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Register Now for Upstate NY LGBTQ Conference

Registration is now open for the 2011 Pride and Joy Families Weekend Conference to be held April 8-10 in Rochester, NY. The Conference will bring together Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) individuals, families, and allies for three days of learning and socializing at the RIT Inn and Conference Center. Online registration is available at www.PrideAndJoyConference.org. Early bird rates apply until March 8. The deadline to register children is also March 8.

Pride and Joy Families Conference in Rochester

LGBTQ* families conference and pre-conference professional training day set for spring...

Spend a weekend in Upstate New York learning and socializing with other LGBTQ families* like yours…

The Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project, together with local and national cosponsors, will hold its fourth LGBTQ families conference this spring in Rochester, NY.

Prostitution Ads on Craigslist and Moral Majority Matters

Why does society call it “adult” if adults don’t have the right to freedom and liberty in the first place? Why does any government think it has a right to “dictate” morality to the American people and treat them like they are eternal adolescents? This zealous effort on the part of government employees and law enforcement is a thinly disguised attempt to dictate more oppressive “Judeo-Christian” morality in our country that is supposed to have a separation of church and state Unfortunately plenty of people still live with the “scourge” mentality that sexual pleasure and the reality of lust is somehow sinful and evil.

Rochester Indymedia Back Up!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 2010-07-30 11:33

As our regular readers know, the Rochester Indymedia site has been down for nearly the entire month of July. On July 4th, our server was stolen from our office at the Flying Squirrel Community Space.

This period has been a real challenge, not just for indymedia, but for the dozens of groups that rely on list serves and group websites that are also hosted on rocus.org.

The Numbers Are In, Mayoral Control Is Out: Community Members Testify Against Mayoral Control

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 2010-06-20 21:43

duffer With all the hoopla in the media regarding yesterday's spectacle of a "public hearing", it's important for those who were not able to attend (after all, most people work on Friday mornings and/or afternoons or have other daytime obligations) to understand clearly what actually went down, what was said, and perhaps most importantly, who said it.

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Indy TV # 35: Growing up Trans

In this episode, our 35th, Indy TV interviews Ryan Gromkoski and Noah Wagoner about their experiences as trans men. They start by clarifying the myriad terms that occupy this discourse (ie trans- gendered, gender dysphoria, etc).

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Indy TV #35

Protest calls attention to taxation of same-sex couples

Arab lesbians Against hate say no to Sharia law in gaza

According to an investigation by The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 87 women activists were prevented by Hamas’ Internal Security Service from leaving Gaza to attend the General Union of Palestinian Women (GUPW) conference being convened in Ramallah on the West Bank.

Hamas used the Israeli offensive on Gaza in December 2008/January 2009 to further weaken their internal political rivals. Human Rights Watch notes that, “During Israel’s attack on Gaza, Hamas moved violently against its political opponents and those deemed collaborators with Israeli forces.

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