Lesbian and Gay Rights 101
Friday June 23, 2006
Category: Gender and Sexuality
It's Pride Week in New York, and comes at a very interesting time. The election-year Federal Marriage Amendment, recently defeated in the Senate by an overwhelming margin, is headed to the House of Representatives once again. The Episcopal and Presbyterian churches have wrestled with the issue of gay clergy at their annual conventions (as an important aside, it's worth mentioning that the Episcopalians have also elected a woman as head bishop--a first). And, to add a bizarre twist to the week, the Pentagon apparently still classifies homosexuality as a mental disorder--despite the fact that credible psychologists, as represented by the American Psychological Association, abandoned that position 33 years ago.
In honor of Pride Week, here's an overview of what the lesbian and gay rights movement stands for today. I am also becoming increasingly aware that this site has not adequately addressed issues affecting the transgender community, and will make an attempt to remedy this soon.
I'd like to take this opportunity to recommend Ramon Johnson's About Gay Life and Kathy Belge's About Lesbian Life, which deal extensively not only with issues pertaining to this crucial frontier of civil liberties activism, but also with broader personal and societal issues affecting lesbian and gay communities.
See also:
It's Pride Week in New York, and comes at a very interesting time. The election-year Federal Marriage Amendment, recently defeated in the Senate by an overwhelming margin, is headed to the House of Representatives once again. The Episcopal and Presbyterian churches have wrestled with the issue of gay clergy at their annual conventions (as an important aside, it's worth mentioning that the Episcopalians have also elected a woman as head bishop--a first). And, to add a bizarre twist to the week, the Pentagon apparently still classifies homosexuality as a mental disorder--despite the fact that credible psychologists, as represented by the American Psychological Association, abandoned that position 33 years ago.
In honor of Pride Week, here's an overview of what the lesbian and gay rights movement stands for today. I am also becoming increasingly aware that this site has not adequately addressed issues affecting the transgender community, and will make an attempt to remedy this soon.
I'd like to take this opportunity to recommend Ramon Johnson's About Gay Life and Kathy Belge's About Lesbian Life, which deal extensively not only with issues pertaining to this crucial frontier of civil liberties activism, but also with broader personal and societal issues affecting lesbian and gay communities.
See also:
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