Bristol, UK – A UK judge has ruled that the proprietors of a hotel were breaking the law when they denied a gay couple a room at their hotel in September 2008. Peter, 70, and Hazelmary Bull, 66, refused to let a room to Martyn Hall and his civil partner Steven Pred-dy at the Chy-morvah…
Shortly after a US judge had ruled they could not, a lesbian couple in Virginia has been allowed to change their names. Leigh Anne Ruth Hunter and Jennifer Beth Surber, who have been together for eight years and have a baby daughter, asked Judge C Randall Lowe to change both of their second names to…
Las Vegas, March 3-4 2011 Community Counseling Center of Southern Nevada will be hosting its 3rd Annual HIV Wellness Conference in Las Vegas, March 3-4 2011. The conference will be held at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino. Early registration for two full days is $169 and one full day is $80. The price includes…
Facebook co-founder, Chris Hughes, and his partner Sean Eldridge, a director of Freedom to Marry, have announced their engagement and intention to push for same-sex marriage in New York State. Eldridge announced the couple’s plans for a union while hosting a Freedom to Marry reception. He said, “As you know, we can’t get married in…
In the past being gay or lesbian in Jacksonville, Florida was not something you openly talked about. Most people kept their sexuality to themselves, remembering all too well the dangers of being openly gay or lesbian when an LGBT church was bombed in the 1980s. But today it is different. Today there are eight churches…
Palm Springs Police Chief David Dominguez is retiring after being accused by officers of making “inappropriate comments” during an antigay undercover lewd conduct sting in June 2009. According to KESQ TV, this followed the arrests of 19 gay men after a four-day operation involving 14 officers. According to pre-trial testimony, one undercover officer referred to…
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has proposed new regulations intended to ensure that its core housing programs are open to all eligible persons, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan said, “This is a fundamental issue of fairness. We have a responsibility to make certain that public…
A constitutional amendment effectively banning same-sex marriage in the state of Iowa has been introduced in the Iowa House of Representatives, marking the beginning of what promises to be one of the most contentious debates of the 2011 legislative session. The amendment would mandate that marriage between one man and one woman is the only…
A former San Diego gay couple argued in the federal appeals court in Louisiana to allow the names of both men to appear on the birth certificate of their adopted son. A panel of 16 judges from the fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in the case of Oren Adar and Mickey Ray…
by Neal Putnam On January 19, two East County men pleaded guilty to felony assault of a gay man on Halloween in North Park. Both men face up to one year in county jail. Christopher Matthew Blount and Michael John Brandon, both 23, admitted to beating Jacob Harsh-barger, 32, as he was walking his two…
