Thousands of Utahns just discovered that their governor is welcoming an anti-gay hate group to Salt Lake City. Utahns heard the news directly thanks to a targeted Facebook campaign, crowdfunded by members of All Out, a global movement for the rights of lesbian, gay, bi and trans people. Gov. Gary Herbert plans to give a…
Hillcrest’s one and only Halloween street party is taking place Oct. 31 from 6pm-11:30pm. Come to Nightmare on Normal Street if you dare for a scare! This corpse laden street fair and dance party celebration will bring you back to life. The events of the evening will include live entertainment, a costume competition and two…
The Buettner family announced Saturday the passing of Ted Buettner, the popular owner of Pecs Bar, Thursday Oct. 22. A statement on Facebook read, “It is with heavy hearts that the Pecs Family announces the passing of Ted Buettner, the owner of Pecs Bar. He loved Pecs very much, and he will be greatly missed….
Conservative lawmakers in Russia are considering making the nationwide ban on gay propaganda even more punitive by adding additional fines and jail time to the law for those who dare to come out in public. The Advocate reports that the new bill is being drafted as an amendment to Russia’s infamous ban on “propaganda of…
Reports from near the first capital of the Confederate States of America (CSA), Montgomery, Alabama, show that LGBT couples in the Heart of Dixie, the state’s nickname, are being denied marriage licenses based on clerks emboldened by the momentary misguided political support surrounding superstar anti-marriage clerk Kim Davis. Davis, a lifelong Democrat, recently captured headlines…
P.L. Travers, author of Mary Poppins, was born Helen Lyndon Goff on Aug. 9, 1899 in the city of Maryborough, in Queensland, Australia, (not in England, as many assume). She moved to England in 1924, and used the name P.L. Travers, an abbreviation of her pseudonym Pamela Lyndon Travers, which she used in her days…
With less than two weeks until Election Day in Houston, two openly gay athletes announced their support for the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO), writes Hayley Miller on the HRC Blog. Retired NBA athlete Jason Collins, who spoke at HRC’s National Dinner earlier this month, tweeted his support. Michael Sam, the first openly gay player…
After over two hours, three forums and four votes, the San Diego Democrats for Equality endorsed Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins, Attorney General Kamala Harris, and Justin DeCesare on Thursday night. The evening began with a series of announcements, with the most applause going to retired Marine Colonel Doug Applegate, who is running against Rep. Darryl…
U.S. Olympic freeskier Gus Kenworthy came out as gay in this month’s edition of ESPN The Magazine. “I am gay. Wow, it feels good to write those words,” he shared in a Facebook post. “For most of my life, I’ve been afraid to embrace that truth about myself. Recently though, I’ve gotten to the point…
Lincoln Chafee announced today that he will not be seeking the Democratic party nomination for president, reports The Advocate. Chafee is the third Democrat this week to announce he would not seek the presidency, leaving former U.S. senator and secretary of state Hillary Clinton, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley…
