OKLAHOMA – The 2011 Tulsa Two Spirits Gathering is scheduled to take place Apr. 15-18 at the Osage Hills State Park, in Oklahoma. According to Native Out, this is a yearly event hosted and funded by the Tulsa Two Spirits Society, Two Spirit Society of Denver, and the Two-Spirit Council of Wichita. The gathering’s program…
MARYLAND – With the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act now introduced in the Maryland State Legislature, Freedom to Marry, the campaign to win marriage nationwide, has called for its swift approval. “Loving and committed gay and lesbian couples throughout Maryland are taking care of one another, raising families, contributing to their communities, and…
CALIFORNIA – After being discharged by the U.S. Army under the now-repealed Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy in July, Dan Choi has now been asked by the Department of Defense to pay up for “the unearned portion” of his enlistment bonus. According to an account statement posted on Twitter, Choi had until Jan. 20 to…
CALIFORNIA – Maria Dolores Diaz, an active organizer and educator in the Chicano movement, was a resident at the almost 4-year-old LGBT-centric affordable housing facility at Triangle Square in Hollywood. Triangle Square is marketed as, “a unique model of care that has been established to support and encourage seniors to live independently while making onsite…
TEXAS – Frito-Lay has confirmed they will not air two gay-themed Doritos commercials during this week’s Super Bowl, and despite rumors, they never intended to. Little did Frito-Lay know what a Pandora’s Box they opened when they launched their Doritos Crash the Super Bowl ad contest late last year. They invited entrants to write, shoot…
Shortly after a US judge had ruled they could not, a lesbian couple in Virginia has been allowed to change their names. Leigh Anne Ruth Hunter and Jennifer Beth Surber, who have been together for eight years and have a baby daughter, asked Judge C Randall Lowe to change both of their second names to…
Las Vegas, March 3-4 2011 Community Counseling Center of Southern Nevada will be hosting its 3rd Annual HIV Wellness Conference in Las Vegas, March 3-4 2011. The conference will be held at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino. Early registration for two full days is $169 and one full day is $80. The price includes…
Facebook co-founder, Chris Hughes, and his partner Sean Eldridge, a director of Freedom to Marry, have announced their engagement and intention to push for same-sex marriage in New York State. Eldridge announced the couple’s plans for a union while hosting a Freedom to Marry reception. He said, “As you know, we can’t get married in…
In the past being gay or lesbian in Jacksonville, Florida was not something you openly talked about. Most people kept their sexuality to themselves, remembering all too well the dangers of being openly gay or lesbian when an LGBT church was bombed in the 1980s. But today it is different. Today there are eight churches…
Palm Springs Police Chief David Dominguez is retiring after being accused by officers of making “inappropriate comments” during an antigay undercover lewd conduct sting in June 2009. According to KESQ TV, this followed the arrests of 19 gay men after a four-day operation involving 14 officers. According to pre-trial testimony, one undercover officer referred to…
