Gay Jewish men and women who want to raise a family can now join a new matchmaking service that would allow couples to unconventionally sprout a family while still maintaining their sexual orientation – no required lifestyle change. Rabbi Arele Harel, 36, founder of the service, insists the matchmaking is simply designed to encourage more…
Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) has announced her candidacy to run for Senate today in what would be the first openly gay member of the governmental division if she wins the seat. Baldwin will aim to replace Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wisc.) in wake of his retirement upon the completion of his term next year, Forbes magazine reports….
The official repeal of the military’s discriminatory ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy is a few short weeks away, but Republican Duncan Hunter (R-CA) is on a mission to halt its efforts. In past attempts, Hunter has said the military “isn’t the YMCA” and has also insisted that homophobia should be a defendable right for servicemembers….
Kathy Griffin, an avid LGBT rights supporter and ally, has been vocal on her disapproval of Michele Bachmann, outspoken Republican presidential hopeful. But, recently the queen of comedy has laid targets on Marcus, husband to Michele. As avidly conservative republicans, the Bachmann’s have been known as extremists against LGBT rights – in fact, even opening…
Dane Hall, 20, was brutally attacked outside of a popular Salt Lake City club Aug. 26, but has come forward with new evidence to suggest the attack was part of a larger hate crime against him. Now, Hall explains the attack came in wake of gay slurs prior to the assault, according to Deseret News….
In wake of Chaz Bono’s appearance on the ever-popular ABC hit “Dancing with the Stars,” Cher has stepped up to his defense via Twitter amidst “vicious attacks” on blogs on message boards. Bono, who has famously documented his sexual reassignment surgery on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), has garnered criticism over his appointment to DWTS,…
Too often in our lives we have chickened out, fibbed, told a white lie, etc. all to avoid telling the truth especially when it comes to romantic encounters. Sometimes friends fix us up with a blind date or mother arranges for the daughter or son of a dear friend to just happen to bump into…
Last week, the San Diego Redistricting Commission unanimously approved a final map of new City Council district boundaries by a 7-0 vote. The new map maintains an LGBT-friendly District 3, even with its boundary changes, according to the LGBT Redistricting Task Force. “From the LGBT perspective, we could not have done any better, I think,”…
San Diego Feeling Good (SDFG) is holding their Feeling Good Roundup this upcoming Labor Day weekend, Sept. 2-4 at the Handlery Hotel, 950 Hotel Circle North in San Diego. SDFG’s mission is to work together to create a celebration of the LGBT recovery community. SDFG recognizes that the rates of alcoholism and addiction are especially…
Music, fun, food and prizes will be in-store for prospective singers and volunteers attending San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus’s (SDGMC) “Join the Chorus Info Night” on Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. at the chorus’ rehearsal space at University Christian Church in Hillcrest. All interested singers and non-singing volunteers who would like to join the chorus…
