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Gay member of Catholic nonprofit told he cannot be president because he’s gay [STLToday]
Aug 14th
From STLToday.com: A board member of a Catholic nonprofit organization who was told he could not become board president because he is gay is trying to rally support to modify the group’s rules.
Jeffrey Goldone, who has been a vice president on the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of St. Louis board of directors for five years, was nominated for president in May. He accepted the nomination but was dropped from the running several weeks later.
“I was told that I could not run for president because my living relationship goes against Catholic moral teaching,” which could bring ‘shame and embarrassment” to the society, Goldone wrote in a Aug. 2 letter addressed to “fellow Vincentians.”
Goldone has been in a relationship with his partner for 20 years.
Human Rights Campaign St. Louis promises “No Excuses” at annual Dinner Gala.
Aug 13th
St. Louis, MO – “No Excuses.” It’s more than a theme. It’s a call to action. And it’s the rallying cry behind the Human Rights Campaign St. Louis’ 18th Annual Dinner Gala taking place Saturday, September 25 at the Hyatt Riverfront.
Highlighting the black tie event, the organization will present its Equality Award to two long-time leaders in St. Louis’ lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, Scott Emanuel and Ed Reggi.
“You couldn’t ask for two people who better exemplify a life of ‘No Excuses,’” stated Dinner co-chair Don Eakins.
For the past nine years, Emanuel has volunteered as an adult leader with Growing American Youth. He has hosted “Lavender Limelight” and “Outspoken,” St. Louis’ only GLBT radio talk shows, and currently serves on the board of the LGBT Community Center. Founded in November 2008, Reggi’s Show Me No Hate organization has lead numerous peaceful demonstrations, including rallies at St. Louis’ Old Court House, Cathedral Basilica, and the Harvey Milk Day march to City Hall, helping unify an often fractured community and bringing much-needed visibility to the fight for LGBT rights.
A married couple, Emanuel and Reggi are fierce advocates for marriage equality. Since May 2009, they have organized four Marriage Equality Bus trips to Iowa, enabling dozens of local gay and lesbian couples to obtain legal marriage licenses. They plan a fifth trip for August 13.
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Local Gay Activists Honored by Human Rights Campaign [RFT]
Aug 13th
From the Riverfront Times Blog: Congratulations are in order: Husbands Ed Reggi and Scott Emanuel are being honored next month with the Equality Award at the 2010 Human Rights Campaign St. Louis Dinner Gala.
The HRC is the nation’s largest group working toward equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans.
The couple’s work on behalf of LGBT equality in our fair city speaks for itself: Emanuel has long been an activist on behalf of LGBT citizens and youth, and Reggi founded Show Me No Hate, an active grassroots coalition.
Lesbian cadet quits West Point, cites “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy [KSDK]
Aug 13th
From KSDK.com: A lesbian cadet asked Monday to resign from the U.S. Military Academy because she can no longer lie about her sexuality and was troubled by the anti-gay attitudes of some around her.
Katherine Miller of Findlay, Ohio, also said she wants to fight for repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law, a subject she was studying and writing about as a sociology major at West Point.
“I intend for my resignation to offer a concrete example of the consequences of a failed law and social policy,” she wrote in her resignation letter, referring to the law against gays serving openly in the military.
Miller wrote proudly of her accomplishments as a student, athlete and soldier and said that she had not been pressured by anyone to resign. But she wrote of being “coerced into ignoring derogatory comments towards homosexuals for fear of being alienated for my viewpoint” and that she “endured sexual harassment for fear of being accused as a lesbian.”
53 gay porn pirates face new round of P2P lawsuits [Arstechnica]
Aug 12th
From Arstechnica.com: It’s not just the game plan of the RIAA and the new US Copyright Group—numerous rightsholders have resorted to mass federal lawsuits against P2P users, including those in the gay porn industry. On Monday, Lucas Entertainment filed its first such lawsuit targeting 53 BitTorrent users alleged to have shared its pornographic film Kings of New York.
