SAN DIEGO — Fernanda Rocha, who made history as the first lesbian cast member on the Bravo network reality show The Real Housewives of Orange County, will visit San Diego on Tuesday, Oct. 11 to participate in the fourth annual San Diego Remembers Matthew Shepard candlelight vigil and celebration. The Brazilian born fitness enthusiast, business…
CALIFORNIA – With the close of the 2011 Legislative session Equality California (EQCA) reached a new milestone – passage of its most ambitious legislative program since the organization was founded in 1998. EQCA successfully sponsored 12 bills, many initiated under the leadership of former EQCA Executive Director Geoff Kors, on issues ranging from domestic partnership…
CALIFORNIA – Judge James Ware of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has ruled that the videotapes of the trial in Perry v. Schwarzenegger (now Perry v. Brown) should be made public. During last year’s trial, which ended with an historic decision finding California’s constitutional amendment stripping marriage rights from same-sex…
CHINA – A famous Chinese dancer claims she was fired as a judge on a TV talent show because she is transgender. China Daily reported that Jin Xing was contracted to appear on eight episodes of Feitong Fanxiang, a contest for professional singers broadcast on Zhejiang TV. Despite being one of the few transgender women…
Lady fans of the sexy Playboy Club star Sean Maher, 36, may have to resort to wishful thinking after TV’s primetime hunk revealed he is gay in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. “I was nervous coming here today because I’ve just never talked about it,” Maher says. “But, it’s so liberating. It was interesting to…
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is seeking a class action lawsuit for 142 people who were discharged from the military for being gay after only receiving half of their pay. The lawsuit comes amidst the demise of the military’s discriminatory Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) policy. “Your timing is exquisite — two days after…
Legendary civil rights activist Robin Tyler and famed civil rights attorney Gloria Allred would like you to forget the traditional meaning of the term “pro bono” – at least for the next couple of weeks. Instead of professional services rendered free of charge, think of Pro Bono as a Dancing with the Stars (DWTS) viewing…
The Los Angeles School District makes history this week as it unanimously passed the LGBT and Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Anti-Bullying Resolution Act, born from SB 48 – the FAIR Education Act – which passed in July. The bill, sponsored by Steve Zimmer who represents the LAUSD 4th district, will ensure children and teens…
Teonna Monae Brown, 19, was charged with the April 18 Baltimore McDonald’s beating of transgender woman Chrissy Lee Polis, 22, and will now serve the sentence of five years in prison for the crime. The incident attracted national attention after the video was posted on YouTube by a McDonald’s employee who recorded the incident but…
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…
