Sex and the City star, Cynthia Nixon has sparked controversy among gay activists by describing her lesbianism as “a choice.” In an interview with the New York Times, Nixon said, “I gave a speech recently, an empowerment speech to a gay audience, and it included the line ‘I’ve been straight and I’ve been gay, and…
I read with great interest the article in the San Diego Union Tribune last Sunday entitled Prospect of gay SD mayor greeted with a shrug. The article postulates that the San Diego mayoral race rightfully should be focused upon the fiscal and infrastructure issues of the city. In fact, all the candidates, as well as…
The Washington state Senate passed a same-sex marriage bill Wednesday with a 28-21 vote. Now the measure awaits passage in the Washington House of Representatives. If the measure passes into legislation, Washington will be the seventh state to allow gay and lesbian marriages. Gov. Chris Gregoire has supported the measure and she is expected to…
Players of Star Wars: The Old Republic can opt for gay relationships now that the creator of the game, BioWare, has allowed for lesbian, gay, transgender and “interspecies” relationships as part of the game’s plot. While LGBT allies and activists have praised the move, other groups are not as enthusiastic about its same-sex partnerships. Tony…
AMSTERDAM – Aryeh Ralbag, the chief rabbi of Amsterdam since 2005, has been temporarily relieved of his duties by the board of the Orthodox Jewish community (NIHS) after he signed a document describing homosexuality as an inclination which “can be modified and healed.” The Jerusalem Post reported that the document, titled Declaration On The Torah…
In her interview with the New York Times last week, Cynthia Nixon said that, for her, being gay “is a choice,” but the Sex and the City star is clarifying what she meant in a statement she released to The Advocate after LGBT activists called upon the actress to rescind her comments. “My recent comments…
Katie O’Malley, wife of Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, says she regrets calling opponents of gay marriage “cowards” in light of the failed marriage equality bill which did not succeed through the state’s legislature last year. O’Malley made the comments Thursday evening in opening statements at the 24th National Conference of LGBT Equality: Creating Change in…
