Lawmakers in St. Petersburg adopted a bill Wednesday that would impose fines of up to $16,700 for the “promotion of homosexuality.” The bill, if signed in to law by the City Governor in the next 14 days, will criminalize reading, writing, speaking or reporting on anything related to the gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender community….
A new Field Poll released Wednesday shows that support for same-sex marriage in California has increased with 59% of residents favoring same-sex unions. The poll showed that the largest increase in approval since 2010 came from middle-aged voters, nonpartisans and Republicans. Other significant gains in support come from Catholics, Latinos and older voters. “This is…
BY THOM SENZEE Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney has pulled off a hard-fought squeaker of a win in the state where he grew up and where his father was once a popular governor. As one pundit put it, “Romney thought he wouldn’t have to spend more than thirty minutes or thirty dollars in Michigan,” but…
Despite their failed attempt to dethrone Ellen DeGeneres from her post at JCPenney, the group One Million Moms is at is again — only this time, the group has set their eyes on attacking a cartoon character and its affiliates. Archie Comics and Toys ‘R’ Us are the latest nemeses to make the hit list…
Sen. Olympia Snowe Senator Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) announced her retirement Tuesday. During her tenure, Snowe co-sponsored the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) and voted for the demise of the military’s discriminatory ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ (DADT) policy. Snowe has been a pivotal Republican voice for LGBT equality during her post as Senator, but her pending retirement…
Gay partners Sgt. Brandon Morgan and Dalan Wells have come forward to comment on their homecoming photo that has swept the internet. In an interview with the Miami Herald, the couple explains their relationship. “I honestly knew I was in love with him from the first moment I met him,” Morgan says, adding that before…
Arizona Pinal County sheriff Paul Babeu, a former co-chair for the Mitt Romney presidential campaign, faces allegations Monday of running an abusive private school where the fallen congressional candidate also had an alleged gay relationship with one of the school’s students. The charges come in wake of Babeu’s retirement from his post at the Romney…
Hundreds of California Republicans gathered Sunday at the San Francisco Airport Hotel for the general session of the California Republican Party’s (CRP) Spring Convention. The agenda included the ratification of the Party’s platform, and of particular interest to the LGBT community was language regarding education, marriage, and family. While the newly revised platform has not…
In the spirit of romantic February, the month is best sent off with this gay kiss following a Marine’s arrival from overseas. The photo, posted on Gay Marines Facebook page, garnered over 14,000 likes within days of its posting, over 2,700 shares, and over 3,000 comments congratulating the couple, said to be Brandon Morgan of…
BY THOM SENZEE Two Election 2012 priorities stood out at yesterday’s Victory Fund brunch at the Catamaran resort on Mission Bay: getting Tammy Baldwin, Democratic congresswoman from Wisconsin, elected to the U.S. Senate; and strengthening financial support for LGBT candidates in general – especially those who promise to actively battle for equality under the law…
