Chicago Conference Highlights Plight of LGBT Ethnic Elders

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Santo Gay
Posted July 6th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Chicago Conference Highlights Plight of LGBT Ethnic Elders
New America Media, News Report, Paul Kleyman, Posted: Jul 02, 2009
Editor's Note: The Pride-parade image of carefree, middle class youth doesn’t fit the impoverished reality of millions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) elders of color. Recent findings expose the multiple jeopardies that confront ethnic LGBT people in their later years.
CHICAGO – The common image of the Pride Parade is of the middle-class, youn...
True gay Latino hero

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Santo Gay
Posted July 6th, 2009 at 9:11 am
True gay hero - DVD
Published 07/02/2009 Bay Area Reporter
by David Lamble
In Pedro: The True Story of Pedro Zamora, now on DVD, a 22-year-old, intensely charismatic, Cuban-born AIDS activist learns just how sick he really is during a doctor's appointment. Unlike most young men getting really bad news, Pedro's dilemma is complicated by the fact that cameras are rolling.
In 1994, Pedro Zamora agreed to be an openly gay, HIV-positive member of the cast of MTV's ...
Watching History Repeat Itself: AN UPDATE

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Santo Gay
Posted June 30th, 2009 at 5:05 am
I am posting an e-mail that I received from my friend, Rodolfo, in Dallas updating me on the police raid on the gay bar - Rainbow Lounge. Mil Gracias Rodolfo, SG
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Howdy y'all --
I just witnessed history repeating itself, 21st century Texas style --and that's not a good thing. Forgive me if the rest of this message rambles and such, but I wanted to get all this down while it was fresh. Here's what I witnessed:
This weekend, as many of you know, marks the ...
Police raid gay bar in Fort Worth Texas: 1 Week and Arrest Gays 40 Years to the Day After the Stonewall Revolt!

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Santo Gay
Posted June 29th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
From DallasVoice.com
Texas
Gays, lesbians rally in Fort Worth over bar raid
By Tammye Nash Senior Editor
Jun 28, 2009 - 10:11:37 PM
Police say 7 arrested for public intoxication; one man remains hospitalized with brain injury incurred during incident
FORT WORTH — About 18 hours after officers with the Fort Worth Police Department and agents with the Texas Alcoholic Beverages Commission raided a Fort Worth gay bar, about 150 to 200 people gathered on the steps of the Tarrant County Co...
Gay Pride Mexico City 2009: XXXI Marcha del Orgullo LGBTTTI – Unidad en la Diversidad

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Santo Gay
Posted June 22nd, 2009 at 6:30 pm
The parade was great lots of people showing their Pride. BUT in the end, as always, it rains.
Click picture below to view a slide show of the Pride Marcha 2009:
And here is a short seven minute video too:
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