Gay Mississippians tried to rally in Jackson Thursday to draw attention to the need for LGBT equality, but were turned away by the police despite having applied for a permit. Police informed Bob Gilchrist, event organizer, that the city permit was denied on grounds of failure to secure required liability insurance and “safety concerns” according…
Chad H. Griffin was appointed Friday as the next president of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, by the organization’s Board of Directors. Griffin, a national communications and policy strategist, is widely credited for being the mastermind behind the federal lawsuit to overturn California’s…
Brandon Morgan, a gay U.S. Marine who grew up in Oakdale, Calif., explains why his homecoming kiss – which went viral – is so important to the LGBT and ally community. Although met with comments ranging from support to hatred, the gay couple say the video, dubbed the “The kiss seen around the world,” has…
In an epic motion of history, Governor Martin O’Malley signed a same-sex marriage bill into Maryland law Thursday, making it the eighth state to legalize gay and lesbian marriage in the United States. The same-sex marriage bill was passed in the House of Delegates by a 72-67 vote earlier last month, followed by the Senate…
Two Election 2012 priorities stood out at Sunday’s Victory Fund brunch at the Catamaran Resort Hotel on Mission Bay: getting Tammy Baldwin, Democratic congresswoman from Wisconsin, elected to the U.S. Senate; and strengthening financial support for LGBT candidates across the country – especially those who promise to actively battle for equality under the law for…
San Diego district attorney and mayoral candidate, Bonnie Dumanis has released a plan for the first 100 days of her administration. “My vision is to raise San Diego’s profile worldwide, solidifying ourselves as a leader in international commerce; a supportive incubator of innovative new technologies; and a modern, creative city that offers unparalleled quality of…
Local GOPers weigh in Sunday, hundreds of California Republicans gathered in a banquet room of the San Francisco Airport Hotel for the general session of the California Republican Party’s (CRP) Spring Convention. On the agenda for the meeting was the ratification of the Party’s platform. Every four years the CRP redrafts the platform that will…
Man who killed MCC member gets 6 years, members react BY NEAL PUTNAM Some members of the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) reacted with surprise and disappointment Sunday when they learned about the 6-year prison term handed down Feb. 24 for the man who, in 2009, killed Vance Shazier, an MCC member who was often…
SAN FRANCISCO – U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey S. White has ruled the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional, in Golinski v. Office of Personnel Management, Karen Golinski’s challenge to the denial of her request for equal health insurance benefits for her wife. Golinski, a federal court employee, brought suit after her request was…
Sgt. Brandon Morgan and Dalan Wells celebrate the Marine’s homecoming.
