Harvey Milk National Stamp Campaign

The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is co-sponsoring the Harvey Milk National Stamp Campaign. “This stamp would serve to further remind Americans that by honoring Harvey Milk, you honor a true American Hero and Champion of Civil Rights for all people.”

Please send a letter expressing your desire for the committee to vote for the postmaster to approve this stamp to:

Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee
c/o Stamp Development
U.S. Postal Service
1735 North Lynn Ste Suite 5013
Arlington, VA 22209-6432

Organization Spotlight: Catholics for Marriage Equality

Catholics for Marriage Equality [C4ME] encompasses faithful Roman Catholics throughout the United States who through prayerful discernment are supporting civil marriage for same-sex couples.

Word of the Gay: "Gender Outlaw"

"Gender Outlaw" is a term for a person who defies traditional gender roles.

Jason Mraz Stands Up for LGBT Equality

Singer and songwriter Jason Mraz is standing up for LGBT people and wants to be proactive in the community. In a recent trip to the San Diego LGBT Center he says:

"I came down here to learn more about how I can get involved in the fight for equality. Not just marriage equality, but equality for all. And why it's important to me is that it affects my life. Many of my friends, management, staff, even one of my close, personal friends, my transgender surfing buddy ... I have been so inspired by the life that they live and the committed relationships that they have. Most of them have had longer, more committed relationships than I have had, yet don't get the same rights as I do, don't get to plan and protect each other in the bond that marriage offers, and to feel protected in society. So I'm down here to learn and hopefully you are here to learn and are joining me in the fight" (Advocate).

Thank Jason Mraz for standing up for LGBT equality via Twitter.

*Photo courtesy of Macinate on Flickr.

Shameless Self Promotion Sunday

Please feel free to share any links to queer or queer related topics of interest. You can post a blog entry you made, a website you found interesting. Anything goes as long as it is queer in nature.

Word of the Gay: "Same Gender Oriented"

"Same gender oriented" is a politically correct unisex term for someone who is gay or lesbian.

Tell Life & Style That Focus on the Family Aren't "Experts" in Raising Children

Life & Style a magazine for celebrity news, fashion, beauty trends, and gossip is coming under fire from LGBT activists. The magazine discusses the gender presentation of Shiloh the child of celebrities Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. The magazine posts the headline "Why is Angelina Turning Shiloh into a Boy!?" and questions whether it is "harming the three year old?"

"The article cites several so-called "experts," like Glenn Stanton from the virulently anti-gay Focus on the Family who says: "They need help, they need guidance of what that looks like. It's important to teach our children that gender distinction is very healthy" (GLAAD).

Tell Life & Style that Focus on the Family aren't 'experts' in raising children and that targeting children for ridicule about the way they dress is unacceptable, regardless of their parent's celebrity status.

Contact:

Dan Wakeford, Life & Style: Editor-in-Chief
dwakeford@bauer-usa.com

Lindsey Ferraro, Life & Style: Publicity Manager
lferraro@bauer-usa.com
(201) 569-6699

Sarah Drabick
Life & Style: Associate Publicist
sdrabick@bauer-usa.com

The headquarters for Bauer Publishing (which includes an Entertainment Division that is the home of Life & Style and InTouch) is:

270 Sylvan Avenue
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632

Tel: (201) 569-6699
Fax: (201) 510-3297