Jamie Hubley, 15, a figure skater and beloved son, committed suicide Saturday after years of tormenting and bullying. The boy’s father, Coun. Allan Hubley, spoke to CBC News in wake of his son’s death, explaining, “Jam was the kind of boy that loved everybody. He couldn’t understand why everyone would be so cruel to him…
A self-proclaimed medical marijuana activist threatened to jump from a University Avenue bridge Friday, Oct. 14, in protest to District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis’ policies on enforcing anti-sales laws, but was arrested without injuries after seven-hour standoff. Officers are closed a portion of SR 163 and diverted traffic in and around the area, causing delays that rippled…
In an effort to reduce stress put on transgender students, UCLA will consider allowing transgender students or those considering gender reassignment to live with members of the person’s soon-to-be sex. Other colleges including UC Berkeley and Stanford have already implemented a transgender housing policy. UCLA will aim to introduce the same comfortable living standards for…
Alison Nathan was confirmed as a federal judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Thursday after a 48-44 vote. Nathan will serve as the nation’s second lesbian federal judge, joining U.S. District Court Judge Deborah Batts who currently serves on the bench of the Southern District of New York….
The conservative group dubbed Stop SB48 has failed in their efforts to repeal the law that would allow LGBT- and disabilities-based education into public school curriculum. The group was not able to collect enough signatures to qualify for the ballot, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The group was up against a Wednesday deadline to turn…
It’s official. As of 5 pm PDT on October 12, 2011, the Stop SB 48 campaign did not turn in the required signatures to put a referendum on the ballot. Stop SB 48 wanted to oveturn the Fair Education Act that allows for the teaching of LGBT history in schools, as well as prevents the…
See this week’s print edition of San Diego LGBT Weekly for in-depth coverage – out Thursday. Equality California Executive Director Roland Palencia’s resignation, which was announced earlier today, comes in the wake of the organization’s decision to stand down from its mission to repeal Proposition 8 – and, according to insiders staffing cuts will…
Longtime LGBT activist Frank Kameny passed away on October 11, 2011. In 1957 Kameny was dismissed from his job as an astronomer from the Army Map Service for being gay. This discrimination began Kameny’s lifelong commitment to LGBT equality. An original founder of the seminal gay rights organization the Mattachine Society, Kameny fought for gay civil rights, particularly equal…
On Monday’s Late Night with David Letterman, Tracy Morgan explained that his anti-gay slurs during his stand-up act in June was “a misunderstanding” and that he was just trying to be funny. “I just think it was a misunderstanding. I was up there working,” he told Letterman. “[Y]ou have networks, maybe like Comedy Central, where…
Anna Grodzka, president of TGEU, will take her seat as Poland’s first elected member of parliament. Grodzka has been a longtime supporter of LGBT equality throughout Europe and was a candidate of the Palikot Movement, a new political party that has taken special interest in LGBT issues during election. “This is an incredible step forward…
