The Log Cabin Republicans (LCR) have finally received recognition from the California Republican Party. The 38-year-old gay GOP group, that had unsuccessfully sought a charter from the state party several times in the past, received formal recognition with a 861-293 vote Sunday at the party’s biannual convention in Sacramento. The Los Angeles Times reported that…
An unprecedented lesbian kiss between two high school students on a popular South Korean TV drama, Seonam Girls High School Investigators, has fueled a debate about portrayals of sexuality in a rapidly modernizing society with deeply conservative roots. The broadcast and Internet regulatory body, the Korea Communications Standards Commission, said Friday it had received complaints…
The sign on the door read “No Open Lanes until 5:30”, meaning Kearny Mesa Bowl was sold out last Saturday afternoon. The only way to roll on one of 40 lanes was to support the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and participate in their 7th annual Bowling for Equality fundraiser. The place was packed with a…
Today, Nebraska child welfare officials moved to stop enforcing a two-decade-old policy barring gay and lesbian couples from obtaining state foster parent licenses. The change in procedure, according to a report in the Omaha World Herald, came quietly and was confirmed Friday by Gov. Pete Ricketts’ spokesman, who said that the sexual orientation of people…
Today Federal District Judge Joseph Bataillon issued an injunction against Nebraska’s ban on marriage equality, requiring all state officials to treat same-sex couples equally for the purposes of marriage effective March 9. In Waters v. Ricketts, the ACLU sued the state on behalf of same-sex couples, arguing last month that Nebraska’s ban on marriage equality…
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego LGBT Community Center has announced that the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Choir San Diego will perform at the seventh annual Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast Thursday, May 21, at the San Diego Bayfront Hilton. Widely known for their exceptional concert performances, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Choir San…
NEW YORK, NY – Antigone Rising (AR), the New York based all-female rock band, has announced the release of “Whiskey & Wine – Volume 2” in conjunction with new tour dates. Volume 2 will be available on iTunes and AR’s website March 17. The fab four comprised of Nini Camps (lead singer), Dena Tauriello (drums)…
VICE just released the final part from its special, three-part episode of Profiles by VICE titled Gay Conversion Therapy, in which VICE investigates the controversial practice of “curing” gay people by attempting to turn them straight. In Part Three, VICE meets openly gay New York State Senator Brad Hoylman, who sponsored a conversion therapy ban…
DC Comics’ Catwoman Selina Kyle comes out as bisexual in the latest issue of the hit comic series, writes Hayley Miller in the HRC Blog. According to The Advocate, “in a scene where Kyle, who gave up her Catwoman identity to become a mob boss, confronts a new character named Eiko who has slipped into…
AIDS Memorials have been established in major cities around the world and it’s long overdue for San Diego to join those ranks. With nearly 8,000 deaths to-date related to HIV/AIDS in San Diego County, it is imperative that San Diegans remember those that have passed and continue to fight until there is a cure. The…
