Today the World Congress of Families (WCF) announced it had appointed Janice Shaw Crouse as the executive director of their upcoming WCF IX conference in Salt Lake City. Under the leadership of Crouse, who is notoriously anti-LGBT, thousands of anti-LGBT and anti-choice activists will descend on Salt Lake City in October 2015. The Human Rights…
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee announced his bid today for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. Huckabee, who is popular with the religious right, shared the news of his candidacy with supporters in his hometown of Hope, 113 miles southwest of Little Rock. “I was raised to believe that where a person started doesn’t mean that’s…
U2’s latest album, Songs of Innocence, has come under fire, yet again, only this time it’s neither from their fans nor their critics. A Russian Duma deputy has accused one of the world’s biggest rock bands of distributing “gay propaganda,” a consequence of their 2014 album cover which shows the band’s drummer, Larry Mullen Jr,…
Now you can take a European vacation and learn a language as the Gay European Travel Association (GETA) has partnered with Seville based language school, Sign Up, to create Europe’s first ever language courses specifically planned for LGBT students. The two and four week language courses combine Spanish lessons with an unforgettable gay experience in…
Miley Cyrus officially launched her non-profit organization The Happy Hippie today, with a mission to rally young people to fight injustice facing homeless youth, LGBT youth and other vulnerable populations. Cyrus launched the organization with a video of her and Joan Jett performing “Different.” Posting on Facebook Cyrus wrote, “Officially launching The Happy Hippie Foundation…
As the 2016 campaign gets going, three outspoken opponents of same-sex marriage will hit the trail in Michigan, even as new polling shows that Michigan voters strongly support marriage equality. The Detroit Free Press reported recently that Rand Paul, Ben Carson and Scott Walker will all be hosting campaign events in Michigan today. Meanwhile, new…
Mama Dragons, that’s what a certain group of Mormon mothers, who support LGBT children and families, call themselves. Frustrated with the lack of resources to help families with LGBT children, a group of Mormon mothers started a private Facebook page for those who support LGBT Mormons. Mama Dragons was born. There are almost 250 Mama…
By any measure, OUT at the Park 2015 was a huge success. I rode the beautifully refurbished vintage trolley to the event and quickly found the tailgate party. I was greeted by Pride Director of Development, Sarafina Scapicchio, and she handed me tickets for the game, as well as complimentary food and drinks. She introduced…
For Tasha Grant, a passenger travelling from New York to Manila with a ten-hour layover in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a question asked of a customer service agent has convulsed into a 15-page lawsuit against a major international carrier. This incident took place over the phone. According to the lawsuit: “On April 10, 2015, she spoke…
Smith College, the largest of the all-female Seven Sisters schools, has announced that the school’s Board of Trustees “voted to clarify Smith’s undergraduate admission policy to include self-identified transgender women.” In a statement posted on its Web site, Smith College President Kathleen McCartney wrote, “The board’s decision affirms Smith’s unwavering mission and identity as a…
