Because of fears of a copycat attack following the June 12 massacre at an Orlando gay nightclub, San Diego Police had a presence outside the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) Sunday, June 19 for both services. Additionally, three members of the Stonewall Citizens Patrol were inside the church during the worship services. Senior Pastor Dan Koeshall…
A cadre of business owners, nonprofit executives, journalists and activists from San Diego’s LGBT community met with Mayor Kevin Faulconer and Chief of Police Shelley Zimmerman within 48 hours following the mass shooting in Orlando, now almost two weeks ago, to discuss security. “The police department, our community members, our media; we all have a…
DUBLIN, Ireland – Front Line Defenders, together with the Irish LGBTI organization Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN), will host a live Google Hangout Forum with leading LGBTI rights defenders from India, Russia, Uganda and Peru Friday 16 May at 3 PM (Dublin) / 10 AM (New York). The forum will discuss recent legislative efforts…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign is calling on leaders at Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) in Charlotte, N.C., to implement an action plan after a disturbing incident of harassment and discrimination against Andraya Williams, a transgender student. CPCC suspended Williams after a campus safety officer allegedly detained, questioned and harassed her as she was…
Remember the old Saturday matinee at the neighborhood movie house, where we and our schoolmates viewed the latest news, cartoons, previews, serial and double features, plus popcorn, a drink and candy for 50 cents? Today, after you buy your surprisingly reasonable matinee or senior ticket and arrive at the refreshment counter, your mouth will drop…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and John McCain (R-AZ), all members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, have sent a letter to President Obama urging him to use his upcoming trip to the G-20 Leaders’ Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, as an opportunity to call attention to the…
WASHINGTON, — Thursday, Sept. 12, the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Technology Partnership will host their inaugural fall policy forum featuring keynote speaker Ajit Pai of the Federal Communications Commission, followed by two panels of community and policy experts who will discuss The Future of Broadband, Security and Privacy for LGBT Communities. From the future of broadband to security,…
I have been travelling with my partner, and at one point, we ran out of clean socks and underwear and the only place open and nearby with such items was Urban Outfitters. Normally, I don’t shop there because the store is mostly owned by a man who donated $13,000 to Rick Santorum; also their clothes…
http://youtu.be/FznR4FfXHkY Despite a staunchly anti-gay government, the anonymous singer known only by the title of his latest song Asal Choi (“Honey Tea”) has released another music video which Uzbekistan’s ‘security services’ have strongly recommended the nation’s pop music video sites pull immediately. The video shows what appears to be a mild cross-dressing crooner (at least…
