Conservatives are questioning Herman Cain after he allegedly tried to conceal the sexual identity of a top adviser, the Associated Press reports. Allegations arose after campaign coordinator Kevin Hall filed for unemployment benefits, citing that Cain’s team tried to cover up an adviser’s sexual orientation in an effort to appease conservatives. Campaign attorney for Cain…
North Carolina conservatives may get their way in banning same-sex marriages after passing a motion to place a constitutional amendment on the state’s May 2012 ballot. The final vote – 30-16 – gained three-fifths majority by pin-thin margins needed to pass the measure. The measure kept its momentum after gaining prior approval in the House…
The Episcopal church lost one of its own Sunday as Walter C. Righter, a retired, gay-friendly bishop for the church passed at the age of 87. The announcement was confirmed Tuesday by Rich Creehan, spokesman for the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh, where Righter was ordained nearly 60 years ago, the Los Angeles Times reports. Righter…
In a series of criminal events spanning the D.C. area, police are now investigating the weekend murder of a possible transgender woman, a classified hate crime, according to police records. The Metropolitan Police Department held an official news conference Monday to discuss the crime, where community activists took foothold in working with the MPD. The…
Rick Welts is the first NBA executive to come out, who did so publicly in a tell-all, front-page interview with The New York Times in May. Now, the former Phoenix Suns president and chief executive officer has called quits on his post to pursue other interests. But Welts isn’t worried – according to an interview…
North Carolina is the only state in the Southeast without legal language in its constitution that would otherwise ban same-sex marriage. While the state’s law already defines marriage between a man and a woman, the state constitution does not, prompting Republican lawmakers to move quickly in order to squander the possibility of legalized gay marriage…
Controversial rap artist The Game is in hot water for comments regarding gays, AIDS, and the increased risk it has to women. In an interview with VLADTV, the Compton-born rapper explained that he would not have a problem with gay people, when asked whether or not it would surprise him if a gay rapper came…
HRSA announced today an award of $248,000 to support the Fenway Institute in their efforts to provide a National Training and Technical Assistance Center to fortify existing health centers in improving facilities designed to support those who identify with the LGBT community. The Fenway Institute is a research and training facility, sister to Fenway Health,…
The governor is reviewing the Equality and Equal Access in Higher Education bill (AB 620) which, if passed, will protect colleges and universities against discrimination and unfair treatment within the LGBT communities on campus. The bill was introduced by Assemblymember Marty Block (D-San Diego), later sponsored by Equality California, in an effort to curb bullying against…
Proposition 8, a discriminatory and unfair ban against same-sex marriage, will face its next legal hurdle Tuesday as it makes its way back into California’s highest court. The California Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether or not “voter-approved measure’s backers have legal authority to appeal the federal ruling that overturned Proposition 8” the Associated…
