LGBT Quote of the day

"Homophobia is a social disease."



~Lauren Bacall

Call For Contributions: Posters Featuring Campaigns Against Homophobia And Transphobia

source:http://www.awid.org/Get-Involved/Calls-for-Participation2/Call-for-Contributions-Posters-featuring-Campaigns-against-Homophobia-and-Transphobia

In the frame of the next Conference against Homophobia in Geneva, Switzerland, on 5 October 2011, the organizing team would like to make an exhibition of posters featuring various campaigns against homophobia and transphobia. The organizing team is specifically looking for campaigns from countries from Latin America, Africa and Asia. Deadline for contributions: September 2, 2011.

If you have any knowledge of such campaigns or organizations which have produced them, could you please send their contact details to Ester Paredes from the Swiww organisation 360° by 2 September

esterparedes36@yahoo.com or at affiches_gaisavoir@yahoo.coms

Teen Beaten to death called "Faggot" during his death beating,not a hate crime!?

http://www.change.org/petitions/teen-beaten-to-death-called-faggot-during-his-death-beatingnot-a-hate-crime

http://unicornbooty.com/2011/08/police-decide-gay-teen-beaten-to-death-called-faggot-not-a-hate-crime/
and
http://unicornbooty.com/2011/08/teen-gay-bashed-to-death-in-michele-bachmanns-hometown-of-waterloo/

This isn't right a 19 year old is dead, witnesses heard him being taunted and called a "faggot" while he was being beaten which lead to his death. There have not even been any arrests in this boy's death even though Lt. Michael McNamee, Waterloo police spokesman said,

“We’ve done multiple interviews and we have heard those allegations, but this was not because of his persuasion or the perception of his persuasion,” McNamee said. “These were all people who knew each other, and there was some bad blood between the two parties involved.”
Here is the local paper's article:

http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/update-waterloo-teen-dies-from-beating-injuries/article_60b484ee-cc19-11e0-8d5d-001cc4c002e0.html

Please sign this petition:
http://www.change.org/petitions/teen-beaten-to-death-called-faggot-during-his-death-beatingnot-a-hate-crime