NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The Supreme Court is toiling over a decision on two landmark cases involving same-sex marriage. But many companies have already decided to support them. Last week, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz publicly told off an investor who complained that the coffee giant’s support of same-sex couples was hurting profits. “It’s a free…
The lady in the picture was wearing the biggest scowl you’d ever seen. The photo was taken long ago and it made you wonder what happened that day to make her so snarly. Was there a death, lost crops, an accident, bad weather, or did the photographer make her angry? You’ll never know but you…
Feb. 6 2003, I went to my place of employment as Autumn for the first time. As many already know, I served in the U.S. Navy from 1980 through 2000. I’m a retired, disabled, Persian Gulf War veteran; my disabilities are service connected and my Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability rating is 100 percent….
BARNESVILLE, Minn. – A 17-year-old boy has been denied confirmation after the priest at a local church found a pro same-sex marriage post on the teen’s Facebook. According to the Grand Forks Herald, the Rev. Gary LaMoine called the boy’s mother, Shana Cihak, into a private conversation soon after the photo was discovered and told…
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is suing Public Advocate of the United States, a group based in Falls Church, Va., over the misappropriation of a photo showing a gay couple kissing. The photo, taken by Kristina Hill showed Brian Edwards and Tom Privitiere with the New York City skyline in the background. Public Advocate,…
Reports are coming through that Chick-fil-A is continuing to actively raise money for anti-LGBT organizations like the Marriage and Family Foundation. The Advocate is reporting that Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy Tweeted a photo from an event raising funds for the anti-LGBT group on Tuesday – a day before LGBTweekly reported that the fast food chain…
(CNN) – Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar has been suspended for three games after a photo emerged from Saturday’s game showing him with a Spanish homophobic slur in his eye black, the substance ballplayers put below their eyes to reduce the sun’s glare. Escobar acknowledged being the author of the message, but was reticent…
The Old Globe will team with the Japanese American Historical Society of San Diego (JAHSSD) to present Allegiance: A San Diego Perspective, a museum exhibition about the Japanese American internment during World War II and how it affected San Diego County and its citizens. The exhibition, presented in conjunction with the world premiere of Allegiance…
Positively Aware, a magazine devoted to HIV treatment and wellness published bi-monthly by Test Positive Aware Network (TPAN) in Chicago, is sponsoring A Day with HIV, an annual photo essay to be published in the forthcoming November/December issue. Each day across the globe almost 7,000 people, including 900 children, will contract HIV, joining an estimated…
The vice president of the United States has gone to the New England’s LGBT Mecca and told attendees of a speech during a fundraising event at Pilgrim Monument and Museum in Provincetown, Mass. that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans are “freeing the soul of the American people.” One observer said Vice President Joe Biden…
