The Uganda cabinet sealed the fate of a controversial bill that would make homosexuality punishable by death in the country. Cabinet members barred legislators’ attempts to reintroduce the measure last week, citing that the country already has “sufficient law to take care of all crimes envisaged by the proposed anti-homosexuality bill.” Several Members of Parliament…
The Independence Party of Minnesota announced Tuesday its intent to join the campaign to defeat a ballot measure that, if passed, would amend the Minnesota Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. As one of three political parties in the state with majority status, the party plans to actively campaign against the recently-passed ballot initiative in hopes…
Republic Party officials denied gay presidential candidate Fred Karger’s request to participate in the upcoming California GOP Convention. The Orange County native is the only gay candidate in the presidential race – a fact that may lend to party officials’ decision to exclude Karger from the event. In a recent interview with the San Francisco…
As part of their initiative to create a safer, equality-conscious college, Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, Ill. will now include an application question that asks about a student’s sexual orientation and gender identity, according to Campus Pride, an non-profit organization that applauds the college’s efforts in promoting LGBT equality. The demographic question will help administrators select…
The New York Post released a new report Monday that indicated a notable surge in the number of marriage applications filed in New York City as a result of the newly-enacted Marriage Equality Act. The report suggested that nearly 1,400 gay couples have tied the knot since the law entered effect, which represents one-fourth of…
As part of a legally-binding order, a Houston judge mandated that a gay father would be prohibited from leaving his children alone with any other man who was not immediately related to the family, despite any evidence or allegations of abuse. Family law practitioners say the move is “unheard of infringement on the rights of…
Country music star Chely Wright married girlfriend Lauren Blitzer this weekend at a private estate in Connecticut. The wedding comes just one year after Wright announced that she was a lesbian – a confession that shocked the country world and proved to be a painful experience for the singer. According to the Los Angeles Times,…
Theresa Erickson, a San Diego adoption attorney and a one-time San Diego LGBT Weekly columnist, has pled guilty in federal court last week to what officials are calling a “baby-selling ring.” With the help of two other people that worked in this alleged ring who have also pled guilty, Erickson hired San Diego women to…
LGBT rights advocates in Maine gathered more than 5,000 signatures this weekend for a petition to put gay marriage on the 2012 ballot. In coordination with local gay rights organization Equality Maine, same-sex marriage supporters rallied throughout the state to collect signatures and educate the public about marriage equality. According to the Houston Chronicle, volunteers…
RESTAURANT REVIEW: Here in San Diego you would think we had hundreds of great restaurants right on the water. Every time I have visitors from out of town, going and having dinner on the water is one of the first things that they want to do. There are the great standards here that have proven…
