Silence = Violence = Death: A Call for LGBT Curricular Infusion - Huffington Post (blog)

Silence = Violence = Death: A Call for LGBT Curricular InfusionHuffington Post (blog)A few years ago, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Alliance at a private Boston-area university asked me to give a presentation on LGBT history at one of its weekly meetings. During my introductory remarks, in passing, I used the term ...and more »

Welcoming Synagogues: Queering Jewish Religious Spaces - Huffington Post (blog)

Welcoming Synagogues: Queering Jewish Religious SpacesHuffington Post (blog)Now 42, and a mother of two, Wax lives with the same "roommate," her partner of 20 years. She joined congregation Bet Haverim, a Reconstructionist synagogue in Atlanta founded by gays and lesbians. "When I sat down for the first service, I thought, ...

First Openly Gay Woman Competes for Miss California - Huffington Post (blog)

First Openly Gay Woman Competes for Miss CaliforniaHuffington Post (blog)I never thought I'd see the day a lesbian was in the ranks talking about human rights, marriage equality, and gay teen suicide... until Mollie Thomas. Thomas' announcement of her intention to run for Miss California in this weekend's pageant stirs a ...and more »

'Manta-Man' Flips the Script on Superhero Skin [Webcomic] - ComicsAlliance

'Manta-Man' Flips the Script on Superhero Skin [Webcomic]ComicsAllianceBut despite his fishy superpowers, a lesbian roommate who's a part-time ninja, a second roommate who can make spandex suits to order and a controlling girlfriend who wants nothing more than a heroic boyfriend (unless it's some villainous powers of her ...

Limited runs to look out for - Windy City Times

Windy City TimesLimited runs to look out forWindy City Times... people I met on the train were just pouring their hearts out to me regarding things that they were struggling with—whether it was depression or maybe the anxieties of a roommate or maybe a parent's bipolar disorder," O'Shaughnessy said.

Jenelle Evans & Roommate Get Into Fist Fight On Teen Mom 2

By Radar Staff More bad behavior out of Teen Mom 2 's Jenelle Evans . The embattled North Carolina native, 20, clashed with her roommate Tori on Tuesday's episode after she noticed her boyfriend Kieffer sent a mysterious text message to an out-of-state area code, raising her antennas for the worse. Jenelle’s and Tori's skirmish began after Jenelle took a shot Tori's boyfriend Tylor, leading the ...

Jessica Youseffi: Welcoming Synagogues: Queering Jewish Religious Spaces

Many LGBT Jews may not have the luxury of a synagogue that welcomes them. However, an ambitious project aims to train congregations cross across denominations to become safe and welcoming spaces for all Jews.

Obituary: Robin Elouise Connors / Dedicated career to aiding trauma survivors

Robin Elouise Connors, a longtime Pittsburgh psychotherapist with a gift for healing and a passion for advocating for victims of sexual abuse and other mistreatment, died from breast cancer Friday at her home in Dunkirk, N.Y. Ms. Connors, a former resident of Moon and Regent Square who grew up in Edinboro, Erie County, was 59.

Warren J. Blumenfeld: New Centers Meeting Needs of Growing College Student Demographic

Imagine this: Today is your first day at college. You have been looking forward to this day ever since you can remember. Excited about living...

Warren J. Blumenfeld: Silence = Violence = Death: A Call for LGBT Curricular Infusion

I consider the half-truths, the misinformation, the deletions, the omissions, the distortions, and the overall censorship of LGBT history, literature and culture in the schools as a form of violence.