The hosts of Fox & Friends mocked Illinois State University’s decision to accommodate LGBT students by designating certain campus restrooms as gender-neutral, reports Media Matters for America. During the July 9 edition of Fox & Friends, Fox’s Heather Nauert reported on Illinois State University’s decision to re-label a number of single stall restrooms on campus,…
Wednesday Adams County District Court Judge C. Scott Crabtree ruled against Colorado’s constitutional amendment banning marriage equality, making the Centennial State the latest to see such a ban struck down in court since the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its historic marriage rulings last June. In Brinkman v. Long, attorneys from Wilcox & Ogden, P.C. and…
Friday, July 11, the second annual nationwide National Gay Blood Drive (NGBD) will take place to raise public awareness and increase pressure on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to change its policy on the long-standing ban on blood donation by men who have had sex with other men (MSM) – a restriction that…
SAN DIEGO – Saturday Aug. 2 from 1-4 p.m., The San Diego LGBT Community Center, 3909 Centre Street in San Diego will host the first ever LGBTQ Spiritual Summit in San Diego. Faith leaders from such diverse religious traditions as traditional Christianity, Humanism, Buddhism, Judaism, Catholicism, New Thought/Religious Science and others will answer questions about…
Prague Pride 2013 PHOTO: PAVEL KUČA PRAGUE – The 4th edition of the Prague Pride festival will take place from Monday, August 11 to Sunday, August 17, 2014, with the Parade and main concert and outdoor party on Saturday, August 16. The main theme will focus on Prague’s role as a bridge between Eastern and Western Europe. The…
The man convicted of killing his boss, architect Graham Downes in a 2013 beating, was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years to life in state prison. Higinio Salgado, 32, who was convicted of second-degree murder by a jury on April 24, was fined $10,000 and given credit for serving 443 days in jail by San Diego…
http://youtu.be/W2dgOw2sQIQ NEW YORK — KollideTV has announced the launch of their inaugural Webisode World Cup Webseries Challenge. This competition will highlight the best webseries created by and for multicultural audiences. The competition will be a platform for creators of episodic video content to showcase their work for a chance to have it produced, marketed and featured…
WASHINGTON — The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) will offer a full lineup at its National Convention and 10th LGBT Media Summit August 21 to 24 in Chicago. For the 22nd year, NLGJA is bringing together journalists, news executives and communications professionals to build skills, network and engage in a lively discussion of fair and accurate news coverage of…
LOS ANGELES – Thousands gathered at the NOS Event Center in Southern California Sat. July 5 for 1Life Festival – America’s First Gay Massive – exceeding producers’ expectations and building anticipation for next year’s second annual 1Life Festival 2015. www.1lifefest.com “After years of inspiration, 10 months of careful preparation and coordinating, 1Life Festival exceeded our expectations,” said 1Life…
Rea Carey, the executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) Action Fund, penned the following op-ed for The Advocate. The morning the sun rose after the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby ruling, we all woke up in a changed and intensified landscape of religious exemptions being used as an excuse to discriminate. The reality is…
