The MSSC, Unity Mississippi, and many more partner organizations, want to call attention to a proposed anti-bullying policy that Jackson Public Schools is seeking public comment.

With Congress’ passage of a long-awaited hate crimes prevention law, Mississippi’s gay and lesbian residents are poised to be legally protected from physical attacks no matter where they are in the country. According to the Anti-Defamation League, 20 states, including Mississippi, do not have hate crime prevention based on sexual orientation. 17% of all hate crimes in the US are because of sexual orientation.

A Wesson student is fighting back after being excluded from her high school yearbook for wearing men’s clothing in her class photo. While the ACLU seeks to handle the legal aspects, our community can show our support by contacting Copiah County Schools Superintendent Rickey Clopton and CC Ronald Greet, the principal of Wesson Attendance Center. Get involved and show this Mississippi teen that we support her!

The 5th annual OUToberfest is here and we’re super-excited. Can you believe it’s been 5 years?! Help us celebrate this incredible milestone by attending all the events throughout the week. From compelling discussions to rocking musicians, there’s something for everyone. You can even pre-order your tickets for the concert online. So, there’s no excuse…

With the disastrous loss we’ve come to call Prop 8 and the lack of clear leadership in that particular movement, we are reminded that it is up to us to bring change in our own cities, states, and country. That is why we are starting a communications campaign and encourage LGBT organizations, churches, business and everyone else that believes in equality to participate (that means you). Your participation is the key to the success of this campaign.

The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969 at the Stonewall Inn, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. They are frequently cited as the first instance in American history when gays and lesbians fought back against a government-sponsored system that persecuted homosexuals, and they have become the defining event that marked the start of the gay rights movement in the United States and around the world.
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Unity Mississippi’s 5th Annual Pride Picnic will be on May 30, 2009 from 2-6pm at Mayes Lake. We’ve reserved a pavilion and will have a rainbow flag to identify our area. 
The park offers a natural science museum, hiking, a lake, and much more.
Official time: 2-6pm, Saturday, May 30, 2009. Feel free to come early or stay late and enjoy the site!
Bring food, drinks, picnic blanket and basket, frisbees, or your favorite outdoor fun and join us! There are public grills available for use. The park is pet friendly (leashes required).
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Join grassroots activists, organizations and straight allies from across the nation as we demonstrate at Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell-the site where the Gay Pioneers launched our movement with protests each Fourth of July from 1965 to 1969.

Michigan Television Station Pulls Misleading AFA Program Following Announcement of National Action Alert By Human Rights Campaign.

“Restoration Grace is a conference your family, church, and city need you to attend and the pro–gay activists hope you’ll miss.”

But, we won’t miss it!