SACRAMENTO – The Assembly today passed two bills authored by Sen. Mark Leno that provide protections and equal benefits to transgender Californians. The first bill, SB 703, prohibits state agencies from doing business with companies that fail to offer transgender employees the same health care coverage and benefits they provide all other workers. The second…
The Board of San Diego Democrats for Equality recommended the endorsement of eight incumbents for re-election at last week’s Club meeting. While there was vigorous debate on several races, the Club endorsed six of the eight by wide margins (60 percent of attending members is the minimum required). The Club did not decide against endorsement…
Child sexual abuse charges were dismissed Tuesday against prominent gay rights activist and Democratic Party fundraiser Terry Bean. Lane County Circuit Judge Jay McAlpin dismissed the case without prejudice, meaning that prosecutors could refile charges in the future if the alleged victim, a 17-year-old boy, was willing to testify for the state at a trial….
Watch Matt Baume as he explores the sordid history of pseudoscientific efforts to cure homosexuality through “conversion therapy.” Baume takes us on a disturbing tour of the last hundred years of insane ex-gay cures, some of which are still being practiced by quacks to this day.
The video above shows the scene inside the Rowan County courthouse this morning. The footage shot by Lisa Williams shows angry demonstrators demanding that County Clerk Kim Davis do her job. This is after Davis once again defied the order of Kentucky’s governor and federal courts — including the Supreme Court — and refused to…
In this TED Talk on bisexuality, Dr. Tania Israel uses humor, research, and her personal story to correct misconceptions about bisexuality. She goes on to challenge notions of binary gender and introduce novel ways of thinking about gender and sexual orientation. This talk may change the way you think about yourself and others. “Bisexuality and…
Kentucky clerk Kim Davis is still refusing to issue marriage licenses despite a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court against the clerk. The clerk cited “God’s authority” as her reason for continuing to defy the law. Shortly after 8 A.M., Davis’ office refused licenses to the first two couples to enter the courthouse following yesterday’s…
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court declined a petition from Kentucky’s Rowan County clerk Kim Davis for an emergency stay on a court order requiring her to immediately start issuing marriage licenses to all eligible applicants, including same-sex couples. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) welcomed the news as affirmation that personal religious opinions of public officials…
Russia’s long running avant-garde film festival, Moscow Premiere, a champion of Russian LGBT and anti-fascist cinema, was cancelled last week and replaced by a “positive, youth-orientated” alternative, reports Dazed. The new festival is being run by Yevgeny Gerasimov, a high-ranking member of Putin’s Kremlin. The organizer of Moscow Premiere said that there was no way he could work with Gerasimov….
Following in the footsteps of Keegan Hirst, Sam Stanley has become the second British pro rugby player to reveal publicly that he is gay. Stanley, 23, has represented England at five tournaments and is the brother of Samoan international Michael Stanley. Stanley said he has kept his five-year relationship with partner Laurence a secret. “I…
