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Topic: Gays and lesbians

	Suicide and suicide prevention among gays and lesbians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Attitudes to lesbians and gays are continuously changing in a positive direction, but the picture is not consistent, and many people still have negative attitudes.
		Offerdal (1995) means that young gays and lesbians are a high-suicide-risk group because of the prevalent negative attitudes, particularly among young people, and the lack of social support that many young homosexuals experience in our society.
		Gays and lesbians are not a homogeneous group, and it would probably be more correct to speak about groups of lesbians and gays that are more vulnerable to suicide and suicide attempts.
	www.med.uio.no /ipsy/ssff/engelsk/menuprevention/Friis.htm (1490 words)

	Representations of Gays and Lesbians in Film
		Gay and lesbian characters have been defined by their sexual orientation, and lacked any complex character development.
		While gays and lesbians were becoming more visible and vocal in public life, their representation in films was becoming even more homophobic.
		Hollywood films are designed to appeal to as large an audience as possible; and producers fear that focusing on gay and lesbian themes risks offending a large portion of the audience, as well as potential investors.
	www.media-awareness.ca /english/issues/stereotyping/gays_and_lesbians/gay_film.cfm (588 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| Gays and lesbians under siege as violence and harassment soar in Northern Ireland
		Gay men tell of violent attacks in the street and death threats sent to their homes in the form of mass cards.
		One man was stabbed with a screwdriver outside a gay club in Belfast in an attack which symbolised the confused nature of much of the province's hate crime.
		Belfast's Gay Pride march is in its 15th year and every summer it files politely past the religious protesters with their megaphones.
	www.guardian.co.uk /Northern_Ireland/Story/0,2763,1499845,00.html?gusrc=rss (1005 words)

	annotated bib
		Gay Histories and Cultures constitutes one (the other is Lesbian Histories and Cultures) of the bibliographically separatist two-volume Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay Histories and Cultures, the unacknowledged successor to the Encyclopedia of Homosexuality.
		"Gays and Lesbians in American Politics" is chapter 6 (10 pages) of this work that consists, as other chapters do for other groups, of political facts, mainly notable "firsts," presented both chronologically and by governmental level with a statistical account of gay/lesbian presence among candidates (both successful and unsuccessful) for both elected and appointed offices.
		Gay and lesbian is broadly understood to include one or all of the following: gay professed authors, authors of gay and lesbian themes, and authors whose works are expressive of gay sensibility.
	faculty.washington.edu /alvin/gayref.htm (14583 words)

	Gays and Lesbians to Serve
		"First, gays and lesbians would be allowed to serve during any war, just as they do now, as long as they remain in compliance with the homosexual conduct policy," said Maj. James P. Cassella of the assistant secretary of defense for public affairs' office.
		Gays and lesbians are currently serving openly in the armies of other countries.
		If the issues aren't so tough that gays and lesbians are capable of serving during war time, then the focus should be on the fact that gays and lesbians have served "ably and honorably" and there is no reason for them not to continue to do so openly, even during times of peace.
	www.rslevinson.com /gaylesissues/features/main/gl010930a.htm (687 words)

	The Temple: Library: Going Through Fire - Gays & Lesbians in Wicca
		Gay people are trained to be hetero from an early age and can handle a great deal of the energy.
		Native gays and lesbians were often called "two-spirited people," having a greater balance between their male and female sides.
		Gays and lesbians are also trying to bring some other views into mainstream paganism, to help deconstruct the inherent heterosexism in society, and consequently free all people from repressive stereotypes.
	www.wildideas.net /temple/library/fire.html (5275 words)

	Myths About Gays and Lesbians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Because many in the larger society know little about gay people, with few knowing personally a gay person who is "out," people in our society view gays with an inarticulate fear, lumping them all into one category--into the realm of the hidden, mysterious, and scary.
		Gays are thought to be promiscuous and, because they are not married, to be unstable in relationships.
		At Gay Pride or the kiss-ins Act Up held a few years ago, the feeling might be: I have every right to be outrageous because the rest of the year it is simply too dangerous to be so noticeable.
	www.uugroton.org /myths.htm (1368 words)

	HOMOSEXUALITY AND BISEXUALITY
		It is probably no surprise to you that a major conflict is underway over equal rights and protections for gays and lesbians, including the right to marry.
		It is caused by a post-pubertal youth deciding to become gay or lesbian, because they were molested as a child or they were subjected to poor parenting.
		A number of groups, consisting of most gays, lesbians, bisexuals and their friends and families of origin, religious liberals, mental health professionals and their associations, civil libertarians, human sexuality researchers, etc. They tend to favor equal rights and protections for persons of all sexual orientations, including the right to marry, with special rights for none.
	www.religioustolerance.org /homosexu.htm (864 words)

