Each year, San Diego Pride recognizes select honorees for activism and support on behalf of the San Diego gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. Today, the city’s LGBT Pride officials released the names of this year’s award recipients, who will be publicly honored at the Pride Spirit of Stonewall Rally and festival kick-off event in…
The New York Daily News reports today that State Senator Greg Ball, a key voter in the fight for statewide marriage equality, told Governor Cuomo he will not support same-sex marriage legislation unless individuals and business as well as religious groups maintain the ability to sidestep the state’s discrimination laws if they oppose gay unions….
The Gay Men’s Spiritual Retreat (GMSR) has served the spiritual needs of the San Diego gay community for 20 years. This year, the organization’s annual retreat will take place June 10-12 at Camp Stevens in Julian, CA and provide attendees with a sober, supportive environment of fellowship, workshops, drug and alcohol rehabilitation and recreation. The…
Today, June 1, Illinois’ law allowing civil unions for both same-sex and opposite-sex couples came into effect, inspiring more than 75 couples to line up outside the Cook County Building in Chicago early this morning in order to acquire a civil union license. Gay and lesbian couples have until 7 p.m. to get in on…
Last night’s American Idol finale was nothing short of amazing as Lady Gaga took the stage with her latest hit, “The Edge of Glory” – stunt in tow. The dramatic scene of a looming cliff made for a breathtaking backdrop as Miss Little Monster fell from its edges. Her hit song came to a halting…
After viewing the videos for herself, President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil will ban sex education videos depicting gay and lesbian video scenes. The educational videos, originally intended to overcome homophobic amongst the country, were deemed “unsuitable for youngsters,” according to reports from the BBC. The removal of the sex education videos come in wake of…
Students at Redwood Heights Elementary School in Oakland, Calif. have learned a valuable lesson in gender diversity after Joel Baum, director of education and training for Gender Spectrum, introduced lessons on transgender clownish and single-sex geckos. The lessons were presented on behalf of a grant from the California Teacher’s Union and presented by the anti-bullying…
Jillian Michaels to adopt child from Congo. Michaels has expressed attraction to both sexes in Ladies Home Journal; now prepares to start parenthood. | photo credit: Jillian Michaels Jillian Michaels surprised fans of NBC’s The Biggest Loser when she announced she will be leaving the show to pursue a family during the Season 11 finale….
Last week, comedian Lisa Lampanelli told her Twitter followers that she would pledge $1,000 to the GMHS (Gay Men’s Health Crisis, one of New York’s most venerable HIV/AIDS prevention organization) for every protester sent to her Friday performance in Topeka by the violently anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church group. A long-time advocate on behalf of the…
NBC news reports that a 32-year-old transgender woman was assaulted Saturday in a convenience-store parking lot in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Natatia Bledsoe, a spokeswoman for the city police department, explained that the victim testified to being taunted about her sexual orientation during the beating by three suspects, including one, Laqueta Webb, who is now in custody….
