From the video’s description:
“On June 29, thousands of Apple employees and their families marched in the San Francisco Pride Parade. They came from around the world — from cities as far as Munich, Paris, and Hong Kong — to celebrate Apple’s unwavering commitment to equality and diversity. Because we believe that inclusion inspires innovation.”
(h/t to Graham for sharing)
1975: LAPD Chief of Police Responds to LA Pride Invitation: I’d Rather Support “Gay Conversion Week”
In 1975, LAPD Chief of Police Edward Michael Davis responded to an invitation to participate in Gay Pride Week in Los Angeles by saying he’d “much rather celebrate ‘GAY CONVERSION WEEK’.”
The photo was posted to Facebook by Kerry Bailey with the caption:
“Cleaning up the LA Pride office in prep for this year’s festival and came across this.”
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Gay gamer convention GaymerCon raises over $12,000 on Kickstarter within first 24 hours
GaymerCon, which is described as “the first gaming and tech convention with a focus on LGBT geek culture,” brought in $12,223 USD from supporters on their Kickstarter project within just 24 hours.
The project was launched at around 11:45pm EST on Wednesday, and by the same time on Thursday, it had reached nearly 50% of its $25,000 goal. GaymerCon is scheduled for the late summer of 2013 and will be held in San Francisco.
Matt Conn, the founder of GaymerCon, is excited by how well the Kickstarter project is going. In a short interview with Equalitopia, Matt said, "I’m extremely surprised and humbled by the outpouring of support - it’s amazing to see that people want to see this subculture grow and flourish… and that’s awesome.“
The Kickstarter project is currently up to over $16,500 (65% of the goal) and has 29 more days left in its funding period. With 338 backers, contributions are averaging at around $49.
Just like all Kickstarter projects, if GaymerCon doesn’t reach its goal by the funding period, all backers will be returned their full contribution and the project will receive $0. Looking at the amount of support it has already received, it’s unlikely that it will have any trouble reaching its goal.
However, not everyone has been so supportive. Matt told us that some have criticized him: "It’s depressing the comments and the way people who are against the con have expressed their…feelings on it. We want to create a safe, fun space for this community to grow - and it is not about segregating them at all from the larger community.”
Chick-fil-A in California vandalized on “National Same-Sex Kiss Day”
From the Los Angeles Times:
“On a day that some gay-rights activists are planning a "National Same Sex Kiss Day,” a Chick-fil-A in Torrance, California was vandalized overnight with hateful graffiti.“
Read the full article on Los Angeles Times
(Photo credit: KTLA-TV)
“Same-sex couple Frank Capley-Alfano, left, and Joe Capley-Alfano kiss as they celebrate outside San Francisco City Hall Feb. 7, 2012, in San Francisco.”
Proposition 8 was ruled unconstitutional on Tuesday by a federal appeals court in San Francisco.
(Photo: Getty Images via CBS News via Peter Galazka)
BREAKING: Proposition 8 Ruled Unconstitutional
Proposition 8 was ruled unconstitutional on Tuesday by a San Francisco appeals court, according to Reuters.
The three-judge panel ruled 2-1 that Proposition 8 was a violation of the rights of gays and lesbians. According to the report, a stay has been in place and gay marriages will not resume until the deadline passes for Proposition 8 sponsors to appeal.
FCK BULLIES: A new PSA by FCKH8
(Video contains explicit language.)
FCKH8 just launched their second PSA, after the success of their first PSA, which launched two months ago. Since then, $200,000 was raised to support the fight for equal marriage rights. They campaign has sold over 40,000 t-shirts.
FCKH8 is a campaign directly supporting the groups leading the fight for equality, including; American Foundation for Equal Rights, Equality California, Courage Campaign, Lambda Legal. $5 from each shirt sold goes towards those groups.
The campaign was launched on October 10 by Luke Montgomery. Back in 1993, Luke changed his last name to “Sissyfag,“ in an effort to make a point about discrimination against gays and lesbians.
"FCKED up Homo H8 has a lot to do with the suicide R8! FCKH8.com is at it again with "FCK BULLIES.” F-bomb dropping kids, drag queens, senior citizens & shirtless hotties take on anti-gay bullies at schools & churches as well as homo H8ing families & voters. T-shirt sales go to benefit queer youth counseling & suicide prevention.“
(via LaurenKitsune)
FCKH8: Straight Talk About Gay Marriage
(Video contains explicit language.)
FCKH8 is a campaign directly supporting the groups leading the fight for equality, including; American Foundation for Equal Rights, Equality California, Courage Campaign, Lambda Legal. $5 from each shirt sold goes towards those groups.
The campaign was created by Luke_Montgomery. Luke changed his last name to “Sissyfag” in 1993, in an effort to make a point about discrimination against gays and lesbians.
Prop 8 is H8. F-bomb the forces of H8 and help fund the fight for equal marriage rights. Get your T-shirt - do good and look good doing it. $5 from each shirt goes to groups working to make sure everybody has the right marry who they love.
(via zanne__)
A photo by Steve Griffin / The Salt Lake Tribune:
As a rainbow appears in the background Jeff Key, of Salt Lake City, proudly holds the flag as advocates for gay marriage rally on Capitol Hill in Salt Lake City after a federal court judge overturned California’s same-sex marriage ban Wednesday. Key asked his husband to remarry him during the rally.
(via sadax on Reddit)
BREAKING: Proposition 8 ruled unconstitutional
In a landmark victory, a federal judge declared Proposition 8 unconstitutional.
Judge Vaughn Walker ruled that California‘s Proposition 8 should be overturned in a 136-page ruling.
According to the Dallas Voice:
The defense has said it will appeal Walker’s decision to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and the case is expected to eventually wind up before the U.S. Supreme Court.
The defense has also requested a stay of Walker’s ruling pending appeal, but Walker has not yet ruled on that request. If the stay is granted as expected, same-sex couples could not begin marrying in California right away.
The conclusion of the ruling:
“Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage license. Indeed, the evidence shows Proposition 8 does nothing more than enshrine in the California Constitution the notion that opposite- sex couples are superior to same-sex couples. Because California has no interest in discriminating against gay men and lesbians, and because Proposition 8 prevents California from fulfilling its constitutional obligation to provide marriages on an equal basis, the court concludes that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional.”
And an excerpt from the ruling:
A private moral view that same-sex couples are inferior to opposite-se couples is not a proper basis for legislation.
(Photo: New York Times, hat tip to Queerty)
