Anti-LGBT activist Acra Lee Turner claims to be a man of the cloth, but also admits to sexually assaulting multiple women, including an 80-year-old who was beaten so badly that she was almost unrecognizable, according to media reports. A video released this week by anti-equality activists in Eureka Springs, Arkansas prominently features the convicted rapist…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.— Today, the Little Rock City Board of Directors passed an ordinance creating non-discrimination protections for city employees, prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, political opinions or affiliation. Also, any vendor with whom the city does business will…
SAN DIEGO – UC San Diego Health System and Scripps Health are partnering to provide improved continuity of patient care, fellowship training and research in hospice and palliative medicine. Under a new five-year agreement, Scripps will work with UC San Diego to provide outpatient and inpatient hospice care for UC San Diego patients, allowing UC…
San Diego’s ninth annual Dining Out For Life® event, which allows everyone to help raise funds for the San Diego LGBT Community Center’s HIV/AIDS programs by simply dining out for breakfast, lunch and/or dinner at participating restaurants, takes place Thursday, April 30. More than 75 participating San Diego restaurants, bars, coffee shops and ice cream…
CHICAGO — It’s time for PETA to name this year’s Sexiest Vegan Next Door—and 27-year-old gay Chicago resident Shane Devins might just take home the title. He beat out hundreds of other entrants from across the U.S. to become one of 10 male contestants to advance to the final round. Visitors to PETA.org can now…
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For the first time in its history, American Vogue has profiled a transgender model. Andreja Pejic, The 23-year-old Serbian model, who graced the cover of Out in December 2011, went through a gender confirmation process to transition into a woman last year. In the May issue of Vogue, Pejic takes part in a four-page feature…
WASHINGTON – Results from a new national survey commissioned by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, reveal a significant uptick in the number of Americans who say they personally know or work with someone who is transgender, and a corresponding increase in favorable feelings toward…
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, announced that Dr. Jill Biden will deliver the keynote address at the 28th Annual HRC Atlanta Gala Dinner on Saturday, May 2, 2015. “Dr. Jill Biden has been a tireless advocate for the LGBT community,” said HRC…
KMOV.com FERGUSON, Mo. — Less than 24 hours after being dedicated a memorial tree for Michael Brown was found cut in half and a stone memorial missing, reports KMOV.com, Missouri. The tree was dedicated by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association on Saturday, but was found vandalized on Sunday morning. Watch the news…
