ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley has signed an historic bill extending marriage rights to gay and lesbian couples in the state. In a grand signing ceremony in Annapolis O’Malley said, “For a free and diverse people, for a people of many faiths, for a people committed to the principle of religious freedom, the…
WASHINGTON – Chad H. Griffin has been appointed as the next president of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) by the organization’s board of directors. Griffin, a national communications and policy strategist, is widely credited for being the mastermind behind the federal lawsuit to overturn California’s Proposition 8, which has now been ruled unconstitutional by two…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights organization, has released a white paper titled: Transgender-Inclusive Health Care Coverage and the Corporate Equality Index, a resource for employers to make their workplaces more equitable for transgender employees. The white paper is an educational tool for employers…
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – The bill banning so-called “propaganda of homosexuality and pedophilia to minors” has passed in the 3rd reading in the St. Petersburg city parliament. Twenty-nine deputies voted in favor of the bill, five voted against the bill and one abstained. Fifteen deputies did not vote (either abstained, or were absent). Member of…
For most of your life, people have been making decisions on your behalf without you. When you were born, for instance, they decided whether you were a boy or a girl (usually, though not always, based on obvious visual clues). Because of that, they hung a gender-specific moniker on you, dressed you in pink or…
This week there is a plethora of opening receptions at some of San Diego’s smaller, independent and LGBT-owned or oriented galleries. Here’s a chance to support the arts and local businesses simultaneously! Noel-Baza Fine Art Three Artists Paint the City features paintings and works on paper by Wade Cline, Kim Reasor and Brad Maxey. The…
Hopefully Hillcrest will soon be the home of a huge Rainbow Flag and Harvey Milk Street. People, politics, opinions So, Congressman David Dreier of California has decided not only to retire but stay in his closet ‘til the very end. This gay Republican could have done so much for our fight for equality, but never…
Adam Lambert has been invited to perform with legendary rock band, Queen this summer at Knebworth Park for Sonisphere 2012. After their brief meeting on American Idol, the potent chemistry between Queen and Lambert finally broke the surface when, at the invitation of Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor, Lambert joined them for the closing…
An Oklahoma-based company has been forced to cancel an annual romantic writing competition after the decision to ban same-sex entries prompted a furious backlash from romantic fiction authors. Romance Writers Ink (RWI), the Tulsa, Okla. chapter of the Romance Writers of America, has run the More than Magic writing competition for years. The contest accepts…
