WASHINGTON – New data from the Pew Research Center shows marriage equality ranks last among the top concerns of voters ahead of the 2012 elections. Support for LGBT equality is increasing and issues pertaining to the LGBT community are no longer a “wedge” for voters, representing a remarkable turnaround in the last 8 years. The…
LAS VEGAS – Lambda Legal has filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for Nevada on behalf of eight same-sex couples challenging Nevada’s constitutional ban on marriage equality, which relegates them to only a second-class status. “Every day that same-sex couples in Nevada are denied marriage equality, the government sends a message that…
Most Americans think of April 15 as tax day. But for baseball fans, it’s Jackie Robinson Day, a celebration of the man who 65 years ago broke baseball’s color barrier. The players all wear number 42, and stadiums around the country have pre-game events. The announcers appropriately recapped Robinson’s accomplishments. As an athlete, he was…
Cher and Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack presented the Stephen F. Kolzak Award to advocate and film and television star Chaz Bono at Saturday’s 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles. Cher’s attendance was unannounced making for a special moment between mother and son – and the adoring crowd. The Stephen F. Kolzak Award is…
Two of the most significant and societally challenging causes of the 21st Century are the environmental and LGBT civil rights movements. Rather than unfolding in isolation from each other – and in spite of their first appearances as completely unrelated – the two movements frequently overlap; share resources and leaders; and even stand in sharp…
HALIFAX – Police in Halifax are investigating the beating death Tuesday of a prominent activist in the city’s gay community and haven’t excluded the possibility that it could have been motivated by hate according to reports at the Canadian Press. Investigators say Raymond Taavel, 49, was attacked when he tried to break up a fight…
The board of directors at GLAAD announced Saturday the appointment of the organization’s new president Herndon Graddick. “Herndon Graddick is already a well-respected leader within the LGBT movement, and we believe will be a visionary and strategic leader for GLAAD’s culture-changing work,” said Sheri Fults, National Co-Chair of the Board of Directors. “Right now GLAAD…
Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday in the state of Nevada in an effort to advance marriage equality in the state. The suit was filed on behalf of eight Nevada same-sex couples. Sevcik vs. Sandoval is the first entirely federal lawsuit brought on by an LGBT advocacy group according to MetroWeekly, despite a previously…
San Diego LGBT Pride has announced that R&B and hip-hop star, Kelly Rowland, and popular Top 40 singer/songwriter, Natasha Bedingfield, will be the headliners for San Diego Pride, July 20 – 22. The theme of the Pride 2012 celebration is America’s Pride in recognition of the fact that equality is a traditional American value. “Kelly…
LA CROSSE, Wis. – At a recent campaign event at a bowling alley in Wisconsin, GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum told a boy who reached for a pink bowling ball: “You’re not gonna use the pink ball. We’re not gonna let you do that. Not on camera.” Santorum went on to say “Friends don’t let…
