A new bill was introduced yesterday by Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Susan Collins (R-ME) that would put an end to the unequal taxation of employer-provided health insurance for domestic partners. In an unusual twist for equality-oriented legislation, the bill enjoys bipartisan backing with both Democratic LGBT advocates and Republican politicians lined up to co-sponsor…
Gay rights activists applauded the San Francisco Giants when they became the first major league sports team to record a video in support of LGBT youth for the ‘It Gets Better Project.’ Many hoped the video would spur other MLB teams into action; and now, those hopes have come to fruition. The Seattle Mariners announced…
Concierge Travel, the Houston-based, LGBT-oriented travel company that recently announced a lesbian and gay cruise on the world’s largest cruise ship, has now launched plan for the first gay and lesbian cruise on Peru’s fabled Amazon River. The seven-night river cruise is scheduled to set sail on October 27, 2012. Guests will travel aboard the…
Union Bank has teamed up with KPBS to recognize cultural diversity by launching several exciting new videos saluting San Diego’s ‘Local Heroes’ in celebration of LGBT Pride Month. The most recent video features local hero Nicole Murray-Ramirez, a gay rights activist who has been a champion for the Latino gay community for over 45 years….
PFLAG National (Parents, Families, and Friends of the Lesbians and Gays) has united with The Family Equality Council in urging members of the LGBT community to reach out to straight allies throughout Pride month. Both organizations are suggesting that LGBT families seize the unique opportunity afforded by community Pride events, such as parades, barbeques, performances…
Ken Mehlman, former Chairman of the Republican National Committee, has come out in support of New York marriage equality and taken it upon himself to promote the legalization of same-sex marriage amongst Albany’s GOP senators. According to The Wall Street Journal, Mehlman came out last August and told his colleagues that he is gay. Now,…
Amina Araf, an American-Syrian lesbian woman and author of the popular blog ‘A Gay Girl in Damascus,’ was kidnapped late Monday while walking with a friend in the capital city. MSNBC reports that Araf, who blogs under the pen name Amina Abdallah, was seized by three armed men and forced into their vehicle. A witness…
Each year, San Diego Pride recognizes select honorees for activism and support on behalf of the San Diego gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. Today, the city’s LGBT Pride officials released the names of this year’s award recipients, who will be publicly honored at the Pride Spirit of Stonewall Rally and festival kick-off event in…
More than 100,000 people have declared their support for marriage equality in an open letter to President Obama moderated by Freedom to Marry’s ‘I Do’ campaign. Now, Oscar winner Natalie Portman and her fiancé, Benjamin Millepied, have added their names to the star-studded list. Freedom to Marry launched the open-letter campaign in March with the…
The New York Daily News reports today that State Senator Greg Ball, a key voter in the fight for statewide marriage equality, told Governor Cuomo he will not support same-sex marriage legislation unless individuals and business as well as religious groups maintain the ability to sidestep the state’s discrimination laws if they oppose gay unions….
