(CNN) — Four walls, a bed and a slop bowl. If prison represents physical confinement and a loss of every personal freedom, what does imprisonment of the mind feel like? “Unbearable” according to Marcus Urban, a German footballer who gave up his chosen profession — his “first love” — because of homophobia in the game….
WASHINGTON (CNN) — A top Senate Democrat has offered a pair of amendments to an immigration reform bill bolstering rights for same-sex couples, a politically risky move that threatens to shatter Republican support for the sweeping legislation. Vermont Sen. Patrick’s Leahy’s amendments would recognize same-sex marriages in which one spouse is an American, and also…
SAN DIEGO — Nathan Fletcher, once thought to be a rising star of the GOP and a former San Diego mayoral candidate who registered as an Independent, has joined the Democratic Party. In an an email sent out to his supporters and posted on his Facebook page Fletcher stated: I wanted to share with you…
(CNN) — Big, bright and bubbly — comedian Ross Mathews never apologizes for who he is. Between duties as a “Tonight Show” correspondent and guest appearances on E!’s late-night talk show “Chelsea Lately,” the 33-year-old covers a lot of ground in the 200-plus pages of his new memoir “Man Up!” He shares with readers the…
(CNN) — It’s the biggest move of his career and it’s off the court. Jason Collins, who played with the NBA’s Washington Wizards this season, has disclosed that he is gay, making him the first active openly homosexual athlete in the four major American pro team sports. Collins, who is now a free agent, made…
(CNN) — The Boy Scouts of America would no longer deny membership to youth on the basis of sexual orientation but would maintain its ban on openly gay adult leaders under a proposal it is considering, the group said Friday. The organization’s executive committee made the proposal, which is expected to be presented to the…
In the week since I wrote my last column, scheduled Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival (MWMF) performer Ubaka Hill released a statement in response to the Change.org petition asking that this year’s performers at the festival boycott the event. She stated, “My response to your courageous request that I cancel my Drumsong Workshop and the Drumsong…
SAN FRANCISCO – The Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Help Center has announced it will be part of Give Out Day, May 9. In January Bolder Giving in partnership with the Kevin Mossier Foundation and Forward Motion announced the launch of Give OUT Day, a new national initiative that aims to mobilize thousands of individual donors…
LOS ANGELES (CNN) — The Republican National Committee approved two resolutions Friday re-affirming the party’s position on marriage, a move designed to mollify social conservatives angry at GOP leaders who have suggested Republicans tone down their rhetoric in opposition of same -sex marriage in order to appeal to younger voters. The resolutions were approved by…
Hello all my little Trendies! I just got back from my morning sashay through Balboa Park. Oh what a beautiful day it is! The sun is shining, the air is warm, the boys are out and about and Mother Nature is in full swing! I was thinking to myself as I was climbing out of…
