A literary voice revered globally for her poetic command and her commitment to civil rights has fallen silent, reports CNN. Maya Angelou died at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Wednesday, said her literary agent, Helen Brann. Angelou had been “frail” and suffering from heart problems, the agent said. Angelou’s legacy is twofold. She…
A new poll conducted by Stonewall, England’s leading gay lobbying organization, and Football Addicts, the Swedish developer of the app Forza Football, shows that an overwhelming majority of fans, would support an openly gay football player if he were to come out, reports The Guardian. The poll, which surveyed some 30,000 fans in 29 countries,…
Antigone Rising’s brand new music video for their song “Get To You” officially hit cyberspace today. The all-female-boot-stompin’-alt-country-rock band, featured in San Diego LGBT Weekly May 8, issue 146, filmed the music video with directors Jie Yi and Valerie Lasser during their run of New England tour dates back in March The catchy track is…
WASHINGTON –– Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) condemned the Dorchester Collection’s attempts to use its own employees to divert attention away from actions taken against the Sultan of Brunei’s hotels. This ploy comes despite assurances from the company that it has guaranteed the positions, income, and benefits of all of its employees for as long as…
To the chagrin of many in the audience, Phil Robertson was honored at commencement ceremonies held last Saturday at Louisiana Tech University which caused outrage and walk-outs over the awarding of the schools prestigious Tower Medallion award to the Duck Dynasty patriarch, reality star and preacher. The announcement, made less than 24 hours before, had…
Paul Smith, the third leg of a victorious legal stool that includes Theodore Olson and David Boise (Prop. 8), has argued that same-sex marriage will be a reality in the United States by 2015 at the earliest and 2016 at the latest. Smith, who successfully argued Windsor v. United States in 2013 – which struck…
Support for the gay community is higher than ever before—a recent Gallup poll shows that 55 percent of Americans support same-sex marriage, compared to just 27 percent in 1996. With Pennsylvania and Oregon recently joining the growing list of states to overturn bans on gay marriage, the campaign for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)…
SINGAPORE — Pink Dot SG, Singapore’s gay rights movement, has launched a campaign to promote sexual tolerance ahead of an event it is holding next month in the conservative city state, reports GayAsiaNews.com. Mumbrella.asia first reported the launch of a short film featuring people talking about their sexuality and what “freedom to love” means to…
SAN DIEGO – San Diego Opera has announced staff reductions affecting 13 individuals. The Company will be implementing additional cost cutting measures in the following weeks such as pay cuts, moving offices to save at least $400,000 per year in rent, and implementing other economies and efficiencies in its day-to-day business. Each of these steps…
In a move consistent with the growing recognition of the rights of the transgender community, Rochester, New York recently passed legislation that would include transgender health care benefits for employees and their families under the city’s medical plan. Local news outlet the Democrat and Chronicle reported that, “Under the new coverage, effective Jan. 1, city…
