Author: Brett

Gay Sperm Donor in Custody Battle With Lesbian Ex-Wife

Brett

http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/02/07/gay-sperm-donor-in-custody-battle-with-lesbian-ex-wife/

A gay man who donated his sperm to enable his lesbian ex-wife to become pregnant is demanding overnight and holiday access to their two-year-old son.

The woman and her female partner have instructed their lawyers to fight the man’s demands on the basis he has ‘betrayed’ a ‘pact’ the threesome made before the baby was conceived, in which they allegedly agreed he would have ‘limited’ parental rights.

The parents are not being named in order to protect the little boy’s identity, but are reportedly all highly-paid professionals living in central London.

‘I Am Afraid of Virginia Wolf’ Photos from Set: Guinevere Turner, Janina Gavankar and Carrie Preston

Brett

http://www.shewired.com/box-office/2012/02/06/i-am-afraid-virginia-wolf-photos-set-guinevere-turner-janina-gavankar-and

Filmmaker, lesbian and all-around globe trotter Anna Margarita Albelo is hard at work on the set of her next film project I’m Afraid of Virginia Wolf starring Guinevere Turner (Go Fish, The L Word), Janina Gavankar (The L Word, True Blood) and Carrie Preston (True Blood, The Good Wife) and Agnes Olech. And SheWired has photos from the set!

Albelo has been a film festival favorite with A Lez in Wonderland (a documentary about the Dinah Shore Weekend featuring Guinevere Turner) and with Hooters, her smart, funny and insightful behind-the-scenes examination of The Watermelon Woman director Cheryl Dunye’s The Owls.

Family, Friends Hold Vigil for Bullied Gay Teen Who Committed Suicide

Brett

http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2012/02/family-friends-hold-vigil-for-bullied-gay-teen-who-committed-suicide/

CASHMERE, Wash. — Family and friends gathered for a candlelight vigil on Friday evening to remember 14-year-old Rafael Morelos, who hanged himself on Sunday, Jan. 29. Rafael was openly gay, and friends said he was bullied because of it.

Rafael’s mother, Malinda Morelos, said said she did not know that her son was bullied until students at another vigil earlier in the week told her.

“Almost all the kids here told me he was being bullied,” Morelos told the Wenatchee World.

Morelos said she had known for several years that her son was gay, but that he kept his feelings to himself — she said she she had no idea what he was going through.

Gay Suicide Victim Asher Brown’s Parents Harassed By Their Own Town

Brett

http://www.queerty.com/gay-suicide-victim-asher-browns-parents-harassed-by-their-own-town-20120206/?fb_ref=friendactivity

A year-and-a-half after bullies drove gay 13-year-old Asher Brown to commit suicide, KRIV 26 in Houston reports, his parents, Amy and David Troug, are being bullied by members of their Cypress, TX, community for trying to push for laws to help kids like Asher.

Amy and David Troung tell reporters that they’ve been subject to numerous instances of harassment, intimidation and vandalism since suing Cypress Fairbanks School District and lobbying for new anti-bulling measures.

The Sports Charter Shines A Welcome Light On Homophobia In Football

Brett

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/feb/04/sports-charter-homophobia-football?newsfeed=true

After what feels like an eternity since the tragic death of my uncle, Justin Fashanu, almost 14 years ago, there are signs that the football authorities may finally be taking a stand. Or is this just a public front amid growing concerns about their lack of effort to tackle homophobia and transphobia in sport?

Last Monday, I presented a BBC3 documentary asking why none of the 5,000-or-so professional footballers currently playing in Britain has come out publicly as gay.

Maybe the programme had some effect, because on Thursday it emerged that Premier League clubs are now expected to sign the Sports Charter, which includes a pledge to combat homophobia.

 

NJ Teen Pleads for Her Gay Dads’ Right to Marry

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http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2012/02/03/WATCH_NJ_Teen_Plead_for_Her_Gay_Dads_Right_to_Marry/

Brave teen Madison Galluccio urged the New Jersey Assembly to allow her fathers the right to be married.

Galluccio, of North Haledon, says current laws make her and her family feel less than equal. The state’s legislature is debating a marriage equality bill, which both houses will bring up later this month. Republican governor Chris Christie is threatening to veto it.

University of Maryland swimmers struggle to save their program from elimination

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At first, all Megan Lafferty wanted to do was lie on her bed in the dark. Like all of her teammates, she was devastated when Maryland Athletic Director Kevin Anderson informed them last November that the university planned to drop its men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams.

Instead, Lafferty threw herself into her junior season for the Terrapins with the same determination she had used to throw herself into the pool for thousands of pre-dawn workouts since she was 7 years old.

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2012/02/02/gIQAUh9UlQ_story.html

VA Senate Turnover Leads to Defeat of Anti-Discrimination Bill

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http://hamptonroads.com/2012/01/va-senate-turnover-leads-defeat-antidiscrimination-bill

Reflecting the recent switch from Democratic to Republican control of the Virginia Senate, a bill aimed at prohibiting discrimination in state hiring on the basis of sexual orientation was defeated today.

The Senate General Laws and Technology Committee rejected Sen. Adam Ebbin’s bill, SB263, on an 8-7 party-line vote.

A similar measure was passed by the Senate last year when it had a Democratic majority, only to be defeated in the Republican-led House of Delegates. Republicans won effective control of the Senate in the November election.

“Huddle” Public Service Announcement-Fuel Up to Play 60

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http://supporters.fueluptoplay60.com/2011/02/04/huddle-public-service-announcement-psa-2/

“Huddle” Public Service Announcement (PSA)

A new television PSA entitled “Huddle” developed by the Ad Council in collaboration with Let’s Move!, USDA, NFL, NFL Players Association, National Dairy Council, and Brunner advertising. The PSA features Tony Romo, Quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, and encourages youth to get healthy and be active by joining the Fuel Up to Play 60 movement.