The Egyptian grandson of actor legend Omar Sharif has some news to share: he is Jewish and he is gay. The announcement was made publicly Sunday in an open letter to The Advocate after years of silence. Although relieved to come out as gay, Sharif was admittedly worried of repercussions against his family, namely those…
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender organization – has stepped up in support of Starbucks Coffee following a smear campaign launched by the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) hailed as the “Dump Starbucks” movement. NOM launched the campaign against Starbucks amid the company’s sponsorship of LGBT equality…
Another LGBT victory is being celebrated in New Hampshire after the state’s House refused to overturn marriage equality Wednesday by a 211-116 winning vote. Marriage Equality USA has applauded the state for its commitment to uphold human rights as it applies to all New Hampshire residents regardless of sexual orientation. “New Hampshire lived up to…
During his appearance at Greenwell Springs Baptist Church Sunday, Republican hopeful Rick Santorum promised churchgoers that he would commit to repealing the fall of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ (DADT) – the now-defunct policy that prohibited gays and lesbians from disclosing their sexual orientation in the military – if elected as president of the United States….
Charles McKain, 65, from San Diego, passed away on Saturday, March 17, 2012. Charlie retired as a staff attorney for the Fourth District of the California Court of Appeal. He graduated from Hoover High School in 1963, and went on to earn a history degree from Stanford University and Juris Doctorate from the UCLA School…
Michael John Kobulnicky, an extreme right-wing tea party spokesman and a Carl DeMaio volunteer affiliate, was in custody Friday according to reports at 10 News for abducting a pedestrian from the Linda Vista area, later transporting the victim to Fiesta Island and allegedly raping her. Kobulnicky, 50, was investigated by sex-crime detectives Thursday according to…
San Diego district attorney Bonnie Dumanis released a plan to improve city operations Thursday, but the mayoral hopeful is facing heat for allegedly plagiarizing the document from the County’s General Management System Manual. San Diego Reader explains that Erik Bruvold, president of National University System Institute for Policy Research, researched the document and found that…
Mexican transgender activist Agnes Torres Hernandez, whose body was found Friday, was memorialized Tuesday outside a civic plaza in Puebla, Mexico as 2,000 individuals gathered to demand justice for her murder, deemed a hate crime by the Mexican Attorney General. Torres was last seen Friday night after she left her home to attend a local…
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) is reaching out to LGBT youth in a new ‘It Gets Better’ video where the Democratic National Committee’s chairwoman explains that teen bullying is only temporary. “For anyone who is going through a tough time, for anyone who has been bullied or feels alone or different, it gets better,” says…
Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has an ally in San Diego Chargers’ quarterback Philip Rivers following his official endorsement of the Republican candidate. Rivers, an Alabama native, praised Santorum for his conservative values including his views on traditional marriage. “I am supporting Rick Santorum for president because of his stance on issues that attack vital Christian…
