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…
Wedding nuptials used to be fairly traditional: couples exchange rings, say “I do” and live happily ever after. But that was so 2010. Enter celebrity-infused wedding bliss. Indeed – your favorite celebrity can, in fact, marry you – and it’s the hottest trend to hit the wedding scene since thrown rice. While you may have…
The Episcopal Church denied priesthood to former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey, according to The New York Post. McGreevey may be famously remembered for resigning from his governor post in 2004 after coming out as a “gay American” and a series of gay flings despite his marriage to then-wife Dina Matos McGreevey. A statement regarding…
The law firm of King & Spalding filed a motion today to withdraw from defending the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) – a discriminatory practice that prohibits gay and lesbian marriages to be recognized under federal law. According to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the law firm decided to withdraw from the discriminatory defense…
UPDATE: Sign a petition of protest at change.org http://www.change.org/petitions/demand-that-the-employees-on-duty-at-mcdonalds-be-held-responsible-in-the-beating-of-a-transwoman The Bilerico Project has broken a story concerning the beating of a transgender woman in a Baltimore McDonald’s. Apparently the woman got into an altercation with two other female patrons in the restroom. What is tragic is the non-reaction of the McDonald’s staff. They did nothing except…
Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico and staunch gay-rights and legal marijuana advocate, has announced his intention to run for president on the Republican ticket in 2012. An avid mountain climber, skier, cyclist and tri-athlete, Johnson has been vocal in his support of socially liberal campaigns for cannabis reform and LGBT equality in recent…
