San Diego nonprofit Photocharity is a youth support organization with a twist; and at this weekend’s fundraising gala event, organizers hope to bring the San Diego community together to share in their mission and create solutions for homeless and LGBT youth throughout the city. Designed to serve the severely underrepresented population of 18-24 year-old homeless…
The Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling finding the prohibition of adoption by unmarried couples who live together to be in violation of the Arkansas Constitution. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest and most vocal organization in support of LGBT civil rights, applauded the Arkansas Supreme Court today for its…
There are new reputed Manwich commercials that are loaded on Youtube that are playing upon gay stereotypes. In each commercial a man is holding a Manwich while making statements that would be considered feminine. Before the man can finish his statement, the Manwich is slapped out of his hand and into his face. The voiceover and…
Things have changed when it comes to coming out in your teens. Popular advice columnist and rights activist Dan Savage reflected on the differences between his own youth in the 1970’s and that of LGBT youth in today’s increasingly open cultural climate during a recent interview with a popular Australian news outlet. Unlike the 1970’s…
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced plans to more fully address LGBT healthcare issues. The announcement came after yesterday’s report from the Institute of Medicine advocating more federal research on LGBT health. President Obama has been instrumental in the push to provide additional support in this area, having directed Secretary Sebelius…
Despite the growing number of women taking their place in the academic world of advanced science, a basic gender bias still persists among much of the community. More likely to be exposed in off-hand remarks concerning aptitude than in direct slurs or expressions of criticism, this bias is nonetheless affecting female advancement in the sciences…
Earlier this week, six of Wall Street’s biggest and most well known banks converged for a summit dubbed “Out on the Street.” The landmark event, hosted by Deutsch Bank and attended by Barclays, Citi, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, was intended to address issues affecting gay Wall Street employees and…
USD Pride has declared April as LGBT Awareness Month at the University of San Diego, according to the group’s president, Joseph Rocha. Activities for the month include: April 1 Graduate Theater Dept. presents Dear Harvey in the Studio Theater, 7:30 p.m. April 5 LGBT Awareness Lunch and Panel, United Front Multicultural Center,1:30 p.m. April 6…
The Irish edition of tabloid news magazine The Sun recently covered the story of Penny Lawrence, a 28-year-old woman suffering from Genetic Sexual Attraction (GSA) who is now pregnant with her father’s child. Now, Carolyn Castiglia, a blogger for Babble.com, argues that while empathy for such a condition is important, it may also confuse the…
The UK Gay News reports that Friday, April 1 will mark the tenth anniversary of the world’s first legal gay marriage. On the same date in 2001, four couples – one female and three male – tied the knot in Amsterdam in a joint ceremony presided over by the city’s Mayor, Job Cohen. The ceremony…
