January 2010
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2010, January 3: Mary Daly
The self-proclaimed "radical lesbian feminist," Mary Daly, dies in Gardiner, Massachusetts.[1]
2010, January 6: "Gender Identity"
The Obama administration for the first time includes language on the federal jobs Website that explicitly bans employment discrimination based on gender identity. Here is the new government’s Equal Employment Opportunity statement: “The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.”[2]
2010, January 7: New York Times for same-sex marriage
An editorial in the New York Times endorses same-sex marriage and the passage of a law in New Jersey to allow same-sex marriage.[3]
2010, January 7: New Jersey Senate Votes Against Same-Sex Marriage
The New Jersey Senate rejects a proposed law that would have made the state the sixth in the nation to allow marriages of same-sex couples.[4]
2010, January 8: Gay Marriage Bill Passes by Portugal Parliament
The Parliament of Portugal passes a bill that would make the predominately Catholic country the sixth nation in Europe to permit same-sex marriage. The conservative President of Portugal, Anibal Cavaco Silva, is thought unlikely to veto the bill initiated by the Social government, which has the support of all left-of-center parties.[5]
2010, January 10: "Milk", the Film
Among the top 10 movies rented from Netflix in New York City in 2009 was director Gus Van Zant's "Milk," about the career of San Francisco Supervisor, Harvey Milk.[6]
2010, January 10: Nepal is Gay Tourist Destination
A New York Times travel reporter discusses Nepal, in the Himalayas, as an LGBT tourist destination like San Francisco, Amsterdam, Provincetown, Mykonos, and Ibiza. About two years ago the Napal supreme court ordered equal rights for gays, lesbians, and transgendered people, and clubs now welcome gays. (See: www.utopia-asia.com for listings.) A “third gender” category is an option on national I.D. cards. A tourist agency in Katmandu is now promoting gay tourism to Nepal. (See: Pink Mountain Travels and Tours [www.pinkyatra.com], started by Sunil Babu Pant, an openly-gay legislator.)[7]
2010, January 10: Sheik Acquitted in Torture Case
A judge in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates, finds a member of the ruling family not guilty of the torture and rape of an Afghan man.[8]
2010, January 11: "American Idol" and Ellen DeGeneres
A New York Times article on the TV show "American Idol," wonders how Ellen DeGeneres will do as a new judge.[9]
2010, January 11: Fight to Reverse California's Same-Sex Marriage Ban Heads to Court
The legal fight in court to reverse California voter's ban of same-sex marriage goes to trial in San Francisco.[10]
2010, January 11: John Conroy Play Describes Police Torture
"My Kind of Town," a new play about a police scandal in Chicago, by investigative reporter, John Conroy, includes a scene in which "a convicted man recalls how he was sodmized with a cattle prod to force a confession to a murder -- and then, minutes later, suffocated with a plastic bag when officers wanted him to confess to a second murder as well."[11]
References
- ↑ Margalit Fox, "Mary Daily, a Leader in Feminist Theology, Dies at 81." New York Times, January 7, 2010, p. B20.
- ↑ Brian Knowlton, “U.S. Job Site Bans Bias Over Gender Identity,” New York Times, January 6, 2010, p. A15. Also see http://jobview.usajobs.gov and at the bottom of the page click on “EEO Policy Statement”.
- ↑ "Less Than Two Weeks," New York Times, January 7, 2010, p. A30.
- ↑ David Kocieniewski, "New Jersey Senate Defeates Same-Sex Marriage Bill," New York Times, January 8, 2010, p. A18.
- ↑ "Portugal: Gay Marriage Bill," New York Times, January 9, 2010, p. A6.
- ↑ Matthew Bloch, Amanda Cox, Jo Craven McGinty and Kevin Quealy, "A Peek Into Netflix Queues," New York Times, January 10, 2010, p. MB5. For data about Netflix rentals in Atlanta, Bay Area, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angles, Miami, Minneapolis, Seattle, and Washington D.C., see: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/01/10/nyregion/20100110-netflix-map.html?scp=3&sq=neighborhood%20by%20neighborhood&st=cse
- ↑ Aric Chen, "31. Napal," New York Times, January 10, 2010, p. ?
- ↑ "Sheik Acquitted in Torture Case," New York Times, January 11, 2010, p. A8.
- ↑ Edward Wyatt, "The Intrigue Over ‘Idol’ Is Offstage," New York Times, January 11, 2010, p. C1.
- ↑ Jesse McKinley, "Fight to Reverse California's Same-sex Marriage Ban Heads to Courtroom," New York Times, January 11, 2010, p. A9.
- ↑ Patrick Healy, "Bringing Torture Home to Chicago’s South Side," New York Times, January 11, 2010, p. C3.
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