The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender organization – has stepped up in support of Starbucks Coffee following a smear campaign launched by the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) hailed as the “Dump Starbucks” movement. NOM launched the campaign against Starbucks amid the company’s sponsorship of LGBT equality…
VALETTA, Malta – The Maltese government is set to recognize gay couples by law and has stated that its cohabitation bill, first promised 14 years ago, will also legislate for civil partnerships. The Times of Malta reported that a Justice Ministry spokesman said, in reply to questions put in the wake of an opinion piece…
Russian lawmakers passed a ‘gay gag bill’ in St. Petersburg Sunday, introducing new legislation that would prohibit any form of communication related to lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender people. Proponents of the law say it will prohibit “the propaganda of homosexuality and pedophilia among minors,” but LGBT allies and activists say the law is part…
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley has signed an historic bill extending marriage rights to gay and lesbian couples in the state. In a grand signing ceremony in Annapolis O’Malley said, “For a free and diverse people, for a people of many faiths, for a people committed to the principle of religious freedom, the…
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – The bill banning so-called “propaganda of homosexuality and pedophilia to minors” has passed in the 3rd reading in the St. Petersburg city parliament. Twenty-nine deputies voted in favor of the bill, five voted against the bill and one abstained. Fifteen deputies did not vote (either abstained, or were absent). Member of…
In an epic motion of history, Governor Martin O’Malley signed a same-sex marriage bill into Maryland law Thursday, making it the eighth state to legalize gay and lesbian marriage in the United States. The same-sex marriage bill was passed in the House of Delegates by a 72-67 vote earlier last month, followed by the Senate…
LGBT activists and allies worldwide released a video Thursday following Wednesday’s passage of a discriminatory Russian law that would impose fines and criminalization for reading, writing, speaking, or reporting on anything related to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community. The video, released by AllOut.org, features a script written on plain paper over a famous…
WASHINGTON –The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved the LGBT-inclusive re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The bipartisan Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act was introduced in the 112th Congress by Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Mike Crapo (R-ID). The re-authorization bill would make grants available for strengthening and enlarging programs to provide outreach and…
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley was confident that the state’s same-sex marriage bill would eventually pass the Senate and be on his desk for signature according to an interview the governor hosted at SiriusXM Radio show OutQ on Wednesday, just one day shy of its victory win. “I believed that in my short service to the…
Maine’s Secretary of State, Charlie Summers, confirmed Thursday that same-sex marriage advocates have collected enough signatures to allow a ballot measure this November that, if passed, would extend the freedom to marry to gay and lesbian couples. “Over the past few years, marriage supporters have been talking to their friends, families, coworkers and neighbors about…
