There were five community leaders selected to be speakers at the San Diego Pride Stonewall Rally. I was personally honored to be one of the two San Diego LGBT Weekly sponsored speakers at the podium; the other speaker, LGBT Weekly sponsored, was keynote speaker Dr. Clarence Jones, who served as a draft speechwriter, personal counsel…
(CNN) — Three masked men allegedly bound a woman and carved words into her skin, police in Lincoln, Nebraska, said Monday. The incident has been classified as a hate crime because a derogatory term for lesbians was painted inside the home, said Officer Katie Flood, a spokeswoman for the Lincoln Police Department. Someone had carved…
(CNN) — Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, died Monday in La Jolla, Calif. after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, her company said. She was 61. Her obituary revealed that she and partner Tam O’Shaughnessy enjoyed 27 years together. Prior to the obituary, the public had otherwise been unaware to…
“It never occurred to me that I was a lesbian. I wanted to know who I was in the world. After my relationship started, I never questioned it. That explains that!” Meredith Baxter Actress 2011 Grand Marshal “Harvey gave his life for a movement – for our LGBT rights movement – and we must ask…
In order of appearance San Diego Women Motorcycle Riders San Diego Cruisers Motorcycle Club San Diego Sqooterheads Nations of the 4 Directions San Diego Pride Board of Directors Congresswoman Susan Davis Friend of Pride: Susan Davis Military Contingent San Diego Vet Center San Diego Veterans for Peace Hewlett-Packard Company Live and Let Live Alano Club…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A 16-year-old girl is recovering from a broken jaw, lost teeth and scrapes and bruises after being viciously attacked by two men in Louisville. The unnamed girl was reportedly walking to a shop with two younger boys when they were approached by four adults. Two men in the group began to shout…
(CNN) – A gay pride parade in Mormon-heavy Salt Lake City drew thousands of participants, including a few hundred Mormons, whose church has been criticized by gay rights activists for its activism against same-sex marriage. The Mormon contingent for the parade wasn’t made up of gay members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day…
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has released a video ad featuring Breaking Bad actor Bryan Cranston for its Americans for Marriage Equality campaign. In the video, which also features his wife Robin, and their daughter Taylor, Cranston states, “Gay and lesbian couples should have every right to experience the joys of marriage and family that…
The lesbian love scene between Natalie Portman and co-star Mila Kunis in the movie Black Swan drew more complaints than any other in the U.K. last year according to the British Board of Film Classification’s (BBFC) annual report just released. The Independent reported that the “standout issue” for most of the cinemagoers, who complained, was…
The political landscape just got a little more interesting now that lesbian sex is on the table. That’s because comedian Sarah Silverman has offered up ‘scissoring’ – or traditional lesbian sex – to casino magnate Sheldon Adelson in exchange for $100 million dollars to support the Obama campaign. The ‘indecent proposal’ – as Huffington Post…
