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Rosie O’Donnell announces engagement to Michelle Rounds
The wedding bells will be ringing for Rosie O’Donnell and Michelle Rounds at their soon-to-be nuptials planned for December. O’Donnell announced the good news on the Rosie Show which appears on the OWN Network. The lovebirds have not set a date, but Us Weekly reports the two will likely exchange vows during the holidays. Rosie’s…
Newt Gingrich’s gay half-sister will vote for Obama, she says
Blood may be thicker than water, but it won’t help Newt Gingrich get more votes now that his sister has announced she will vote for President Obama in the next election. “He is definitely on the wrong side of history when it comes to those issues,” Candace Gingrich-Jones told MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow. Gingrich-Jones, 45, is…
Macy’s employee fired for refusing to allow transgender shopper in dressing room
A Macy’s employee in San Antonio, Tex. was fired for refusing to allow a transgender woman in the women’s dressing room during Black Friday weekend. Now, the woman is fighting Macy’s store policy, chalking up her decision to oust the transgender woman to Christian beliefs. The Macy’s employee described the transgender woman, Natalie Johnson, as…
Rick Perry to squash LGBT rights with new ad campaign
In wake of the international human rights campaign introduced by the Obama administration, Rick Perry has released a new ad in Iowa Tuesday that addresses the fallen ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy – a now-defunct discriminatory practice by the U.S. military to censor sexual identity. “I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m a Christian, but…
Obama administration pushes for international gay rights
Under Obama’s leadership, the United States will prioritize gay rights as an international issue, The New York Times is reporting. The efforts will be funded by American foreign aid. The new initiative is likely to exasperate relations with countries who do not support homosexuality including Saudi Arabia. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton reiterated Obama’s…
Hillary Clinton: “Free and Equal in Dignity and Rights”
WASHINGTON (HumanRights.gov) —Human rights are inalienable and belong to every person, no matter who that person is or whom that person loves. Since January 2009, Secretary Clinton has championed a comprehensive human rights agenda that includes the protection of the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. Read the related post on…
Bonnie Dumanis and team earn Workplace Excellence Award
SAN DIEGO — Mayoral Candidate Bonnie Dumanis today announced the District Attorney’s Office has been honored for the fourth year in a row with a Workplace Excellence Award from the San Diego Society for Human Resource Management. Her office won the award for its proactive and innovative succession planning, allowing the government agency to reduce its…
VIDEO: Michele Bachmann stunned by 8-year-old gay activist Elijah
It’s all fun and games until someone says the word “gay” – at least that’s how it seems for Michele Bachmann in this video. Going only by Elijah, the young man proudly approaches Michele Bachmann at a book signing to tell her: “My mom is gay and she doesn’t need fixing.” “What’s your name?” Bachmann…
Neil Patrick Harris apologizes for using the word ‘tranny’
After his appearance on Regis and Kelly, How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris has apologized to his fans and the transgender population for using the word ‘tranny’ to describe his voice. A bit on the show had Ripa and Harris try sulfur hexachloride – which, unlike helium, creates a low-pitched voice. Harris…