The Washington Times (via Chicago-Sun Times) published details on pool report Thursday in sponsorship for the president’s Obama for America campaign. According to the source, among the 40 people in attendance – all of which paid $38,500 per ticket – Laura Rickett, the openly-gay owner of the Chicago Cubs, introduced President Obama to the group….
Russian lawmakers in St. Petersburg passed a bill Wednesday with a 31-6 vote that would allow officials to fine LGBT activists and allies on the merit of “advocating” gay and lesbian relationships in public. The bill also aims to institute fines for promoting pedophilia. The bill ban events such as gay pride parades and any…
In light of this week’s decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a lower court’s ruling that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional, San Diego LGBT Weekly presents a Q&A with one of the nation’s most fervent advocates for marriage equality, San Diego’s own Mayor Jerry Sanders. San Diego LGBT Weekly: Mayor, do you…
Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. Prop 8 was voted into law in 2008 and established in the California Constitution that marriage is the union between one man and one woman. The ruling does not mean same-sex couples can marry again in California. The…
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Gábor Vona, the leader of Hungary’s minority Jobbik nationalist party has described the gay EuroGames being held in Budapest this summer as “the end of the world.” The LGBT EuroGames are an annual European sporting event governed by the European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF). It is the biggest athletic event…
A very warm welcome to GLBT royalty, from all over the USA, Canada and Mexico, here for Coronation XL and to GLBT Democrats here for the California Democratic Party Convention. Only general tickets available for royal events Dinner tickets for both the Imperial State dinner, set for this Friday night, and the 40th anniversary Coronation…
