Israeli justice minister to promote inheritance law for same-sex partners

Israel’s Justice Minister Tzipi Livni is planning to promote an amendment to the Inheritance Law that would allow same-sex partners to be each others’ heirs when the Knesset reconvenes for its summer session May 11, reports GayAsiaNews.com. “Love is love, and a family is a family, and it’s inconceivable that the law allows for institutional…

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‘The Book of Mormon’ announces lottery ticket policy; opening night May 27 at SD Civic Theatre

SAN DIEGO – Broadway/San Diego and The Book Of Mormon, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, today announced a lottery ticket policy for the National Tour, which begins May 27 at The San Diego Civic Theatre and plays a limited two week engagement through June 8. In San Diego, the production will conduct…

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Give OUT Day: a national LGBT day of giving, May 15

NEW YORK – In two weeks, the 2nd annual Give OUT Day (www.giveoutday.org) will bring together over 400 LGBTQ  nonprofits and thousands of donors to support the LGBTQ community. “Give OUT Day offers a chance for our country to come together and support the hundreds of LGBTQ groups – community centers, arts groups, organizers, clinics,…

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Jason Collins to be honored by Point Foundation

LOS ANGELES  — Point Foundation (Point) will present its Leadership Award to Jason Collins of the Brooklyn Nets. Collins is the first openly gay athlete to play in any of the four major North American pro sports leagues (NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL). Point is the nation’s largest scholarship-granting organization for lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer…

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