WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign, is unveiling a T-shirt design in celebration of Equality Rocks, a public engagement campaign featuring prominent musicians – both American and international – who support LGBT equality. By sparking conversations about the power of love, fairness and equality, the campaign aims to drum up support for marriage equality and bring…
WASHINGTON – In an interview Tuesday with Jay Leno on NBC’s The Tonight Show, President Obama condemned a new Russian law that criminalizes even the most modest gestures of support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. The president stated that such laws violate “the basic morality that I think should transcend every country, and…
An iconic Hillcrest delicatessen is changing after thirty years of business. City Delicatessen & Bakery owners Alan Blimes and Michael Wright are finally saying farewell after nearly three decades at their location on the corner of University and Sixth Avenues, next to the Hillcrest sign. New owners Frank Lechner, Michael (Big Mike) Phillips and Tom…
“I want to stand in solidarity with Athlet eAlly and the rest of the LGBT community to show that Russia’s policies are archaic, and a violation of human rights everywhere. This issue is much bigger than athletics, but if I can help change minds and open doors through the platform of sport, that is what…
The guitar-toting, power-pop prodigy behind the music video, “Bears,” that garnered 100,000 YouTube hits in three days, is hitting the road for a national tour from now until late fall. On his stop, he will perform at the Bamboo Lounge, 1475 University Ave. in San Diego, Sunday, Aug. 18 at 6:30 p.m. Tom Goss, hailing from Washington,…
MINNETONKA, Mn. – More Light Presbyterians (MLP) today announced the appointment of Alex McNeill as their new executive director. McNeill is an openly transgender man, and a nationally known educator and advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) Christians. As executive director, he will help MLP chart a new strategic direction to help…
PORTLAND, Ore. – In just 10 days, volunteers with Oregon Says I Do collected 37,211 signatures for the initiative that would make it legal for same-sex couples to marry in Oregon. Oregon Says I Do is the petition committee dedicated to qualifying the Freedom to Marry and Religious Protection Initiative for the November 2014 ballot….
British actor Ben Whishaw has confirmed he’s gay and has revealed that he is “married” to his partner, Australian composer Mark Bradshaw. The couple entered into a civil partnership in Sydney last August. The Daily Mail reports: His sexuality has been the subject of a lively internet debate in recent years. Speculation was sparked by…
WASHINGTON – This August, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) will open a temporary retail location in the historic Fire Island Pines. Located in the heart of one of the most well-known LGBT summer destinations, the HRC pop-up shop will offer visitors a unique opportunity to support the organization’s work for nationwide LGBT equality. The shop…
Russian anti-gay lawmaker Vitaly Milonov appears to be sending a message to performing artists coming to Russia: speak out in favor of gay rights and be investigated. Milonov appears to have triggered an investigation into visits to the country by Lady Gaga and Madonna, both of whom made spectacles of Russia’s anti-gay laws during their performances. The…
