Charles “Chuck” Schoen, one of the six founding members of American Veterans for Equal Rights (AVER), passed away on February 27th, 2014, in Desert Hot Springs, California, at the age of 88. Chuck was a Life Member of AVER and is survived by his fellow US Navy veteran and partner of 48 years, Jack Harris,…
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – Singer Carmen Electra (center) joined Jeffrey Sanker, founder and producer of White Party Palm Springs (R), as he received the Golden Palm Star #364 on The Palm Springs Walk of Stars, March 13. Bob Alexander, Walk of Stars President (left), officially presented the star, which is located at the southeast corner…
Special guest Johnny Scruff, the founder of one of the largest gay social networking apps SCRUFF, stops by the steam room for an all-new episode of Steam Room Stories. In the episode Steam Room Stories regulars Josh Wise and Adam Bucci can’t believe their luck when they realize their steam room companion is none other…
A public response to recent news of the imminent demise of Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps, by SeattleGayScene.com’s Creative Director Les Sterling. SEATTLE, Wash. — When I was a kid, I believed in the boogey man (not bogey man, as many will insist that he’s called – mine had a sinus condition.) I believed…
Administrators at Sheridan High School, located just south of Little Rock, Ark., are refusing to include an interview with openly gay student Taylor Ellis in this year’s yearbook. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), is calling on Sheridan Superintendent Brenda Haynes and Principal Rodney Williams to reverse the decision. Taylor’s bio reads: “I use to be…
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) was rated the third best company in the nation for providing business opportunities to diverse business owners by DiversityBusiness.com. More than 1.3 million diversity business owners participated in an online election to determine the top 50 organizations. The recognition is based on factors such as volume, consistency…
Guinness has announced that the beer company would drop its sponsorship of the New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade due to the parade’s discriminatory rule that prohibits LGBT families and organizations from participating. In a statement released yesterday, Guinness said: Guinness has a strong history of supporting diversity and being an advocate for equality…
Today U.S. District Court Judge Aleta Trauger ordered Tennessee state officials to recognize the out-of-state marriages of three same-sex couples during consideration of their lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s constitutional amendment banning their recognition. Human Rights Campaign (HRC) President Chad Griffin issued the following statement: “Yet another federal judge has recognized that bans on marriage equality don’t…
From Media Matters for America comes their latest post responding to Vox.com editor-in-chief Ezra Klein’s statement explaining his decision to hire Brandon Ambrosino. Vox.com editor-in-chief Ezra Klein issued a statement explaining his decision to hire Brandon Ambrosino, a writer who has been criticized for peddling misinformation about LGBT people and acting as an apologist for…
NEW YORK — The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) has been identified by Funders for LGBTQ Issues as the largest funder of programs for black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and queer individuals. “We are immensely proud to be recognized by Funders for LGBTQ Issues for our work focused on the needs of black LGBTQ communities,”…
