Two of the most significant and societally challenging causes of the 21st Century are the environmental and LGBT civil rights movements. Rather than unfolding in isolation from each other – and in spite of their first appearances as completely unrelated – the two movements frequently overlap; share resources and leaders; and even stand in sharp…
In my first column of the New Year I made a plea. I asked for more LGBT art events to report on. This is a weekly arts column and I was struggling to find fresh and interesting gay-related work to cover on an ongoing basis. A couple of weeks ticked by and there was no…
A Rugby player in the United Kingdom says he suffered a stroke during a freak accident and woke up gay as a result of the catastrophe. Chris Birch, 26, attempted a forward roll down a hill in 2006 when his brain suffered trauma, causing a stroke which required extensive medical care. When he regained consciousness,…
(CNN) — Jason Mraz pulled up to the studio near Burbank Airport on his scooter, like a kid anticipating the start of a new school year. But in this case, it was the first day of rehearsal with his new band. “I invited a lot of people to come audition, a lot of people that…
(CNN) — Patty Schemel, the former drummer for the Courtney Love-fronted band Hole, is starring in the upcoming documentary “Hit So Hard.” The film examines Schemel’s roots, her rise to fame with Hole and her drug addiction. Schemel spoke to CNN about “Hit So Hard,” her relationship with Love and Kurt Cobain, and her thoughts…
HALIFAX – Police in Halifax are investigating the beating death Tuesday of a prominent activist in the city’s gay community and haven’t excluded the possibility that it could have been motivated by hate according to reports at the Canadian Press. Investigators say Raymond Taavel, 49, was attacked when he tried to break up a fight…
Northwest Iowa is mourning the death of a 14-year-old gay Iowa teen who took his own life Monday following a series of bullying, death threats, and an online hate group where he lay subject to repeated harassment. Kenneth Weishuhn, Jr. of South O’Brien High School came out as gay earlier this year. The teen began…
AFGHANISTAN – The U.S. military is investigating a series of photographs that show a soldier allegedly raising a Gay Pride flag at a base in Afghanistan. The series of three photographs were originally posted on the wall of a Facebook group called Wipeout Homophobia by Nicole Jodice, who wrote the message “Hubbie in Afghanistan raising…
(CNN – San Diego LGBT Weekly) — Kirk Cameron could have joined the ranks of former TV heartthrobs who rode off into the sunset, reappearing only for the occasional reunion show or career-reviving role in a TV drama. Think Ricky Schroder or Scott Baio. But Cameron, known to millions of Americans as Mike Seaver on…
(CNN) — Two Kentucky women have pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting a kidnapping and hate-crime assault involving a gay man, the Justice Department announced Friday. Mable Ashley Jenkins and Alexis LeAnn Jenkins entered guilty pleas Wednesday, according to the Justice Department. The pleas were under seal for two days. The two women, both…
