GaMIT is an organization (for undergraduates and graduate students) devoted to insuring the existenc
Geography of hate speech on Twitter (including homophobic tweets):
http://users.humboldt.edu/mstephens/hate/hate_map.html #
Hate Map The Geography of Hate is part of a larger project by Dr. Monica Stephens of Humboldt State University (HSU) identifying the geographic origins of online hate speech. Undergraduate students Amelia Egle, Matthew Eiben and Miles Ross, worked to produce the data and this map as part of Dr. Stephens' Adv...
"Delaware became the 11th state in the nation to allow same-sex marriage when Democratic Gov. Jack Markell signed a gay marriage bill into law just minutes after its passage by the state Senate on Tuesday.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/delaware-gay-marriage-91035.html "
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/delaware-gay-marriage-91035.html?hp=r21
04/29/2013
N.B.A. Center Jason Collins Comes Out as Gay Jason Collins, 34, who will be a free agent on July 1, started his essay in Sports Illustrated: “I’m a 34-year-old N.B.A. center. I’m black. And I’m gay.”
04/13/2013
So Montana got rid of its so**my laws...
http://www.advocate.com/society/law/2013/04/13/montana-finally-strikes-law-criminalizing-gay-sex
But did you know Massachusetts hasn't?
http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/subject/about/sex.html **my
Montana Finally Strikes Law Criminalizing Gay S*x The law was declared unconstitutional in 1997, but remained on the books until this month.
03/15/2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/15/us-usa-portman-gaymarriage-idUSBRE92E0G020130315
Senator Portman reverses gay marriage opposition: reports WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman has reversed his longtime opposition to same-sex marriage after learning two years ago that his son is gay, Ohio newspapers reported on Friday.Portman,
03/01/2013
Need a good story to lift your mood? Look to Emerson!
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/28/fraternity-raises-money-online-for-a-brothers-transgender-operation/
Fraternity Raises Money Online for a Brother's Transgender Operation Members of a fraternity at Emerson College in Boston raised money to help one of their brothers cover the cost of a procedure that is part of a female-to-male transgender transition.
Are you ready to party hard?!
https://www.facebook.com/events/138549956309581/?fref=ts
02/04/2013
Solicitor General’s Predicament on Gay Marriage After advocating a state-by-state approach to deciding the issue of same-sex marriage, President Obama appears now to favor a more national strategy, leaving Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli Jr. in a tough spot.
Boy Scouts' Repeal Of Gay Ban Mirrors Its Approach To Racial Integration : NPR The Boy Scouts are set to let local troops decide on rules for admitting gay members and leaders, a policy similar to its approach to racial integration that many find unsatisfactory.
01/26/2013
So-called "gay propaganda" has been banned in Russia.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2013/jan/25/russia-ban-gay-propaganda-video
Russia votes to ban 'gay propaganda' - video Russia's parliament passes a draft law on Friday banning the use of 'gay propaganda' in an overwhelming 388-1 majority
Every Tuesday night during IAP G@MIT will be hosting a dinner and movie night in the Rainbow Lounge (50-005). All are welcome! Early birds pick the film.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/28/us/gay-conversion-therapy-faces-tests-in-courts.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&hp
Keep an eye out for an inspirational and educational "Conversion 'Therapy'" event next semester, brought to you by G@MIT.
Gay ‘Conversion Therapy’ Faces Tests in Courts Methods that claim to help men overcome unwanted same-sex attractions are being legally challenged in New Jersey and California.