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Callen-Lorde Community Health Center. Fenway Health. Gay City Health Project. GMHC. Howard Brown Health. LGBTI Health Summit. Mazzoni Center. The Mpowerment Project. National LGBT Cancer Network.
List of gay villages. This is a list of gay villages, areas with generally recognized boundaries that unofficially form a social center for LGBT people. [1] They tend to contain a number of gay lodgings, B&Bs, bars, clubs and pubs, restaurants, cafés, and other similar businesses. Some may be gay getaways, such as Provincetown or Guerneville.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Lawrence v.Texas (2003) held laws criminalizing consensual homosexual activity between adults unconstitutional. [1]In State v.Whiteley (2005), the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that the crime against nature statute, N.C. G.S. § 14-177, [2] is not unconstitutional on its face because it may properly be used to criminalize sexual conduct involving minors ...
In 1956, the Church of ONE Brotherhood was founded in Los Angeles by a gay-rights activist. [13] In 1962, a Congregationalist pastor began an overt pastoral ministry to gay people in New York City. In 1976, the Episcopal Church officially became fully LGBTQ+ inclusive and affirming. [14] In 1979, Allen Bennett became the first openly gay Rabbi ...
List of LGBT jurists in the United States. This is a list of openly LGBT Americans who are or were judges, magistrate judges, court commissioners, or administrative law judges in the United States and its federal district and territories. If known, it will be listed if a judge has served on multiple courts.
Gay Coalition of Denver. Gerald "Jerry" Gerash, Lynn Tamlan, Mary Sassatelli, Jane Dundee, and Terry Mangan. Gay Coalition of Denver (1972-1977) was a gay liberation organization founded in Denver, Colorado. GCD was central for the gay community, and offered services like doctor referrals, counseling, and a phone hotline.
North Carolina was the 30th U.S. state, and the last in the Southeastern United States, to adopt a constitutional amendment defining marriage so as to exclude same-sex couples. [14] [15] The amendment took effect on May 23, 2012. [16] On October 10, 2014, it was ruled unconstitutional in General Synod of the United Church of Christ v. Cooper.
Gay-friendly. Gay-friendly or LGBT-friendly places, policies, people, or institutions are those that are open and welcoming to gay or LGBT people. They typically aim to create an environment that is supportive, respectful, and non-judgmental towards the LGBT community. The term "gay-friendly" originated in the late 20th century in North America ...