(CNN) — Macklemore and Ryan Lewis have taken “Thrift Shop” all the way to the bank. The duo have made history on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, as their first two singles, the aforementioned “Shop” and the more recent “Can’t Hold Us” with Ray Dalton, have both shot to No. 1. That makes Macklemore and Lewis…
(CNN) — Zambian police re-arrested two men this week on charges of engaging in homosexual acts “against the order of nature,” a rights group said. James Mwansa and Philip Mubiana, both 21, were arrested after neighbors reported them to the police, according to Amnesty International. Authorities subjected them to anal examinations without their consent and…
WASHINGTON (CNN) — A prominent gay rights advocacy group says a key congressional Democrat will push for new rights for same-sex couples in the Senate’s immigration reform bill — a move which could undermine the legislation’s bipartisan support. According to a spokesman for Immigration Equality, Vermont Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy intends to offer an amendment…
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. State Department lifted its travel ban on Mariela Castro and has authorized Ms. Castro to visit Philadelphia to participate in Equality Forum 2013, a national and international LGBT civil rights summit with Cuba as the featured nation. Mariela Castro, daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro, accepted being a panelist on the…
PHILADELPHIA,– Equality Forum, a national and international LGBT civil rights organization, calls on the U.S. State Department to allow Mariela Castro, a Cuban LGBT civil rights activist, to visit Philadelphia for Equality Forum 2013. The State Department issued a visa to Ms. Castro to visit New York for U.N. meetings, but did not authorize Ms. Castro to travel to Philadelphia to…
If Jane Austen were alive and a writer of technology, she might open this piece thusly: It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of an iPhone 5. Or a Samsung Galaxy 4. Or a tablet. Or one of a dozen other…
I cannot believe in the current political climate that the Republican National Committee (RNC) decided to reaffirm their commitment to oppose same-sex marriage. As some of their members have decided to come out for marriage equality, the RNC has decided to dig their heels in. Can someone help me understand why a political party would…
(CNN) — Rhode Island moved toward becoming the 10th state in the nation and the last in New England to approve same-sex marriage after its state Senate voted Wednesday to approve a bill extending marriage rights. Senators approved the bill 26-12 Wednesday afternoon. Though the House version of the bill passed by a vote of…
HOUSTON – As the immigration debate in the U.S. Senate heats up, findings from the 32nd annual Kinder Institute Houston Area Survey show that support for immigration reform has grown significantly among Houstonians. Other findings in this year’s survey: Area residents overwhelmingly support expanding criminal background checks for gun sales, support for gay rights has…
I am sometimes asked that if Jesus were walking the earth today, whether he would be standing up for social justice issues and promoting human rights. I immediately answer, “Yes.” In looking at his life, all he did and all he was, that answer is a no-brainer. From tax collectors to shepherds to fishermen to…
