A New Jersey teacher is being investigated for anti-gay comments she allegedly posted on her Facebook page. Viki Knox, 49, was escorted off of school property Thursday after officials learned she reportedly posted comments about homosexuality being a “sin” that “breeds like cancer” and that “Homosexuality is a perverted spirit that has existed from the…
It’s official. As of 5 pm PDT on October 12, 2011, the Stop SB 48 campaign did not turn in the required signatures to put a referendum on the ballot. Stop SB 48 wanted to oveturn the Fair Education Act that allows for the teaching of LGBT history in schools, as well as prevents the…
Transgender activist Chaz Bono, most recently beloved for his performance on Dancing with the Stars, will be honored at the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center’s 40th Anniversary Gala & Auction. The event will be hosted by Leslie Jordan, featuring Jane Lynch on Saturday, Nov. 12. Bono will be honored with the Center’s Board of Directors…
“If I was gay, don’t you think she would’ve said something about it in the divorce three or four years ago? I mean, why now when the book’s [already] come out?” asked Hulk Hogan during his interview Wednesday at the Howard Stern show. Hogan denied his wife’s claims that he had an affair with wrestling…
A gay couple in New Orleans who requested both names to be listed on their adopted child’s birth certificate was denied Tuesday by the U.S. Supreme Court. The unmarried New York couple, Oren Adar and Mickey Smith, adopted their Louisiana-born son in their homestate in 2006, later requesting the birth certificate from Louisiana’s state registrar…
Longtime LGBT activist Frank Kameny passed away on October 11, 2011. In 1957 Kameny was dismissed from his job as an astronomer from the Army Map Service for being gay. This discrimination began Kameny’s lifelong commitment to LGBT equality. An original founder of the seminal gay rights organization the Mattachine Society, Kameny fought for gay civil rights, particularly equal…
Today marks National Coming Out Day, where closeted lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are encouraged to speak up about their sexual orientation. As National Coming Out Day is celebrated across the nation, the premise of the observance is to promote greater self-acceptance in letting young people know it’s okay to be gay. According to…
Roland Palencia, Executive Director of Equality California has announced he is resigning from the organization. After an extensive executive search, Palencia was named the Executive Director in May of 2011. His tenure has lasted less than 5 months. While it is not unusual for executive directors that follow long term executive directors, like Geoff Kors,…
SAN DIEGO — Fernanda Rocha, who made history as the first lesbian cast member on the Bravo network reality show The Real Housewives of Orange County, will visit San Diego on Tuesday, Oct. 11 to participate in the fourth annual San Diego Remembers Matthew Shepard candlelight vigil and celebration. The Brazilian born fitness enthusiast, business…
After her breakup with longtime girlfriend Kelli Carpenter in 2007, Rosie O’Donnell is back in the swing of things after falling in love with new girlfriend Michelle Rounds, 40, PEOPLE magazine reports. The timing is well-placed for O’Donnell who, in addition to celebrating new love, will also celebrate her encore debut of The Rosie Show,…
