NEW YORK (CNN) — Police in New York are stepping up their presence in neighborhoods with large gay and lesbian communities after a string of recent attacks on residents based on their sexual orientation. “Hate crimes are down this year, almost 30%, but anti-gay hate crimes are up over 70%,” Commissioner Ray Kelly said Tuesday,…
(CNN) — The eyes of the country will be upon Texas on Thursday. That’s where 1,400 members of the Boy Scouts of America’s national council are expected to vote on whether to end the 103-year-old group’s outright ban on gay youths. The outcome, to be announced late afternoon, follows months of intense debate among interest…
The board of directors of San Diego LGBT Pride announced today that Stephen Whitburn will continue to head the organization as its general manager. Whitburn had held the position in an interim capacity since January. San Diego Pride’s previous director, Dwayne Crenshaw, departed the organization amid his recent run for a seat on the San…
(CNN) — E.W. Jackson, Virginia’s new Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, said he has nothing to apologize for regarding his startling past comments about abortion, race and homosexuality. “I say the things that I say because I’m a Christian, not because I hate anybody, but because I have religious values that matter to me,” Jackson…
The Trevor Project will honor philanthropist Cindy McCain with the Trevor Hero Award at TrevorLIVE New York at Chelsea Piers for her ongoing support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community. The award will be presented to McCain by her daughter Meghan McCain Monday, June 17 at The Trevor Project’s signature annual event which brings together…
(CNN) — Nearly half of New York City voters don’t think Anthony Weiner should run for mayor this year, according to a new poll. But according to the Quinnipiac University poll, Weiner, who announced his candidacy for mayor early Wednesday morning, is in second place in the battle for the city’s Democratic nomination. The congressman,…
May 11, New Yorker Carl Marucci insisted that his mother bring his boyfriend Drew Marsenison to Bethesda Fountain in Central park. Drew had no idea what was waiting for him … watch the video!
WASHINGTON (CNN) — As the Senate Judiciary Committee neared completion of its consideration of comprehensive immigration reform legislation on Tuesday, it remained unclear whether the panel’s top Democrat would move forward with a pair of controversial gay rights amendments vehemently opposed by congressional Republicans. The amendments, backed by Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, would recognize same-sex…
(CNN) — After years of controversy, the latest version of the “psychiatric bible” — the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders — has been released. The DSM-5 (fifth edition)’s introduction, over the weekend at the American Psychiatric Association’s annual meeting, marks “the end of more than a decade’s journey in revising the criteria for…
SAN DIEGO – The Gay Men’s Spiritual Retreat (GMSR) has announced that its annual retreat, to take place at majestic Camp Stevens in the mountains of Julian, Calif., will be June 7-9. This retreat promises a weekend full of exciting outdoor activities, spiritual and self-help workshops, dancing and entertainment. For the past 21 years, the…
