SAN FRANCISCO — Self-described “anarchist skateboard punk” singer Michelle Shocked surprised and angered audience members on Sunday night after the alternative rocker went into a tirade against Proposition 8 at a San Francisco concert. “”When they stop Prop 8 and force priests at gunpoint to marry gays, it will be the downfall of civilization, and…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced its endorsement of Annise Parker for re-election as mayor of Houston. As mayor of the country’s fourth-largest city, Parker has worked tirelessly and effectively to improve Houston’s economy and provide stellar living conditions for all Houstonians. HRC pointed to Forbes Magazine naming Houston number one on its…
SAN DIEGO — Environmental Health & Justice Campaign (EHJC), an organization that fights toxic pollution in low-income communities of color, has announced that it has endorsed Dwayne Crenshaw in the City of San Diego’s City Council race for District 4. EHJC focuses on pollution issues in the disadvantaged communities south of I-8 where the District…
In a move that suggests the Indian state is working toward greater acceptance of the LGBT community, Rituparno Ghosh, the director of Chitrangadahas won top honors at the state-sponsored National Film Awards, reports The Indian Express. The film, which took home the Special Jury Prize, concerns a choreographer (Ghosh) who is struggling with gender identity….
Support for gay marriage reached a new high in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, marking a dramatic change in public attitudes on the subject across the past decade. Fifty-eight percent of Americans now say it should be legal for gay and lesbian couples to wed. That number has grown sharply in ABC News/Washington Post polls, from…
(CNN) — CNN’s Anderson Cooper was presented with the Vito Russo Award at the 24th annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York on Saturday by a very special “Boy Scout”: Madonna. The singer dressed up in uniform to deliver Anderson’s statue, which is given to an LGBT media professional who’s made a difference in promoting…
(CNN) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced for the first time Monday she supports marriage rights for same-sex couples, saying that “gay rights are human rights, and human rights are gay rights.” “America is at its best when we champion the freedom and dignity of every human being,” Clinton said in a video…
(CNN) — Gene Barfield and his partner, Tim LaCroix, celebrated their 30th anniversary by getting married. The two met when they were both serving in the Navy, and last week, the military veterans became the first same-sex couple to be legally married by a tribe in Michigan. The pair exchanged vows on a cold…
(CNN) — Hours after Republican Sen. Rob Portman announced he reversed his position on same-sex marriage, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said he won’t second guess Portman but he’s not entirely embracing the Ohio senator’s change of heart, either. Portman told CNN’s Dana Bash that after his 21-year-old son came out two years ago, he…
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla., — After three weeks of ongoing dialog, GetGayFunded.com and Amazon Payments have reached a mutual agreement that has re-established Amazon Payments as the funding processor for LGBT projects listed on Apps Genius Corp’s GetGayFunded.com crowdfunding website. The site went live again on March 9 said Adam Kotkin, chief executive officer of Apps Genius Corp…
