(CNN) — While the demographic composition of the 113th Congress is in some sense historic, many issues it will face – government spending, entitlement reform, and immigration – are nothing new. Will the new Congress continue the reputation of its predecessor as a ‘do-nothing Congress’ or will be productive? Here’s a look – by the…
Mexico has become the first country in North America to lift the ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, according to the Medical Daily. Instead, the new regulations will ask prospective donors to recount their sexual history rather than their sexual orientation. Men who have sex with men (MSM) will be eligible to…
The Women of Color United San Diego, Women’s Resource Center and Passage Playground Productions will be presenting the film premiere and an evening with the cast and director of If I Was Your Girl 2, Dec. 30, 6-9 p.m. at The San Diego LGBT Community Center, 3909 Centre Street in San Diego. The director, Coquie…
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WBND) – The University of Notre Dame announced Wednesday that it approved a LGBTQ student organization. The university says this is to expand the support and services for students who identify themselves as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning. Many students, like senior Karl Abad, come to Notre Dame with a mission….
(CNN) – A federal judge has issued a temporary injunction on California’s ban on “conversion” therapy — a method some say can help turn a gay person straight. The first of its kind in the United States, the state ban was intended to prevent young people under 18 from undergoing the controversial treatment. It would…
Young people between the ages of 13 and 24 represent more than a quarter of new HIV infections each year (26 percent) and most of these youth living with HIV (60 percent) are unaware they are infected, according to a Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The most-affected young…
Democrat Kyrsten Sinema has been declared the winner today of the newly formed Arizona congressional district, becoming the first openly bisexual member of Congress. Sinema will join the largest-ever class of openly lesbian, gay and bisexual lawmakers on Capitol Hill, including the first openly-gay senator, Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin. The Associated Press reported Sinema, 36,…
The board of directors of Stepping Stone of San Diego has announced that Catherine Aquino, B.S., M.D. will assume the role of interim chief executive director of the organization. Aquino, who has worked at Stepping Stone since 2008 and was promoted to director of operations in 2011, will begin this interim role immediately. John DeMiranda,…
BRUSSELS – The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) has announced at its recent board meeting in Brussels that 65 new organizations have been approved as full members and three as associate members. The new members include organizations from Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and North America bringing the total number of…
NEW YORK (CNN) – Oft-troubled actress Lindsay Lohan has had another brush with the law, charged by police with leaving the scene of an accident in New York early Wednesday. Lohan was driving her Porsche Cayenne into the parking lot of the Dream Hotel off West 16th Street when she allegedly hit an employee of…
