(CNN) – The family of a Rutgers University freshman who committed suicide after his roommate secretly used a webcam to stream his sexual encounter has decided not to sue the university or the man who set up the camera. Joseph and Jane Clementi had filed court documents reserving the right to sue after their son…
(CNN) – Two therapists who try to turn gay people straight, along with a student who says he was successfully converted to heterosexuality, are suing nearly two dozen California state officials, including Gov. Jerry Brown, saying a new state law infringes on their civil rights. The plaintiffs’ legal team will file a motion sometime this…
WASHINGTON – Ahead of tonight’s presidential debate The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has compiled an extensive report tracking Mitt Romney’s increasingly anti-LGBT attitude. Mitt Romney may face questions regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) equality during the debate and if his past remarks are an indicator, he is likely to mask his anti-LGBT policies…
“Tony Perkins sits on a pile of dead gay kids every day when he goes to work,” so said Dan Savage speaking to a gathering of students at Winona State University in Minnesota Monday. Savage is founder of the It Gets Better campaign, which, as has been pointed out by several offended right-wing bloggers in…
The United States Supreme Court again declined to review the National Organization for Marriage’s (NOM’s) challenge to campaign finance laws of Maine, letting continue an investigation by that state’s Ethics Commission and its attorney general into money laundering charges brought by longtime Republican presidential consultant, LGBT rights activist and founder of Californians Against Hate, Fred…
In our effort to remain as close to the “center” of neutrality in local politics (and national politics to a lesser degree) as possible, LGBT Weekly passes on publishing announcements about campaign fundraisers. If we didn’t, our readers and visitors to this Web site would have seen hundreds of such announcements at this point in…
“Smart Vote 2012″ Temple Emanu-El is hosting two “Smart Vote” events—a candidate forum and a proposition seminar—to help the community make informed voting choices, say organizers. The candidate forum will take place Sunday, Oct. 14. There will be a light brunch at 9:30 am, with the forum beginning promptly at 9:50 am. The moderator will…
California became the first state in the nation to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth (LGBT) from the dangers of psychological abuse by deceitful mental health professionals, who falsely claim to be able to change their sexual orientation or gender expression. The historic event came yesterday when California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a landmark…
http://youtu.be/FTtS17xcr-U (CNN) – Actor Samuel L. Jackson entered the political fray this week, starring in a new web video that parodies his own audio recording of the mock children’s book, “Go the F*** to Sleep.” This time, however, Jackson is reaching out to voters–not frustrated parents–urging Americans to “Wake the F*** Up” and vote for…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is issuing new, written guidance that will extend discretionary relief to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) immigrants with U.S. citizen spouses and partners. The new written directive, which was announced in response to a congressional letter spearheaded by Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY),…
