A gay student at Wigwam Creek Middle School is seeking public action to help put an end to verbal harassment and bullying at his school after the districts superintendent has refused to take action on the matter. Pleas for long-term bullying solutions from the boy’s family and LGBT support groups including Gays and Lesbians United…
The “It gets better” campaign has taken the media by storm including its appearances on hit shows like Glee and dozens of celebrity and political endorsements. The premise behind the campaign is to remind teens that being gay gets better in time. But comedian Rick Mercer isn’t so sure the message has been heard or…
WASHINGTON – Academy Award winning actress Mo’Nique has partnered with the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization – in a video for its Americans for Marriage Equality campaign. In the video, the comedienne and actress states, “Gay and lesbian couples believe in commitment, family and…
San Diego LGBT Weekly announced that it won 5 awards at the San Diego Press Club Awards held on October 25, 2011. The 38th annual Excellence in Journalism Awards honored the best work produced in print, online and in the broadcast media in San Diego. San Diego LGBT Weekly, and its companion website LGBTweekly.com, competed…
Conservative radio host Linda Harvey of Mission America warned mothers across the U.S. that gay doctors or even nurses could turn their children gay if they cared for them while sick. Harvey explained that mothers should communicate their preferences to hospitals and to clearly state that “open homosexuals” are not allowed around their children. “Say…
Baltimore Ravens football star Brendon Ayanbadejo shows his support of same-sex marriages through a web campaign which aims to built support for gay marriage in Maryland, the Washington Post reports. “I believe we should be doing everything we can to make Maryland families stronger,” Ayanbadejo begins. “…which is why I support marriage for gay and…
Some people’s nighttime reading includes the latest best seller, but for super pop star Rihanna, it’s a lesbian bondage book that’s got her stirring the pot. The curvy songstress was spotted in Paris purchasing kinky sex gear after leaving her hotel with an x-rated bondage book by photographer Ellen von Unwerth which features plenty of…
Every child loves to dress up for Halloween. But for a gay Los Angeles couple, their son’s choice to wear a princess costume has them wondering if they should intervene. The 4-year-old boy presented a dilemma to his two moms, Anna and Louisa Villeneuve, who, despite their inner-activists, were unsure of how to respond to…
Gay and lesbian couples have gotten the baby bug within the last decade, says a new analysis at the Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law. Within the past decade, the adoption rates for gay couples has tripled. “It’s a stratospheric increase. It’s like going from zero to 60,” said Miami attorney Elizabeth Schwartz in a…
A lesbian couple in California has started hormone therapy for their 11-year-old son Tommy after he said he wanted to be a girl named Tammy. Pauline Moreno and Debra Lobel decided to allow the hormone-blocking treatments so the child could make an informed decision about his gender expression at a later age. Many transgender rights…
