Teonna Monae Brown, 19, was charged with the April 18 Baltimore McDonald’s beating of transgender woman Chrissy Lee Polis, 22, and will now serve the sentence of five years in prison for the crime. The incident attracted national attention after the video was posted on YouTube by a McDonald’s employee who recorded the incident but…
North Carolina conservatives may get their way in banning same-sex marriages after passing a motion to place a constitutional amendment on the state’s May 2012 ballot. The final vote – 30-16 – gained three-fifths majority by pin-thin margins needed to pass the measure. The measure kept its momentum after gaining prior approval in the House…
The Episcopal church lost one of its own Sunday as Walter C. Righter, a retired, gay-friendly bishop for the church passed at the age of 87. The announcement was confirmed Tuesday by Rich Creehan, spokesman for the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh, where Righter was ordained nearly 60 years ago, the Los Angeles Times reports. Righter…
In a series of criminal events spanning the D.C. area, police are now investigating the weekend murder of a possible transgender woman, a classified hate crime, according to police records. The Metropolitan Police Department held an official news conference Monday to discuss the crime, where community activists took foothold in working with the MPD. The…
Rick Welts is the first NBA executive to come out, who did so publicly in a tell-all, front-page interview with The New York Times in May. Now, the former Phoenix Suns president and chief executive officer has called quits on his post to pursue other interests. But Welts isn’t worried – according to an interview…
North Carolina is the only state in the Southeast without legal language in its constitution that would otherwise ban same-sex marriage. While the state’s law already defines marriage between a man and a woman, the state constitution does not, prompting Republican lawmakers to move quickly in order to squander the possibility of legalized gay marriage…
Amidst the country’s reflection and remembrance of the 9/11 attacks, Oklahoma State Rep. Sally Kern has sparked outrage amongst the gay community in wake of her book tour in which she reinforced her attack on gays, explaining the LGBT community is worse than the act of terrorism. Kern’s explains that her book titled, “The Stoning…
On Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists launched an attack on the U.S. like this country has never experienced before. On the 10th year anniversary, San Diego LGBT Weekly pays tribute to the known LGBT community members who lost their lives that day. Renee Barrett, 41, worked for Cantor Fitzgerald in the World Trade Center. Although she…
Kristin Chenoweth, country star breakout artist and LGBT activist, outspokenly has “no problem being a pro-gay Christian,” according to USA Today. The actress-songstress is one of country’s music most beautiful faces, and proudly totes her pro-gay attitude at every opportunity. As for the naysayers, Chenoweth rebuts, “I don’t judge you for your opinions, so please…
Controversial rap artist The Game is in hot water for comments regarding gays, AIDS, and the increased risk it has to women. In an interview with VLADTV, the Compton-born rapper explained that he would not have a problem with gay people, when asked whether or not it would surprise him if a gay rapper came…
