The U.S Postal Service confirms that they will be issuing a commemorative U.S. Postage stamp in honor of Harvey Milk in 2014. Breaking the story, City Commissioner Nicole Murray Ramirez, national chair of the Harvey Milk National Stamp Campaign and Queen Mother I of the Americas, International Court Council said, ” The International Court Council…
Today, Diversionary Theatre announced that Executive Director John Alexander will be stepping down. The Board of Trustees issued a statement that read: “Today the Board of Trustees is announcing the resignation of our Executive Director, John E. Alexander. We are very grateful for John’s vision, passion and leadership over the past 2 and ½ years….
BELGIUM — A transsexual in Belgium chose to die by euthanasia after a sex change operation to complete his transformation into a man left him a ‘monster’. MailOnline reports that Nathan Verhelst, 44, died yesterday afternoon after being allowed to have his life ended on the grounds of ‘unbearable psychological suffering’. Born a girl named…
ExxonMobil, which for years has failed to offer basic non-discrimination protections to its LGBT employees and health benefits to their families, today announced it will recognize legal same-sex marriages and offer health benefits to same-sex spouses of its employees. Since 1999, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has called on the corporation to offer equal benefits…
Today Judge Mary Jacobson of the Mercer County Superior Court ruled that given the recent Windsor Supreme Court decision granting federal recognition to gay couples, New Jersey’s system of civil unions are inherently unequal and that lesbian and gay couples in that state are entitled to full marriage equality. If the state does not appeal the…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign today announced that Vice President Joe Biden will deliver the keynote address at the organization’s 17th annual National Dinner Saturday, Oct. 5 in Washington, D.C. “Vice President Biden has been a champion of civil rights for his entire career, from his leadership on the Violence Against Women Act to…
A federal suit was filed today in Philadelphia to declare unconstitutional the Pennsylvania statute that bans recognition of same-sex marriage legally entered into states that authorize same-sex marriages. The suit raises important constitutional questions that the courts have not addressed, including the impact of full faith and credit clause, which requires states to respect judgment,…
Today, following their meeting members of the LGBT Core Group at the United Nations issued the following declaration on ending violence and discrimination against individuals based on their sexual orientation and gender identity: 1. We, ministers of Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, El Salvador, France, Israel, Japan, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and United States, and the High…
WASHINGTON – Today the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the governing body of the Olympic Games, announced it was “fully satisfied” that Russia’s heinous anti-gay propaganda law does not violate the anti-discrimination guarantees of the Olympic charter. Recently the Russian government adopted a law that outlaws even the most modest gestures of support for the dignity…
SAN DIEGO – San Diego LGBT Pride announced today that due to the success of this year’s Pride event, themed Freedom to Love and Marry, they are able to continue their tradition of community giving. “In addition to being a celebration, Pride is our community’s biggest fundraiser of the year,” said San Diego LGBT Pride’s…
