The Board of Directors of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the United State’s of America’s largest and oldest civil rights organization, today endorsed marriage equality at an meeting on Saturday, 19 May 2012. The organization had originally been founded in 1909 to improve the lives of the country’s African American citizens.

The NAACP’s move comes as attitudes in the African American community towards lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people are changing rapidly. A recent poll found that 54% of African Americans supported US President Barak Obama’s recent decision to also personally endorse marriage equality in the USA and his additional remarks that he favors the repeal of DOMA, the misnamed “Defense of Marriage Act” that codified anti-marriage discrimination into law on a federal level.

The Decision Affirms Opposition to Government Efforts to Codify Discrimination

“The mission of the NAACP has always been to ensure the political, social and economic equality of all people,” said Roslyn M. Brock, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the NAACP. “We have and will oppose efforts to codify discrimination into law.”

“Civil marriage is a civil right and a matter of civil law. The NAACP’s support for marriage equality is deeply rooted in the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution and equal protection of all people” said Benjamin Todd Jealous, President and CEO of the NAACP. “The well-funded right wing organizations who are attempting to split our communities are no friend to civil rights, and they will not succeed.”

Below is the text of the resolution passed by the NAACP board of directors:

The NAACP Constitution affirmatively states our objective to ensure the “political, education, social and economic equality” of all people. Therefore, the NAACP has opposed and will continue to oppose any national, state, local policy or legislative initiative that seeks to codify discrimination or hatred into the law or to remove the Constitutional rights of LGBT citizens. We support marriage equality consistent with equal protection under the law provided under the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. Further, we strongly affirm the religious freedoms of all people as protected by the First Amendment.

Source NAACP, Bi Magazine, Democratic Underground, TransGriot

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Sometimes we don’t have to look too far to find the people who persecute members of the LGBTQ+ Community(s).

Be honest. How many of these have you used? And how many of these have been used against you?

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says Alex on Tumblr, "When I was with James this week I wrote a little poem about gender and decided to draw a comic for said poem. Hope you guys enjoy!"

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As part of a recent wide ranging interview with NYC based bisexual & genderqueer photographer, writer and activist Morgan Good, well know bi-identified Bilerico columnist Amy Andre asked Morgan, a Board Member with BiNet USA to give a quick snapshot on the bisexual community in the USA right now:

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March 20th 2012 -- This morning Bi Magazine reported that the Lambda Literary Foundation has announced the finalists for the 24th Annual Lambda Literary Awards, honoring achievement in LGBT writing for books published in 2011. The awards this year include two separate categories, Nonfiction & Fiction, with five books nominated in each, for a total of ten nominations altogether for Bisexual Books.

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There is not a bisexual person anywhere on the planet who hasn't at one time or another been subjected to this type of insulting nonsense. And while we all know not a word of it is true, usually we are too busy being horrified/hurt/angry to think of the just the right stinging retort that will not only put the boorish person in their place but will also let in actually truth and light. Well no worries, bisexual heroine Lady A, the advice columnist for the Chicago Phoenix has done it for us in this polite, factual but stinging retort to an obnoxious ignoramus.

( I’m bi. No lie. Get used to it. )

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Hello! We are part of a diverse research team composed of graduate students and faculty members at Teachers College, Columbia University. We are looking for individuals who would like to participate in a research study exploring the life experiences of South Asian sexual minority men (men whose sexual orientations are gay, bisexual, or queer). This survey should only take about 20 minutes of your time.

After reading below, if you are willing and eligible, please click on the link provided below. Thank you in advance for your time and input. We would really appreciate it if you could pass this message along to anyone else that you think may be eligible and willing to participate, it would be greatly appreciated!

Eligibility Criteria:
* Must be at least 18 years old
*Must identify as a sexual minority man (for example: gay, bisexual, or queer)
*Must identify as South Asian or of South Asian Descent
*Must reside in the United States

If you meet the above eligibility criteria and are interested in participating, please click on the below link to take you to the survey:

https://columbia.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_6S8VlLgV3A1lYEI

***This study has been approved by the Teachers College, Columbia University Institutional Review Board: Protocol #12-170. If you have any complaints, questions, concerns, or would like to know the results of the study, please feel free to contact Dr. Riddhi Sandil at sandil@tc.columbia.edu

As reported in Bi Magazine, on February 15th, 2012 BiUK, a British based umbrella organization for various bisexuality research projects and events, in collaboration with the Open University (OU) has just released "The Bisexuality Report: Bisexual inclusion in LGBT equality and diversity" (pdf).

( This 2012 report is a very welcome and important addition to the cannon of Bisexual Studies, Bisexual Theory & general Queer Theory as well as contributing to the fields of Queer Studies, LGBT Studies, Feminist Studies and Gender Studies. )

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( The Queens NYC Chapter of PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) invites everyone to come share the love with us at our Annual Awards Luncheon and Fund Raiser at 1 PM on the afternoon of Sunday February 5th 2012 at Joe Abbracciamento Restaurant in Rego Park Queens.  )

Remember! Even after You no longer need PFLAG - PFLAG Needs You!

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