WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sixty percent of Americans now support same-sex marriage, as the Supreme Court prepares to rule on its constitutionality next month, reports Justin McCarthy for Gallup. This is up from 55% last year and is the highest Gallup has found on the question since it was first asked in 1996. Public support for…
The Equal Protection for All Families Act, authored by Assemblymember David Chiu and co-sponsored by Equality California, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, and Our Family Coalition, passed the California Assembly May 18 with unanimous support. The bill updates California assisted reproduction laws to help ensure that all families are protected equally under California law….
MENLO PARK, Calif.– Two out of every three new HIV infections in the U.S. today are among gay and bisexual men. Yet, according to a national survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation, few are talking about HIV with their health care providers. Greater Than AIDS is working to break that silence. Leading HIV doctors give…
Sen. Ted Cruz – a consistent opponent of marriage equality at every turn – is now apparently lashing out at having to answer questions about why he has chosen to make anti-LGBT positions his political calling card. The Texas Tribune reported that when asked about marriage equality, Cruz accused progressives and the media of being…
ENCINITAS, Calif. — A San Dieguito Academy student has started a Care2 petition asking Principal Tim Hornig to install a gender-neutral bathroom. The petition has more than 16,000 signatures. Milo Spearman says he started the Care2 petition because there is a growing population of transgender students at the school. “Hopefully if the school creates a…
Today, HRC released a new trailer for the ABC Family documentary series Becoming Us. From Ryan Seacrest Productions comes ABC Family’s new docu-series “Becoming Us.” The series centers on a teenager named Ben who is learning to live with his dad becoming a woman. The series will follow Ben, his family and his friends as…
A nude prowler who claimed he broke into a Spring Valley home only to take a shower has been sentenced to the 37 days he has already spent in jail after he pleaded guilty to aggravated trespassing. Michael David Dolias, 34, pleaded guilty before El Cajon Superior Court Judge Patricia Cookson, who placed him on…
