HELENA, MT–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2010. Seven committed same-sex couples today filed a lawsuit against the state of Montana for failing to provide legal protections to same-sex couples and their families in violation of the Montana Constitution’s rights of privacy, dignity and the pursuit of life’s basic necessities and its guarantees of[Read More…]
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Dave Rudolf Entertains Park Forest with ‘Shake, Shake Senora,’ at Main Street Nights (Video)
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Enjoy the sights and sounds of Dave Rudolf and Company as they perform "Shake, Shake Senora" on July 21, 2010. Children young and old form a conga line through the Village Green. Rudolf’s performance at Main Street Nights is an annual favorite. (Video: ENEWSPF)
Mississippi School Agrees To Revise Policy And Pay Damages To Lesbian Teenager Denied Chance To Attend Prom
ABERDEEN, MS–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2010. Itawamba County School District officials agreed to have a judgment entered against them in the case of a recent high school graduate who sued her school for canceling the prom rather than let her attend with her girlfriend. The agreement ends a precedent-setting lawsuit brought by[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on UN Accreditation of the ILGHRC
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 19, 2010. I welcome this important step forward for human rights, as the International Lesbian and Gay Human Rights Commission (ILGHRC) will take its rightful seat at the table of the United Nations. The UN was founded on the premise that only through mutual respect, diversity, and dialogue[Read More…]
Jay Shafer: Living Small, Real Small (Video)
Ten years ago, Jay Shafer downsized to an 89-square-foot house and reinvented both his lifestyle and career in the process.
Kenny Leon to Headline 12th ‘Open Dialogue’ in Chicago, August 12-14, 2010
Illinois–(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2010. The Association of American Cultures (TAAC) invites leaders both established and emerging to attend the 12th Open Dialogue symposium, taking place in Chicago for the first time August 12-14, 2010. Attendees will help formulate action-agendas promoting equity in cultural policy, funding, and leadership in the 21st Century.[Read More…]
White House Releases National HIV/AIDS Strategy
Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization – today praised the release of the first comprehensive National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States as a positive step forward in the fight against HIV and AIDS nationwide, but called[Read More…]
Nationally, Locally, and Individually, Social Security Makes a Difference
By Andrew Salata Social Security Public Affairs Specialist Social Security reaches almost every family in the United States, and at some point touches the lives of nearly all Americans. It not only helps older Americans, but also workers who become disabled and families in which a spouse or parent dies.[Read More…]
‘The Light In The Piazza’ Is ITC’s Summerfest Musical
(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Illinois Theatre Center of Park Forest’s annual Summerfest musical features a cast of local performers, college theatre students, and special professional guest artists. This year’s production, THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, will be presented for eight performances, July 23 through August 1. THE LIGHT[Read More…]
Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park Offers Trip to Calder Exhibit
Alexander Calder’s “Flamingo” in Chicago’s Federal Plaza. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Whimsical cats and performing seals. Spiraling spiders and flying fish. You can view artist Alexander Calder’s three-dimensional representation of such fantastic animals when the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park (NMSP) at Governors State University hosts a July 17 trip[Read More…]