The complaint is brief. Lucas says nothing about why it thinks that these users downloaded its film except to note that “monitoring of online infringement of Plaintiff’s motion picture is ongoing.” Instead, it has simply presented the judge with a list of 53 IP addresses, all of which are said to have visited gay-torrents.net (“a private website known for its vast index of videos depicting gay pornography”) and then shared the film in question.
Judge gives green light for same-sex marriage in California [CNN]
Aug 12th
From CNN.com: A federal judge ruled on Thursday to allow same-sex couples to marry in California, starting on August 18, handing another victory to supporters of gay rights in a case that both sides have said is likely to end up in the U.S. Supreme Court.
Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage last week, ruling that voter-approved Proposition 8 violates the U.S. Constitution. Walker had issued a temporary stay on his decision, which on Thursday he said he would lift.
Mr. Midwest Leather Contest – 9/24/10 – 9/26/10 at Bad Dog Bar & Grill
Aug 9th
ST.LOUIS MO: The Mr. Midwest Leather Contest is an annual event open to men from 13 states across the Midwest. The event is primarily for gay men, but is open to males interested in competing for the title, prizes and more involvement in the Leather Community. Traditionally title holders use their titles in fundraising for worthy charities and promoting brotherhood in the community. The contest will draw visitors and competitors from across the Midwest region.
This years’ event weekend is September 24 – 26, 2010, at Bad Dog Bar & Grill in St. Louis, MO. The host hotel is Sheraton St. Louis City Center Hotel & Suite. The Mr. Midwest Leather title covers 13 states: Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Missouri, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, and Kentucky. The emcee and judges for this event will be from across the Midwest region, representing a spectrum of leather and non-leather communities.
The winner of the contest will be named Mr. Midwest Leather for 2010 and go on to compete at International Mr. Leather on Memorial Day Weekend, 2011, in Chicago, IL.
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The Return of The Guide!
Aug 8th
Here at Gaystlouis.com, years ago, the website featured a diverse listing of GLBT Resources for the community. Sadly, that vanished a few iterations back and looked to have vanished for good.
Alas… that has changed! The Guide is back!
You can find it on the menu bar on the website.
I need YOUR help though in adding new entries and adding descriptions to existing entries. Many of these groups/places I only know in passing so I’d love more information to share with the community! Just email to webmaster@gaystlouis.com and I’ll add the information.
Opponents, supporters of gay marriage stand their ground in Clayton [Beacon]
Aug 7th
From the STL Beacon: After California’s ban on gay marriage was tossed out by a judge this week, could Missouri’s gay-marriage ban be next?
That fear prompted Frieda Keough to show up in Clayton’s Memorial Park on Thursday, homemade sign in hand, to join about 70 others protesting Wednesday’s decision by Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker. He ruled that California’s Proposition 8, approved by voters in 2008, violated the rights of gays and lesbians who wish to marry.
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A few yards away stretched at least 150 gay-marriage supporters (organizers contended twice that number) who lined the Central Avenue sidewalk for most of the block to show their support for Walker’s decision. County police kept the two sides well apart.
Gay Marriage Supporters Outnumber Foes, Big Time [RFT]
Aug 7th
From the Riverfront Times Blogs: Same-sex marriage supporters outnumbered the antis by four-to-one — even more, by some counts — at last night’s National Organization for Marriage rally and Show Me No Hate counter-action in Clayton. The rallies came on the heels of the repeal of Prop 8, California’s anti-gay-marriage amendment.
Overall, the two groups’ demonstrations were pretty civil. NOM had a permit from St. Louis County police to occupy Memorial Park, the green space on the campus of the police department. Plenty of county officers were on hand to keep the rainbow-flag waving counter-demonstrators corralled on the sidewalk, where their signs elicited plenty of supportive honks from passing cars.
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