LOS ANGELES – Nike, the world’s largest sports company, has made an unprecedented $200,000 donation to the LGBT Sports Coalition, which aims to end anti-LGBT bias in sports. Campus Pride is one of the inaugural partners of the LGBT Sports Coalition. This is the first donation made to the Coalition, and it’s the largest donation…
Turn your dial to KPBS tomorrow for Morning Edition, and Mid-Day Edition to hear a special segment with Beth Accomondo on She-Rantulas From Outer Space- In 3D!” and program your DVRs to catch an in-depth exclusive on the production Friday night at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Evening Edition only with the KPBS Television channel! Buy your tickets here. AND…
Director and Co-Writer Ruff Yeager and two of the main characters, Tony Houck and Melinda Gilb sit down to discuss the inception of She-Rantulas from Outer Space-in 3D! playing at Diversionary Theatre, San Diego through Nov. 17. Buy tickets here.
WASHINGTON – A retired Supreme Court justice has performed a same-sex marriage ceremony joining Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to become only the second past or present justice to officiate at a same-sex wedding ceremony. Buzzfeed.com reports that retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor officiated at the wedding of Jeff Trammell and Stuart Serkin last…
Hallmark has decided to re-write one of the lines of the traditional holiday carol “Deck the Halls.” The re-write appears on one of the company’s 2013 keepsake ornaments named “Holiday Sweater.” Splashed across the front of the ornament is the line, “Don we now our fun apparel,” clearly an intentional edit from the more familiar…
OMAHA, Neb. — WOWT 6 News in Omaha reports a man is recovering Monday after being attacked in the Old Market Saturday night. Ryan Langenegger said he was punched after sticking up for his friends, who were being harassed for being gay. Langenegger, who identifies as straight, said he and his two friends, Josh Foo…
Adriatic Dental, 960 W. San Marcos Blvd. in San Marcos have announced that their dental practice will be offering a day of free dentistry providing free fillings, extractions, or cleanings guaranteed to the first 75 people Saturday, Nov. 2. This event is through Dentistry from the Heart- a non-profit organization providing free dentistry throughout the country. Please visit dentistryfromtheheart.org for…
Late Monday night, the Hawaii Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor voted 5-2 to advance the marriage bill to the Senate floor. This is a first and crucial step towards winning marriage equality in Hawaii. In the group of over 1800 testifiers, Gov. Abercrombie, who ordered the special legislative session for marriage, the state’s Attorney…
WASHINGTON — More than $1.9 billion dollars in grants have been awarded to cities, states and local community-based organizations the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today. This funding will ensure that people living with HIV/AIDS continue to have access to critical health care services and medications. The fiscal year 2013 awards…
This was originally posted on The White House blog “Using new tools and authorities, including the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, we’ve improved our ability to safeguard our civil rights and pursue justice for those who are victimized because of their gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. We will…
