WASHINGTON — As of 4:00 p.m. ET on Friday, the Human Rights Campaign has confirmed that a seismic shift in favor of equality is occurring throughout Alabama as 50 counties — up from 23 yesterday afternoon – are, or will soon, begin to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Here is the current state of play across Alabama:…
LGBTI Web site, Gay Star News announced today that former BP CEO Lord Browne of Madingley has become a shareholder in the business, taking a 12.5% stake. Seven years after his resignation as CEO of BP, Lord Browne wrote The Glass Closet, a book about the acceptance and inclusion of LGBT people in business. He…
An intimate moment between a gay couple from St. Petersburg, Jon and Alex, has nabbed top honors in the prestigious World Press Photo Contest 2015. The image was taken by Danish photographer Mads Nissen, a staff photographer for the Danish daily newspaper Politiken. The 2015 Contest drew entries from around the world: 97,912 images were…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign has strongly condemned an extreme anti-equality bill introduced in the Utah House of Representatives and questioned whether the Mormon church is behind the bill. Geared toward undermining equality in a shroud of religious language, HB 322 – the so-called “Religious Liberty Recognition and Protection Act” – was introduced by…
WASHINGTON – This week the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), ran a full-page advertisement in the local Potomac, MD newspaper The Gazette highlighting the horrific anti-LGBT human rights abuses of Gambian President Yahya Jammeh. Jammeh owns a home in the suburban community that is reported to be worth $3.5 million. “The citizens of Potomac should know…
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – April 1-5, the legendary Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend is turning twenty-five and taking the event to a new zenith. A quarter-century ago, Mariah Hanson did more than just kick-start her Dinah. She also and most importantly launched what would become her enduring legacy to both the city of Palm Springs…
Jaimee and Caitlin from Asbury Park, N.J. are the first same-sex couple to make finalists for The Knot’s Dream Wedding, and voting is happening now! The Knot has quickly become the No. 1 wedding Web site and America’s leading wedding brand reaching out to millions of engaged couples each year. Out of 1,400 couple applicants…
