecutor asked for a harsh sentence because the couple left a "scar on
his experience with the riders "encouraging and enlightening."
"I do feel a sense of frustration with the atmosphere toward LGBT people here," Luke Taylor said. "For me as an ally, today was a great opportunity for students to see things a different way."
Rider Nick Miller of Cincinnati said the ride raised his awareness of the T in LGBT. "I had a lot to learn," Miller said, “and I was never exposed to the other areas of oppression and I didn't know any transgender people."
"I love the ride's emphasis on addressing the wide variety of the 'isms' of oppression.
Miller, who organized the Bethel College stop in Mishawaka, Indiana on April 16, said he learned of the Equality Ride from an Advocate cover story.
morality,” and “seemed to have been proud of their action."
The men's attorney asked for leniency, arguing that they were first-time offenders who have already been imprisoned under harsh conditions.
Human rights advocates in Malawi and across the globe are distressed at the convictions.
Richard Bridgen of the Southern African Litigation Center called the conviction "a major tragedy for all Malawians who will now be able to fight for human rights."
Peter Tatchell, head of the British LGBT group Outrage, called for world leaders to speak out against the Malawi court's action. "I appeal to governments worldwide, especially the South African government, to condemn this harsh, bigoted judgment and to urge its reversal," he said. VV
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