SEATTLE GAY COMMUNITY CENTER IS IN THE WORKS
When Jim Munoz moved to Seattle 12 years ago, he quickly noticed that the gay community did not have a home to call its own.There was Broadway Avenue in Capitol Hill, he said, but no central place for services, support or social events for the city's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. ``You're new in town, and you don't know where to turn,'' said Munoz, 38, who moved here with his partner, Jon Scott....
Parade a sign of progress for gay community
GALVESTON — It may have only been a few cars and one float long, but to the island’s gay community, the first gay pride parade was a milestone. Cars in the parade blared dance music and dispensed beads as they wound through downtown. The float was decorated with rainbow flags and a female impersonator on top spurred the crowd on.The parade was part of a weekend full of gay-oriented events, including the beach festival First Splash. Some at the parade...
Gay community scholarship unveiled
UNCW is starting its first scholarship geared toward its gay community, the school announced this week. Established with private money, the Boseman-TenHuisen scholarship will be awarded each semester to a member of the college's gay and lesbian student club, said Ty Rowell, vice chancellor for university advancement at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.Hopefully, the new scholarship will spare another student the turmoil he experienced after coming out, said Justin...