On May 31, President Obama signed a proclamation declaring June as LGBT pride month. Following in the footsteps of former President Bill Clinton, who signed the first such proclamation in 1999, Obama officially recognized the LGBT community as he has each year since taking office. The proclamation describes the history and trials of America’s lesbian,…
Pop star Miley Cyrus joined the Twitter fray against Urban Outfitters this week, adding to follower complaints about a stolen jewelry design by accusing the fashion and accessory retailer of supporting anti-gay political campaigns. According to the Vancouver Sun, a heated dispute erupted on Twitter after Etsy designer Stevie Koerner claimed that Urban Outfitters stole…
On behalf of the New York campaign to legalize gay marriage, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, accompanied by openly lesbian City Council speaker Christine C. Quinn, spoke to lawmakers in Albany Monday and asked for a clear path to allow same-sex couples to marry. The Mayor explained to members of the state legislature that support for…
Every political campaign needs some sparkle to attract followers, and Newt Gingrich’s freshly announced 2012 presidential campaign is apparently no exception. Gingrich was treated to a glitter shower Tuesday evening while taking part in a book signing in Minneapolis. Far from celebrating his candidacy, however, the shimmering deluge was launched instead as a protest against…
R. Clarke Cooper, the executive director of the National Log Cabin Republicans, sent a letter yesterday to Representative Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) requesting that Hunter halt plans to introduce a potentially disruptive amendment to ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’ The Washington Blade reports that Hunter announced his intention Monday to introduce an amendment to the 2012 fiscal…
Former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) has spoken out expressing his disapproval of a measure currently moving through California’s legislature that would compel state schools to add gay history to education curricula. If the measure passes, San Diego gay and lesbian history, not to mention that of gay rights activists across the nation, could one day…
The National Organization for Marriage (NOM), the nation’s premier pro-marriage group, has begun a $500,000 advertising campaign in New York to fight against same-sex marriage advocates. The organization has also pledged $1 million to all legislative efforts in the interest of defending marriage, promising to support all Democratic State Legislators who vote to uphold a…
Anti-gay groups across the country will see an increase in funding during the next two years due to a new plan called ‘Ignite an Enduring Cultural Transformation’ – an anti-civil rights campaign without a named sponsor. The campaign will focus on Republican states and Republican supporters such as former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Louisiana Gov….
The heavily protested Anti-Homosexuality Bill is under discussion in the Ugandan parliament today despite reports that it had been shelved several months ago. Box Turtle Bulletin reports that, in recent weeks, Uganda has been in upheaval due to rioting and demonstrations against rising gas prices. Violent government crackdowns have only led to more civil unrest…
The Washington Blade reports today that Scott Bloch, an anti-gay Bush administration official, has filed a federal racketeering lawsuit naming the Human Rights Campaign and two gay Obama administration officials, John Berry and Elaine Kaplan, among over a dozen other defendants. Bloch, who filed the lawsuit jointly with his wife, is seeking $102 million in…
