Sentences with phrase «faced by gay»

In France, the ruling came only a year after the country has finally legalized same sex marriages, shedding light on other remaining legal exclusions faced by the gay population.

It was launched in the summer and will culminate on Sep 25 with an event at the Grindr's LA headquarters, where tech individuals and teams can demonstrate their ideas for digital solutions to the challenges faced by gay and trans communities.

Alan Van Capelle, the head of the Empire State Pride Agenda, says he was heartened by words uttered today Ruth Hassell - Thompson, a black lawmaker from the Bronx and Westchester who spoke movingly about the painful ordeals faced by her gay brother, and other minority members.

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The men were told to look at the images for as long as necessary to make their judgments, and longer time spent looking specifically at the faces and bodies of the gay male couples was taken by the researchers as another sign of attraction to men.

In recent months, we have seen many news reports of gay people being beaten, set on fire, or killed, and there have been numerous cases of young gays who have been driven to suicide by the vicious discrimination they face on a daily basis.

Of course, that puts a whole other spin on the Gay or Christian signs being held by the others, though it seems appropriate by the look on their faces...

There are teenagers who have faced homelessness after coming out to their parents, and parents who have faced excommunication from their church for standing by their gay kids.

In the pending court case for overturning California's Proposition 8, which banned «gay marriage,» two leading conservative legal scholars face off: Charles J. Cooper, taking the classical conservative line that organic social institutions such as marriage have an inherent value and can not be redefined by legal fiat, and Theodore Olson, taking the more libertarian line that government should simply regulate contractual relationships between individuals and not become involved in private matters.

In the pending court case for overturning California's Proposition 8, which banned «gay marriage,» two leading conservative legal scholars face off: Charles J. Cooper, taking the classical conservative line that organic social institutions such as marriage have an inherent value and can not be redefined by legal fiat, and Theodore Olson, taking the more libertarian line that government should simply regulate contractual relationships between individuals... Continue Reading»

UPDATE: Interestingly, this letter — which, as I noted above, is dated April 29 — was released on the very same day Schumer is facing pressure from gay activists over over whether a provision sought by same - sex couples will be included in the immigration reform bill.

He will also express his exasperation that at the point at which the country is facing the «most profound economic challenge in living memory», parliament is being clogged up by issues such as Europe and gay rights «simply because they cause the biggest political punch - ups».

The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender [LGBT] community is especially concerned by Sampson's support of Queens Sen. Shirley Huntley, a «no» voter facing a primary challenge from gay - marriage supporter Lynn NunGay Bisexual Transgender [LGBT] community is especially concerned by Sampson's support of Queens Sen. Shirley Huntley, a «no» voter facing a primary challenge from gay - marriage supporter Lynn Nungay - marriage supporter Lynn Nunes.

«Theresa May took the first step by demanding a review of the invasive and humiliating treatment gays face in the asylum process.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER Three gay and lesbian City Council candidates ---- one incumbent and two newcomers ---- are facing organized opposition in the September 10 Democratic primary from a religious right coalition that held rallies against marriage equality over a period of at least seven years.

Elsewhere in the city, incumbents largely were returned to office, though Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr., running unopposed, faced a surprisingly strong, last minute write - in challenge from Marc Fliedner, an out gay ex-prosecutor prompted to jump in when revelations surfaced about the incumbent's failure to pursue fraud charges against Ivanka and Donald Trump, Jr., in their marketing of the Trump Soho and sexual assault charges against Harvey Weinstein brought by an Italian model who captured a partial admission from the former film mogul on tape.

David Cameron was saved from a potentially humiliating Commons defeat on gay marriage by the Labour party last night, after a complicated series of political manoeuvres saw the prime minister face another damaging rebellion from his backbenchers.

This event featured speakers from organizations including the Ali Forney Center, Hetrick - Martin Institute, Depressed Black Gay Men, Caribbean Equality Project, Audre Lorde Project and others with the goal of raising awareness about the challenges and barriers faced by LGBTQ young persons of color.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER In a primary that saw four of the incumbent gay city councilmembers unopposed and two of the seven - member LGBTQ Caucus out of action due to terms limits, the one councilmember who faced a challenge, Brooklyn's Carlos Menchaca, handily withstood an aggressive campaign by Assemblymember Félix Ortiz and the county Democratic organization to unseat him after one terBY PAUL SCHINDLER In a primary that saw four of the incumbent gay city councilmembers unopposed and two of the seven - member LGBTQ Caucus out of action due to terms limits, the one councilmember who faced a challenge, Brooklyn's Carlos Menchaca, handily withstood an aggressive campaign by Assemblymember Félix Ortiz and the county Democratic organization to unseat him after one terby Assemblymember Félix Ortiz and the county Democratic organization to unseat him after one term.

