The controversial case of Brandon McInerney who killed 15-year-old Larry King in what was an alleged hate crime will now come to a new fruition amidst today’s announcement that McInerney will now be tried as an adult. The Ventura County Star reports that McInerney will face “murder charges with the special allegation of lying in…
It wouldn’t be October if Michele Bachmann didn’t get spooked at a pumpkin farm. But instead of ghouls and goblins striking fear in the presidential hopeful, it was a group of roughly 60 students from the liberal Grinnell College that got the job done after the group protested Bachmann’s appearance. Bachmann attended a fundraiser at…
San Francisco mayoral candidate Bevan Dufty has, for the first time in campaign history, released an ad campaign featuring his daughter Sidney, 5. As one of the 16 candidates running for mayor of San Francisco, Dufty is setting himself apart in the race with the commercial showing his daughter boarding a MUNI locomotive. In the…
In his speech at a Human Rights Campaign function, President Obama was applauded when he said, “no one has to live a lie to serve the country they love.” Just weeks after the fall of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, the president expressed strong sentiment in his speech, explaining, “I’m hopeful, I’m fired up, too!” But…
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced today its intent to find the organization’s next new president by March 2012. As a part of their recruitment process, HRC has enlisted Russell Reynolds Associates, one of the nation’s top recruitment firms, to aid in the executive search process. “The new president will be called upon to champion…
There’s a whole new meaning to “fighting fire with fire” as the New York Fire Department welcomes its first transgender firefighter, Brooke, whose last name is not being disclosed. The female firefighter who underwent gender reassignment, has been “openly welcomed by the FDNY” the New York Post reports. “It’s a tremendously courageous decision,” said one…
“Until you’ve tasted the food, you don’t know whether you’ll like it or not, as my mom always said.” The now-famous words of Thomas Jane, star of HBO’s Hung. The handsome star who once garnered heat for statements about the gay community has revealed to Los Angeles Times that he, at one time, performed sexual…
Too many seniors sit home and turn down invitations thinking, “Been there; done that.” But the future can hold many adventures. Don’t let them slip by. Forget the length of that future, it’s irrelevant. We are here. This is now. Do it! I am amazed at what older people have never done. No, not climbing…
San Diego State University announced today the approval of the state’s first LGBT Studies major to start spring 2012. The LGBT Studies major at SDSU will be the first of its kind within California and the California State University system. SDSU has a rich tradition of supporting the LGBT community within its school and state…
Santorum: /n/ “The frothy mix of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the byproduct of anal sex.” Google has stayed mum in taking down the ‘Santorum’ definition that irks Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum. After Dan Savage coined the term in 2003, supporters plastered the internet with the so-called definition. Santorum recently explained to…
