NJLGC may have a future after all
Last Updated on Sunday, 07 March 2010 18:08 Written by Peter Frycki Sunday, 07 March 2010 13:12
The New Jersey Lesbian and Gay Coalition (NJLGC) may have a future after all. At a meeting on Saturday, March 6 in Highland Park's Pride Center almost two dozen people discussed the future of the NJLGC organization sometimes referred to in shorthand as "The Coalition." Many of New Jersey's most active LGBT organizations sent representatives and there were a few individuals that were unaffiliated too.
The two hour afternoon discussion focused on what
Pageant Winners are Dennis "Prince" Di Jona'e and Verona Sky Blake
Last Updated on Tuesday, 09 March 2010 10:52 Written by Out In Jersey Saturday, 06 March 2010 20:05
The Monmouth County Pageant Winners are Dennis " Prince" Di Jona'e and Verona Sky Blake. They will represent the County of Monmouth in the Mr & Miss Gay New Jersey State Pageant to be held Saturday, June 5th, 2010 at the Berkely Carteret Hotel in Asbury Park. Other participants for the local pageant held at Georgies in Asbury Park were 3rd runner up Amazing Grace, 2nd Runner up Rachel Deleo, 1st Runner up Byanca Raye Lovestorm. They are
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Washington DC, To Allow Same Sex Couples the Right to Marry
Last Updated on Sunday, 07 March 2010 17:37 Written by Sam Martino Wednesday, 03 March 2010 17:51
On March 3, 2010 Washington, D.C. jjoined the states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, and New Hampshire to allow same sex couples the right to marry. The new law expanded the definition of civil marriage to include gays and lesbians and now accepts applications for a marriage license. There is a full three-day waiting period between application and issues, so no marriages took place last week, but those submitting applications will be making history. Couples lined up early in the morning to
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ACLU Rallies in Newark for Transgender civil rights
Last Updated on Saturday, 27 February 2010 14:26 Written by Antoine Craigwell Thursday, 25 February 2010 17:20
(Newark, NJ, Monday, Feb 22, 2009) - From outside on the sidewalk on Halsey Street, looking through the plate glass windows, it seemed as if the 50 or so people seated on folding metal chairs with their backs to the street could easily have been at one of those quaint storefront-church weekday revivals or services before the era of mega churches. Instead, it was an occasion when Liberation in Truth together with the American Civil Liberties Union, New Jersey Chapter (ACLU-NJ) hosted a rally and
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College Cops Can't Cope With Gay Kisses
Last Updated on Saturday, 27 February 2010 17:17 Written by Out In Jersey Saturday, 20 February 2010 00:00
It seems the specter of love breaking out all over drove the security team at Mercer County Community College into a tizzy. The campus student LGBT organization held a "Kiss In" in the college quad and dining hall at noon on February 18th to raise awareness of queer presence and the right to display affection openly just as straight couples do. The event was sanctioned by the Student Government (SGA) in the duly approved and usual manner of student activities. This didn't seem to matter to campus security however, according to participants, because