Your eyes are facing the garden adorned with vibrant petals and soft greens of mid-spring, encouraging your mind to fly away towards a place of romance and excitement: only a few weeks from today the sound of the soft breeze will be replaced by the buzz of the scrapping chairs, the gay song of the hummingbirds will leave the spotlight to the orchestra you booked three months in advance and a white ethereal gown will replace the floral cotton dress you're currently wearing.

While we have the privilege of celebrating diversity on the fashion runway, let us not forget the people who are facing extreme brutality today in Russia, where LGBT teens have been ambushed by vigilante mobs and humiliated; Uganda, which has some of the harshest anti-gay laws in the whole of Africa; and Nigeria, the most homophobic place on earth, according to the Pew Research Center, where gay people are stoned to death; as well as countries like Afghanistan, Turkey and Iran, to name a few.

Taken at face value this math is hard enough on gay people in small communities, but it's made even worse by the fact that gay people tend to leave these communities and coalesce in larger urban areas.

A quick read with a conversational tone, «The 7 - Day Dating and Relationship Plan for Gay Men» profiles the obstacles faced by particular types of daters.

Jordenö casts her subjects — gay black and brown teens who find freedom in dance and drag — in warm reds and oranges, giving each individual their moment by fixing on their faces as they make direct eye contact with her camera.

Frank enjoys his newfound celebrity as the face of the gay rights movement but discovers there's even more money to be made (and sex to be had) by switching teams - again.

Each disappointment Frankie faces is like watching the light fade in his eyes bit by bit — surprisingly, his unfulfilling gay hookups also do the same.

I didn't laugh once during The Whole Ten Yards because I'm not amused by gay jokes anymore, have finally grown weary of Bruce Willis beating Matthew Perry, have finally grown bored with the sight of Amanda Peet wandering around in her skivvies, am sick of white comedians doing broad minstrel ethnic face, and no longer have a threshold for erectile dysfunction and flatulence gags.

In the New York Premiere of the narrative film Love Is Strange, Ira Sachs shines in his writing and directing of the challenges faced by two mature gay men, played by Alfred Molina and John Lithgow.

(In Dutch with subtitles) God and Gays: Bridging the Gap (Unrated) Faith - based documentary chronicles the challenges faced by Born Again homosexuals trying to find acceptance as Christians in spite of their religion's general condemnation of their sexual preference as sinful.

According to the 2015 National School Climate Survey, conducted by the Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network (GLSEN)-- LGBTQ students in America's schools continue to face aggression and negative environments on a regular basis:

It documented several challenges lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender students face, including in - person and online bullying, limits on LGBT student groups, exclusion of some topics from curricula and discrimination by classmates and school personnel.

the theory of semiotics, text and image as political tools in the work of Jacob Riis, the FSA, «Have you Seen Their Faces», and «Let Us Now Praise Famous Men», captions and photographs in the picture magazine and weekly tabloid, Pat Ward Williams's handwritten retellings, Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Millan's photo essay parody, Bill Owen, Gay Block, and Clarissa Sligh's stories of suburbia and family, photographs that counter the voice of authority, posters by the Guerrilla Girls, installations by Carrie Mae Weems and Glenn Ligon, instructional text in the work of Erwin Wurm, Gillian Wearing, Tony Oursler, and the spoken word, pictures of words, appropriation and photomontage, Adbusters, The Billboard Liberation Front and cultural jamming, and more...

In 2010, a decision that two gay men who faced persecution in their own countries for their sexuality could be returned on the basis they could be discreet was overruled by the Supreme Court, in HJ (Iran) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, HT (Cameroon) v Same [2010] UKSC 31.

Last week, I attended a thought - provoking seminar on the unique challenges faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender lawyers in the courtroom.

Howard Bashman points to a pair of articles from the San Francisco Chronicle today on the new legal issues faced by divorcing gay couples.

The event is viewed as an opportunity to celebrate diversity within the legal profession, to show support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender lawyers in Nova Scotia, and to allow lawyers to learn about the unique legal issues faced by the LGBTTI community.

After reading Kosinski and Wang's paper, three sociologists and data scientists who spoke with Quartz questioned whether the author's assertion that gay and straight people have different faces is supported by the experiments in the paper.

Barriers and Success Factors in Adoption from Foster Care: Perspectives of Lesbian and Gay Families (PDF - 420 KB) National Resource Center for Diligent Recruitment at AdoptUSKids (2013) Provides findings from follow - up interviews with 10 lesbian and gay families who participated in a study that investigated barriers faced by families in the process of adopting a child from foster caGay Families (PDF - 420 KB) National Resource Center for Diligent Recruitment at AdoptUSKids (2013) Provides findings from follow - up interviews with 10 lesbian and gay families who participated in a study that investigated barriers faced by families in the process of adopting a child from foster cagay families who participated in a study that investigated barriers faced by families in the process of adopting a child from foster care.