WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in a series of legal challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, upholding the historic law passed in the last Congress to reform our nation’s healthcare system. As part of that reform, the Act created or paved the way for important new protections…
The Department of Defense hosted its first ever Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month Event Tuesday where keynote speaker Jeh Johnson, Department of Defense general counsel, addressed the repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ including a panel discussion titled, “The value of open service and diversity.” The address was preceded by a video…
A same-sex couple in Portland, Tex. were shot Friday in a neighborhood park, KZTV News is reporting. Mollie Judith Olgin, 19, was found dead at the scene. Her girlfriend, Mary Christine Chapa, 18, survived a horrific shot in the head. Both of the young women’s bodies were found in a grassy area of Violet Andrews…
HRC‘s groundbreaking new survey of LGBT youth in the U.S. is a call to immediate action. Thousands of youth who don’t feel accepted by their parents or classmates reported being verbally harassed – twice as many as their straight peers. What’s more, only 37% of LGBT youth say they’re happy, compared to 67% among their…
SAN DIEGO – San Diego LGBT Pride is thrilled to announce the addition of Alex Newell, who plays “Unique/Wade,” a transgender character, on the smash hit show, ‘Glee.’ In line with the mission of Pride, Alex Newell has been an amazing addition to the diversity of the Glee cast. Newell will also take part in…
Headliner Kelly Rowland has cancelled her San Diego Pride appearance. This is on the heels of cancellations at Pride celebrations in Washington, D.C. and Manchester, England. Pride will announce Rowland’s replacement on Monday, June 26, 2012 at 10:30 am. The rumor mill says the replacement will be Glee-ful!
Mary Cheney and her new wife, Heather Poe, are celebrating wedded bliss today following their nuptials that were exchanged in Washington, D.C. Friday. Cheney and his wife, Lynne, confirmed the news as they celebrated alongside their daughter. “Mary and Heather have been in a committed relationship for many years, and we are delighted that they…
Equality California (EQCA) in partnership with State Farm Insurance is set to honor grassroots activists in local communities who have made a difference in the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Californians. It is the first time that an honoree will be selected not by EQCA, but from nominations by grassroots community members….
Different Stages will be presenting Somewhere in Between, a comedy by Craig Pospisil at the Electric Ladyland Art and Music Center; 4993 Newport Ave. in San Diego June 21, 22, 28, 29 at 8 p.m. Produced by Jerry Pilato and directed by Kristen Fogle and George Bailey the comedy, is told in ten scenes and…
WASHINGTON – A new report on gay and lesbian parenting, which purports to show the “very harmful” affects of having gay and lesbian parents, has been described as flawed, misleading, scientifically unsound and disparaging to lesbian and gay parents by organizations that protect and advance the freedoms and equality of LGBT Americans. The paper, New…