	Representations of Gays and Lesbians on Television
		Any discussion of the portrayal of gays and lesbians on television must consider the commercial demands of the medium.
		In her article "Gay Activists and the Networks", Kathleen Montgomery discusses the process involved in creating a made-for-television movie that featured a gay character in a prominent role.
		This profit-motivation means that networks are careful in their portrayals of gay and lesbian characters.
	www.media-awareness.ca /english/issues/stereotyping/gays_and_lesbians/gay_television.cfm (640 words)

	Equality for Gays and Lesbians \| Christian Alliance for Progress
		Gay and lesbian people and heterosexual people are all children of God.
		We all worship together in our churches (except in those churches where gays and lesbians have been banished from the congregation).
		Discrimination against gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgenders - especially legally sanctioned discrimination - violates the Gospel-based values of justice and equality for all people.
	www.christianalliance.org /site/c.bnKIIQNtEoG/b.667209/k.5987/Equality_for_Gays_and_Lesbians.htm (216 words)

	MediaPost Advertising & Media Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Not too long ago, gay and lesbian consumers were considered "advertising's most elusive yet lucrative target market." Yet these days, more and more closet doors are swinging open and hitting advertisers right where it counts...on the bottom line.
		There was a time that it was nearly impossible to market to gays and lesbians simply because many were not revealing their sexual orientation.
		San Francisco-based gay and lesbian travel communications firm Community Marketing, Inc. found that gays and lesbians travel more frequently, visit more exotic locations, and spend a lot more money once they reach their vacation destination than their heterosexual counterparts.
	www.mediapost.com /dtls_dsp_mediamag.cfm?magID=208299 (960 words)

	E Law: Is the Tide Truly Turning? - Gays, Lesbians, Adoption and Custody
		As regards the lesbian relationship, the judge commented[39] that the applicant's relationship with the child's mother was a factor which neither barred nor supported her case.
		She further insisted[44] on fully informing the children of her lifestyle which involved the children; on a visit to Ohio, inter alia taking part in a gay and lesbian rights parade and participating in a commitment ceremony involving their mother and her partner.
		Although the judge was at pains to note[83] that lesbianism of itself did not disqualify a mother from custody, it was a factor which could not be ignored and had to be taken into account with other factors which comprised the entire situation.
	www.murdoch.edu.au /elaw/issues/v3n3/bates.html (8502 words)

	Political Advocacy Groups: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender
		HRC is a bipartisan organization that works to advance equality based on sexual orientation and gender expression and identity, to ensure that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community.
		"PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights.
		Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity, and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity." (http://www.pflag.org/about/mission.html)
	www.csuchico.edu /~kcfount/gays.html (396 words)

	RIO GAY GUIDE - insider's guide to GLBT Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
		Rio de Janeiro, the Marvelous City, is a destination that has always excited the imagination of the gay and lesbian traveler.
		This spot attracts local TV stars, gays and lesbians, international celebrities but, most of all, this is Barbie land.
		Except for the gay baths, of course, lesbians are welcome at most gay clubs and parties.
	riogayguide.com (476 words)

	Croatia for Gays and Lesbians
		The gay movement in Croatia is today led by gay, lesbian, feminist and Human rights organizations.
		Croatian social, employment and family law already establishes a high legal protection of women's rights and the legal age for the homosexual act is 14 years as well as for the heterosexuals.
		Fascinated by the hospitality of the small but welcoming and friendly gay community, the clean water of the Adriatic as well as of some of the most beautiful scenery to be found on the European continent, they return from a year to another.
	geocities.com /crogayguide/croatia.htm (704 words)

	Independent Gay Forum: Varnell, Paul. "More Gays than Lesbians."
		And pioneer German sex researcher Magnus Hirschfeld had estimated that there were perhaps twice as many lesbians as gay men.
		Even the famous "10 percent" figure for gays repeatedly proffered by gay activists (a claim Kinsey never made) turns out on examination to be an average composed of the 13 percent of men who have had more gay than straight sex for some three-year period, and a 7-percent estimate for the same category for women.
		The point of gathering these results together is not to estimate the number of gays and lesbians, but to try to see what basis there is for the current belief by both gays and heterosexuals that gay men are not only more visible but more numerous than lesbians.
	www.indegayforum.org /authors/varnell/varnell1.html (1080 words)

	Presbyterian Parents of Gays and Lesbians: History and Helpful Information
		RESBYTERIAN Parents of Gays and Lesbians was founded in 1994 in Dallas, Texas, by Jane C. Loflin, the mother of a gay son.
		Meeting conveners and leaders are carefully trained and are always parents of gay or lesbian children.
		Presbyterian Parents of Gays and Lesbians is incorporated in Texas and has been granted non-profit, tax-exempt status as a 501 (c) 3 organization.
	www.presbyterianparents.org /helpful.html (350 words)

	Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and Leadership Institute - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		National Gay and Lesbian Task Force executive director Matt Foreman seconded Guerriero's answer, adding that the money spent on "sexy" national issues had hampered the ability of state organizations to equip for their own battles.
		Niel Giuliano, president of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, agreed the LGBT rights movement should more effectively partner with other movements whose grassroots support can make a difference in spreading a message, but in some cases an alliance would have to involve a delicate balancing act.
		, an openly gay legislator in whose district the conference is being held, introduced the governor, citing her courage in personally lobbying for an LGBT civil rights bill in the last session of the state legislature.
	www.victoryfund.org (1495 words)

	USATODAY.com - TV network for gays, lesbians to debut (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		NEW YORK (AP) — The man who's molding Logo, the new network for gays and lesbians, grew up in rural Illinois, attended Oral Roberts University and counted that cheesy keyboard solo on "Freeze Frame" as his big moment during gigs with his college band the Ozones.
		At the same time, he's got to create a service that is compelling to the gay and lesbian audience who wants to watch it.
		Graden said his job is to serve the target gay and lesbian audience and not worry about cultural critics who may look over his shoulder.
	www.usatoday.com /life/television/news/2005-06-26-logo-network_x.htm?csp=36 (1126 words)

	ILGA - International Lesbian and Gay Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The next world conference of the International Lesbian and Gay Association ILGA, will be held in Geneva, from March 27th to April 3rd 2006.
		Lesbian women often face multiple discriminations; first the general sexism that all women have to face, and then the same homophobia that gay and bisexual...
		The Crown Prince of Qatar should be stoned to death for being gay, according to Dr Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the Muslim fundamentalist scholar who is based in Qatar.
	www.ilga.org (443 words)

	Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays - Washington, DC
		There is so much talk about gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered issues these days that we risk overlooking matters closer to home...
		Being gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered is not an illness.
		Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people, like other people, lead happy, healthy, productive, loving lives.
	www.pflagdc.org (1212 words)

	Pentagon suspends discharges, including those against gays, lesbians during conflict (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Cassella was referring to "don't ask, don't tell," the edict President Bill Clinton enacted in 1993 as a compromise to his campaign promise to lift the ban on gay men and lesbians in the military.
		The network said, however, that those who choose to disclose they are gay might face discharge after the conflict is ended, as happened to gay troops after the Gulf War.
		"It also sends the unfortunate message that while there are (gay men and lesbians) who put themselves in harm's way, who risked their lives for the country, they can expect to be fired from their job" once the conflict is over.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/09/19/MN193319.DTL (530 words)

	CNN.com - Falwell apologizes to gays, feminists, lesbians - September 14, 2001
		LYNCHBURG, Virginia (CNN) -- The Rev. Jerry Falwell said late Thursday he did not mean to blame feminists, gays or lesbians for bringing on the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington this week, in remarks on a television program earlier in the day.
		"I really believe that the pagans, and the abortionists, and the feminists, and the gays and the lesbians who are actively trying to make that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, People For the American Way, all of them who have tried to secularize America.
		National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Executive Director Lorri L. Jean bristled at the idea that gays and lesbians had anything to do with the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that may have left thousands dead, and demanded an apology from Falwell.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/US/09/14/Falwell.apology (572 words)

	Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		GALZ was formed in 1989 to provide gay men and lesbians in Zimbabwe with a network to facilitate communication within the gay community.
		However, with the growing awareness of the needs of the gay community as a whole within the country, GALZ initiated a programme of outreach which inevitably led to the organisation's "outing".
		The objective is to increase awareness of gay rights in as broad a forum as possible thereby integrating these rights with the other basic human rights for which civil society is currently battling.
	www.icon.co.za /stobbs/galz.htm (230 words)

	Nun silenced by new pope unhappy with choice - Pope Benedict XVI - MSNBC.com
		They ministered to gays and lesbians, held retreats, published writings on homosexuality and the church, and traveled the nation to hold workshops.
		The Vatican, which disapproves of homosexuality and gay marriage, investigated the ministry for years through its Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith, a body headed by Ratzinger.
		She urged him to meet with gay and lesbian Catholics so he could better understand the issues.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/7561795 (565 words)

	Pro-Life Alliance of Gays and Lesbians
		The Pro-Life Alliance of Gays and Lesbians began in 1990 as local groups in Washington DC and Minneapolis.
		At first it was called "Gays Against Abortion," but the name was changed in early 1991 to reflect our membership of both gay men and lesbians.
		Today PLAGAL strives to promote a respect for life within the gay community and encourage gay and lesbian participation in the pro-life cause.
	www.plagal.org (418 words)

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