NEW YORK, N.Y. — Edie Windsor, whose Supreme Court victory in 2013 forced the federal government to recognize same-sex marriage and led to its legalization two years later, died Tuesday. She was 88. Windsor came to national prominence after she sued the federal government for not recognizing her marriage to her late first wife, the…
SAN DIEGO, Calif., — Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) will welcome award-winning author and entrepreneur Alex Montoya to Barrio Logan as the honored speaker for the Spirit of the Barrio luncheon. Montoya will share his experience of overcoming obstacles as a triple amputee and how his drive to persevere led him to succeed…
NEW YORK – GLAAD today released background information on Mercedes Schlapp, a former Fox News contributor and former President George W. Bush spokesperson, who is expected to join President Trump’s press office. Schlapp once pushed false statistics on FOX News about alleged opposition to President Obama’s school guidance protecting transgender students, advocated for so-called “religious…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The City Council has approved 6-3 a regulatory framework for marijuana production facilities in the City of San Diego. The approved municipal code amendments would create a new land use category for Marijuana Production Facilities – those engaged in the agricultural raising, harvesting and processing of marijuana, wholesale distribution and storage…
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — With several states, including California, suing the Trump administration to oppose the rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Board of Supervisors Chairman Mark Ridley-Thomas will file a motion Tuesday asking Los Angeles County’s lawyers to file amicus briefs in support of their litigation. “For many Dreamers, the…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Assembly Bill 677 by Assemblymember David Chiu (D-San Francisco), which would help ensure California public policy meets the needs of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) communities, Monday passed the Assembly on concurrence and now heads to the Governor’s desk. “I want to thank all of my colleagues in the Legislature…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —The California State Legislature adopted Assembly Joint Resolution 16 Monday urging President Trump and Congress to condemn the government-sanctioned persecution, torture, and murder of gay men in the Chechen Republic. More than 100 gay or suspected-gay men have been held and tortured in the region. AJR 16 is a bipartisan measure authored by…
