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The OutLoud Columbus website is updated every Monday, so please make sure you check back each week to see what's going on, what's new, what's coming up!

PROP 8 OVERTURNED!
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re-enactments!

OutLoud Recommended Links

We highly recommend you check out these websites.  We wouldn't link you there if we didn't like them!  They all have our invisible and unwarranted stamp of approval!

The Trevor Project

Teen Suicide Prevention website, telephone hotline, and more.

Equality Ohio

Equality Ohio serves as an advocate and champion for fair treatment and equal opportunity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender citizens.  They are working to create an Ohio where everyone feels at home.  Learn how to get involved and help in the quest for equality on their website:  www.equalityohio.org


 GOHI – Gay Ohio History Initiative

In January 2006, Outlook Weekly and The Gay Ohio History Initiative formed a partnership with the Ohio Historical Society to preserve, archive and curate Ohio's LGBT history and culture. This is a ground-breaking partnership between Ohio's preeminent history preservation organization and LGBT Ohioans. This is an awesome site.  If you haven’t checked it out yet, you’re missing out on some really cool stuff and great information.  www.gohi.org


TransOhio

TransOhio serves the Ohio transgender and ally communities by providing services, education, support and advocacy which promotes and improves the health, safety and life experience of the Ohio transgender individual and community.   www.transohio.org

Tobias Project

The Tobias Project provides prevention education and testing to the Central Ohio minority community as it is related to HIV/AIDS and other health disparities.  tobiasproject.org 


Knights Out

Knights Out is an organization of West Point Alumni, Staff and Faculty who are united in supporting the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender soldiers to openly serve their country.  www.knightsout.org

 

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

The mission of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is to build the grassroots power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.  We work to create a nation that respects the diversity of human expression and identity and creates opportunity for all.   www.thetaskforce.org

 

PageOneQ

If it’s happening and it affects the gay community, Mike Rogers’ news and information website has found it.  He stars in Outrage, which is now out on DVD and which you should see.  www.pageoneq.com

 

KirbyDick

Documentary filmmaker and director of Outrage, Kirby Dick’s website.  Bonus: Includes a link to his interview with Terry Gross!   www.kirbydick.com

 

Slap Upside The Head

Mark at SlapUpsideTheHead is funny, smart, and worth your time!  Check out the cartoons and read the blog that “fights bigotry the gayest way he knows how!”   Slap has been voted the Best GLBT Blog in Canada at the Canadian Blog Awards for the second consecutive year!   www.slapupsidethehead.com

 

Prop 8 Trial Tracker

Courage Campaign’s constant updates on what’s going on in the courtroom, as well as fantastic wrap-up and commentary postings regarding Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the trial to overturn California’s gay marriage ban.  Also, great place for news stories and opinions on thing going on while the trial is on hold.  www.prop8trialtracker.com

 

The Gist

Michelango Signorile has been active in exposing the hypocrisy of closeted public figures for over two decades.  He stars in the documentary Outrage, has a daily satellite radio show on OutQ, and publishes this blog.   www.signorile.com

 

Courage Campaign

This California-based multi-issue advocacy group has up-to-date information about Prop 8, DADT, and other progressive political movements.   www.couragecampaign.org


Change.org

Another  multi-issue site, change.org offers the opportunity to send petitions on specific issues directly to your representatives.   www.change.org

 

Blogactive.com

This is Mike Rogers’ activist website.  He stars in Outrage and has been operating “The List,” which has been “telling you the truth about hypocrisy in the government” since 2004.   www.blogactive.com

 

Petition to Congress to Pass MREA

Tell Congress to pass the Military Readiness Enhancement Act now.   http://www.sldn.org/page/s/congress

 

Stonewall Columbus

Stonewall has many support groups and classes available for the community.   www.stonewallcolumbus.org


Check out this amazing piece written by Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Secretary of State.


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Help in the fight for marriage equality now and learn about others similar (and sometimes not-so-similar!) stories of struggle with marriage inequality.