Santa Clara County, the most populous county in the San Francisco Bay Area region, and one of the most affluent counties in the United States has filled two full-time positions for its newly-created Office of LGBTQ Affairs. The county is only the third local government agency—and the first county in the nation—to have an office…
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National LGBTQ Task Force has joined a coalition of LGBTQ, racial justice, and health equity organizations in filing an amicus brief in Whole Woman’s Health v. Cole asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down draconian restrictions on abortion providers enacted by the State of Texas in 2013. If the restrictions are upheld, it…
2016 is not shaping up to be a good year for virulently anti-gay pastor Scott Lively as he is facing a lawsuit by LGBT advocacy group Sexual Minorities Uganda because of his anti-gay activities in that country, and he is apparently out of money. Right Wing Watch reported that Lively ended 2015 by publishing a…
LONDON — Ride share company Uber has suspended one of its London drivers for attempting to eject a lesbian couple from his car for kissing. PinkNews reported that one of the women tweeted Uber about the driver’s behavior asking the company to, “… please do advise how you would deal with this?” An Uber spokesperson…
Transgender U.S. military sergeant and bodybuilder Shane Ortega has joined Athlete Ally as a Professional Ambassador. Ortega joins MMA Fighters Jessica Aguilar and Nicole Upshaw, National Women’s Soccer League Forward Zakiya Bywaters, Great Britain’s No. 1 male blind ski racer John Dickinson-Lilley and Canadian National Soccer Team Defender Carmelina Moscato who were also welcomed today…
Friday, a law allowing gay partnerships took effect in Estonia but … not really as same-sex couples are being advised to hold off on getting hitched until a series of legal issues have been worked out, reports The Huffington Post. The confusion arose when the Estonian Chamber of Notaries said there are legal uncertainties related…
Ellen DeGeneres will be honored as Favorite Humanitarian at the People’s Choice Awards Wednesday, Jan. 6. “I am so honored to be receiving the People’s Choice Humanitarian Award,” said DeGeneres in a statement. “I think it sums me up perfectly as I am both a human and an itarian.” DeGeneres, a 15-time People’s Choice Awards…
Since InterPride started its Pride Radar initiative in 2012, almost 800 Pride celebrations have been identified around the world. InterPride’s Vice-President and author of the 2014 and 2015 Pride Radar report Frank van Dalen and his team are discovering new Prides on a weekly basis. “With the global Pride movement growing, we see new Prides…
After failing to stop same-sex marriage becoming law in all 50 states, the anti-gay National Organization for Marriage (NOM) has hit another obstacle — a critical shortfall in donations. Despite still attracting support from Republicans the group has now repeatedly warned of a critical donation shortfall. Pink News reports that the group has sent no less…
Ads from a gay cruising site will not be banned in The Netherlands. Despite a number of complaints against the gay app Squirt, the Dutch Advertising Standards Board (ASB) has ruled in favor of the site and will allow the campaign to continue reports Pink News. Squirt had put up the large signs and posters…
