(CNN) — The Boy Scouts of America is considering changing its longstanding policy against allowing openly gay members, according to a release from the organization. The organization, which has 2.7 million members, is “potentially discussing” doing away with its policy after months of nationwide protest, including hundreds of angry Eagle scouts renouncing their hard-earned awards…
All Out, a new organization building the global movement for LGBT equality, has launched a campaign to get European Union countries to recognize that same-sex families are families, regardless of the country they’re in. From the All Out campaign: For thousands of children in the European Union, crossing borders can mean they’re on their own. The reason is simple: when moving between one country to another,…
PARIS – Days before the French government are due to debate a proposal that would allow same-sex couples to marry and adopt children in France, more than 100,000 took to the streets of Paris in support of the measure. Guillaume Bonnet of All Out, an LGBT rights pressure group, told the Washington Blade from Paris…
SAN DIEGO – Organizers of the Classic Gran Fondo San Diego announced today that the 2013 edition of the event will be held Sunday, April 14. Steeped in Italian tradition, a gran fondo is a semi-competitive bicycling event, and the Classic San Diego is in its fifth successful year. As always, it will start in…
SAN DIEGO – The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund today announced its endorsement of San Diego LGBT Pride’s executive director, Dwayne Crenshaw, in the upcoming special election for the District 4 City Council seat created by the resignation of Tony Young. “Dwayne Crenshaw stands out for his leadership on advancing issues of fairness and equality for…
RICHMOND, Va. – Senate Bill 701, a measure to protect Virginia’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender state employees from workplace discrimination, passed today with a 24-16 vote in the Senate. Now, the bill moves forward to the House of Delegates. “We’re going to press forward with this momentum,” said Senator Adam Ebbin, a chief patron…
The first set of national prevalence data on intimate partner violence (IPV), sexual violence (SV), and stalking victimization by sexual orientation was released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The study found that lesbians and gay men reported IPV and SV over their lifetimes at levels equal to or higher than…
SAN DIEGO – Equality California announced today the endorsement of Assemblymember Ben Hueso for the 40th District of the state Senate, representing Imperial County and parts of San Diego and Riverside Counties. Hueso currently represents the 80th District of the state Assembly, and is running to replace Rep. Juan Vargas, who won election to U.S….
Volunteers with the Empowering Spirits Foundation (ESF), a national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization working to achieve equality through community service activities, worked alongside members of the faith-based community and other San Diego organizations to clean up Cholas Creek and the grounds of The Jacobs Center for Innovation as part of…
The GLBT Historic Task Force has announced today that the first lady of San Diego Bronwyn Ingram has agreed to co- chair the San Diego AIDS Memorial coalition. Ingram said, “I am honored to co-chair the coalition to establish a San Diego AIDS Memorial. It is so important at this time to increase the momentum…
