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2007 expected to be landmarl< year
for passage of pro-lgbt legislation
A broad coalition of national LGBT and ally social justice groups are
working together on the final push towards what is expected this year to be the
passage of two major pieces of federal legislation protecting LGBT people in
the United States. The Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act, more commonly known as Hate Crimes legislation, calls for giving the federal government authority to prosecute hate crimes based on a victim's sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.
A second bill, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), would
provide basic protections against workplace discrimination on the basis of
sexual orientation or gender identity and is expected to pass after more than a
decade of work, particularly in regard to the inclusion of people of transgender experience. According to the Human Rights Campaign, "Currently,
Americans can still be denied job opportunities, fired or otherwise be dis criminated against just because of their sexual orientation in 3 3 states and
because of their gender identity in 42 states." Ensure your voice is heard by
calling, writing and e-mailing members of Congress and the Senate to encourage your representatives to vote in favor of ENDA and Hate Crimes legislation.
gay marriage advancements
Openly lesbian U.S. Representative Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Rep. John
Lewis (D-GA) have introduced House Resolution 431 on the anniversary of
the Supreme Court's Loving v. Virginia decision legalizing interracial
marriages. HR 431, passed in the House by a voice vote, commemorates the
legacy of Loving v. Virginia in ending the ban on interracial marriage in the
United States and in recognizing that marriage is one of the 'basic civil rights
of man' at the heart of the 14th Amendment protections.
"The Loving decision marked an historic turning point in our nation's
history," said Congresswoman Baldwin. "In affirming that marriage is a basic
civil right, it brought an end to the statutes that criminalized interracial
marriage . Today, once again, we are debating the marriage laws in this nation
as same-sex couples seek the right to marry. I believe the Loving case
informs this debate," Baldwin said. The Freedom to Marry coalition of
activist organizations is running full-color ads in magazines and newspapers
to compare the legalization of interracial marriage to the effort by gays to
have same-sex marriages legalized. And, in California, the legislature is
again pushing for gay marriage after the people of California passed
Proposition 22 in 2000 that bans such marriages. The California State
Assembly voted to pass Assembly Bill 43, sponsored by gay legislator Mark
Leno (D-San Francisco). AB 43 will strike references to male and female in
the marriage code and substitute the words "two persons."
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women students
now accepted at
lower rates
In an effort to keep roughly the
same percentage of male and female
students, colleges are now admitting women applicants at a lower
rate than similarly-qualified male
applicants . US News and World
Report found that college admissions rates for women are dropping
because they have closed the gender
gap and then exceeded it. The authors found that over the past 10
years many schools are maintaining
their gender balance by admitting
men and women at sometimes drastically different rates. Men had an
admittance rate an average of 12
percentage points higher than similarly-qualified female counterparts
had.
The percentage of women in higher
education has been steadily growing: From rough parity in 1980,
women now make up 57 percent of
the 16.6 million American collegegoers. By 2010, the Department of
Education expects the ratio to be
around 60 to 40.
Some of the reasons for the higher
number of women in college are
that females graduate from high
new report on
homeless gay
youth
school at a slightly higher rate than
men and are more likely to forgo
the workforce for an advanced degree. From the early grades on up,
girls tend to be better students. By
the time college admissions come
into the picture, many watchers of
the "boy gap" agree, it's too late for
males to catch up on their own. Indeed, beginning in those formative
K-12 years, girls watch less television, spend less time playing sports,
and are far less likely to find themselves in detention. They are more
likely to participate in extracurricular drama, art, and music classes.
Across the board, girls study more,
score better, and are less likely to
be placed in special education
classes .
The National Gay and Lesbian
Task Force, in collaboration with
the National Coalition for the
Homeless, has released LGBT
Youth: An Epidemic of Homelessness, a report which reveals that a
staggering 42% of homeless youth
(perhaps as high as 670,000 young
people) identify as lesbian or gay, a
disproportionate number given that
only 3 to 5 percent of the entire
U.S . population identifies as such.
The report answers some basic
questions, including why so many
LGBT youth are becoming and remaining homeless, citing the fact
that 50% of gay teens experience
negative reactions when coming out
to their parents and 26% are told
they must leave home because of
their disclosure. Ill addition, the
report addresses the harassment and
violence that many of these youth
experience in existing public shelter
systems and summarizes research
on critical problems faced by these
young people, including mental
health issues, substance issues and
risky sexual behavior.
The academic success of women
should be good news, especially
considering the fact that just a generation ago women were barred
from some of the country's best universities: Boston College, Johns
Hopkins, the University of Virginia,
Brown, Dartmouth, Notre Dame,
and Harvard weren't fully coeducational until the 1970s. Men, meanwhile were barred from a few
wom~n's schools such as Radcliffe,
Barnard, and Smith, among others.
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supper club
scrabble
The Berland Supper Club will eat at
the Iron Starr Urban BBQ, NW 36th
and Shartel, on Saturday, July 14, at
5:30 pm. (This is a somewhat trendy
BBQ place.) After supper, everyone
is invited to come back to Berland
for the L word watch party.
Join the Berland Scrabblers on Saturday, July 21 , at 2 pm, and play a
game or two of this mind-challenging
phenomenon or just kibbutz while
others play .. . or offer to help one of
the players. There are endless ways
to have fun on Scrabble Day.
Lword
craft day
Drop by Berland on Saturday, July
14, at 7:30 pm and catch Episodes 7
& 8 of the L Word, season 4.
Saturday, July 28, from 2-5 pm, Berland will have an afternoon of crafts.
Supplies will be on hand for making
artbooks, beading, and several other
crafts. Bring the kids and let them
be entertained. This activity is suitable for all ages and all levels of artistic ability. A small donation is requested to cover costs of materials.
music festival
So far this season, Bette has taken a
university faculty position and had
an affair with her assistant, then with
another faculty member; Tina is finding herself at odds with her old
friends now that she is straight;
Jenny publishes her first book; Alice
has a new girlfriend-an Iraq war
vet; and Angus is caught cheating on
Kit.
It's time once
again for the
National
Women's Mu- t -f'WIQ.illl
sic Festival
on July 5-8 in
Normal/
Bloomington,
IL. This year's performers include
Jamie Anderson, Ferron, Ubaka Hill,
Michele Balan, Kara Barnard, Wishing Chair and many others . Visit
their website at wiaonline.org/nwmf/
for more details.
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Wed: Core Teachings of Buddhism Class 7 pm
Thursdays: Herb Class with Kazzrie Neval ?pm
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Saturdays: Hatha Yoga Class with Donna Shafer 10 am
Suggested $6 -10 donation to RKOK per Class
July 1st Combined Japanese/English Service 10 am
July 6th Movie Night "Mistress of Spices" 7 pm
July 13th Lotus Sutra Study with Kris Ladusau 7 pm
July 15th Dharma Center's 6th Anniversary, with
Obon Memorial Service 10 am, and
Celebration Cookout 12: 15 pm
July 24 - 31 Dr. Shinozaki visits from Tokyo
July 26th Fundraiser: Special Music Night with
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