DENVER, Colo. (KDVR/CNN) — A Lakewood gay couple is moving ahead with a discrimination complaint against a cake shop that refused to prepare their wedding cake. The Colorado attorney general’s office filed a formal complaint last week against Masterpiece Cakeshop on behalf of Charlie Craig and David Mullins. The complaint stems from an incident July…
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued the following statement on LGBT Pride Month: For too long, the health concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals were pushed to the side. LGBT individuals have faced limited access to health care and insurance. They have been less likely to get…
Today President Barack Obama signed the following proclamation regarding LGBT Pride Month, 2013. For more than two centuries, our Nation has struggled to transform the ideals of liberty and equality from founding promise into lasting reality. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans and their allies have been hard at work on the next great chapter of that…
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — For the 14th year in a row, shareholders at oil giant ExxonMobil overwhelmingly shot down a proposal that would specifically prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The proposal, sponsored by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and brought before shareholders on Wednesday, asked ExxonMobil to add wording to…
(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…
(CNN) — Jason Collins is a big, end-of-bench bruiser who can harangue opposing centers. And he’s gay. Only one of those things matters — at least publicly — to NBA teams that might be considering his services for the 2013-14 season after his highly publicized coming out on Monday. “He’s a weird player in a…
The LGBT community is extremely thoughtful and generous in donating to charitable organizations. We give our money and time to issues that personally matter to us. It’s easy to understand which organizations are helping HIV+ people, counseling LGBT youth or fighting for marriage equality. You know that your efforts are going toward important personal beliefs….
The North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) has announced that Delta Lambda Phi Social Fraternity has joined the Conference as a member fraternity. The fraternity was approved for membership April 11 and was formally seated at the House of Delegates Monday, April 15 at the Annual Meeting of the NIC in St. Louis, Mo. Delta Lambda Phi…
The recent “scandal” concerning NFL football player, Kerry Rhodes, has many in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community on high alert. Rhodes, an NFL player who is currently a free agent, has been “outed” by a reputed lover, Russell “Hollywood” Simpson. Simpson was motivated by Rhodes’ denial that he was gay in an interview….
(CNN) — The National Hockey League and a sports-oriented anti-homophobia advocacy group announced Thursday they are joining forces to provide players with tolerance training and other programs. The league said the agreement with You Can Play cements pro hockey’s reputation as the world’s most inclusive sports league. The New York-based league will partner with You…
