More than 100,000 people have declared their support for marriage equality in an open letter to President Obama moderated by Freedom to Marry’s ‘I Do’ campaign. Now, Oscar winner Natalie Portman and her fiancé, Benjamin Millepied, have added their names to the star-studded list. Freedom to Marry launched the open-letter campaign in March with the…
In keeping with her many efforts on behalf of the LGBT community, pop megastar Lady Gaga has accepted an invitation to march in the EuroPride parade this coming weekend. Gaga, who comes from an Italian-American family, will join this year’s European gay pride celebration in Rome in what promises to be an impressive finale to…
The New York Daily News reports today that State Senator Greg Ball, a key voter in the fight for statewide marriage equality, told Governor Cuomo he will not support same-sex marriage legislation unless individuals and business as well as religious groups maintain the ability to sidestep the state’s discrimination laws if they oppose gay unions….
Rick Santorum, former Republican Senator and vocal advocate for conservative social values, announced today that he will run for president in 2012. USA Today reports that Santorum made his official candidacy announcement at a Pennsylvania political rally, where he proclaimed a platform based on repairing what he termed the economic and moral decline imposed on…
A landmark study conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and focused on American LGBT high school students nationwide has shown that gay, lesbian and bisexual teens experience higher health risk than their heterosexual peers. The study, which is one of the first and largest studies of its kind in the U.S.,…
The Washington Post reports today that conservatives are urging the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank to take down a rainbow flag that currently flies beneath the stars and stripes outside its building in honor of Gay Pride month. General Assemblyman Robert G. Marshall wrote a letter to Richmond Federal Reserve president Jeffery M. Lacker pushing for…
State Senator Christine Kehoe announced yesterday that she is assembling an exploratory committee for a potential mayoral campaign. Kehoe is San Diego’s first openly gay politician to win public office and would be one of two female candidates for Mayor in 2012. San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis is the only prominent candidate thus far…
Jeff Angelo, a former GOP state senator from Creston, Iowa, has announced plans to create a Republican advocacy group for Iowa conservatives in support of gay marriage. NECN reports that Angelo, who served in the senate but opted against re-election efforts in 2008, is expected to publicly announce the launch of Iowa Republicans for Freedom…
The Gay Men’s Spiritual Retreat (GMSR) has served the spiritual needs of the San Diego gay community for 20 years. This year, the organization’s annual retreat will take place June 10-12 at Camp Stevens in Julian, CA and provide attendees with a sober, supportive environment of fellowship, workshops, drug and alcohol rehabilitation and recreation. The…
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced this week that the Grammy-Award-winning actress and native New Yorker Vanessa Williams has joined the dozens of high-profile celebrities, political figures and ordinary citizens taking a stand for marriage equality in New York. Williams, who made a name for herself when she was crowned the first African-American Miss America…
