Pat Robertson, an anti-gay minister popularly featured on The 700 Club, suggested in a recent interview that liberals support abortion rights because they want to put lesbians and straight women on a “level playing field,” according to recent reports. In a recent debate on The 700 Club Roberston asks cohost Terry Meeuwsen, “What advantage does…
In a historical motion, openly gay candidate Taiga Ishikawa has won a seat in Japanese politics – he will sit in the Toshima Ward Assembly as the country’s first openly gay elected official. Ishikawa has been a long-time advocate of the LGBT community, publishing books on the topic including “Where is My Boyfriend?” in 2002…
Rest assured, LGBT presence is evident and welcomed throughout American corporations, large and small… but especially large. Like Coca Cola for example – one of King & Spalding’s largest clients. That’s why it comes as no surprise to learn that King & Spalding dropped their defense of DOMA this week, knowing the connections of the…
Yesterday’s filing of a motion to dismiss the decision that California’s Prop 8 is unconstitutional sat on the brains of thousands of Californians nationwide. A combination of wasted tax dollars and desperation eddied as pro-LGBT organizations wondered at the basis of the unprecedented act. Really? We’re here, again? And, it’s true – Californians are here…
Across an overwhelmingly large crowd of supporters, the song ‘We Shall Overcome’ could be heard during a Monday night vigil in support of transgender woman Chrissy Lee Polis – the same woman who was brutally attacked in a Baltimore McDonald’s after using a public restroom. The video – taped by an McDonald’s employee, now fired…
There’s something special about the south. Teas are sipped a bit longer. Conversations linger. An air of belonging wafts through the air. A sense of family – it feels just right. It’s no surprise then that OutRaleigh, the largely popular southern gay festival, will celebrate Pride as one big, happy family. This year’s theme ‘We’re…
