Although visitation rights are determined by patients, a Tennessee woman was prevented from seeing her partner after a hospital turned her away since she want not a legal spouse or family member. Val Burke, a Tennessee woman, is asking officials at Rolling Hills Hospital why she was excluded from her partner’s room, but so far,…
Newt Gingrich has a new philosophy: gay people can choose to be straight like priests choose to be celibate. The presidential hopeful told the Des Moines Register editorial board that gays have a “significant range of choice within a genetic pattern” and can therefore make choices as it relates to sexual orientation. When asked whether…
The Maine family has been supportive throughout their son’s transition from Wyatt to Nicole, now a 14-year-old transgender girl who is also an identical twin to brother Jonas. While the two siblings share identical genetic makeup, the family has come forward with their story to help other families understand the complexities surrounding a child’s inclination…
Administrators at a Utah middle school outed a gay student to his parents in an attempt to prevent bullying, but civil rights groups have condemned the act claiming the student’s privacy rights were violated. Alpine School District decided to inform parents of the 14-year-old boy’s sexual orientation after the student completed a school project that…
A surge of teen suicides arising from online bullying have made headlines, and Facebook has noticed. Using the popular social platform as a medium for bullying and expressions of suicide, kids now have a safe place to talk to a crisis counselor about bullying or suicide, in addition to reporting it. The program launched Tuesday…
Hulk Hogan is trying to keep a sense of humor on allegations that he is gay, reports Yahoo! OMG. But despite his lightheartedness, the wrestling legend has filed a defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife who reportedly fueled the rumors in a radio interview, later alleging abuse in her tell all book, Wrestling the Hulk: My…
‘Gay’ penguins Buddy and Pedro got their fair share of attention last month when zookeepers at the Toronto Zoo separated the two lovebirds for mating season. Despite the protest to keep the two penguins together, both Buddy and Pedro are taking a liking to their new female partners, the zoo said in a statement to…
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd class Jase Daniels, 29, was reinstated as into active duty as a linguist after the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) and the law firm of Morrison & Foerster pushed for his return to duty. He was sworn in Monday. “Today, I took an oath and affirmed to defend the Constitution…
The number of U.S. companies choosing to cover the cost of gender reassignment surgery has nearly doubled from 2009, New York Daily News is reporting. The Human Rights Campaign reported Thursday that 207 of the 636 surveyed businesses provide or will start providing transgender-inclusive healthcare benefits. The increase in transgender benefits is well-received by candidates…
The wedding bells will be ringing for Rosie O’Donnell and Michelle Rounds at their soon-to-be nuptials planned for December. O’Donnell announced the good news on the Rosie Show which appears on the OWN Network. The lovebirds have not set a date, but Us Weekly reports the two will likely exchange vows during the holidays. Rosie’s…
