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NY high school yearbook spotlights ‘Cutest Couple’ – Dylan and Bradley
(CNN) — It’s typical for high school students to encourage their classmates in competition with “you guys are going to win.” What makes it different in the case of Carmel, New York, High School seniors Dylan Meehan and Bradley Taylor is what they won: the superlative of “Cutest Couple,” as highlighted in the school yearbook….
First lady clashes with protester; threatens to leave event
(CNN) — First lady Michelle Obama had a rare run-in with an audience heckler Tuesday during a fund-raising event in Washington for the Democratic National Committee. The outburst from the crowd distracted Obama at a point in her speech when she was speaking emotionally about children and their futures, prompting her to threaten to leave…
Statement by Secretary Kerry on LGBT Pride month
Statement by Secretary of State John Kerry on LGBT Pride month The Department of State joins people around the world in celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month. Forty-four years after Stonewall, we see incredible progress in the fight to advance the human rights and fundamental freedoms of LGBT people, both here in…
Transgender Navy Seal comes out in new book
For Chris Beck, now Kristin Beck, the journey from childhood to war-decorated Navy Seal to gender reassignment is the basis of her forthcoming memoir Princess Warrior: A U.S. Navy Seal’s Journey To Coming Out Transgender (written with Anne Speckhard Ph.D.). It’s an improbable tale of one man’s struggles to adapt to conventional notions of masculinity…
Second Russian death of gay man in a month
It has been reported that a 39-year-old airport senior airport administrator was savagely stabbed and trampled to death before his body was stuffed in a box, placed in his car and set on fire. While the victim’s name is being withheld, three suspects – whose names are also being withheld at this time – have…
‘The Amazing High Heel Race’ is back: June 15
Girl, break in those heels! The Amazing High Heel Race is coming back into town for it’s 3rd annual appearance Saturday June 15 when high-heel clad individuals will race through Hillcrest on a journey throughout the neighborhood. At the conclusion of the race, participants will gather at Gossip Grill for an awards celebration and party. First…
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius statement on LGBT Pride Month
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued the following statement on LGBT Pride Month: For too long, the health concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals were pushed to the side. LGBT individuals have faced limited access to health care and insurance. They have been less likely to get…
House of Lords votes in favor of same-sex marriage in second reading
LONDON — Marriage equality legislation took a further step forward today as the House of Lords voted in favor of the equal marriage bill for England and Wales, by a large majority. There was an attempt to derail the legislation with a “wrecking amendment” by Lord Dear, the former chief constable of West Midlands Police….
Out of the closet on Wall Street
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Mark Stephanz, a senior investment banker at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, was sure his decision to come out of the closet would end his career. He had been at the firm for over 20 years, and everyone knew him as a straight, married man with three children. So he knew…