Imagine I have two glass mugs. One is filled with sand, and the other with rocks. They symbolize the ways we can order our lives. The sand symbolizes the millions and millions of little details that fill our days – what to eat, what to wear, what to watch on TV, etc. The rocks are…
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego LGBT Community Center has announced that the seventh annual Senior Resource Fair will take place Saturday, May 18, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at The Center (3909 Centre Street, San Diego 92103). The Senior Resource Fair is a day of no-cost services, resources and workshops focused on senior health…
SAN FRANCISCO — California’s Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) has issued guidance clarifying the obligations of California’s health plans under the Insurance Gender Nondiscrimination Act. In a groundbreaking directive to health plans, the DMHC confirmed that California’s Insurance Non-Discrimination Act of 2006, authored by former Assemblymember Paul Koretz, guarantees all people the right to…
NEW YORK – Athlete Ally, a leading organization working to raise awareness about and end homophobia in sports, has announced two more Athlete Ally Ambassadors in Rashad Evans and Donte Stallworth. Evans, an MMA fighter, and Stallworth, an NFL wide receiver join a group that now includes more than a dozen professional athletes. The Athlete…
Catch the video on the red carpet at Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend 2013 “Monte Carlo” Party in Palm Springs. Featuring exclusive interviews with Karmin, Uh huh Her, Fortune Feimster, Julie Goldman, Jessica Clark, The cast of The Real L Word, Katy Tiz and so many more. Held Saturday, April 6, The Monte Carlo Party at The…
MIAMI — Celebrating 15 years of fierce and fabulous film, the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival will hit the silver screens around Miami and Miami Beach from April 26 to May 5. The highlight of the festival will be a personal appearance by actor-author-director James Franco who will be at the event to accept the HBO Latin America Ally Award for…
(CNN) — Are Catholics who support same-sex marriage and take communion like people who commit perjury? That was the stance taken by Detroit’s archibishop on Sunday, after an academic with ties to the church wrote that Catholics in favor of gay marriage should skip communion. In Sunday’s Detroit Free Press, the archibishop said Catholics who…
WASHINGTON (CNN) — As President Barack Obama begins what could be a pivotal week, with gun control, immigration reform and border security, and the budget all in the spotlight, a new national survey indicates the president’s approval rating has inched above the 50% mark. But according to a CNN/ORC International poll released Monday, the president’s…
In August 2009, President Obama honored Harvey Milk posthumously with America’s highest civilian medal, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, with the following citation: Harvey Bernard Milk dedicated his life to shattering boundaries and challenging assumptions. As one of the first openly gay elected officials in this country, he changed the landscape of opportunity for the nation’s…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a new LGBT Global Development Partnership, a public-private partnership between the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, the Gay & Lesbian Victory Institute (GLVI), the Williams Institute, and Olivia Companies, which further promotes foreign assistance to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender…
