The first same-sex marriages have taken place in Scotland following a change in the law by the Scottish government, reports the BBC. Those in civil partnerships can have their status converted to marriage after the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act came into force today. Couples who were not previously in a registered civil partnership…
A former Fox Sports analyst-turned-hate group spokesman couldn’t bring himself to disagree with a radio show caller who suggested that gay people who file discrimination complaints against business should be killed, reports Media Matters for America. In September of 2013, Craig James was fired from his job as a football analyst on Fox Sports due to anti-gay remarks…
For the first time in almost 115 years, OUTVET, a group honoring gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender veterans will be allowed to march in the upcoming South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The event, one of the largest of its kind in the nation, will be held March 15, 2015 and will finally make room…
At her first meeting Monday, newly elected Council President Sherri Lightner called for a re-vote on who should be elected Council president on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m., saying there were concerns that councilmembers discussed who they would vote for before the Dec. 10 vote that ousted Todd Gloria for a third term. The Brown Act…
LOS ANGELES – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network will air the exclusive documentary, “Michael Sam,” Saturday, Dec. 27 (9-10:30 p.m. ET/PT). The 90-minute documentary follows the life of Michael Sam, who made history when he became the first openly gay football player drafted into the NFL. The documentary was originally announced as a multi-part series but…
Seizing on the growing momentum for transgender equality nationwide and across the state, Equality Florida has launched TransAction Florida, a statewide initiative created to increase awareness and to educate and promote complete equality for the transgender community. This month Florida hit the tipping point, with 50% of the population currently protected from gender identity and…
Welsh relatives of US whistleblower Chelsea Manning have made claims that she was “tortured” by US authorities, reports Pink News. Following the release of a CIA report into torture last week, relatives of the 26 year old army Private – who was sentenced to 35 years in jail for leaking classified information to WikiLeaks –…
Mississippian, Rev. Edward James took what he called a “ridiculous” approach Friday to protest a federal decision to strike down Mississippi’s ban on same-sex marriage, reports Adam Ganucheau in The Clarion-Ledger. James, pastor at Bertha Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Jackson, dressed a horse named Charlotte in a makeshift wedding gown and staked a spot…
What exactly is a Gold Star Gay? That’s the hot topic in the latest episode of Steam Room Stories. Ray Tezanos, Adam Bucci and Josh Wise discuss what it means to be a Gold Star Gay with some lively discussion over whether the occasional fumble with the opposite sex is allowed or a complete no-no….
OLONGAPO CITY, Philippines — U.S. Marine, Pfc. Joseph Scott Pemberton, 19, will be charged by Philippine prosecutors with murder in the brutal attack and slaying of Jennifer Laude, 26, a Filipino transgender woman, reports Floyd Whaley today in the New York Times. The young private was initially charged with homicide but prosecutors upped the charge…
