Denver, CO (KDVR) — An overwhelming majority of Colorado voters support legislation that would recognize same-sex civil unions in the state, according to a poll from Public Policy Polling released Friday. According to the poll, 62 percent favor civil unions while 32 percent are opposed. But, with the bill‘s fate once again depending on the…
Salt Lake City, UT (KSTU) — The international counseling group Evergreen claims to specialize in helping LDS members overcome same-sex attraction. However, one watch-dog group likens the group’s “conversion therapy” to fraud. Sam Wolfe, an attorney at the Southern Poverty Law Center and BYU graduate, says the conflict with his same-sex attraction brought him to…
The board of directors at GLAAD announced Saturday the appointment of the organization’s new president Herndon Graddick. “Herndon Graddick is already a well-respected leader within the LGBT movement, and we believe will be a visionary and strategic leader for GLAAD’s culture-changing work,” said Sheri Fults, National Co-Chair of the Board of Directors. “Right now GLAAD…
SEATTLE (CNN) — David Wing-Kovarik and his partner, Conrad, were ready to adopt a child. They moved through all their requirements smoothly, even enrolling in an orientation and training course for prospective parents. Then they were confronted with their first real stumbling block. “Our adoption agent said, ‘Well, you both look the same on paper,…
(CNN – San Diego LGBT Weekly) — The Roman Catholic Church announced a major campaign Thursday aimed at bringing attention to what it said were growing threats to religious liberty in the United States, including the pending White House rule requiring health insurance companies to provide free contraceptive coverage to employees of Catholic organizations. An…
Phoenix, AZ (abc15.com) — The Valley now has a high school geared specifically toward lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender students. It’s the first of its kind in Arizona and one of only a handful in the entire country. Tyler, a junior at the school, recently enrolled at Q High , seeking a more tolerant environment…
Seattle (CNN) — Seattle Archbishop J. Peter Sartain is encouraging Catholics to gather signatures and sign petitions to overturn the state’s new gay marriage law. Greg Magnoni, communications director for the Archdiocese of Seattle, said, “This is an issue campaign. It is not a candidate campaign so we are allowed to participate in issue campaigns,…
Some people think that I am not a supporter of Carl DeMaio. The truth is that I cannot stomach those who put their personal career above the well-being of our community. DeMaio recently stated that he is not running on social issues; this is evidenced by his fundraiser hosted by former mayor of San Diego,…
LONDON – Ads, which suggested gay people could be cured, that were due to appear on the side of some of London’s iconic red double-decker buses have been banned. The Press Association reported that the campaign was due to run for two weeks on the side of vehicles serving five routes in the capital, including…
A transgender car thief who admitted stealing a truck from a Chula Vista firefighter was sentenced April 3 to 32 months in state prison. Carlos Olachea Jr., 31, who also goes by the first name of Carla, was ordered to pay $500 for car repairs to the victim by Chula Vista Superior Court Judge…
