A New York state Senate candidate may lose the support of the Republican Party after local leaders learned she was married to a woman. Mike Long, New York Conservative Party Chairman, said the group would be reviewing her endorsement for a Senate seat in the Hudson Valley in light of her now-public same-sex marriage. “I…
A same-sex couple in Portland, Tex. were shot Friday in a neighborhood park, KZTV News is reporting. Mollie Judith Olgin, 19, was found dead at the scene. Her girlfriend, Mary Christine Chapa, 18, survived a horrific shot in the head. Both of the young women’s bodies were found in a grassy area of Violet Andrews…
ATLANTA (CNN) — Gert McMullin scurries about a cluttered storage space, keeping track of the thousands of pieces of folded fabric plucked off metal shelves and packed into blue cardboard containers for their journey to the nation’s capital. The cloth panels are part of a quilt that has been her life these 25 years, since…
SEATTLE (KCPQ) — As part of a busy weekend for the city, Seattle is hosting one of the nation’s largest gay pride celebrations. But as people celebrate, many are looking ahead to November, when Washingtonians will vote on same-sex marriage. “It’s a big year with Referendum 74 on the ballot this year, so I wanted…
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Less than a year after the repeal of the law regarding homosexuals serving openly in the U.S. military, the Pentagon will host a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month event on Tuesday. The Defense Department’s top lawyer, Jeh Johnson, will be the keynote speaker. His address will be followed by a…
Responding to the latest Public Policy Polling (PPP) of Washington voters who face a referendum this fall seeking to roll back the bipartisan marriage law, Zach Silk, campaign manager for Washington United for Marriage, said the 51 to 44% finding shows continued positive progression in favor of the new law and marriage for all committed…
San Diego LGBT Pride weekend is one of the most popular, well known, and widely attended weekend events in San Diego. For years San Diego’s gay epicenter, Hillcrest, has welcomed the pride parade to the neighborhood and for the first year ever, the Hillcrest community is throwing a Friday night street festival under the night…
HRC‘s groundbreaking new survey of LGBT youth in the U.S. is a call to immediate action. Thousands of youth who don’t feel accepted by their parents or classmates reported being verbally harassed – twice as many as their straight peers. What’s more, only 37% of LGBT youth say they’re happy, compared to 67% among their…
SAN DIEGO – San Diego LGBT Pride is thrilled to announce the addition of Alex Newell, who plays “Unique/Wade,” a transgender character, on the smash hit show, ‘Glee.’ In line with the mission of Pride, Alex Newell has been an amazing addition to the diversity of the Glee cast. Newell will also take part in…
