KEY WEST, Florida Keys — The City of Key West installed four permanent rainbow crosswalks Thursday at the intersection of Duval and Petronia streets, in the heart of the island’s LGBT entertainment district. It’s the first time in Florida that all four corners of an intersection have been connected with rainbow crosswalks. Spanning all four…
KEY WEST, Florida Keys — Two Key West men whose lawsuit helped pave the way for marriage equality in Florida said “I Do” during the Florida Keys’ first legal same-sex wedding early Tuesday. Aaron Huntsman and William Lee Jones signed and received their marriage license — the first ever issued to a same-sex couple in…
Marriage equality will finally come to the entirety of the isle of Great Britain when same-sex marriages begin in Scotland this coming Wednesday. The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act, which was overwhelmingly passed by the Scottish Parliament in February, came into effect earlier this month, reports Pink News. Scotland enforces a 15-day notice period…
The first same-sex marriages have taken place in Scotland following a change in the law by the Scottish government, reports the BBC. Those in civil partnerships can have their status converted to marriage after the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act came into force today. Couples who were not previously in a registered civil partnership…
ISRAEL — A gay rabbi from England living in Israel was installed as the leader of Adat Shalom Emanuel in Rehovot, the only non-Orthodox synagogue in the city, reports GayAsiaNews.com. Rabbi Mikie Goldstein, a native of Liverpool who has been living in Israel since 1989, belongs to Israel’s Masorti (Conservative) Movement that approved the ordination…
Edward “Chip” Sarafin, an offensive lineman at Arizona State University, publicly came out this week. In an interview with Compete, Sarafin explains that he came out to his teammates last spring and is now ready to come out publicly. “It was really personal to me, and it benefited my peace of mind greatly,” Sarafin said….
Just weeks after a Ugandan constitutional court rejected their ‘anti-gay’ law, the country has held its first Pride rally. The rally held Saturday in Entebbe, 35km from the capital Kampala, had police permission under and was described as an”invitation-only Uganda Pride” event. In a report in The Guardian Sandra Ntebi, the organizer of the event said, “This event…
As someone who has enjoyed and participated in San Diego Pride for over 27 years, I am incredibly honored to be this year’s grand marshal. And I’m delighted to be in the company of the community marshals, – The LGBT Community Center, Dignity San Diego, The Imperial Court de San Diego and the Metropolitan Community…
San Diego, in alignment with other large cities in California is hosting the first annual Trans* Pride and March Friday, July 18. The Trans* Pride and March begins 4:30 p.m. at Balboa Drive, heading north on Sixth Avenue. It turns east on University Avenue and ends at the Hillcrest Pride Flag at University Avenue and…
Two international rugby legends are congratulating Australia’s first gay rugby union team for its decisive win during an historic game. The Sydney Convicts are the first gay rugby team, and only the second gay team in the world, to play at a professional sporting event. On Sunday, the Convicts beat the Macquarie University Warriors 30-12…
