The nomination list was red-hot with 2011’s favorite LGBT-friendly stars and programs at this year’s 23rd Annual Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Awards. Nominees included Modern Family, Glee, and mega-celebs Lady Gaga, Chaz Bono, Ricky Martin and more. The GLAAD Media Awards aim to recognize media for their contributions and accurate portrayal…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) today announced the search process for a new Executive Director to be named this spring. On the heels of the announcement of the planned departure of Army Veteran Aubrey Sarvis, SLDN‘s Executive Director since 2007, the SLDN Board of Directors has retained the executive search firm, McCormack…
DynaCorp, a federal contractor specializing in aviation, management and security, has earned a negative spotlight in recent weeks for their discriminatory employee policies. The allegations stem from a claim which produced a $155,000 settlement on Jan. 6 after a complaint was filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The case is centered around James Friso,…
San Diego LGBT activist and blogger Mike Tidmus lost the battle to cancer Sunday, passing away at the age of 60. Tidmus’ sister, announced via Mike’s Facebook page: “My name is Lindsay Tidmus, Mike’s brother. It is with a heavy heart that I inform his Facebook friends of Mike’s passing. He left us this morning…
The state of Indiana has set a new bar of awareness by introducing LGBT-themed license plates which will debut in February. The new plates feature six hands in each of the rainbow colors to include one each of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple – the same logo used for the Indiana Youth Group,…
DeMaio, Dumanis, Filner, Fletcher duke it out at Lincoln Club BY NICOLE MURRAY RAMIREZ I would call the first mayoral debate among the four leading candidates, held at the elegant and expensive U.S. Grant Hotel, a draw. Hosted by the very well-known and conservative Republican Lincoln Club, City Club, it cost $30 to attend the…
A teen known only by the name Taylor is calling for all American families to boycott the popular organization Girl Scouts after the club allowed a 7-year-old transgender child into its Colorado troop last fall, World News Daily is reporting. “I’ve been a girl scout for 8 years… I have been taught by Girl Scouts…
A group of students at Florida A&M University are under investigation after a hazing resulted in a gay student’s death. Robert Champion, Jr. was found unresponsive on a school bus accompanied by the university’s band members. Police ruled the death a homicide, but after Champion’s parents came forward and revealed their son was gay, The…
Democratic leaders in New Jersey will seek to reintroduce same-sex marriage laws into state law after declaring it a civil rights issue and naming it a top priority for its new session Tuesday. The last attempt to pass gay marriage in the state resulted in a contentious loss in the Senate by a 14-20 vote….
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, activist, writer and Dancing With The Stars contestant Chaz Bono said he will aim for a functioning penis after considering options ranging from phalloplasty to metoidioplasty. The transgender star will pay his own way to gender reassignment surgery, he told the magazine. “I could get a phalloplasty, which…
