What an agenda I had in the past week or so. June 16 I celebrated the 26th anniversary of my last birthday (my last birthday being my 29th), and enjoyed a diet-busting piece of chocolate cake from North Park’s Heavenly Desserts. Friday June 20, I went to Lake Cuyamaca to fish for trout and crappie….
SINGAPORE — Pink Dot SG, Singapore’s gay rights movement, has launched a campaign to promote sexual tolerance ahead of an event it is holding next month in the conservative city state, reports GayAsiaNews.com. Mumbrella.asia first reported the launch of a short film featuring people talking about their sexuality and what “freedom to love” means to…
Two days ago, Steve Grand — whose same-sex music video “All-American Boy” went viral last summer — launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $81K in a month to fund his first album. But as of today, fans have already pledged $118K, and that number is rising by the minute. This is truly a story of a grassroots movement in…
WASHINGTON – Just 50 days from the start of the Sochi Winter Olympics, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), announces its first contribution to the Russia Freedom Fund (www.russiafreedomfund.org) in the amount of $100,000. The announcement is featured in a video holiday card to the Russian LGBT community, compiling support and solidarity for their cause across…
The San Diego Sqooterheads, in association with Mo’s Universe, are proud to present the Stonewall Anniversary Scooter Roundup, taking place under the Hillcrest Pride Flag this Friday June 28, 8:30-10:30 p.m. — the 44th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion that gave birth to the modern LGBTQ rights movement. The Roundup is for anyone in the community…
Today, the board of directors of OutServe/SLDN issued a statement through Outservemag.com explaining that “the Board and staff are in the process of transforming the organization from primarily a legal services organization into a membership services and advocacy organization.” Board Co-Chair Josh Seefried went on to apologize for the events of the last few days stating…
WASHINGTON – Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth who identify as Latino face greater rejection from their communities and schools than their non-LGBT Latino counterparts, according to a new report on LGBT Latino youth released today by the Human Rights Campaign in partnership with The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). The report further…
The North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) has announced that Delta Lambda Phi Social Fraternity has joined the Conference as a member fraternity. The fraternity was approved for membership April 11 and was formally seated at the House of Delegates Monday, April 15 at the Annual Meeting of the NIC in St. Louis, Mo. Delta Lambda Phi…
While Supreme Court coverage over two potentially decisive blows to the anti-gay marriage movement continues to spill over, the Atlantic.com has unearthed some amazing video from a same-sex marriage protest from 1971. The video, posted in three approximately ten-minute segments on YouTube, shows the Gay Activist Alliance (GAA), one of two major gay organizations to…
State Rep. John Kavanagh (R-8th District) recently submitted an amendment for state Senate bill SB 1432. He’s stated that the amendment is a response to Phoenix passing an ordinance granting housing, employment and public accommodation antidiscrimination protections based on gender identity for transgender citizens. His proposal is to limit public restrooms and locker rooms usage…
