Michael Kobulnicky, a former Tea Party spokesman and prominent DeMaio campaign supporter, is facing four felony charges including kidnapping for rape and rape by foreign object, charges which, if found guilty, could get him life in prison. At his bail review hearing, the woman who claimed that she was raped last month on Fiesta Island…
LONDON – British home secretary and cabinet minister for equality, Theresa May, has stated that marriage should be for everyone regardless of their sexuality. Writing in The Times newspaper she strongly dismisses claims by the Church of England to determine who should be able to marry. May writes, “… marriage should be for everyone, regardless…
The fight for same-sex marriage has been lambasted by the right as the greatest threat to the institution of marriage since divorce. “It will destroy marriage as we know it,” shout the voices of fear and hate. Guess what? Those voices are potentially right. But achieving marriage equality for gays, lesbians and bisexual Americans in…
In the mid 1990s Eve Ensler wrote the first draft of a series of monologues based on interviews she conducted with 200 women about their views on sex, relationships and violence against women. Those stories came to be known as The Vagina Monologues. This instant (and sometimes controversial) hit has since been staged nationally, internationally…
thursday, march 22 Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist cave temples of Xiangtangshan Majestic sixth century Chinese Buddhist sculpture is combined with 21st century 3D-imaging technology in this exploration of one of the most important groups of Buddhist devotional sites in early medieval China. A video installation, touch screens and research kiosks enable visitors to…
Pop-rock favorite Jason Mraz is stepping up for LGBT Americans in a new video launched Monday by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). “I believe that people have a right to marry the person that they love,” says Mraz. He added, “I won’t give up until there is equality for all… the time is now.” His…
SACRAMENTO — State Assemblymember Toni Atkins announced Monday that Nikki Clay, chair of the San Diego Convention Center Board of Directors and partner in the government relations firm Carpi and Clay, is the Woman of the Year in the 76th Assembly District. Clay was honored Monday in a presentation on the floor of the State…
LOS ANGELES— The 45th Anniversary of The Advocate’s Heroes Hall of Fame will be celebrated Mar. 29 honoring the pioneers, activists, and allies for the LGBT community. For each year, The Advocate has selected a person or group of people responsible for great advances in the cause of LGBT equality. TV personality Ross Mathews will…
The Egyptian grandson of actor legend Omar Sharif has some news to share: he is Jewish and he is gay. The announcement was made publicly Sunday in an open letter to The Advocate after years of silence. Although relieved to come out as gay, Sharif was admittedly worried of repercussions against his family, namely those…
It’s official. The newest Carrie Bradshaw, the beloved leading lady in HBO’s “Sex and the City,” is AnnaSophia Robb – the teen sweetheart who starred in “Soul Surfer,” “Bridge to Terabithia,” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” – and Sarah Jessica Parker has given her blessing says the Huffington Post. “She sent me a letter!…
