Roland Palencia, Executive Director of Equality California has announced he is resigning from the organization. After an extensive executive search, Palencia was named the Executive Director in May of 2011. His tenure has lasted less than 5 months. While it is not unusual for executive directors that follow long term executive directors, like Geoff Kors,…
Governor Brown announced Sunday that two important transgender bills have been signed into California law, making the state less discriminatory against its transgender population. The first passed law, the Gender Nondiscrimination Act, will protect transgender people against discrimination in the workplace, school, housing, and other public settings. The second law, the Vital Statistics Modernization Act,…
Equality California, the state’s largest gay rights group, announced Wednesday it would not lead a ballot campaign to overturn Proposition 8 – a discriminatory law that prohibits same-sex marriages due to a constitutional amendment that limits marriage to that between a man and woman. The reason for the fallout is described as a divided vote…
Dan Choi, a gay veteran of the United States Army, announced Friday he would re-enlist in the service after being discharged under the fallen Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy. Choi began the process of re-enlisting in the army in New York on Sept. 22, just two days after the discriminatory military policy was rescinded, CBS…
The controversial case of Brandon McInerney who killed 15-year-old Larry King in what was an alleged hate crime will now come to a new fruition amidst today’s announcement that McInerney will now be tried as an adult. The Ventura County Star reports that McInerney will face “murder charges with the special allegation of lying in…
In his speech at a Human Rights Campaign function, President Obama was applauded when he said, “no one has to live a lie to serve the country they love.” Just weeks after the fall of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, the president expressed strong sentiment in his speech, explaining, “I’m hopeful, I’m fired up, too!” But…
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced today its intent to find the organization’s next new president by March 2012. As a part of their recruitment process, HRC has enlisted Russell Reynolds Associates, one of the nation’s top recruitment firms, to aid in the executive search process. “The new president will be called upon to champion…
San Diego State University announced today the approval of the state’s first LGBT Studies major to start spring 2012. The LGBT Studies major at SDSU will be the first of its kind within California and the California State University system. SDSU has a rich tradition of supporting the LGBT community within its school and state…
Santorum: /n/ “The frothy mix of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the byproduct of anal sex.” Google has stayed mum in taking down the ‘Santorum’ definition that irks Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum. After Dan Savage coined the term in 2003, supporters plastered the internet with the so-called definition. Santorum recently explained to…
The demise of the military’s discriminatory Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, which was rescinded Sept. 20, has opened up many possibilities for gay servicemembers, including the Pentagon’s decision to allow military chaplains to marry couples in the jurisdiction where they are legal. Friday’s announcement was made via memos from top Pentagon officials, amidst a few…
