Louisiana State University adds LGBT minor to fall curriculum

USAToday.com announced this week that Louisiana State University has piloted a new course of studies this fall offering, for the first time, a minor in LGBT studies. The program, established by School of Social Work associate professor Elaine M. Maccio, hopes to fill in the gaps left behind by more traditional heteronormative studies while keeping…

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MSNBC highlights story of longtime LGBT activist and transgender pastor (VIDEO)

Longtime LGBT advocate Allyson Robinson, who was ordained at Calvary Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. in June, is featured in an MSNBC Originals video. Headlining the video as “Is this the most radical preacher in America?” MSNBC writes, “West Point graduate, master of divinity and trans mother of four, Allyson Robinson thinks it’s her congregation–and…

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Sir Elton John and David Furnish to be honored at 18th Annual HRC National Dinner

WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), has announced that Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish will be honored at the organization’s 18th Annual National Dinner Saturday, Oct. 25, in Washington, D.C. “We are truly excited to honor such influential international AIDS activists and philanthropists at this year’s national dinner,” said HRC President…

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Mariah Hanson, founder of ‘The Dinah’ to be honored by The LGBT Community Center of The Desert

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – The LGBT Community Center of The Desert – a Palm Springs organization serving the desert LGBT community – is honoring Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend founder and producer, Mariah Hanson, with the first ever  “ Legacy Award” for her invaluable contribution to the Coachella Valley LGBT community. The 5th Annual Center Stage…

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‘Longmire’ star Katee Sackhoff on cover of HIV Plus Magazine

LOS ANGELES — Actress Katee Sackhoff broke on to the scene starring as Captain Kara “Starbuck” Thrace on the hit series Battlestar Galactica. She’s now starring as Deputy Sheriff Victoria “Vic” Moretti on the A&E series Longmire and recently started her own advocacy organization, Acting Outlaws, a charitable biker gang that rolls across the country…

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Actor Mark Ruffalo drops support of Brazilian presidential candidate over same-sex marriage

Mark Ruffalo, the American Actor best known for his roles as Bruce Banner/the Hulk in The Avengers, Terry Prescott in You Can Count On Me and his Academy Award-nominated performance as Paul in The Kids Are Alright, has publicly withdrawn his support of Marina Silva, the Brazilian pro-environmentalist presidential candidate, according to a report on…

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The AFA and California Cryobank host educational gatherings about getting pregnant for gay women in California

The American Fertility Association (AFA) and California Cryobank announced today their Gay Women’s Gathering –Evening on Lesbian Pregnancy series will continue with two events this October. The national series makes its return to California with one event coming to Oakland Oct. 8, followed by a second event to be held in West Hollywood Oct. 28….

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Sierra Club San Diego endorses Scott Peters

SAN DIEGO — Sierra Club San Diego has endorsed Rep. Scott Peters for re-election, saying Peters “has spent his entire career protecting the environment.” Sierra Club San Diego cited Peters’ work on a variety of environmental issues ranging from combating the impacts of climate change to increasing funding for wildfire preparedness. Peters currently chairs the…

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