The Center for Networked Systems (CNS), a computer science research center at UC San Diego, is developing a new initiative to support LGBT undergraduate students in computer science and engineering. Named The Alan Turing Scholarship, this initiative will be established in 2015 by CNS through philanthropic partnership. CNS will award the Alan Turing Memorial Scholarship…
A group of Bloomington High School North students requesting to start a “straight pride” club to purportedly counter the schools’ Gay/Straight Alliance have created an atmosphere of outrage and calls for reconciliation reports the IndyStar.com. The brouhaha began when several students requested, and were granted, club status. “A group of students at Bloomington High School…
Speaking Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press”, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum said that if the Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage later this year, he would dispute the decision, saying that the court would have decided “this case in error”. “Of course I’d fight it,” Santorum said. “Roe versus Wade was decided 30 some years…
One of San Diego’s most important early LGBTQ sites, the small saltbox house at the corner of Florida Street and El Cajon Boulevard has been demolished without warning. HG Fenton, the developer of the property, demolished the house at 5 p.m. Friday May 29. Charles Kaminski of Lambda Archives of San Diego, who had organized…
Check out this exclusive clip from ‘Cucumber’s’ season finale; the drama series that explores 21st century gay life in all its powerful, witty, dark and uplifting guises through the lens of two disparate generations. In the season finale Henry invites a collection of local LGBT friends and family to move in to his new home,…
Thursday, Judy Shepard, the mother of Matthew Shepard, penned a powerful op-ed about Laramie’s new non-discrimination ordinance, writes Hayley Miller on the HRC Blog. “It’s been nearly 17 years since our son, Matthew, was brutally attacked in an antigay hate crime on the outskirts of Laramie, Wyo.,” she wrote. “The aftermath of Matt’s death and…
CHICAGO, Il — Friday, the Illinois State Senate voted 34 -19 to pass House Bill 217, the Illinois Youth Mental Health Protection Act that will protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth from the dangerous and discredited practices of conversion therapy. The bill was overwhelmingly approved 68-43 by the State House in May and…
Monday, HRC will exclusively premiere the first episode of ABC Family’s trans-focused docu-series, “Becoming Us.” The groundbreaking series, from Ryan Seacrest Productions, centers on Carly Lehwald’s transition and the teenage son, Ben, and his journey to understanding his parent’s transition. Additionally, the series follows Ben, his family and his friends as they support one another. Trans-visibility…
The White House has released the following proclamation by the president regarding LGBT Pride Month, 2015: From the moment our Nation first came together to declare the fundamental truth that all men are created equal, courageous and dedicated patriots have fought to refine our founding promise and broaden democracy’s reach. Over the course of more…
Republican North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory has vetoed SB 2, a bill that would have allowed magistrates to opt out of performing same-sex marriages if they have a religious objection. Ahead of his veto McCory said, “I recognize that for many North Carolinians, including myself, opinions on same-sex marriage come from sincerely held religious beliefs…
