Changing legislation, shifting attitudes and wider acceptance have made areas that were traditionally hostile toward the LGBT community more welcoming. ConsumerAffairs.com analyzed data from the Census Bureau and Gallup to create an interactive map that shows the movement of different demographic groups over the past decade. Nationwide acceptance of and sensitivity toward LGBT individuals and…
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s continued resistance to a federal court to allow the government access to information on the iPhone of dead ISIS inspired killer Syed Farook has produced a predictable cacophony of opinion. Farook and wife Tashfeen Malik, parents of a newborn, methodically murdered 14 colleagues in San Bernardino, Calif., in December. Leading GOP…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced a final rule that codifies discrimination against transgender people. The rule implements the widespread use of body-scan technology which requires a TSA agent to choose a pink or blue button based on the perceived gender of the person traveling through U.S. airports. Transgender people,…
Around 30 trans women have taken part in a trans beauty pageant held in Tel Aviv this week, reports Pink News. The ‘Miss Trans Israel’ pageant, the first-ever trans beauty pageant to take place in Israel was organized by Israela Stephanie Lev. Lev said living as a trans woman in Israel had been “terrible” in…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Senate Education and Youth Affairs Committee voted 6-1 Wednesday to advance S.B. 204. If passed, S.B.204 would authorize licensed, state-funded childcare service providers — such as adoption and foster care agencies — to discriminate in the provision of care to LGBT children and against qualified LGBT prospective adoptive or foster…
Ghostbusters makes its long-awaited return, rebooted with a cast of hilarious new characters. Thirty years after the beloved original franchise took the world by storm, director Paul Feig brings his fresh take to the supernatural comedy, joined by some of the funniest actors working today – Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, and…
SAN DIEGO — The sentencing of an ex-Compton school board official who was convicted of a sex crime on a man was delayed Monday until April 18 because the probation department wants a psychiatric evaluation as part of their sentencing report to the judge. Skyy de Anthony Fisher, 32, was found guilty Jan. 28 of…
As a progressive Christian, I believe there are many names for God and many ways to a loving God; this article reflects one of those ways. Take from here what works for you. Celebrate life with joy and peace! I have a pastor friend, Rev. Durrell Watkins, who said everything he ever needed to know…
This is the transcript of a radio spot that ran in a campaign against SB 200, a Colorado civil rights law that Gov. Ritter signed into law May 29, 2008. The spot began running Wednesday, May 21, 2008. Girl 1: “Mom!” Narrator: If the Colorado Legislature has its way a … G1: “A man in…
You may think of San Diego as a collection of neighborhoods filled with charming Craftsman bungalows and historic homes. A new entry into the real estate market may indeed change your point of view. The San Diego City Council has approved the development of a 45 story condominium tower called Pacific Gate, which is soon…
