The “Underpin & Overcoat” installation puts oversized buttons with slogans and stances on downtown & West Side walls.
equality
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Russians send gay pastor packing
The Rev. James Mulcahy sat with a group of LGBTQ activists in the Russian city of Samara last July, having a cup of tea and talking about nothing in particular, he says. Mulcahy, who served as pastor for Rochester’s Metropolitan Community Church from 2000 to 2012, says that the group was barely 20 minutes into […]
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Rochester gets good marks on equality
The Human Rights Campaign has given the City of Rochester high ranks on its 2013 Municipal Equality Index scorecard. The city grabbed 98 out of a maximum 100 points on the scorecard, which examined a broad range of criteria, including existence of non-discrimination laws, recognition of domestic partnerships, existence of school anti-bullying policies, and whether […]
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Week ahead: another I-Square vote; a talk on race in America
On Tuesday, the Irondequoit Town Board will once again vote on a resolution regarding tax incentives for the I-Square project. (The resolution starts on page 44 of the board’s meeting packet, which is available here.) The board will be voting whether to support a payment in lieu of taxes agreement between I-Square and the Monroe […]
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NEWS BLOG: Angry Blog part 3- boy scout bigotry
Words fail. A committee studying whether the Boy Scouts of America should let gay children be Scouts and gay and lesbian adults be Scout leaders has wrapped up its work – begun in 2010. And yesterday, it announced its decision. The Scouts will continue to discriminate. No gays and lesbians allowed. The decision puts the […]
