NYTimes, May 16, 2008

The California Supreme Court, striking down two state laws that had limited marriages to unions between a man and a woman, ruled on Thursday that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry. The ruling, striking down laws limiting marriages to unions between a man and a woman, would make California the second state to allow same-sex marriage.

And in Alabama (www.sovo.com)

In what some activists consider a bellwether moment for gay rights in the U.S., the Alabama House of Representative passed a pair of gay- inclusive bills in the same day earlier this month. Legislators voted 46-44 to amend the state’s hate crimes law to include sexual orientation, and unanimously passed a measure aimed at reducing bullying in schools.

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Adventures of a Manhattan High School GSA Member
Michael Turner Michael will be a senior at MHS and represents the Gay Straight Alliance on the FHPFLAG Executive Committee.  He will show a video of the March 31 Million Fag March in Topeka, which he and a colleague developed that includes interviews with a lesbian mother of two, a Methodist minister supportive of the LGBTQ community, the organizer of the March and his sister, two drag queens (one being Miss KC Pride Daisy Bucket), and a visit to the Westboro Baptist Church where they interviewed Rev. Phelps' daughter and son.

In addition Michael will give a short PowerPoint presentation about the federal government’s involvement in the LGBTQ civil rights movement and describe some of the policies and restrictions that have been placed on the LGBTQ community.

Please come to hear about some of Michael’s recent adventures.
 

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