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…
Pennsylvania high school students organized an Anti-Gay Day last Thursday. A group of males students at McGuffey High School in Washington County, Pennsylvania outside of Pittsburgh organized the protest one day after some students observed the Day of Silence, an event aimed at drawing attention to gay and lesbian bullying and harassment in schools. The…
Florida Senate leaders decided Monday not to vote on a controversial proposal that would allow taxpayer-supported adoption agencies to use religious or personal beliefs to discriminate against prospective parents. Members of the Senate’s Rules Committee, the only Senate committee to hear the bill, expressed concerns over several unanswered questions, such as whether it might be…
