The Indianapolis Star has reported that state Rep. Phillip Hinkle, who has been an opponent of same-sex marriage, responded to a local posting on Craigslist, offering a young man $80 plus tip to spend time with him on a Saturday night at a hotel. The Craigslist ad stating “I need a sugga daddy” was posted…
CALIFORNIA –The California State Legislature approved Monday, Aug. 22 legislation that will strengthen the existing law regarding the provision of equal benefits to employees. The Equal Benefits bill (SB 117), authored by Sen. Christine Kehoe (D-San Diego), passed with a 22-13 vote. The bill would prohibit a state agency from entering into a contract in…
ILLINOIS – We don’t have to take the B out of LGBT. Researchers at Northwestern University have concluded that bisexuals actually exist. “Someone who is bisexual might say, ‘Well, duh!’” Dr. Allen Rosenthal, a psychology doctoral student at Northwestern University and author of the study, told the New York Times. “But this will be validating…
Following sex columnist Dan Savage’s “Google bombing” of GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum’s last name in 2003, he has now threatened to target his first name, too. Back in 2003, after Santorum compared gay sex to bestiality, Savage got his revenge by making searches for Santorum result in a particularly unpleasant definition. Essentially Savage gave…
FLORIDA – A Florida teacher has been suspended pending an investigation by the Lake County School Board following comments he made on Facebook concerning same-sex marriage. Jerry Buell, a social studies teacher at Mount Dora High School, commented in a recent Facebook exchange that he “almost threw up” in response to a news story about…
NEW YORK – The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), has spoken out against anti-LGBT remarks made by Adam Carolla, former host of The Man Show, during his weekly podcast and urged his listeners to educate themselves about the hardships facing LGBT Americans today. Carolla has a history of offensive remarks about LGBT people…
CALIFORNIA – Gov. Jerry Brown has signed the Protection of Parent-Child Relationships Act (AB 1349). The bill will allow the courts to determine who a child’s parents are in cases where there is both a non-biological parent and a man who has signed a voluntary declaration of paternity. “California courts must be able to take…
COLORADO – In a first for an LGBT organization, the HRC has been recognized and honored by the North American Council on Adoptable Children. In recognition of its work in expanding the pool of highly qualified families for children in need of a loving and forever home, the HRC’s All Children – All Families (ACAF)…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The policy making body of the American Psychological Association (APA) has unanimously (157-0) passed a resolution supporting full marriage equality for same-sex couples. An extract from the resolution states, “Whereas homosexuality is a normal expression of human sexual orientation that poses no inherent obstacle to leading a happy, healthy and productive life,…
CALIFORNIA – The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has released its fifth annual Network Responsibility Index (NRI), a report that maps the quantity, quality and diversity of images of LGBT people on television. Primetime programming on the five broadcast networks was evaluated as well as original primetime programming on 10 major cable networks….
