Today’s White House anti-bullying summit marks a major breakthrough in national support of LGBT safety initiatives. Together with the bicameral introduction of the Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act and the Student Non-Discrimination Act, as well as the Senate introduction of the Safe Schools Improvement Act earlier this week, the White House conference reinforces a…
After significant media debate leading up to yesterday’s vote, House Republican leaders voted to authorize a legal defense of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The move comes in response to the Obama Administration’s decision to cease defense of Section 3 on constitutional grounds. Michael Steel, a spokesperson for Speaker of the House John Boehner,…
The New York Times reported today that Governor Andrew Cuomo has promised to devote his “full attention” to the cause of legalizing same-sex marriage in the state of New York. Cuomo’s announcement came after a closed door meeting Wednesday, where the Governor met with gay marriage supporters. Attendees at the meeting included openly gay New…
San Diego is being represented at the White House as President Obama hosts a conference to hear concerns about anti-LGBT bullying. The anti-bullying prevention conference, taking place March 10 at the White House, is being hosted by Obama, the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services. The conference unites students, teachers…
A reported deal made between Target Corp. and Lady Gaga was dissolved this past week due to Target’s donations in 2010 toward groups supporting candidates who were opposed to LGBT equality. The announcement was made this afternoon by the co-founder of Fly-Life marketing agency, Carmen Cacciatore. Gaga was reported stating to Billboard in February that…
Led by House Speaker John Boehner, House Republicans are expected to take action this week in defense of Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act. The move is in direct response to the Obama Administration’s landmark actions in support of greater scrutiny in sexual discrimination cases. With a Friday filing deadline in two related…
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, strongly criticized the House Republican leadership on Friday for taking steps to defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in court, violating their pledge to focus only on economic issues. DOMA is a policy which discriminates against the LGBT community…
Harvard University opened its doors Friday to welcome the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) to its campus as an important step in moving past old divisions that prevented Americans from entering the military. But, not everyone on campus is thrilled. Protesters feel the decision to bring ROTC back on campus (since the Vietnam war…
In an already crowded field of candidates for the San Diego Mayoral election 2012, word has now come that California State Senator Christine Kehoe is making calls to San Diego movers and shakers about possibly joining the race. District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis is already considered a clear front runner candidate, along with heavy-hitters State Assemblyman…
Amidst the media flurry surrounding the Obama administration’s decision last week to discontinue court defense of the DOMA, the White House made another landmark move in support of LGBT equality. Officials announced last Friday that Jeremy Bernard, an openly gay senior adviser to the U.S. ambassador to France, will assume the position of President’ Obama’s…
