Five people were shot and injured Saturday at the conclusion of Gay Pride festivities near the San Francisco Civic Center. The Silicon Valley Mercury News reports that two of the five individuals sustained shots to the torso and are currently undergoing treatment for serious injuries. The other three victims received minor injuries and are likewise…
UPDATE: Governor Cuomo signed the bill into law just before midnight on Friday EDT. Gays and lesbians will be able to get married in 30 days barring any court challenges to delay the law. LGBT activists across the nation are celebrating the passage of same sex marriage by the New York legislature. After a roller…
After announcing the proposed introduction of a gay character to the Archie comic book series earlier this year, the creators of Archie Comics have launched a four-series miniseries featuring gay teen Kevin Keller. According to the Washington Post, the first comic in the series, “Kevin Keller” No. 1, provides a broad overview of Kevin’s life…
As AT&T and T-Mobile continue negotiations over their proposed merger, a $39 billion acquisition, a debate has erupted over how entrenched corporations will support marginalized groups, such as LGBT, low income, or ethnic groups, as the two communication groups join heads. The tension over the proposed merger has already prompted the resignation of Jarrett Barrios,…
President Obama spoke at a Democratic National Committee event in New York yesterday and addressed a crowd of prominent LGBT constituents with a speech designed to galvanize campaign support and recognize the impact of the administration’s equal rights and anti-discrimination efforts made on behalf of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities. After thanking the gathered…
The Batesville Daily Guard will take official action next week on whether or not gay couples will be allowed to print obituaries in their newspaper. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) will run a full-page ad in the newspaper, calling upon the paper to throw out its discriminatory policy against LGBT couples. The paper’s current policy…
Approximately one-quarter of all same-sex households in the United States are raising children, according to ABC News’ coverage of the latest U.S. Census data for American LGBT families. The groundbreaking report – the first of its kind in U.S. history to incorporate same-sex couples and their children into standard data collection procedures – indicates that,…
Artist Frida Kahlo’s birthday and her work will be celebrated June 25, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the auditorium of the San Diego LGBT Community Center. The celebration and fundraiser, Pachanga de Frida – Arte, Vida Y Tequila, is now in its fourth year, and is an event put on by The Center’s…
viewing pleasures Three movies with music underscoring their plotlines have made their way to the high quality promised land, known as Blu-Ray. The first two are full-fledged musicals that celebrate the big band era of the 1940s in a great metropolitan city and the dawning of the Age of Aquarius two decades later, while the…
Long before they became synonymous with being lesbian performers, The Indigo Girls picked the first part of their name out of the dictionary, and got their stage presence perfected at Emory University in Georgia. Now, they will school the crowd at Humphreys Concerts by the bay on how to solidify the marriage between folk and…
