The New York Times reports today that veteran journalist Frank Bruni will become the first openly gay op-ed columnist in the illustrious paper’s 160-year history. Bruni, who has contributed to the Times for decades and served as chief restaurant critic for over five years, will be writing a new column in the paper’s Sunday op-ed…
Despite resistance from the Tennessee business community and nationwide activist organizations, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has signed into law a bill proposing the eradication of anti-discrimination measures. The bill was approved by the state legislature last week, and signifies a blow to LGBT individuals and communities who now stand unprotected by any state-enforced anti-discrimination policies….
Jared Max, long-time sports radio reporter for WCBS and ESPN-1050, came out on air last week during the conclusion to his morning show program. As he wrapped up the program, Max, 37, noted recent announcements from former college basketball start Will Sheridan and Phoenix Suns executive Rick Welts concerning their homosexuality before going on to…
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced today that the results of a new poll conducted in cooperation between HRC and Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research show the majority of American Christians to be in favor of LGBT equality. The poll, which included a cross-section of Christian denominations including Catholics, Protestants, Mormons and others, revealed that Christians…
Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of New York, is the latest in a string of high-profile personalities, celebrities and politicians to release a video message advocating in favor of gay marriage. The New York Times reports that the video shows Cuomo urging his fellow New Yorkers to support legislation that would legalize same-sex marriage if passed…
Kevin Jennings, current assistant deputy secretary and head of the U.S. Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools through the Obama Administration’s Department of Education, has been named the new president and CEO of campaign nonprofit Be the Change. Jennings, who made a name for himself as the founder of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education…
At its inception, the now firmly established LGBT-oriented Diversionary Theater in San Diego was, in the words of founder Tom Vegh, little more than an “itinerant” company. “We had to carry our props and our costumes from one inhospitable place to another” in those days, Vegh told KPBS reporter Angela Carone. Yet when they played…
Barbara Streisand published an official statement today in response to recent media buzz pitting her against gay rights activist and playwright Larry Kramer. The two prominent figures have been locked in a public feud regarding failed efforts to film Kramer’s celebrated play, ‘The Normal Heart.’ Since purchasing the rights to the play in 1985, Streisand…
Charlie Condou, openly gay actor and star of the popular British soap opera Coronation Street, offered his take on recent plot developments involving his character’s decision to raise a child with his partner. Condou, who plays Marcus Dent on the show, spoke proudly of his character’s reunion with boyfriend Sean Tully (played by Anthony Cotton,…
Governor Cuomo claims that “a new day for gay marriage” is dawning in New York – and if he’s right, one couple in particular will be celebrating their nuptials after a 61-year waiting period. Richard Adrian Dorr and John Mace are one of many gay couples living in New York. But unlike most, these two…
