A male nurse who was extradited from Canada pleaded not guilty Tuesday to elder abuse and committing a lewd act with a 98-year-old female stroke patient while he was engaging in a sex act with another male nurse. Bail was set at $200,000 for Russell Olvena Torralba, 41, by San Diego Superior Court Judge Michael…
Today Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed a recently-passed bill that would have allowed businesses to refuse services to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community on the basis of religious freedom. This morning, HRC delivered 65,000 petition signatures to Gov. Brewer calling on her to veto the bill. The so-called Religious Freedom Restoration Act…
Today, U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia ruled that Texas’ ban on marriage for lesbian and gay couples is unconstitutional in the lawsuit brought by Cleopatra DeLeon, Nicole Dimetman, Vic Holmes and Mark Phariss who were represented by the law firm Akin Gump. The ruling is stayed pending appeal, meaning marriages will not occur immediately in…
Steve Grand has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund his first album, which he hopes to release in May. And to give everyone a sneak peek, he’s released a new music video, “Back to California,” on YouTube (see above). The audio track is available for free on Bandcamp.com (and also on iTunes). Check out Gran’s…
