JERUSALEM – An Israeli Health Ministry committee has recommended that gay men be allowed to use a surrogate mother to have a child, reports Haaretz. The public committee, which was set up two years ago to examine policies surrounding fertility and birth, concluded its proceedings last week, issuing a report that may transform Israel into…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee has approved the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act (DPBO) S. 1910. The bill, sponsored by Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Susan Collins (R-ME), would provide benefits for same-sex domestic partners of federal civilian employees on the same basis as spousal benefits. These benefits…
When you look back over your life, you notice things that make you say, “Yes. That makes sense.” You always wondered why you love certain foods, adore cozy smells or have a way with words – until you learn that your mother loved those foods, your grandfather wore that scent and your father was a…
I have never seen an episode of Dark Shadows, the gothic supernatural soap opera that ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971 on which Tim Burton and Johnny Depp’s new movie is based. Based on what I’ve read about it, however, I’m pretty sure I’d like it: Vampires. Secrets. Magic. Melodrama. High camp. These are…
San Diego has one of the best climates in the world all year. As a result, we as San Diegans are fortunate to be able to spend most of the year doing activities outside. Year round you can see people jogging, biking, hiking and walking their four legged friends; skateboarding, eating on their favorite outdoor…
Here in the United States, the Department of State recently implemented a relatively new regulation for changing one’s gender marker/one’s recognized sex for one’s passport. The new regulation for changing one’s gender marker/one’s recognized sex, as identified in 7 FAM 1300 – Appendix M: Gender Change, states the following: “b. Medical Certification Accepted for Gender…
BRIDGEPORT, Ohio – A member of the board of directors of the Ohio River Valley Council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has resigned following the BSA’s decision to oust Jennifer Tyrrell, a Bridgeport mom, as her son’s scout leader because she is a lesbian. David J. Sims resigned from the board April 27…
We live in a world of temptations where there is something to buy around every corner. In addition, we have become conditioned to wanting immediate gratification. So if there is something we see that we want, we simply buy it. If we do not have the actual money for the item we simply charge it…
NEW VIDEO FROM LGBT WEEKLY MEDIA PARTNER, CNN Balloons, signs, tears, and joy may not be unusual sights on military bases when family and friends await their returning veteran’s safe return home from a long deployment, but a wedding proposal by a boyfriend to his Marine boyfriend is. That’s what happened Tuesday at Camp Pendleton,…
RALEIGH, N.C. (CNN) – May 8, voters in North Carolina will head to the polls to vote on Amendment 1, a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would define “marriage between one man and one woman” as “the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized.” According to same-sex marriage advocacy group…
