Stuart Milk, co-Founder and President of the Harvey Milk Foundation, recently launched a video endorsing LGBT candidate Bevan Dufty for the San Francisco mayoral race. In the video, Milk spoke highly of Dufty’s experience, integrity and character, and urged the LGBT community to vote him into office. Milk explained, “Putting Bevan Dufty into the mayor’s…
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) recently filed suit against a popular Lyndonville, Vermont inn after the proprietors refused to host a lesbian couple’s wedding reception. In stark contrast to its reputation as a warm and welcoming establishment, The Wildflower Inn chose to turn the couple away for reasons based on their sexual orientation. According…
On Sunday, July 24, thousands of same-sex couples are planning to celebrate New York’s historic legalization of marriage equality with wedding ceremonies of their own. However, the high applicant volume has led city officials to create a lottery system for determining which couples will be able to marry at city offices come Sunday – and…
Jimmy LaSalvia, executive director of the conservative gay Republican organization GOProud, was attacked Friday in Washington, D.C. while riding home from work on his bicycle. The assailant, a teenage male, struck LaSalvia in the chest and called him a “faggot.” The Washington Blade reports that LaSalvia was riding on a quiet street near Union Station…
In 1983, fears concerning HIV/AIDs infection prompted the FDA to instate rules banning sexually active homosexual men from donating blood. The policy has since been deemed outdated by many gay rights activists, particularly since blood banks now test all contributions for HIV (as well as hepatitis, syphilis and other infectious and sexually-transmitted diseases). However, for…
Mimi Brown and Carol Anastasio were the first couple to receive a same-sex marriage license from the New York City Marriage Bureau after the state’s landmark legalization decision earlier this summer. The distinction won them an all-expenses-paid celebration at the Old Homestead Steakhouse, where friends and family will gather this Sunday for the city’s first…
Former New York governor and prominent conservative Rudy Giuliani told CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday that, while his personal views stand in opposition to New York’s recent legalization of gay marriage, he believes that the GOP should avoid becoming embroiled in the issue and focus instead on matters of fiscal policy. “I think the…
Pop icon Lady Gaga was a prime topic of discussion on “Meet the Press” last Sunday, sparking a debate on gay marriage and sexual orientation between host David Gregory and Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty. According to USA Today, the subject arose in light of a recent interview during which Pawlenty admitted to being a…
In June of 2011, the state of Illinois legalized civil unions for straight and LGBT couples alike. Now, little more than a month later, gay and lesbian rights activists with Equality Illinois have deemed the new law a resounding success. The Chicago Tribune reports that, according to Equality Illinois, approximately 1,618 civil union licenses have…
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision Wednesday ordering the government to put an immediate end to “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the 17-year-old ban that has kept gay and lesbian service members from serving openly in the U.S. armed forces. According to the courts, the DADT policy must be lifted in light…
