Equally Speaking
Good morning, and thanks for tuning in to Equally Speaking, your morning dose of GLBT news from the Human Rights Campaign for Friday, March 7th. I'm Sarah Birnie.
And I'm John Lake. First up, news about this summer's True Colors Tour.
True Colors Concerts in partnership with the Human Rights Campaign will produce the second True Colors Tour, which kicks of May 31st in Boston. The 24 city North American tour includes headliners Cyndi Lauper, The B-52s, Rosie O'Donnell, host Carson Kressley, and many more. Tickets go on sale Monday at 10am local time. Visit H-R-C dot Org slash True Colors for more information.
Yesterday, approximately 250 H-R-C Board members, Steering Committee members, supporters and staff participated in HRC's Spring Lobby Day. Participants met with their congressional representatives on Capitol Hill to lobby for GLBT civil rights. For photos and first-hand accounts from the Hill, visit the Back Story blog at H-R-C Back Story dot org.
Videos produced by HRC have been viewed more than one million times on the popular online video site YouTube. The most popular video, Take Action Against Hate Crimes, was honored with a 2007 Progressive Source Award for Best Call to Action video. To view it and nearly 70 other videos, go to You Tube dot com slash H-R-C media.
Columbia, South Carolina's City Council voted unanimously to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in housing and public accommodations. This makes it the first municipality in the state to enact laws protecting GLBT people. Only two other Southern cities, New Orleans and Atlanta, have similar
anti-discrimination ordinances.
Researchers at London Metropolitan University are conducting an online survey about the role internet communities have in the lives of lesbian and bisexual women. The study seeks to understand how this may relate to health and well-being. Researchers will also conduct a series of in-depth interviews.
Officials in Michigan and Florida are considering holding repeat Democratic presidential primaries. Hillary Clinton won both states in January, but the results were meaningless because Michigan and Florida were stripped of their delegates for violating national party rules. Both Clinton and rival Barack Obama are open to the idea of repeat contests in the two states.
That's the news from us today. Thanks for tuning in to Equally Speaking.
Have a great day, and we'll see you back here again Monday morning.