Barney Frank, 71, announced his engagement to longtime partner Jim Ready, 42, Thursday following a report by New England Cable News. The couple were engaged in Massachusetts where gay marriage has been legal since 2004. “I have a partner now,” Frank said in a statement according to the Washington Post. “I’m in love for the…
OutServe announced Thursday the first OutServe Capital Summit to be held May 14-15 in Washington D.C. focusing on the theme “Our Families Matter”. The two-day event is co-sponsored by the Human Rights Campaign, Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, and Courage Campaign organizations. The Summit will aim to focus on the legal rights of gay and lesbian…
Just two weeks ago, Mitt Romney said in New Hampshire that he opposed discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. Yet his tax returns tell a different story. In 2006, Romney donated $10,000 to the Massachusetts Family Institute and $25,000 to the Beckett Fund – two anti-gay organizations focused on the “protection” of marriage…
Cynthia Nixon is making splashes this week after saying that, for her, being gay is a choice. Nixon explains in an interview at the New York Times magazine that she does not prefer to ‘define’ her ‘gayness.’ Prior to her current gay relationship, Nixon was previously involved with Daniel Mozes, and the ex-couple share two…
The Washington Blade is reporting that two lesbians were scheduled to be among the invitees joining the first lady at the Capitol during the president’s State of the Union address Tuesday. Lorelei Kilker, 31, a chemist from Brighton, Colo., was awarded monetary relief as a result of alleged workplace discrimination after the Obama administration investigated…
Today, Gov. Chris Christie (R-New Jersey) nominated an openly gay Republican mayor and an assistant state attorney general to New Jersey’s highest court. Phil Kwon, the first Asian-American to sit on the New Jersey Supreme Court, and Bruce Harris, a gay African-American mayor elected to Chatham Borough in November, were nominated Monday. “I am honored…
The family of an openly gay teen in Carthage, Tenn. says their son committed suicide as a direct result from the bullying he faced at school. Phillip Parker, 14, an 8th grader at Gordonsville High School, was described as a good student with a good heart. “A sweet kind person like Phillip took it out…
Mayor Jerry Sanders joined with more than 75 other U.S. mayors to pledge to support marriage for same-sex, gay and lesbian couples today in Washington at the 80th Winter Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Among some of the other big-city mayors who also pledged their support were Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa; Mayor Thomas…
If the greatest companies are defined by their employee assets, then Microsoft can be considered the quintessential frontrunner. The megacorporation has joined forces this week with other five other businesses including Nike to support the legalization of gay marriage in Washington state – the hub for all things Microsoft. In a letter addressed to Governor…
Tracy Morgan felt the heat last year after he went on an anti-gay tirade during a stand-up comedy routine, later apologizing to the LGBT community, dubbed as the “rainbow tour of remorse.” But in his latest “rant,” Morgan and GLAAD are both in on the joke. In character as Tracy Jordan (the celeb Morgan plays…
