WASHINGTON, D.C. – Freedom to Marry have announced the addition of mayors from Atlanta, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and San Antonio as new co-chairs of Mayors for the Freedom to Marry and set a goal of reaching 500 mayors representing all 50 states. The program, launched in January 2012 with 80 mayors, now has more than…
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Business Alliance board of directors has announced its support for legalizing same-sex marriage in Oregon, and said it would support a business community-led effort on behalf of marriage equity. The Alliance board voted to support amending the Oregon Constitution to end the current prohibition against same-sex marriage, while still clearly…
SACRAMENTO – The full state Senate today approved a resolution urging CalPERS and CalSTRS not to invest future resources from their pension plans in Russia. SR 18, authored by Sen. Mark Leno, passed with a 29-1 bipartisan vote. SR 18 was introduced in response to Russia’s new laws that discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and…
NEW YORK – Today TheFabFemme.com offers an exclusive remix of Wilson Knight’s single, “Stable Ground.” Sampling Diana Ross and The Supremes, Wilson teamed up with out rappers LastO, DDM, FLYKINGi and Solomon to create a hard hitting hip-hop remix sure to entice both pop and urban music lovers. As an ode to the early 2000s Jennifer Lopez/Mariah Carey remix, Wilson came up with the idea…
LOS ANGELES — Students making great strides to become the leaders of tomorrow were celebrated by stars of today and celebrity legends at the Voices On Point concert and dinner benefiting Point Foundation (Point), the nation’s largest scholarship-granting organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) students of merit. Performing at the Sept. 7 event at…
BURLINGTON, Vt.– The NALT Christians Project (NotAllLikeThat.org) has been launched, giving Christians everywhere an opportunity to rise up and proclaim their unconditional love and support for their gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender friends and family members. This new movement, inspired by Dan Savage’s “It Gets Better” project, encourages LGBT-affirming Christians to upload videos that unapologetically express their full…
http://youtu.be/v89vo3AHUkw In a televised Q&A session Monday in advance of upcoming Australian elections, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a clear and passionate defense of his support for marriage equality. Watch the video
WASHINGTON – Human Rights Campaign (HRC) President Chad Griffin has sent a letter to the heads of the top sponsors of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) expressing concern over the anti-LGBT Russian law criminalizing “homosexual propaganda.” In addition to raising awareness about the law that has led to multiple human rights abuses, particularly hate-based violence…
When Russian athletes Kseniya Ryzhova and Tatyana Firova stood on the podium at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow and kissed each other on the lips in celebration of their team having won the 4 x 400 m relay Aug. 17, the dissembling began at once. For opponents of Vladimir Putin’s crackdown on LGBT rights,…
St. Pucchi, one of the most renowned names in the bridal industry, is taking a public stand in support of gay marriage. Rani Totman, the brand’s founder and designer, has unveiled window displays in her flagship salon in West Hollywood’s famed Sunset Plaza showcasing two brides dressed in gorgeous St. Pucchi gowns behind the words…
