Starbucks is conducting an investigation this week after patrons at a New York retail location claimed to have witnessed homophobic behavior from managing Starbucks employees. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that a New York blogger helped publicize the story earlier this week when she posted a description of the incident witnessed by herself, her wife and…
Cynthia Nixon of “Sex and the City” and New York Ranger Sean Avery traveled to New York yesterday to lobby for the legalization of same-sex marriage. According to the New York Daily News, Nixon said the ‘feel’ of her visit was different than when the bill was rejected two years ago, and explained there has…
San Diego boasts a rich arts community – and for the last 25 years, the La Jolla Festival of the Arts has championed local talent, including a variety of LGBT artists, at their beloved annual event. This summer, the festival will celebrate a quarter-century of art and activism on behalf of the San Diego…
Comedian and 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan has issued an apology in the wake of community outrage inspired by anti-gay comments made during a comedy show at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium last weekend. The Human Rights Campaign reports that Morgan, who has encountered criticism in the past for his at-times controversial stage humor, reportedly went on…
On Saturday, June 11, Lady Gaga performed at the ancient and legendary Circus Maximus in Rome as a guest contributor to the 2011 EuroPride festival. Entertainment Weekly reports that, in a rare out-of-character moment, the Italian-American pop icon and staunch LGBT equality advocate called herself by her birth name – Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta…
After a three-week campaign by prominent LGBT organizations urging Orbitz to examine several cases of anti-gay bigotry aired on Fox News, the online travel agency has decided to review its advertising policy with the news media corporation. According to a statement released today by Orbitz: “Orbitz has heard from the LGBT community about its concerns…
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles opined today that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional as it pertains to joint bankruptcy filing. MetroWeekly reports that the case in question involves same-sex married couple Gene Douglas Balas and Carlos A. Morales and, in the words…
Amidst discussion of the U.S. economy, foreign policy and the purported failings of President Barack Obama, Republican presidential candidates touched upon several key LGBT issues during last night’s campaign debate in New Hampshire. Prominent among these were questions surrounding the legalization of gay marriage and the repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ both of which…
Yet another male blogger has confessed to writing under a fictitious lesbian identity. Bill Graber, 58, announced yesterday that he started the lesbian news site Lez Get Real under the name Paula Brooks – a name belonging to his wife, who remained unaware of her husband’s online identity theft throughout the site’s three-year history. Graber,…
