WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign has strongly condemned an extreme anti-equality bill introduced in the Utah House of Representatives and questioned whether the Mormon church is behind the bill. Geared toward undermining equality in a shroud of religious language, HB 322 – the so-called “Religious Liberty Recognition and Protection Act” – was introduced by…
WASHINGTON – This week the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), ran a full-page advertisement in the local Potomac, MD newspaper The Gazette highlighting the horrific anti-LGBT human rights abuses of Gambian President Yahya Jammeh. Jammeh owns a home in the suburban community that is reported to be worth $3.5 million. “The citizens of Potomac should know…
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – April 1-5, the legendary Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend is turning twenty-five and taking the event to a new zenith. A quarter-century ago, Mariah Hanson did more than just kick-start her Dinah. She also and most importantly launched what would become her enduring legacy to both the city of Palm Springs…
Jaimee and Caitlin from Asbury Park, N.J. are the first same-sex couple to make finalists for The Knot’s Dream Wedding, and voting is happening now! The Knot has quickly become the No. 1 wedding Web site and America’s leading wedding brand reaching out to millions of engaged couples each year. Out of 1,400 couple applicants…
MONTGOMERY—In a federal court hearing in Mobile today, U.S. District Judge Callie V.S. Granade issued an order in favor of several same-sex couples—represented by the National Center for Lesbian Rights, ACLU of Alabama, and private counsel—who tried unsuccessfully to get married in the city earlier this week. Probate Judge Don Davis, who has refused to…
During Michael Jackson’s multiple facial surgeries and skin whitening procedures, armchair psychologists said his intent was clear, if troubling. The most commonly expressed reason given for the ever changing face and complexion of Jackson was he wanted to be less black. Longtime late night TV host and author Dick Cavett once told me he had…
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Bruce Lurie, owner of Lurie Gallery, will show brand new, exciting work from Nelson De La Nuez, the King of Pop Art at booth # 109 at the Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, Feb. 12-15 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. International pop artist Nelson De La Nuez is well known…
The case of a gay couple assaulted outside New York’s Madison Square Garden in 2013 will be featured on Investigation Discovery’s one-hour special Hate in America premiering nationally Monday, Feb. 23 at 8/7c. Hate In America features Emmy Award-winning journalist and Al Jazeera anchor, Tony Harris, as he travels to communities torn apart by violence,…
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus (SDGMC) recently received major funding of $11,300 from the San Diego Human Dignity Foundation (SDHDF) Matching Grant Program. The funds were presented at SDGMC’s latest rehearsal on behalf of SDHDF and its Executive Director John Brown and presented by SDHDF Grants & Finance Mhttps://lgbtweekly.jeffjungblut.com/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=postanager Des Kelly…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA) introduced the Juror Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 864) to prohibit a person from being removed from a jury because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced companion legislation in the Senate. “Serving on a jury is one of America’s most cherished civic duties,” said…
