ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – A deputy of the St. Petersburg city legislature has claimed in an interview that homosexuality can be ‘cured by fasting and prayer.’ Vitaly Milonov, the author of the St. Petersburg bill banning gay propaganda continued his anti-gay crusade in an interview on the popular Russian talk radio show Ekho Moskvy. According…
The Supreme Court released its list today of cases they will take up this session and none of the DOMA cases nor the federal Prop. 8 case is on the list. The American Foundation for Equal Rights writes: Today, the U.S. Supreme Court released the first list of cases it will hear this Term and…
Norfolk, Va. (CNN) – It was the vacation of a lifetime- exploring Costa Rica! Vacation snapshots of Christopher and Martin. They’ve been together for 9 years, and married five years ago in Canada. They planned the last-minute trip to get away from their hectic careers. Their connecting flight from Houston brought them home to Norfolk…
WASHINGTON (CNN) – The divisive issue of same-sex marriage was expected to be discussed privately by the Supreme Court Monday, and the justices could soon announce if they will hear a constitutional challenge to a federal law denying financial benefits to gay and lesbian couples. An order from the court announcing whether they will take…
Modern Family, the American comedy series created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan scooped the award for Best Comedy Series and two acting awards at the 64th annual Emmy Awards aired last night on ABC. Julie Bowen won Best Supporting Actress and Eric Stonestreet won Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of gay father Cameron,…
(CNN) – A Chicago alderman says Chick-fil-A’s president is publicly contradicting what company executives personally assured him for months — that the fast-food chain is changing its stance on gay marriage — and he asked the company Sunday to clarify. Alderman Joe Moreno made news last week when he announced Chick-fil-A has ceased making donations…
Malaysian Deputy Education Minister Mohd Puad Zarkashi said the government plans to go ahead with an effort to “prevent, overcome and correct symptoms of homosexuality in children,” but won’t – as it had planned to do prior to an international uproar in many western countries – publish a list of identifying characteristics for spotting potentially…
ambassador of the night BY CHRISTINA MACNEAL ‘Baditudes’ behind the bar Am I the only one that feels that the biggest problems facing LGBT bars, clubs and associated nightlife venues are the gay or lesbian rock star attitudes from some staff who think they are above the customer? Anyone can sling drinks with a…
In a statement released to Think Progress today, Intel’s Chief Diversity Officer, Rosalind Hudnell, said that the company could no longer fund the Boy Scouts of America, so long as the Scouts stand by their long-held policy barring gay troops and leaders from participating in the organization. This follows a campaign by The Gay &…
So what’s the best campus in America for LGBT students among the nation’s universities? According to Unigo, a company whose Web site claims to the the largest source for information about universities, and which rates college campus experiences by just about any criteria one can imagine, it’s a small liberal arts school known as Bennington…
