WASHINGTON – Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) has filed federal litigation, suing U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki, on behalf of current and former servicemembers seeking equal recognition, benefits and family support for equal sacrifice and service in the U.S. armed forces. The plaintiffs,…
Well it has happened again. Another starlet, I use that term loosely, has filed for divorce from her husband after a 72-day marriage. In 2004, pop starlet Britney Spears married in Las Vegas and filed for divorce 55 hours later. Later that year, Spears married Kevin Federline which also ended in divorce. Why does this…
Seventy major organizations including Google, Microsoft, Xerox, Time Warner Cable, New Balance, Aetna, Levi Strauss & Co., and more have banded together to file and amicus brief in Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders’ (GLAD) DOMA Challenge in the suit of Gill v. Office of Personnel Management. The historical brief illuminates the negative impact that…
The glitterbombing continues, and this time, it’s Dan Savage under heat after his visit to the University of Oregon Tuesday turned sparkly as a representative from the “Dan Savage Welcoming Committee” rushed to the stage to dump a bucket of glitter on the sex columnist, the Huffington Post reports. Not all was fun and games:…
WASHINGTON – LGBT hero Janice Langbehn, has been awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal by President Obama at a White House ceremony. Janice Langbehn was on vacation in Florida in 2007 with her partner, Lisa Pond, and their three children when Lisa suffered a brain aneurism. Lisa was rushed to the hospital, where Janice was told…
WASHINGTON – As pressure grows on GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain to stand by his remarks and prove “gay is a choice” the The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has renewed calls for Cain to meet with Dr. Jack Drescher, MD, a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and a member of the DSM-5…
NEW YORK – ABC’s World News Now anchor Dan Kloeffler has admitted he’s gay on air. Whilst reporting on actor Zachary Quinto’s decision to come out over the weekend, Kloeffler took the opportunity to acknowledge his sexuality on air, by saying, “I’m thinking I can lose my distraction about dating actors.” Kloeffler later said, “I’ve…
NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal has spoken out against anti-LGBT bullying in a public service announcement (PSA) unveiled by The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and produced in partnership with the NBA and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). “Millions of gay and transgender youth are made to feel like they don’t fit in…
WASHINGTON – Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum continued his crusade against the LGBT community as he pledged to battle marriage equality on a state-by-state basis. Santorum said he promises to “fight in every state to make sure that marriage remains between one man and one woman.” Speaking at the Value Voters Summit 2011 in Washington,…
WASHINGTON – The chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) has announced Nov. 3 as the date to begin debate on legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Leahy announced earlier this month his intention to schedule committee consideration of the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that would repeal DOMA….
