The Indianapolis Star stepped into the locker room of the Colts to see how they felt about Jason Collins’ coming out and what it would be like if a similar thing happened in the NFL. Watch the video!
WASHINGTON (CNN) — A prominent gay rights advocacy group says a key congressional Democrat will push for new rights for same-sex couples in the Senate’s immigration reform bill — a move which could undermine the legislation’s bipartisan support. According to a spokesman for Immigration Equality, Vermont Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy intends to offer an amendment…
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. State Department lifted its travel ban on Mariela Castro and has authorized Ms. Castro to visit Philadelphia to participate in Equality Forum 2013, a national and international LGBT civil rights summit with Cuba as the featured nation. Mariela Castro, daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro, accepted being a panelist on the…
CHICAGO – A new hall of fame – the first of its kind in the U.S. – has been established to honor individuals and organizations whose achievements and efforts have enhanced the fields of sports and athletics for the gay and lesbian community. The National Gay & Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame, a 501 (c)(3)…
(CNN) — Count the country’s most powerful basketball fan as a supporter of Jason Collins. President Barack Obama told reporters Tuesday that he was “very proud” of Collins, the 34-year-old NBA player who revealed that he was gay in a Sports Illustrated column this week. Obama talked to him on the phone Monday, the day…
SAN DIEGO – At a special event last Friday night at the 1202 Nightclub, San Diego LGBT Pride’s staff and volunteers were on hand to announce that R&B and hip-hop sensation, Monica, and the wildly popular DJ, Morgan Page, will be the headliners for the San Diego LGBT Pride Festival July 13 – 14. Freedom…
http://youtu.be/MmhaVm7NDkA NBA player Jason Collins talks to Good Morning America’s George Stephanopoulos about his announcement that he is gay.
WASHINGTON – Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and OutServe-SLDN, the association of actively serving LGBT military personnel, veterans, families, and their supporters, are calling on the Pentagon to remove anti-gay Pastor Greg Laurie from the program of events at its National Day of Prayer May 2. The groups have also launched a petition for…
As the backlash continues from Friday’s statement from SF Pride’s board president, Lisa Williams, saying that Bradley Manning will not be an SF Pride grand marshal and that it was a mistake LGBT activists are calling for a protest against the SF Pride committee today at 5 p.m. in the city’s Market Street. Advocate.com reported…
(CNN) — NBA center Jason Collins’ Monday essay in Sports Illustrated revealing he’s gay was met with quick praise from his classmate at Stanford, Chelsea Clinton. “Very proud of my friend Jason Collins for having the strength & courage to be the first openly gay player in the NBA,” Clinton wrote on Twitter. Her father,…
