Charlie Sheen is facing a lawsuit from his ex-fiancée after revealing his HIV status on national television. His ex-fiancée Scottine Ross has this week filed a lawsuit against the star, in which claims she was “forced” to sign an “illegal and unenforceable” non-disclosure agreement, reports Pink News. While speaking about his status, Sheen had said…
With his latest interview, Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli has officially cemented his place as the worst person in the world and poster child for pharmaceutical greed. Speaking at the Forbes Healthcare Summit during a 25-minute interview Shkreli said, “ I would have raised prices higher,” after being asked how he would re-do the past…
Russian TV host Pavel Lobkov – a presenter on the independent station Dozhd – announced he is HIV-positive live on television to mark World AIDS Day. Lobkov has been subjected to a stream of homophobic abuse following his announcement, reports Pink News. Lobkov’s announcement makes him the first Russian public figure to openly declare himself…
Following the cancellation of a reading of Jazz Jennings’ book I Am Jazz at Mt. Horeb Primary Center in Wisconsin parents in the community hosted a reading of the book at the Mount Horeb Public Library last night. The anti-gay group Liberty Counsel threatened the school with legal action. The school wanted to introduce the book to the students…
The U.S. Department of Education announced today that it has entered into a resolution agreement with Township High School District 211 based in Palatine, Illinois, after finding the district in violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 for discriminating against a transgender high school student by denying her access to the girls’…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today introduced a resolution (H.Res. 549) to designate June 26, as “LGBT Equality Day,” honoring the anniversary of three significant victories won at the Supreme Court for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Americans. “In the last two decades, our nation has seen the Defense of Marriage Act…
Focus Features today released a new featurette and clip for The Danish Girl, the movie that charts the remarkable love story inspired by the lives of artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener (portrayed by Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne [The Theory of Everything] and Alicia Vikander [Ex Machina]), directed by Academy Award winner Tom Hooper…
Health Assessment and Research for Communities (HARC), a nonprofit research and evaluation organization, has partnered with the San Diego Human Dignity Foundation and the Alliance Healthcare Foundation to develop a survey about the healthcare experiences of LGBT adults age 50 and older in San Diego County. To take the survey go to surveymonkey.com/r/SD-LGBT The objective…
Today, Kylie Minogue released ‘Every Day’s Like Christmas (Stock Aitken Waterman Remix)’. Remixed by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman the track is their first mix in decades and the reunites Kylie with the legendary producers that she worked with at the very start of her career. ‘Every Day’s Like Christmas’ is taken from…
thursday, dec. 3 Carly Aquilino Carly Aquilino is a stand-up comedian described by audience members as “funny” and by her father as “a huge mistake”. A cast member of MTV’s Girl Code, Carly, a New York native, first stepped on stage at Gotham Comedy Club and has since been quickly rising in the comedy scene,…
