Washington United for Marriage, the broad coalition working to defend the state’s bipartisan marriage law, today hailed four editorials from leading newspapers across the state which endorsed Referendum 74 and the state’s pro-marriage–equality law this past weekend. The Columbian which serves the greater Vancouver area, the Seattle Times, and The Spokesman Review which covers Spokane and the…
Zach Wahls – Nationally-Noted Advocate and Author of “My Two Moms” to Lead Event Addressing Anti-LGBT Policies of the Boy Scouts of America; Suggested Donation: $10 ($15 at the door) Advancing Compassion Project presents Zach Wahls and “Scouts for Equality” in San Diego on Sept. 23rd to discuss the impact of the Boy Scouts’ ban on Gay Scouts and…
A church group has produced what they describe as “a simple flyer for your older grade school or middle school children about homosexuality?” Mission: America, a Christian ministry, publication and Web site founded by Linda Harvey, has produced the new “guide” to teach parents on how to talk to kids about homosexuality. Authored by Harvey,…
(CNN) – Conservative legal scholar Ted Olson has been tapped to play the role of Vice President Joe Biden in Paul Ryan‘s debate prep sessions, Mitt Romney‘s campaign said Saturday. The two men participated in their first mock debate session last week. Olson is one of the fiercest legal minds of his generation and successfully…
Being Alive HIV/AIDS Services announces acceptance in the Chase Community Giving Fund, which allows the public to vote one which charities will be helped most by the fund. Supporters of Being Alive are given the opportunity to go online and vote and thereby help increase the organization’s ability to meet the needs of its clients….
BOSTON — The governor of Massachusetts is not so sure the federal appeals court judge who found that to leave a convicted murderer to serve out her life sentence as the gender of her birth – male – would be constitutionally prohibited cruel and unusual punishment got it right. He is reviewing the decision and…
Google has unblocked the term “bisexual” from its search algorithm. Now that “bisexual” is allowed, terms such as “bisexual quotes”, “bisexual rights”, and “bisexual parenting” are automatically suggested to Google users. “It’s not every day one of the biggest companies in the world changes its mind, but we are thankful that Google now sees bisexual…
As part of its bid to “curb the problem of homosexuality,” the Malaysian government has begun holding seminars aimed at helping teachers and parents spot signs of homosexuality in children. According to a report in the Guardian, the Malaysian government is particularly targeting Muslims who make up more than 60 percent of Malaysia‘s population of…
Ryan Trabuco, president of the San Diego Log Cabin Republicans, wrote an eloquent response to my desire to understand LGBT Republicans. What I find interesting is that while his arguments were written beautifully, they can easily be refuted. First Ryan says, “Our very first Republican platform in 1856 advocates ‘equal rights for all citizens,’ a…
A new report claims that discrimination against LGBT government employees continues to be high and is proving costly to the taxpayer. Focused on the approximately one million LGBT employees working in the public sector for the local, state or municipal government, the report, Gay and Transgender Discrimination in the Public Sector, released by the American…
