PFLAG National (Parents, Families, and Friends of the Lesbians and Gays) has united with The Family Equality Council in urging members of the LGBT community to reach out to straight allies throughout Pride month. Both organizations are suggesting that LGBT families seize the unique opportunity afforded by community Pride events, such as parades, barbeques, performances…
Ken Mehlman, former Chairman of the Republican National Committee, has come out in support of New York marriage equality and taken it upon himself to promote the legalization of same-sex marriage amongst Albany’s GOP senators. According to The Wall Street Journal, Mehlman came out last August and told his colleagues that he is gay. Now,…
Amina Araf, an American-Syrian lesbian woman and author of the popular blog ‘A Gay Girl in Damascus,’ was kidnapped late Monday while walking with a friend in the capital city. MSNBC reports that Araf, who blogs under the pen name Amina Abdallah, was seized by three armed men and forced into their vehicle. A witness…
Each year, San Diego Pride recognizes select honorees for activism and support on behalf of the San Diego gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. Today, the city’s LGBT Pride officials released the names of this year’s award recipients, who will be publicly honored at the Pride Spirit of Stonewall Rally and festival kick-off event in…
More than 100,000 people have declared their support for marriage equality in an open letter to President Obama moderated by Freedom to Marry’s ‘I Do’ campaign. Now, Oscar winner Natalie Portman and her fiancé, Benjamin Millepied, have added their names to the star-studded list. Freedom to Marry launched the open-letter campaign in March with the…
In keeping with her many efforts on behalf of the LGBT community, pop megastar Lady Gaga has accepted an invitation to march in the EuroPride parade this coming weekend. Gaga, who comes from an Italian-American family, will join this year’s European gay pride celebration in Rome in what promises to be an impressive finale to…
The New York Daily News reports today that State Senator Greg Ball, a key voter in the fight for statewide marriage equality, told Governor Cuomo he will not support same-sex marriage legislation unless individuals and business as well as religious groups maintain the ability to sidestep the state’s discrimination laws if they oppose gay unions….
Rick Santorum, former Republican Senator and vocal advocate for conservative social values, announced today that he will run for president in 2012. USA Today reports that Santorum made his official candidacy announcement at a Pennsylvania political rally, where he proclaimed a platform based on repairing what he termed the economic and moral decline imposed on…
A landmark study conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and focused on American LGBT high school students nationwide has shown that gay, lesbian and bisexual teens experience higher health risk than their heterosexual peers. The study, which is one of the first and largest studies of its kind in the U.S.,…
Todd Gloria today announced he will seek re-election as San Diego City Councilman, representing the LGBT neighborhoods of District 3. “Today, I officially launched my reelection campaign,” Gloria said on his Facebook page. Election regulations prohibit any campaigning before today, one year before the June 5, 2012 election. An openly gay man, Gloria represents the…
