PHOENIX – A member of the Arizona Tourism Advisory Council has resigned from his appointment in protest after the Republican governor’s continued attempts to revoke benefits for same-sex couples that work for the state, reports The Arizona Republic. Edwin Leslie, who lives with his partner and their son in Phoenix, delivered his resignation to Gov….
WASHINGTON (CNN) – The American Red Cross says power outages created by recent storms in the East and Midwest cut blood donations, which were already low, this summer. In June there was a nationwide shortfall, with donations down more than 10 percent across the country. “We are asking people to please call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit…
WASHINGTON – A petition in support of Minnesota-based Fortune 500 company General Mills by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has gotten nearly five times more signatures than an anti-equality petition launched by the National Organization for Marriage (NOM). HRC launched the petition after General Mills CEO Ken Powell announced the company opposed the state’s proposed…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A 16-year-old girl is recovering from a broken jaw, lost teeth and scrapes and bruises after being viciously attacked by two men in Louisville. The unnamed girl was reportedly walking to a shop with two younger boys when they were approached by four adults. Two men in the group began to shout…
LONDON – Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell is calling on the London organizing committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to ban anti-gay countries from the events this summer, reports PinkNews.co.uk. Tatchell said: “The Olympic Charter prohibits all discrimination, and this includes homophobic discrimination. Any country that discriminates against women, ethnic or religious minorities, or…
VELDEN AM WÖRTHERSEE, Austria – The fifth annual Pink Lake international LGBT festival will be held at Velden am Wörthersee, a picturesque market town in the Austrian state of Carinthia, situated on the western shore of Lake Wörthersee. One of the most popular holiday resorts in Austria, Velden is described as “the ideal location for…
Earlier today, a local Web site erroneously advised active-duty servicemembers that the Pentagon had endorsed the wearing of military uniforms in this weekend’s San Diego Pride Parade. Later, that same Web site attempted to disambiguate its advisement to servicemembers with a warning that an unnamed, high-ranking officer had forbade the wearing of Navy uniforms at Pride….
(CNN) — The American Red Cross says power outages created by recent storms in the East and Midwest cut blood donations, which were already low this summer. In June there was a nationwide shortfall, with donations down more than 10% across the country. “We are asking people to please call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit us at…
(CNN) — Episcopal priests will be allowed to conduct services blessing same-sex relationships under a policy approved Tuesday at the church’s national convention in Indianapolis. The convention’s House of Bishops approved the provisional policy 111-41 with three abstentions Monday, clearing it for consideration by the House of Deputies, which approved it Tuesday evening. The policy…
(CNN) — Congress has been trapped in gridlock for much of President Obama’s term. Politics seem to consistently trump bipartisan civil discourse. I’d like to offer Congress an example that might inspire them to move beyond politics. My institution, this past semester, confronted an emotionally charged controversy with respect and civility. We forged a solution,…
