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...legalize gay marriage and has had two consecutive gay mayors. “The sky did not fall,” said Mayor E. Denise Simmons at yesterday’s rally. Simmons, who married her partner when Cambridge legalized same-sex marriage in 2004, is the first black lesbian to be elected mayor in the United States. She provided messages of optimism to the crowd, citing the election of Barack Obama as an indication that “the tainted symbols of inequality have fallen by the wayside.” The mayor said that marriage equality will someday...
...Dean of Freshmen Thomas A. Dingman ’67 is a guest on the committee. Nelson suggested that the Houses take advantage of students’ willingness to assist tutors—especially those who are part of student groups such as the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, and Supporters Alliance. “I don’t think we’re making the natural link to students who are in the House community and are very interested in doing the same type of work,” Nelson said. “I actually think it would...
...words: Guy, a, three. In 15 minutes you are: In euphoria that Americans elected a black president. In 15 years you are: In euphoria that Americans elected a female AND gay president (it’s going to be a good 15 years. Get on board, California, lesbian is the new black...
...California Protesting a Gay-Marriage Ban While Barack Obama may have broken the color barrier by becoming the nation's first African-American President, the gay and lesbian community in California has erupted in protests following the approval of Proposition 8, which overturns a state supreme court decision upholding gay marriage. On Nov. 8, some 10,000 people, far more than authorities had expected, marched through Hillcrest, the hub of San Diego's gay community. Many opponents of the measure blamed religious groups for the its passage, particularly the Mormon church, which one source estimated had donated some $15 million...
...attempted purges occurring in the early 20th century as globalization encouraged a consuming fear of the “other.” He hopes that the film will reach a larger audience organically, but he also plans on submitting it to film festivalso national and international gay and lesbian film festivals that focus on queer cinema and queer audiences, beginning with the London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. The world, and Harvard, have come a long way over the decades, but Marco Chan ’11, Co-Chair of the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, and Supporters Alliance, thinks students...