Late Monday night, the Hawaii Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor voted 5-2 to advance the marriage bill to the Senate floor. This is a first and crucial step towards winning marriage equality in Hawaii. In the group of over 1800 testifiers, Gov. Abercrombie, who ordered the special legislative session for marriage, the state’s Attorney…
WASHINGTON — More than $1.9 billion dollars in grants have been awarded to cities, states and local community-based organizations the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today. This funding will ensure that people living with HIV/AIDS continue to have access to critical health care services and medications. The fiscal year 2013 awards…
This was originally posted on The White House blog “Using new tools and authorities, including the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, we’ve improved our ability to safeguard our civil rights and pursue justice for those who are victimized because of their gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. We will…
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Writer/director, Nicole Conn known for her groundbreaking lesbian movies Claire Of The Moon (1992), Elena Undone (2010) and A Perfect Ending (2012) featuring Jessica Clark (vampire goddess “Lilith” from HBO’s True Blood), will direct a Marriage Equality USA (MEUSA) public service announcement (PSA) that will be released in December. “Music and video projects like this have…
SAN DIEGO – The award-winning San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus (SDGMC) is back with its celebrated annual holiday show Saturday, Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 15 at 3 p.m. This year’s show, The Nutcracker (Men in Tights!), takes place at the festive Balboa Theatre in downtown San Diego. “Our family-friendly show promises the whimsical magic of…
From Media Matters for America comes a post about Media Research Center (MRC) President Brent Bozell, who slammed Hollywood for including too many gay characters in television programs and films, lamenting that gay characters “never face any real opposition to the gay agenda on these so-called ‘inclusive’ programs.” In an Oct. 25 column for TownHall.com, Bozell criticized the…
SAN DIEGO – San Diego’s mayoral candidates will face tough questions from local students at the Mayoral Community Forum on Education scheduled for this Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 5:30 pm at Roosevelt Middle School. A student panel will ask the candidates to respond to 10 questions that were chosen from 347 questions that were submitted…
CHICAGO — United Airlines was named one of the “Top Companies for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Equality” for 2013 by Work Life Matters magazine at an awards gala in New York City last Thursday evening. The annual award is presented to U.S. companies that lead their industries in developing programs and policies that support LGBT employees and promote…
Todd Sears, an LGBT activist who has successfully lobbied the financial sectors in New York (Wall Street) and London (the City)in advancing the equal rights struggles of our community, is now turning his attention to the ‘emerging’ markets of Asia. “There are significant issues moving talent from the U.K., from the U.S., to places like…
After a blistering critique appeared on Vice’s blog, NBC Universal has cancelled their annual Bill and Ted Halloween Show, reports RawStory.com. The show, which screens annually at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, is based on the characters Bill Logan (Alex Winter) and Ted Logan (Keanu Reeves) from the hit 1989 comedy Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure….
