GayDestinationWeddings.com, an LGBT-focused travel company, is proud to premier Voyage, the first ever digital publication on LGBT destination weddings and romance travel. As the first destination wedding magazine for same-sex couples, Voyage was created to fill a gap in the travel industry and inspire LGBT couples planning a wedding, honeymoon or romantic getaway. The premier issue…
MANILA — A Filipino comedy-family drama serial that tells the story of a gay father is to feature on afternoon prime time television, reports GayAsiaNews.com. Dading, the new GMA 7 Afternoon Prime series that premiered June 23 will begin public broadcast worldwide via GMA Pinoy TV tomorrow. “We have to be careful in portraying a…
Uganda warned on Monday that U.S. sanctions slapped on the country over its tough anti-gay laws would harm the “most vulnerable” in the country. Washington last week froze some aid programs, as well as cancelling military air exercises and barring entry to the U.S. for specific Ugandan officials involved in “human rights abuses”, including against the gay…
NEW YORK – At its annual meeting today in Dallas, the U.S. Conference of Mayors overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling on federal courts, including the Supreme Court, to expeditiously bring an end to marriage discrimination against gay couples nationwide. Mayors from states that still ban marriage for same-sex couples, including Arizona, Texas, Ohio, Colorado, Missouri,…
SAN DIEGO – After nearly two decades at the Top of the Park, Special Delivery San Diego will be moving their yearly Pride fundraiser to Rich’s, University Avenue in Hillcrest. The Saturday Pride BBQ will be expanding to include serving on Friday night, July 18, from 9 p.m. – 2 a.m. The famed Cookout, Saturday…
WASHINGTON D.C.—The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has released three emotional and inspiring videos highlighting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Mississippians, Alabamans, and Arkansans sharing their courageous stories. The video is part of HRC’s Project One America Summer of Conversations story-telling campaign announced earlier this month. “We want people to start a conversation about equality whether on front porches, in…
When the United States Supreme Court ruled in 2003 in Lawrence vs. Texas on a 6-3 vote that the state had violated the liberty of the plaintiffs protected by substantive due process under the Fourteenth Amendment, it not only legalized consensual sex between two adults regardless of gender, but it overturned Bowers vs. Hardwick (1986)…
LOS ANGELES, — Point Foundation (Point) has announced that it is awarding scholarships to 23 students. The new scholarship recipients bring Point’s total to 80 full-time students who will receive financial assistance and programmatic support from Point during the 2014 – 2015 academic year. Point is the nation’s largest scholarship-granting organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender…
TORONTO — Saturday, June 14, smart owners from the Greater Toronto Area gathered to welcome the world to Toronto and mark the onset of WorldPride 2014, which starts today in Toronto, Ontario and runs to June 29. This exclusive by invitation-only event was orchestrated by smart Canada, and was open to smart fortwo owners, as well as car2go members….
Social Security has published new instructions that allow the agency to process more claims in which entitlement or eligibility is affected by a same-sex relationship. These instructions come in response to last year’s Supreme Court decision in U.S. vs. Windsor, which found Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. This latest policy development lets…
