CHINA — When a 27-year-old woman, surnamed Wang, met the 32-year-old man, surnamed Zhou, she was, in her own words, swept off her feet. The two met one night and, much to her surprise, this charming, humorous stranger proposed. After four months of dating, they got married. But Wang quickly discovered certain quirks about him….
Pleasant Hill, IOWA — After 16-year-old Alexander Betts Jr. passed away following a suicide attempt, his family chose to have his organs donated. His heart, liver, kidneys and lungs were all donated to recipients in need. His eyes, however, were not. The young man’s eyes were rejected for donation, not because of any medical condition,…
The Tampa Tribune has pulled a controversial column that alleged Disney is indoctrinating children with its “pro-gay agenda.” The column, which was highlighted by Media Matters for America, had also drawn criticism from gay rights activists and Florida journalists. Aug. 11, Douglas MacKinnon, who is listed on the since-pulled column as “Tribune staff,” argued that Disney has been engaged in an underhanded effort…
A robber known as the “Peep Bandit” who held up adult bookstores and other businesses pleaded guilty Aug. 12 to all charges. Oscar Augustin Smith, Jr., 29, faces a maximum term of 15 years and four months in state prison, said Deputy District Attorney Roy Lai. Sentencing is set for Oct. 16 by San Diego…
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History has a long tradition of documenting the full breadth of the American experience and what it means to be an American. The LGBT narrative is an important part of that American story, and the Smithsonian has been documenting and collecting related objects for many years. Tuesday, Aug. 19,…
A poll released by the Marist Institute for Public Opinion in New York shows that Americans are supporting LGBT civil rights in record numbers. More extraordinary still, the change in attitudes from as recently as 1999 when a majority of Americans stood firmly against same-sex marriage or admitted to knowing someone who is gay, lesbian,…
Campus Pride announced today the annual Campus Pride 2014 Top 50 LGBT-Friendly Colleges & Universities. The listing highlights the positive efforts to improve safety and academic life for LGBT students as well as the top institutions leading the way. “More than ever colleges today want to be viewed as LGBT-friendly and a welcoming place for…
Edward “Chip” Sarafin, an offensive lineman at Arizona State University, publicly came out this week. In an interview with Compete, Sarafin explains that he came out to his teammates last spring and is now ready to come out publicly. “It was really personal to me, and it benefited my peace of mind greatly,” Sarafin said….
WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), released a video ad featuring Emmy Award-winning chef, author and TV host Anthony Bourdain for the group’s Americans for Marriage Equality campaign. In the video, Bourdain states, “A common thread of the people I admire – whoever they are, wherever they are – are people who are proud and…
I cannot pretend to be an expert on Catholicism, let alone Irish Catholicism. My entire experience of the Catholic Church has been created by history classes I took more than 20 years ago, a few masses I attended out of curiosity and a large number of movies about priests and nuns, which run the gamut…
