Photo: CNN A statement of condolence by 25 prominent LGBT leaders was issued jointly and released through GLAAD today after a shooting at the headquarters of the staunchly anti-LGBT rights activist group, Family Research Council (FRC). One man, a security guard, was wounded during a struggle with the alleged gunman, 28-year-old Floyd Corkins. Some news…
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Police are investigating what prompted a man to walk in to the lobby of the Family Research Council, a conservative policy organization, on Wednesday morning and open fire, wounding a security guard. The guard, who was shot in the arm, helped wrestle the gunman to the ground, police said. The guard was…
Florida has elected the first openly LGBT candidate to the state legislature. David Richardson won a Democratic primary yesterday to represent the Miami-area District 113 in the Florida House of Representatives, and faces no GOP opponent this fall. Being the fourth largest state in the nation, Florida had been the largest state never to have…
Two letters written by military personnel were spotlighted as part of the launch of a new Internet campaign sponsored by Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) and OutServe to shed light on inequalities suffered veterans and active-duty servicemebers because of the Defense of Marriage Act and other discriminatory federal laws. The campaign is being called, “Stories From…
