Today, in an historic and unanimous vote, the U.S. Senate confirmed Todd Michael Hughes to the U.S Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, making him the most senior openly gay judge in the U.S. Hughes is the deputy director of the Department of Justice’s commercial litigation branch for the civil division. He received his A.B. from…
One of America’s gay rights pioneering leaders, Jose Julio Sarria, passed away quietly in his home in Albuquerque, N.M. this morning at 7:02 a.m. He was 90. Sarria was a proud World War II veteran and the very first openly gay candidate to run for public office in North America. He was a candidate for…
Puerto Rico-native and openly gay featherweight boxing sensation Orlando Cruz made news again Wednesday when he publicly proposed to his long-time boyfriend Jose Manuel on Facebook. Speaking in Spanish, Cruz declared, “Through the ups and downs we’ve had, you’ve always been there for your number, as one says. I’m a little bit nervous, but that aside, I…
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Two-time Olympic figure skating competitor, openly gay Johnny Weir urged in his weekly column today that there be no boycott of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia next February to protest the recent escalation of Russian anti-gay measures. Weir, a three-time U.S. men’s figure skating champion who competed for the United States in the 2006 Winter games…
As we celebrate our significant gains in LGBT equality over the last year, I cannot help thinking about the many LGBT heroes who are all too often forgotten. A friend who was at the film Milk in Hillcrest heard a young gay man say after the movie “I loved it but why did they have…
The inaugural Bayard Rustin Civil Rights Honors will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 2 at The San Diego LGBT Community Center. The awards will be presented by the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) of Washington, D.C., the International Court Council and the San Diego LGBT Community Center. Bayard Rustin (March 17, 1912-Aug. 24,…
KYIV, Ukraine, — Ukraine’s political establishment has reacted with dismay to comments made Friday by the leader of the ultra-nationalist Svoboda Party, Oleh Tyahnybok, who targeted the sexuality of German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle. Westerwelle was in Kiev for a round of meetings with President Viktor Yanukovych and Opposition parties. He also met with Batkivshchyna (Fatherland) leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk and…
Today, President Barack Obama nominated Rufus Gifford as the next U.S. ambassador to Denmark, and James Costos as ambassador to Spain. Both men are openly gay. James Costos is Vice President of Global Licensing and Retail for Home Box Office (HBO). Before joining HBO in 2006, he was president and CEO of Eight Cylinders, Inc.,…
SAN DIEGO — The inaugural Bayard Rustin Civil Rights Honors will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 2 at The San Diego LGBT Community Center. The awards will be presented by the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) of Washington, D.C., The International Court Council and the San Diego LGBT Community Center. Bayard Rustin (March…
Salt Lake City, Utah (KSTU/CNN) — Thousands of people descended on Salt Lake City Sunday for the annual Gay Pride Parade, and this year’s parade was a little different as it comes on the heels of a major change to the Boy Scouts of America’s policy on openly gay members. This year’s pride parade saw…
