According to reports at QUEERtimes, local activist and businessman Mel Heifetz has donated one million dollars to the Obama campaign in support of Super PAC, Priorities USA Action campaign. “I did it after hearing my favorite comedian, Bill Maher, speak of his having given a similar amount as well. It occurred to me we all…
A judge’s decision Wednesday played in the favor of five same-sex couples who will not face deportation despite the ongoing battle arising from the Defense of Marriage Act – a discriminatory policy that has prevented all five couples from petitioning for the foreign-born partner citizen relief program. Petitioners in the lawsuit were granted the right…
SAN DIEGO — A poll of San Diego voters shows Bob Filner with a significant 8-point lead in the race for San Diego Mayor. In a survey of 400 likely November voters in the City of San Diego, 40 percent of respondents support or lean toward Filner in the Mayor’s race. Thirty-two percent of respondents…
The Democratic Party has drafted language to define its priorities, including the endorsement of same-sex marriage and other pro-LGBT positions as part of the party’s language according to reports at the Washington Blade. The initial drafting process included a 15-member, unanimously passed inclusion of a marriage equality plank according to gay committee member Rep. Barney…
Half an hour after rock radio station 105.3 aired a homophobic ad, Canvass for a Cause took the issue on directly, mobilizing activists to call-in and formally complain. Within two hours, the station stated they were pulling the ad. The ad, which publicized 105.3, not only made fun of men touching each other, but terminated…
Twenty-two openly gay Olympians will compete in the 2012 London Olympics – a staggeringly low number compared to the nearly 11,000 so-called straight athletes who have registered to compete. Gay men represent the smallest of the openly gay competitors. The number, although low, is an improvement over the 11 gay athletes who competed in Athens…
Congressional Republicans are calling upon Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to provide explanation on why the Department of Defense (DOD) allowed uniformed military personnel to march in last weekend’s San Diego Pride parade. Jim Inhofe (R-Ok.) referenced a department rule Tuesday that prohibits active service members from participating in political activities in uniform and referred to…
The Scottish government will take steps to legalize same sex marriage in the country following an announcement released Wednesday. The freedom to marry, regardless of sexual orientation, is a larger part of Scottish legislation that, when passed, will allow for freedom of speech and religion clauses as well. Those who wish to marry, including gay…
A group of LGBT youth leaders between the ages of 14 and 26 at Youth Empowered to Act (YETA) will protest the grand opening of a new Chick-Fil-A restaurant in Laguna Hills, California on July 26. According to GLAAD, the youth will be holding signs and handing out informational flyers during the grand opening starting…
(CNN) — Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, died Monday in La Jolla, Calif. after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, her company said. She was 61. Her obituary revealed that she and partner Tam O’Shaughnessy enjoyed 27 years together. Prior to the obituary, the public had otherwise been unaware to…
