GAY REPORT July 14 2012

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Late last month the Supreme court declared that the majority of provisions of the Affordable Healthcare Act often referred to as ”Obamacare”  as constitutional.

The American Episcopal Church announced two new policies this week at the churches triennial General Convention in Indianapolis.

The Ali Forney Center, an organization that provides housing for gay homeless youths in New York, announced that The New York City Council and the Manhattan borough president designated $3.3 million to help renovate a city-owned building and transform it into a new 18-bed shelter

Google launched a new campaign supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights around the world.

The Taipei times announced that a lesbian couple will be holding the first ever a traditional Buddhist wedding in Taiwan

Entertainment:

DirectTV premiered its latest high concept Drama Hit and Miss.

The Weekend Report:

On Saturday the Center on Halsted hosts 3656 trans Avenue A series of seminars and workshops of interest to members the broad Trans community, including, those who identify as female to male, male to female, as well as, gender queer as well as, their significant others, family members, friends, and allies. The event begins at 6:30pm and goes until 8. Visit centeronhalsted.org for more information.

This Sunday join Lambda legal for a celebration of Chicago’s diverse LGBT families with a day of food, drink, and great American baseball with Family day Out at Wrigley. Meet some of the plaintiffs’ families in Lambda Legal’s pending suit for Illinois marriage and share in the celebration of the organizations work for same-sex couples and families on the new Budweiser Patio of Wrigley Field. Visit Lambdalegal.org for tickets.