CALIFORNIA – Richard Chavez, pioneer in the farm workers movement and champion of full equality for all Californians, has passed away. Chavez was the brother of legendary civil rights activist Cesar E. Chavez and lifelong partner of Dolores Huerta. Huerta is a co-founder of the United Farm Workers union, president of the Dolores Huerta Foundation,…
UTAH – Nearly 1,000 gay Mormons are sharing their experiences with researchers at Utah State University, in an online study of LGBT attitudes. Renee Galliher, a USU associate professor of psychology who is leading the study, said this research is believed to be the first of its kind, in that it specifically focuses on gay…
Miley Cyrus has got a new tattoo. Her seventh in fact. The new tattoo is an equal sign on her wedding ring finger symbolizing the fight for equal rights. Pink News reported that Cyrus tweeted a picture of the new tattoo to fans with the words “all love is equal.” Some fans were not happy…
NEW YORK – The National Organization for Marriage’s (NOM) “Let the People Vote” campaign has been described by one conservative columnist as a “futile venture” that amounts to “deceptive advertising.” James Taranto in his recent Wall Street Journal column wrote, “If the National Organization for Marriage were a commercial enterprise, its ‘Let the People Vote’…
Louis J. Marinelli is launching his Summer Equality Tour from San Diego, Aug. 14. Covering 22 cities in 17 states, the tour will educate the public on issues of marriage equality and its effect on society. “This summer we plan to travel the country from California to Maine to talk about my change of heart…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The HRC has announced “On the Road to Equality,” a nationwide bus tour to spread the message of equality by educating the American public and empowering LGBT people to become advocates for themselves and their families. The 12 week tour will travel to 17 cities in 11 states and D.C., with particular…
MARYLAND – The government has been fiercely criticized for funding a study into how the size of a gay man’s penis affects his sex life and general well-being with particular focus on whether penis size results in the decision to be a “top” or a “bottom.” The report, entitled The Association Between Penis Size and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate have confirmed Paul Oetken to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Oetken is considered the first openly gay man to be confirmed by the Senate for a seat on an Article III court. “As the first openly gay man to…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate has held the first ever Judiciary Committee hearing on the Respect of Marriage Act, a bill that would repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that denies federal recognition to legally married same-sex couples. The hearing was called by Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt). “I’m concerned that DOMA has served…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A transgender woman has been shot and killed in Washington, D.C. during the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 20. Two black males are thought to be the suspects according to The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). The victim has been identified as 23-year-old Lashai Mclean. The homicide took place on the 6100…
