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Council Bluffs apartment company to pay $147K after discriminating against gay couple (DM Register)

An apartment complex’s management company will have to pay $147,000 to two gay men after a Council Bluffs jury found the couple had been discriminated against by an on-site maintenance man and others who failed to stop the harassment.

Lesbian/Bisexual Women's Focus Group

Women's Focus Group-What Do You Know?

We want to know what you think about healthcare in Iowa!

This Lesbian/Bisexual Women's Focus Group will have an opportunity to share perceptions, opinions, beliefs, and attitudes.

Minnesota Senate approves marriage equality

ST. PAUL — Minnesota senate has passed a bill that would legalize gay marriage in the state with 37 votes in favor and 30 votes against.

Black LGB Survey

My name is Skyler and I am a doctoral student researcher in the Department of Psychology at the University of Maryland-College Park. I am a part of a team of researchers conducting a study investigating the everyday experiences of Black lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people. We are currently in search of Black LGB people to participate in a weeklong, cutting-edge study that investigates how daily experiences impact their well-being.

Big Bad Gina New CD

We're making progress daily. Thank you everyone! It means a great deal that you are excited about this new CD and helping to make it happen. We are done recording all our tracks and are making notes and final touches for editing. On with the artwork and layout and then it's manufacturing time.

Tylan (from Girlyman)

After five studio albums and 10 years on the road with acclaimed folk-pop quartet Girlyman, Tylan returns to her roots with her debut solo, One True Thing. Tylan Greenstein dropped her guard, as well as last name, for the new solo venture.

Whisperinandhollerin.com says the new songs “evoke names like Janis Ian and Willie Nelson, emotional outsiders with their hearts on their sleeves. Folksy Americana and urban literacy sit comfortably together in [her] songs.”

Minnesota House advances marriage equality bill poised to become law (MetroWeekly)

Minnesota took a step closer to becoming the 12th state to legalize same-sex marriage today. Just months after Minnesota voters rejected an amendment to the state’s constitution that would have banned same-sex marriage, the state’s House of Representatives voted 75-59 in favor of a same-sex marriage bill today.

Delaware becomes 11th marriage equality state

Tuesday, 07 May 2013 15:12 Arthur Breur

The Delaware Senate voted today to provide full legal marriage to same-gender couples. Governor Markell has already declared that he will sign the legislation. Delaware legalized civil unions for same-gender couples in 2011.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 07 May 2013 15:20

National AIDS Memorial Grove Scholarship Applications Now Being Accepted

Tuesday, 07 May 2013 12:25 Other News Sources

Scholarship applications for the National AIDS Memorial Grove’s Young Leaders Scholarship Program will be accepted May 1 – Sept. 30, 2013.

The National AIDS Memorial Grove scholarship program, sponsored by UnitedHealthcare, recognizes, supports and encourages the educational efforts of young people committed to active public service and leadership roles in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The program will award scholarships from $1,000 to $2,500. Applications will be accepted from both college-bound high-school seniors and college undergraduates, and will be announced on World AIDS Day, Sunday, Dec. 1.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 07 May 2013 12:28 Read more...

Eastern Iowa Same Sex Couples Cheer Supreme Court Ruling (KCRG)

Monday, 06 May 2013 10:05 Other News Sources

Photo: KCRG JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa - Friday’s Iowa Supreme Court decision to recognize both lesbian parents on state birth certificates had special meaning for one Johnson County couple.