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Care2 Causes » Civil Rights         Anna Paquin on Bisexuality and Prejudice June 30, 2011 at 8:38 AM   Anna Paquin caused a stir for all the right reasons a year ago when she came out as bisexual for the Give a Damn campaign. Now Paquin, who plays Sookie Stackhouse in HBO’s hit supernatural series True Blood and is married to co-star Stephen Moyer, has decided to open up a little more about that aspect of her life  in an [...]         Refusal of Funeral for Gay Man Overturned by Diocese June 30, 2011 at 5:10 AM   A San Diego Catholic church’s decision to cancel a Thursday funeral because the deceased was gay has been reversed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego. Devout Catholic John Sanfilippo died Friday June 24 after a battle with emphysema. His 28-year partner and close family members had arranged for a funeral at Our Lady [...]         Southwest Pilot Returns to Work After Homophobic, Sexist Rant June 30, 2011 at 3:00 AM   A Southwest Airlines pilot has returned to work after his homophobic, sexist rant was accidentally broadcast to air traffic control and other aircraft during an afternoon flight from Austin to San Diego. An audio recording of the obscene tirade, which occurred in March, was recently obtained by KPRC-TV in Houston. The Houston-based pilot’s remarks focused [...]         "It's Time" – Jose Antonio Vargas Speaks for Himself June 30, 2011 at 2:09 AM   by Jose Antonio Vargas This morning on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, DREAMers from across the country are gathered for a “graduation” ceremony. This is the text of the commencement address I gave… Jose Antonio Varga My name is Jose Antonio Vargas and I am an undocumented American. I was born in the Philippines.  My [...]         R.I. Senate Committee to Vote on Civil Unions June 30, 2011 at 1:01 AM     The Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee is set to vote on a controversial civil unions bill Wednesday. From Reuters: If voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, just days before the 2011 legislative session ends, the bill could face balloting by the full Senate as early as late Wednesday, Senate spokesman Greg [...]         Mark and David's Family is About Love June 29, 2011 at 10:50 PM   In an effort to reach out to voters in Minnesota ahead of a 2012 ballot on a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, the Democratic Farmer Labor Party (DFL) recently launched a video campaign called “A Family is About Love” urging viewers to see that no matter the make-up of the family love is a [...]         Couples to Sue New Jersey for Gay Marriage Rights June 29, 2011 at 10:00 PM   Lambda Legal together with Garden State Equality has announced that, acting on behalf of seven same-sex couples, it will sue the state of New Jersey in an attempt to secure full marriage rights. While New Jersey already has a civil unions law, the suit will argue civil unions have failed to give them the full [...]             This email was sent to wellimauludani@gmail.com. Delivered by Feed My Inbox PO Box 682532 Franklin, TN 37068 Create Account Unsubscribe Here