WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRCF) in partnership with PFLAG National (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) have released a comprehensive update of Coming Out as a Straight Supporter. The resource is intended to be a welcoming guide for straight supporters to build bridges of understanding when someone they know comes…
(CNN) – American schools recognize African American History Month and Women’s History Month. This year, for the first time, two school districts are celebrating LGBT History Month, which started seven years ago and kicked off this year Oct. 1. The Broward County school district in Florida signed a resolution in September in support of Lesbian,…
The Department of Defense (DOD) announced Oct. 3 that three soldiers were killed supporting “Operation Enduring Freedom” in Afghanistan. The three soldiers were identified as Sgt. Thomas J. Butler IV, 25, of Wilmington, N.C.; Sgt. Jeremy F. Hardison, 23, of Maysville, N.C. and Sgt. Donna R. Johnson, 29, of Raeford, N.C. The announcement stated, “They died Oct.1,…
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) today released the annual Where We Are on TV report; a comprehensive review of scripted LGBT primetime characters in the upcoming 2012-2013 television season. After a decrease last year, the number of regular lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) characters on broadcast networks has risen to the highest ever…
A Hong Kong billionaire has offered $65 million to any man who is able to woo and subsequently marry his lesbian daughter. Cecil Chao Sze-tsung made the offer following reports that his daughter Gigi had married her long-term girlfriend, Sean Eav, in a ceremony in France earlier this year. Chao, who has a reputation in…
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is suing Public Advocate of the United States, a group based in Falls Church, Va., over the misappropriation of a photo showing a gay couple kissing. The photo, taken by Kristina Hill showed Brian Edwards and Tom Privitiere with the New York City skyline in the background. Public Advocate,…
“I’m not an activist. I’m just a kid from Iowa who happened to be in the right place at the right time to make the kind of argument that folks who are on the fence need to hear.” — Zach Wahls Zach Wahls, the author of My Two Moms, a former Eagle Scout and founder…
NEW YORK (CNN) – Oft-troubled actress Lindsay Lohan has had another brush with the law, charged by police with leaving the scene of an accident in New York early Wednesday. Lohan was driving her Porsche Cayenne into the parking lot of the Dream Hotel off West 16th Street when she allegedly hit an employee of…
SAN FRANCISCO – The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) has announced that Geoff Kors, a long-time leader in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender movement, has joined NCLR’s staff as senior legislative and policy strategist. Kors will work with NCLR State Legislative Director Connie Utada and NCLR Policy Director Maya Rupert to strengthen and…
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has honored Ellen DeGeneres by giving the out television personality a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The ceremony happened 11:30 a.m. PST today in Hollywood. Hollywood LAist reported that American Idol host Ryan Seacrest and talk show host Jimmy Kimmel both spoke at the ceremony, which comes just…
