So we had a little rain, even a lot of rain; so what. Pride was great! Soaking and dripping the paraders paraded and the cheerers cheered; all laughing and smiling. I was sitting in the “shaded from the sun” covered seating area. As the deluge started, dry and comfy, I smugly enjoyed the spectacle of…
The song went ‘round and ‘round in your head. Maybe that’s why it’s called “a round.” You know how it works: one group starts to sing and, when they get to a certain point, the next group begins anew and so on, until the endings lap like waves. But, as in the new book Course…
As Pride season ended, I had several conversations with those of a certain age about the events around the country. Many of those that are 40 years old and older are beginning to feel left out of the festivities. Pride seems to be all about youth. Is it time for Pride to grow up and…
thursday, aug. 6 Echo & the Bunnymen Among the most influential musicians of their generation, Echo & the Bunnymen’s inimitable sound has produced five U.K. Top 10 albums and a string of hits over the past three decades including “The Back of Love”, “Lips Like Sugar”, “The Cutter”, “Bring on the Dancing Horses”, “Bedbugs and…
When Josh Duggar apologized following reports that, as a teenager, he allegedly molested five underage girls, including some of his sisters, TLC ummed and ahed for some time before finally deciding to cancel their show, “19 Kids and Counting”. With Duggar’s confession in May, TLC waited till July before cancelling the show. The Wrap reports…
WASHINGTON – Today, on the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 – a landmark piece of legislation that prohibits racial discrimination in voting – the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) called on Congress to restore the full protections of this crucial legislation. “The right to vote is a bedrock principle of our democracy,…
WASHINGTON – Four new major American companies have become the latest to endorse the Equality Act, federal legislation that would establish full, federal equality for all LGBT Americans. In doing so, these leading companies – IBM, Oracle, Orbitz, and Symantec – made clear that they believe all LGBT Americans should have the protections from discrimination…
HOUSTON – The Houston City Council continued to support the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO) today, rejecting a move to repeal the nondiscrimination protections and instead sending it to the ballot for a vote this Nov. 3. Reacting to the news, the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, Equality Texas, Texas Freedom Network, Freedom for All…
Would a family ever disown their gay son for NOT having a ‘Gay Wedding’? Matthew Ware created a comedy sketch exploring what would happen if a gay couple refused their supportive family’s demand to plan a wedding. “The SCOTUS same-sex marriage ruling is a symbolic message of equality everyone in the LGBT community should celebrate,”…
WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced that it is launching a new social media campaign featuring Ohio native Jim Obergefell, asking candidates to #StandwithJim and defend his marriage in advance of the debate Thursday in Cleveland. The Washington Blade reported recently that the RNC is scheduled to vote on several anti-LGBT resolutions today at…
