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After someone made an anti-gay comment, this funeral erupted in gunfire
The brawl in the cemetery ended with multiple injuries.
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Miami leads America’s top ten cities with highest rates of HIV
Despite new treatment methods, Human Immunodeficiency Virus remains one of the most common and most dangerous STDs in the U.S.
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Project aims to provide housing for homeless, struggling LGBT youth
The Memphis Gay and Lesbian Community Center wants to provide transitional housing for homeless or struggling youth in the LGBT community by using refurbished shipping containers.
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Memphis woman accused of beating son for being ‘too feminine and too gay’
A Tennessee woman is charged with domestic assault after allegedly punching her son in the face for being “too feminine and too gay.”
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Gay couples turned away at marriage license offices in three Tenn. counties
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Same-sex couples in at least three Tennessee counties applied for marriage licenses on Wednesday in a project coordinated by the Tennessee Equality Project.
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Memphis approves LGBT protections for city workers
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis City Council has approved a non-discrimination ordinance including protections for sexual orientation and gender identity, in addition to disability, age, national origin, and ethnicity.
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State of Tennessee cuts access to grants for HIV testing, prevention
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Gay and Lesbian Community Center was forced to suspend its HIV testing program Wednesday after a representative from Planned Parenthood informed the center that it does not have the funds necessary to provide the HIV testing for the foreseeable future.
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Commentary
Is Tennessee really that bad?
Tennessee has been getting a bad rap lately. From the passage of anti-gay legislation in the last session of the state legislature, to the current issue regarding Gay-Straight alliances in East Tennessee schools, or anti-gay assault in West Tennessee, national (and international) communities have lambasted the state as a haven for bigots and religious extremists.
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FedEx to expand health coverage to include same-sex partners
Shipping giant FedEx announced Tuesday it will begin offering health insurance to same-sex domestic partners. The benefit won’t become available until January 1, 2012, and while the company has yet to finalize many of the details, it has announced the expansion of its benefits program nonetheless. The Memphis-based shipper had been coming under pressure from […]
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Memphis gay newspaper latest to cease publication
The Memphis Triangle Journal and its sister publication Triangle Quarterly have announced they will cease print publications. The Triangle Journal has been produced monthly since 1990 by an all-volunteer staff through the Memphis Gay & Lesbian Community Center (MGLCC). In a posting on the publication’s website, Len Piechowski, president of the MGLCC writes: “Due to […]