Governor Deval Patrick signed a groundbreaking Executive Order yesterday in Boston that will protect employees of the state of Massachusetts from discrimination based on gender identity and/or expression. The order applies to all state agencies within and contracted with the Executive Branch, and constitutes a historic step forward in the fight for LGBT equality. With unemployment…
The California Supreme Court is expected to announce a ruling today that will directly affect the future of Proposition 8 appeals and legislation. According to the Los Angeles Times, today’s ruling will be in response to a request from the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals concerning the legality of efforts by Proposition 8’s sponsors…
A California man was arrested Friday in the U.S. Virgin Islands for suspicion of distributing drugs to passengers on a Caribbean cruise, according to The Associated Press. Steve Barry Krumholz, 51, of West Hollywood was arrested for allegedly selling drugs and taking orders from passengers of the Allure of the Seas cruise ship, a charter…
The Hawaii State House passed a groundbreaking bill Friday that protects the LGBT community from unfair discrimination against marriage equality. The bill provides that equal rights and responsibilities of married couples in Hawaii be afforded to thousands of non-married couples in the state, including same-sex LGBT couples. Equality Hawaii, the state’s largest LGBT civil rights…
The Rt. Rev. Christopher Senyonjo issued his first public statement today on the recent murder of David Kato, a human rights advocate in Uganda who was killed because of his association to the Ugandan LGBT community. Senyonjo, a retired Anglican bishop of West Buganda, worked with Kato through Integrity Uganda and the Civil Society Coalition,…
The Gay & Lesbian Leadership Institute today announced a new summer program for promising LGBT college students interested in working with Congressional leaders in Washington, D.C. The Victory Congressional Internship is a competitive program seeking to place five well-qualified undergraduate students as Congressional interns in the LGBT Equality Caucus. Students who are elected to fill…
