an Essay by Faith Cheltenham In 2004, Diane Finnerty, co-director of the Raíces (Roots) project at the University of Iowa wrote an open letter beseeching her white Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender sisters and brothers to recognize the danger of being “enlisted knowingly or unknowingly in [a] racist agenda.” Finnerty…
Media Advisory Date: 07/08/2009 05:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Contact: press@binetusa.org 1-800-585-9368 Today Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley filed a lawsuit in US District Court in Boston claiming that the Congress, in enacting the Defense of Marriage Act Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), “overstepped its authority, undermined states’ efforts to…
a personal reflection by Robyn Ochs Peg and I were invited guests at a historic event: June 29, 2009 marked the first time a United States President ever hosted a reception for LGBT people at the White House. I was there representing BiNet USA and the Bisexual Resource Center (BRC).…