http://youtu.be/soJilhhBvIs Check out the video. Thursday’s Anderson Live was co-hosted by Andy Cohen and featured “Steel Magnolias” stars Queen Latifah, Alfre Woodard, Phylicia Rashad, and Jill Scott. During The First 15, Cohen, who has been friends with Cooper for 20 years, asked him how he felt about publicly coming out. Cooper responded that he was…
WASHINGTON – Ahead of tonight’s presidential debate The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has compiled an extensive report tracking Mitt Romney’s increasingly anti-LGBT attitude. Mitt Romney may face questions regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) equality during the debate and if his past remarks are an indicator, he is likely to mask his anti-LGBT policies…
Social Chaos: Scene Out BY KIM RESCATE AND ANA PINES If you weren’t able to attend the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York, do not despair. Fashion Week San Diego is coming back after a three-year hiatus, recovering from the economic recession, stronger than ever Oct. 1-7. The seven-day event will feature 17 designers from…
“Tony Perkins sits on a pile of dead gay kids every day when he goes to work,” so said Dan Savage speaking to a gathering of students at Winona State University in Minnesota Monday. Savage is founder of the It Gets Better campaign, which, as has been pointed out by several offended right-wing bloggers in…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has unveiled a collaboration with rugby superstar Ben Cohen, MBE to encourage everyone to come out and stand up for LGBT equality. Known for his athletic prowess and status as a gay icon, Ben Cohen is a champion on and off the rugby pitch. Having successfully led England…
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed Senate Bill 1140 (Religious Freedom in Marriage Solemnization), authored by Sen. Mark Leno and co-sponsored by Equality California and California Council of Churches IMPACT. The new law, which will go into effect Jan. 1, 2013, reaffirms the freedom of clergy to make faith-based decisions regarding which marriages they solemnize and…
California became the first state in the nation to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth (LGBT) from the dangers of psychological abuse by deceitful mental health professionals, who falsely claim to be able to change their sexual orientation or gender expression. The historic event came yesterday when California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a landmark…
Logo will premiere the independently financed, scripted ensemble drama series DTLA Oct. 24 at 11 p.m. DTLA depicts the relationships and sex lives of eight friends with varied ethnic, cultural, and sexual orientations that work and live in downtown Los Angeles. DTLA comes from L Word executive producer Larry Kennar and stars Darryl Stephens (Noah’s…
There was a bit of controversy around whether the Victory Fund should endorse City Councilman Carl DeMaio in the mayoral race. After all, DeMaio is gay and the Victory Fund’s purpose is to expand LGBT persons in elected and appointed office across the nation. I applaud the Victory Fund’s apparent decision not to endorse DeMaio…
http://youtu.be/FTtS17xcr-U (CNN) – Actor Samuel L. Jackson entered the political fray this week, starring in a new web video that parodies his own audio recording of the mock children’s book, “Go the F*** to Sleep.” This time, however, Jackson is reaching out to voters–not frustrated parents–urging Americans to “Wake the F*** Up” and vote for…
