SAN DIEGO -This year’s Ex4Vets invites San Diego college students, military personnel and the general public to an hour-long workout at San Diego State University’s Student Union on May 2, 2015. The event, formerly took place on deck of the USS Midway. This year’s location change will accommodate increased attendance from years past. The event…
For the first time in its history, American Vogue has profiled a transgender model. Andreja Pejic, The 23-year-old Serbian model, who graced the cover of Out in December 2011, went through a gender confirmation process to transition into a woman last year. In the May issue of Vogue, Pejic takes part in a four-page feature…
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Philadelphia-based singer/songwriter Chana Rothman was unsure what to do when her son, a toddler, asked to wear a dress to school. She searched for children’s music rooted in messages of gender freedom to engage in positive parenting but came up short. After reaching dead end after dead end, Rothman decided to…
PORTLAND, Ore.—Today, Basic Rights Oregon’s Board of Directors announced a new leadership structure for the organization, shifting to a co-director model from the current executive director and deputy director model. Basic Rights Oregon is the state’s largest nonprofit gay and transgender advocacy group. Jeana Frazzini and Nancy Haque will serve as co-directors of the 19-year…
WASHINGTON – Results from a new national survey commissioned by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, reveal a significant uptick in the number of Americans who say they personally know or work with someone who is transgender, and a corresponding increase in favorable feelings toward…
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, announced that Dr. Jill Biden will deliver the keynote address at the 28th Annual HRC Atlanta Gala Dinner on Saturday, May 2, 2015. “Dr. Jill Biden has been a tireless advocate for the LGBT community,” said HRC…
KMOV.com FERGUSON, Mo. — Less than 24 hours after being dedicated a memorial tree for Michael Brown was found cut in half and a stone memorial missing, reports KMOV.com, Missouri. The tree was dedicated by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association on Saturday, but was found vandalized on Sunday morning. Watch the news…
The second robber in 11 hold-ups and attempted robberies in Hillcrest, Golden Hill and elsewhere pleaded guilty Monday to committing two hold-ups. Joseph Andres Garcia, 20, has agreed to accept a 7-year term in state prison, said Deputy District Attorney Michael MacNeil. The sentencing for the getaway driver, Benjamin Hernandez, 24, is set for April…
Taking part in a “faith forum” for mayoral candidates on Sunday, Mayor Ivy Taylor of San Antonio, Texas attacked a recently-enacted non-discrimination ordinance protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) city employees and contractors from discrimination. Taylor, a Democrat and former member of the city council who succeeded Mayor Julian Castro when he was appointed…
In tomorrow’s new edition of X-Men, the Iceman will reveal that he is gay. Bobby Drake comes out to Jean Grey. According to Comicbook.com, Bobby implies that he might be bisexual but Jean Grey tells Bobby that she thinks he is “more…full gay.” I wonder if the Iceman will be generating any same sex heat…
