KEY WEST, Florida Keys — A hot lineup of musical and comedy talents and a warm welcome await attendees Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 4-7, at Key West’s Womenfest, a celebration for lesbians and their friends in the island city known for its all-welcoming diversity. Thousands of singles, couples and groups of women are expected to flock…
From the Human Rights Campaign comes news that rock band Panic at the Disco are continuing their fightback against the notorious hate group Westboro Baptist Church (WBC). After the WBC announced a protest at Panic! At the Disco’s concert last week, the rock band upped the ante in the fight for LGBT equality by pledging support to…
WASHINGTON – For the third consecutive year, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation and prominent food writer David Hagedorn are once again bringing together more than 100 of Washington, D.C.’s top chefs, pastry chefs and mixologists for Chefs for Equality, an evening of food, cocktails, fashion and music to benefit the fight for marriage and…
WASHINGTON – Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC),released a video ad featuring professional skateboarder and CEO Tony Hawk. In the video, Hawk states, “We all deserve to follow our hearts, and we need to continue working until every state recognizes marriage as an equal right.” Past videos include Kristen Bell, Bryan Cranston, Stanley Tucci, Busy Philipps, Cybill…
INDIA: A well-known Indian LGBT and social-rights activist has starred in a cheeky public service announcement video to promote People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, reports GayAsiaNews.com Harish Iyer talks about his love for cocks and urges viewers to love them, too. He remarks that cocks love to be stroked, have a…
LOS ANGELES – it’s The Golden Girls meets Murder, She Wrote with big, gay, hairy men! (aka “Bears”) The award-winning web series is back and better than ever having launched an incredibly successful Kickstarter campaign! From the creative team of Rick Copp (The Brady Bunch Movie) Joe Dietl (The Thin Pink Line) and Ben Zook…
Today, President Barack Obama presented the 2013 National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medal to 22 recipients. The presentation took place in the White House East Room. First lady, Michelle Obama was also present. Quoting the late Maya Angelou the president began by saying, “’A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because…
http://youtu.be/IJ411kHu1sk Recently, members of the Westboro Baptist Church recorded a homophobic “parody” of Panic! at the Disco’s 2006 single “I Write Sins Not Tragedies. Now, Scottish lesbian teen, Rebecca Anderson has staged her own response to Westboro by parodying their version of the song calling it ‘Your Beliefs Are A Lie What A Tragedy.’ Announcing her video…
WASHINGTON—Today, the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) Project One America released key findings from a recent survey chronicling the daunting challenges faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Arkansans. The results show LGBT people are contributing members at home, the workplace, in school and within their faith communities. However, LGBT Arkansans enjoy no legal protections…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ruled today that Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. The Huffington Post reported the 2-1 ruling upheld a previous decision issued earlier this year by a Virginia district court, which struck down the state’s ban on gay marriages. In the ruling, Judge Henry Floyd argued that…
