LGBT
About Nathan Fletcher and Lorena Gonzalez
This past Tuesday I joined my good friends, Nathan Fletcher and Lorena Gonzalez, for lunch for a pre-birthday celebration of this popular state assemblywoman’s birthday. And we all know that what we wish more than anything for our best friends is their happiness. I have long admired former Marine Nathan for his long history of…
September is National Recovery Month
For me, National Recovery Month is a reminder of how far we’ve come, both therapeutically and in society, regarding the treatment of addiction and mental health conditions. This month especially, we get to celebrate those who are in recovery and increase awareness for those who are still suffering. Even in the 26 years since the…
Debunking the ‘anchor baby’ argument
I have conservative friends with whom I enjoy discussing policy issues. Sometimes I educate. Sometimes I learn. Sometimes we find common ground. Occasionally they say something that lets me know I should give up on a conversation that is going nowhere. Like when they say “anchor baby.” Let’s unpack this, because that phrase is so…
The trans community is not homogenous
I’ve had a peer trans journalist who’s 1) been out as trans about a decade less than the twelve years I’ve been out, and 2) makes a hell of a lot more at our trade than I do, tell me this past week that she doesn’t believe that the trans community exists. And, of course,…
WATCH: Duran Duran perform their new single ‘Pressure Off’
This morning Duran Duran performed their single “Pressure Off” from their new album Paper Gods live on the TODAY Plaza. TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie was so flustered over the presence of the band that she fumbles the name of their new album, “Paper Gods,” but she recovers to hear them perform their new single. Singer Simon…
Doritos partners with the It Gets Better Project to introduce ‘Doritos Rainbows’
PLANO, Texas – The Doritos brand, in partnership with the It Gets Better Project, today announced a new, limited-edition product to celebrate and support the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in the boldest, most colorful way possible. Introducing Doritos Rainbows chips, the first Doritos product in history made up of multiple, rainbow-colored Doritos…
Bush, Huckabee defend Kentucky clerk who broke the law
Yesterday’s second Republican presidential debate, predictably saw candidates rush to the defense of Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, who not only refused to follow the rule of law and issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, but also refused to permit her deputies to issue marriage licenses. Both Mike Huckabee and Jeb Bush defended Davis, with Huckabee…
Hypocrisy
I am really enjoying the side show that is the Republican Presidential Primary. Now I don’t like all of the anti-LGBT rhetoric and hate speech, but I do enjoy the ridiculous hypocrisy of many of the candidates. Donald Trump said the following about Carly Fiorina, “Look at that face!? Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine…
HRC welcomes Pope with plea to bridge gap between acceptance in the pews, rejection by bishops
WASHINGTON – In anticipation of the historic visit of Pope Francis to the U.S., the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is releasing polling data on Catholic attitudes toward equality, highlighting the stories of teachers and staff fired from Catholic institutions because of who they love, and asking the pontiff to embrace the LGBT faithful. HRC this week…