Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has rescinded an executive order signed by former Gov. Kathleen Sebelius in 2007 that extended non-discrimination protections to state employees on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The order required agencies under the governor’s direct control to ensure they have programs to prevent harassment against gay men, lesbians, bisexuals…
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has called out retailer Urban Outfitters for selling a striped tapestry featuring a single pink triangle, an unmistakable echo of uniforms Nazis issued to suspected gay male concentration camp prisoners. “Urban Outfitters has seized yet again on imagery of the Holocaust, one of the most…
Saturday, March 28 San Diego IndieFest will take over City Heights Urban Village. Featuring over fifty diverse artists and bands on multiple stages and areas, San Diego IndieFest will close out the night with New York rockers, Bear Hands. A four piece electro-indie rock band out of Brooklyn, Bear Hands, are coming off an explosive year…
Ahead of Valentine’s Day, Steam Room Stories has released its brand new episode celebrating the most romantic time of the year. Steam Room hunks Josh Wise and Chris Reid get their wires crossed and confusion ensues when Josh reveals he has a secret crush on someone. Who could it be? You’ll have to watch the…
WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign launched an unprecedented “People’s Brief” to the U.S. Supreme Court. Roberta Kaplan, the leading civil rights litigator who won a landmark Supreme Court ruling in United States v. Windsor striking down Section 3 of the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act in 2013, is the author and lead counsel on the brief. The…
LOS ANGELES — It’s The Golden Girls meets Murder, She Wrote with big, gay, hairy men! (aka “Bears”). The award-winning web series is raising funds for a Season 4 through Kickstarter! The campaign will run from Monday Feb. 16 to Thursday Mar. 19! Last season the Bears raised 150K and they hope to do it again! Season 4 promises…
A San Diego man and his partner made history yesterday when they became the first male same-sex couple to be chosen for the ceremonial first kiss during the homecoming of submarine warship USS San Francisco. The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS San Francisco (SSN 711) returned to its home port at Naval Base Point…
WASHINGTON—After staying silent all morning—and tolerating Chief Justice Roy Moore’s lawless rampage against marriage equality over the past few days—Alabama Governor Robert Bentley has issued a statement. What does it say? Nothing. Nothing coherent, anyway. “This issue has created confusion with conflicting direction for Probate Judges in Alabama,” Bentley says, in a written statement posted…
NEW YORK – The nation’s inability to effectively address HIV infections among Black gay men is one of the greatest failures of the U.S. HIV/AIDS response, according to a new report released today by amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research. Despite their disproportionate risk, the report finds that efforts to address the HIV epidemic among…
Viciously anti-gay activist Scott Lively has announced he is considering running for Congress. Right Wing Watch reports Lively wants to challenge Democratic Rep. Richard Neal and intends to do so in order to stand in defense of Russia inside our government. Lively has long been a vocal supporter of Russia’s harsh anti-gay crackdown, declaring the…
