Governor Deval Patrick signed a groundbreaking Executive Order yesterday in Boston that will protect employees of the state of Massachusetts from discrimination based on gender identity and/or expression. The order applies to all state agencies within and contracted with the Executive Branch, and constitutes a historic step forward in the fight for LGBT equality. With unemployment…
The California Supreme Court granted the request to take a certified question today, as requested by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The question challenged the legitimacy of Prop. 8 in the Perry v. Schwarzenegger California case. How will this affect the LGBT community and politics everywhere in the nation? If a…
The California Supreme Court is expected to announce a ruling today that will directly affect the future of Proposition 8 appeals and legislation. According to the Los Angeles Times, today’s ruling will be in response to a request from the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals concerning the legality of efforts by Proposition 8’s sponsors…
A California man was arrested Friday in the U.S. Virgin Islands for suspicion of distributing drugs to passengers on a Caribbean cruise, according to The Associated Press. Steve Barry Krumholz, 51, of West Hollywood was arrested for allegedly selling drugs and taking orders from passengers of the Allure of the Seas cruise ship, a charter…
Al Cardenas announced his plan to distance the American Conservative Union from GOProud, a gay conservative organization. In an interview with FrumForum, Cardenas stated that “it [would] be difficult to continue the relationship” citing benign reasons behind the parting of ways. “I have been disappointed with their website and their quotes in the media,” says…
The Rt. Rev. Christopher Senyonjo issued his first public statement today on the recent murder of David Kato, a human rights advocate in Uganda who was killed because of his association to the Ugandan LGBT community. Senyonjo, a retired Anglican bishop of West Buganda, worked with Kato through Integrity Uganda and the Civil Society Coalition,…
